Meeker, Colorado Air Quality
Meeker air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Meeker, CO · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Meeker, CO is 41 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Meeker today?
AQI 41 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: OzoneObserved 1:00 AM MDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.54.1 µg/m³fine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM104.5 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone49 µg/m³Main pollutantsmog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂10 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Meeker’s air quality
Guides: The AQI Scale, Explained · Air Quality Alerts, Decoded · How to Read a Wildfire Smoke Map · Why Wildfire Smoke Travels 1,000 Miles.
Air quality over time in Meeker
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2024, Meeker’s cleanest year was 2020 (median AQI 45) and its most polluted was 2021 (median AQI 48); the typical (median) day has held roughly steady since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 45 | 0 | Ozone | 3 | 99 | 263 |
| 2021 | 48 | 1 | Ozone | 4 | 148 | 212 |
| 2022 | 47 | 0 | Ozone | 2 | 120 | 243 |
| 2023 | 47 | 1 | Ozone | 4 | 113 | 247 |
| 2024 | 46 | 0 | Ozone | 4 | 96 | 266 |
“USG” is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (AQI 101–150); “Unhealthy+” combines the Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and Hazardous days. In 2024 the EPA tightened the annual fine-particle (PM2.5) standard to 9 µg/m³ from the previous 12 µg/m³, so counties near the old limit read worse against the new one. Source: EPA AQS annual summaries, 2020–2024.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Meeker?
- In the EPA's 2020–2024 county records, 2021 had the most days above AQI 100: 5 days (4 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 1 Unhealthy or worse). It also had the highest median AQI, 48.
- How many unhealthy air days does Meeker have?
- Across 2020–2024, 1% of the days reported for Meeker's county had an AQI above 100 (19 of 1826), about 4 days a year. 2024 had 4 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Meeker?
- Ozone: it drove Meeker's county AQI on the most days in every year of the EPA's 2020–2024 records.