Grand Prairie, Texas Air Quality
Grand Prairie air quality today — the AQI, the main pollutant, and whether it’s safe to exercise outside right now
Grand Prairie, TX · Air quality right now
The air quality index in Grand Prairie, TX is 49 (Good) right now — safe for outdoor activity.
Is it safe to be outside in Grand Prairie today?
AQI 49 Yes — air quality is Good
Air is clean — great for outdoor activity.Main pollutant: PM2.5Observed 1:00 AM CDT
Pollutants right now
- PM2.510 µg/m³Main pollutantfine particles — smoke, exhaust, soot
- PM1013 µg/m³coarse particles — dust, pollen, ash
- Ozone60 µg/m³smog — builds on hot, sunny days
- NO₂15 µg/m³nitrogen dioxide — traffic, combustion
ExerciseOK to run — no air-quality limits on outdoor exercise.
How to read Grand Prairie’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 Grand Prairie
Across the EPA’s county records from 2020 to 2025, Grand Prairie’s cleanest year was 2020 (median AQI 46) and its most polluted was 2023 (median AQI 55); the typical (median) day has trended more polluted since 2020.
| Year | Median AQI | Unhealthy+ | Main pollutant | USG | Moderate | Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 46 | 0 | PM2.5 | 6 | 142 | 218 |
| 2021 | 47 | 1 | Ozone | 9 | 145 | 210 |
| 2022 | 52 | 0 | PM2.5 | 17 | 184 | 164 |
| 2023 | 55 | 1 | PM2.5 | 26 | 216 | 122 |
| 2024 | 55 | 3 | PM2.5 | 16 | 218 | 129 |
| 2025 | 53 | 1 | PM2.5 | 10 | 206 | 148 |
“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, 2020–2025.
Frequently asked
- What was the worst year for air quality in Grand Prairie?
- In the EPA's 2020–2025 county records, 2023 had the most days above AQI 100: 27 days (26 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 1 Unhealthy or worse). It also had the highest median AQI, 55.
- How many unhealthy air days does Grand Prairie have?
- Across 2020–2025, 4% of the days reported for Grand Prairie's county had an AQI above 100 (90 of 2192), about 15 days a year. 2025 had 11 days.
- What's the main air pollutant in Grand Prairie?
- PM2.5 drove Grand Prairie's county AQI on the most days in 5 of 6 years (2020–2025); Ozone in 2021.