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What Is the Air Quality in Mayes, Oklahoma?

Mayes, Oklahoma has an Air Quality Grade of B (good) with a 5-year median AQI of 37. The dominant pollutant is Ground-Level Ozone, and air quality has been stable over the past decade.

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Mayes, Oklahoma Air Quality Snapshot

Air Quality GradeB66/100
5-Year Median AQI37 (Good)
Most Recent Median AQI (2023)42 (Good)
Dominant PollutantGround-Level Ozone
10-Year TrendStable (+0.20 AQI/yr)
Unhealthy Days (last 5 yr)3
National Rank (cleanest = #1)#345 of 1,020 (34th cleanest percentile)
Oklahoma Rank#4 of 22

What Does the B Grade Mean?

Mayes, Oklahoma earns a B — air quality is reliably in the safe range for most residents most of the time, with a 5-year median AQI of 37. Sensitive groups will see occasional caution days, but the typical resident will not need to change behavior based on air quality.

Mayes, Oklahoma's 5-year median AQI of 37 is 4 points below the national average of 41 — meaningfully cleaner than the typical U.S. metro tracked here. Within Oklahoma, Mayes, Oklahoma runs cleaner than the state average of 42 — a positive signal that local conditions (terrain, wind patterns, emission sources) are working in residents' favor.

For context within Oklahoma: Muskogee, Oklahoma currently holds the state's cleanest grade (A, AQI 18), while Oklahoma, Oklahoma sits at the bottom (C, AQI 53).

What's in Mayes, Oklahoma's Air?

The dominant pollutant in Mayes, Oklahoma is Ground-Level Ozone. Ground-level ozone forms when sunlight reacts with vehicle exhaust and industrial emissions. It is worst on hot, sunny, stagnant summer days. Ozone irritates the lungs, triggers asthma attacks, and reduces lung function — even healthy adults can feel chest tightness and shortness of breath after exercising in elevated ozone.

Days by Dominant Pollutant (2023)

PollutantDays as DominantShare of Year
Ground-Level Ozone285100%

Is the Air Getting Better or Worse?

Air quality in Mayes, Oklahoma has held roughly steady over the past decade, with year-to-year shifts in median AQI of less than half a point. That stability makes the city's long-run grade a reliable signal of what residents can expect day-to-day.

In 2014, Mayes, Oklahoma posted a median AQI of 37. By 2023 that figure was 42 — a rise of 5 AQI points dirtier across 10 years of EPA records.

Year-by-Year AQI in Mayes, Oklahoma

YearMedian AQIGood DaysUnhealthy DaysDominant Pollutant
2014372620Ozone
2015382621Ozone
2016382640Ozone
2017382610Ozone
2018372281Ozone
2019352830Ozone
2020342550Ozone
2021372280Ozone
2022392461Ozone
2023422552Ozone

Health Context for Mayes, Oklahoma

Across the past five years, this area has logged just 3 days where AQI rose into the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range or worse — about 1 days per year, or roughly one every other month. That is a low count by national standards.

For most healthy adults, current air quality in this area does not require any change in behavior. People with severe asthma, COPD, or recent cardiac events should still keep an eye on daily AQI alerts, especially during wildfire season. Because ozone peaks in the afternoon on hot sunny days, plan outdoor exercise for early morning or after sunset on bad-air days.

How This Grade Is Calculated

The AirHistory Air Quality Grade combines four signals: the 5-year median AQI (40% of the score), the 10-year trend direction (30%), the count of unhealthy days per year (20%), and the dominant pollutant type (10%). All four come directly from the EPA Air Quality System (AQS), which aggregates readings from federally certified monitors. Read the full methodology.

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More about Mayes, Oklahoma

Mayes, Oklahoma has an Air Quality Grade of B (good) with a 5-year median AQI of 37. The dominant pollutant is Ground-Level Ozone, and air quality has been stable over the past decade.

Source: EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data, 2026.