Air quality comparison · Honduras, 193 km apart
Danlí vs La Ceiba Air quality index (AQI) today
Danlí has cleaner air than La Ceiba right now: AQI 14 (Good) against 15 (Good).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. But over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, La Ceiba averaged AQI 31 against 37, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. La Ceiba has lost more forest since 2001. La Ceiba has more tree cover.
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
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Head to head
Danlí vs La Ceiba at a glance
La Ceiba is ahead on 3 of 6 measures, and Danlí on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Danlí | La Ceiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 14 (better) | 15 |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 3.1 | 2.7 (better) |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 7 days. | 37 | 31 (better) |
| Forest lost since 2001Within 10 km of the center. | 1,320 ha (better) | 2,200 ha |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 36.1% | 60.7% (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 0 | 0 |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Danlí and La Ceiba right now?
Danlí has cleaner air than La Ceiba right now: AQI 14 (Good) against 15 (Good). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
La Ceiba is read from a nearby ground station and Danlí is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like.
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Concentrations at the same moment as the index above, for the pollutants both places report. Lower is better. The dark marks on the PM2.5 and PM10 rows show the WHO's 24-hour guidelines (15 and 45 µg/m³).
Danlí: Estimate · model corrected with 6 station cities within 205 km, e.g. Tegucigalpa and Matagalpa. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 6 ground-station cities within 205 km, US EPA index.
La Ceiba: Ground station · Corozal, Atlantida - Sustenta Honduras, 11.1 km away. Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Sustenta Honduras.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 7 days?
But over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, La Ceiba averaged AQI 31 against 37, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Danlí2La Ceiba5
- Average AQI
- Danlí37La Ceiba31
- Worst day, AQI
- Danlí52La Ceiba43
The daily numbers (7 days)
| Day | Danlí | La Ceiba |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | 44 | 42 |
| Nov 5 | 40 | 35 |
| Nov 6 | 52 | 39 |
| Nov 7 | 38 | 14 |
| Nov 8 | 21 | 35 |
| Nov 9 | 37 | 43 |
| Nov 10 | 27 | 10 |
Daily averages from the CAMS atmospheric model for both places, so the week compares like with like. They can differ from today's reading at the top of the page wherever that comes from a ground station.
What it means today
Is it safe to go outside in Danlí and La Ceiba today?
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Both are in the same EPA band today (Good), so the advice is the same.
Exercise outdoors
A good day to be active outside.
Windows
Open them to air the house.
Masks
Not needed.
Air purifier
Not needed.
Against everywhere else
How do Danlí and La Ceiba compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Danlí's air is cleaner than 93% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and La Ceiba's is cleaner than 93%. Within Honduras, that is 70% and 60% of its 11 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Danlí
- Beats 93%
- La Ceiba
- Beats 93%
More tree cover than…
- Danlí
- Beats 78%
- La Ceiba
- Beats 97%
Includes model estimates as well as station readings, so it can differ from our most polluted and cleanest air rankings, which use station readings only.
Deforestation · 2001–2025
Which has lost more forest, Danlí or La Ceiba?
La Ceiba has lost more: about 2,200 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 1,320 ha around Danlí. 1,890 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Measured within 10 km of each center, from the yearly satellite maps of forest loss: a wider circle than the one for tree cover, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Worst year: 2001, with 229 ha lost.
Worst year: 2020, with 220 ha lost.
| Danlí | La Ceiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest lost since 2001Cleared, burned or logged. | 1,320 ha (better) | 2,200 ha |
| Share of its forestOf what it had in 2000. | 9.2% (better) | 13% |
| Cleared for goodTurned into farms, mines or towns. | 1,110 ha (better) | 1,890 ha |
| Recent trend2021–2025 against the five years before. | Too little to call | Slowing down |
| Main known cause | Farms, pasture and plantations (83%) | Farms, pasture and plantations (67%) |
Satellite timelapses
Watch both change, year by year
A clear satellite photo a year of the land around each city. Press play, turn on the forest cleared since the first year, or drag the before and after.
Danlí
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km north of the city center.
La Ceiba
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km southwest of the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Danlí or La Ceiba?
La Ceiba has more tree cover: 60.7% of the land within 2 km of its center against 36.1% around Danlí, or about 189,932 trees against 113,411.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Danlí | La Ceiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 113K | 190K (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 0 | 0 |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 2.5M kg | 4.2M kg (better) |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 2 km radius around each center, with the tree cover the satellite found marked on it.
Reading these numbers
How this comparison is made
Air quality index
The US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations: ground stations where a place has them nearby, and the CAMS atmospheric model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place. The guideline marks are from the WHO's 2021 air quality guidelines.
Trees and forest
Tree cover is the share of ground under canopy within 2 km of each center, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It measures that circle, not the whole municipality, which is what makes the two comparable. Forest loss comes from the University of Maryland's Global Forest Change maps.
More on the method on the About Airleaf page.
Frequently asked
Danlí vs La Ceiba: your questions answered
Is Danlí cleaner than La Ceiba?
On air quality, yes, right now: Danlí reads AQI 14 against 15, a gap of 1 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. But over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, La Ceiba averaged AQI 31 against 37, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Danlí and La Ceiba today?
The advice is the same for both today. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Danlí reads AQI 14 and La Ceiba reads AQI 15.
Which has lost more forest, Danlí or La Ceiba?
La Ceiba has lost more: about 2,200 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 1,320 ha around Danlí. 1,890 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which has more trees, Danlí or La Ceiba?
La Ceiba has more tree cover: 60.7% of the land within 2 km of its center against 36.1% around Danlí, or about 189,932 trees against 113,411. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Danlí and La Ceiba need?
Danlí needs about 0 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and La Ceiba about 0 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Danlí and La Ceiba measured the same way?
The method is the same: the US EPA index for air, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail over an identical radius for trees. La Ceiba is read from a nearby ground station and Danlí is a model estimate, so the two are not quite like for like. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Danlí vs La Ceiba comparison update?
The air readings refresh about once an hour, and each reading's local time is shown at the top of the page. Tree cover comes from the latest clear satellite image of each area (May 20, 2026 and Aug 23, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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