What Is the Air Quality in SONORA, Country Of Mexico?

SONORA, Country Of Mexico earns a D — air quality falls below the U.S. average, with a 5-year median AQI of 44. Residents with asthma, COPD, heart disease, or young children should watch daily AQI forecasts and limit outdoor exertion when alerts go out.

SONORA, Country Of Mexico's 5-year median AQI of 44 is 3 points above the national average of 41 — meaningfully more polluted than the typical U.S. metro tracked here. Within Country Of Mexico, SONORA, Country Of Mexico runs cleaner than the state average of 62 — a positive signal that local conditions (terrain, wind patterns, emission sources) are working in residents' favor.

Air quality in SONORA, Country Of Mexico has been getting worse over the past decade, with median AQI climbing by roughly 2.3 points per year. That bucks the national trend of broad improvement, and most often reflects either growing wildfire smoke exposure (particularly across the West) or rising local emissions from population and freight growth.

In 2017, SONORA, Country Of Mexico posted a median AQI of 37. By 2023 that figure was 53 — a rise of 16 AQI points dirtier across 7 years of EPA records.

Across the past five years, this area has logged just 23 days where AQI rose into the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range or worse — about 5 days per year, or roughly one every other month. That is a low count by national standards.

Treat daily AQI forecasts as essential input. On flagged days, sensitive groups (asthma, COPD, heart disease, pregnancy, young children, older adults) should limit outdoor exertion and keep windows closed. A HEPA air cleaner sized to a bedroom or family room can cut indoor PM2.5 by 80%+ during smoke or pollution events. Because ozone peaks in the afternoon on hot sunny days, plan outdoor exercise for early morning or after sunset on bad-air days.