Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Berkshire County

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Berkshire County was 124 in 2025, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That is up 27 from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 13 counties in 2025.

2025, index124

Change on 2024+27

Rank5th of 13Counties in Massachusetts ranked

Series high2251983

Series low822016

Next release: Tuesday, 13 July 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025

index. Source: EPA, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-07-13.

All 43 values

Period	index
2025	124
2024	97
2023	170
2022	87
2021	103
2020	94
2019	87
2018	122
2017	88
2016	82
2015	95
2014	93
2013	119
2012	112
2011	156
2010	133
2009	143
2008	187
2007	169
2006	140
2005	164
2004	151
2003	197
2002	190
2001	203
2000	161
1999	158
1998	119
1997	161
1996	177
1995	143
1994	129
1993	192
1992	222
1991	177
1990	203
1989	150
1985	172
1984	201
1983	225
1982	185
1981	185
1980	204

Berkshire County compared with nearby places

Under 110
110 to 120
120 to 130
130 and over
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Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2025, index. Berkshire County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

Counties in Massachusetts by highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) 13 places

Definition

Highest daily Air Quality Index (AQI) value recorded in a US county during the year, from the EPA AirData annual summaries. Values above 500 are beyond the AQI scale and are published as EPA computes them.

A single day decides the value, so one wildfire or dust event can set it. Dust from the dry Owens Lake bed puts Inyo and Mono counties in California in the thousands. United States counties with air quality monitors only, about 1,000 of some 3,100 in recent years; a county without monitors has no value. The number of days with an AQI differs between counties because some monitors run only in the ozone season.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026). EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI (Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual

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EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 13 July 2026, https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/berkshire-county-massachusetts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2026. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/berkshire-county-massachusetts.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2026) EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI, Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/berkshire-county-massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Environmental Protection Agency}},
  title = {{EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI: Highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA), Berkshire County, 1980 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/highest-daily-air-quality-index/berkshire-county-massachusetts. Publisher attribution: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: highest daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download\_files.html\#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What was the highest highest daily Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Berkshire County?

225 in 1983, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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