Air quality comparison · Myanmar, 517.6 mi (833 km) apart
Kalemyo vs Mawlamyine Air quality index (AQI) today
Mawlamyine has cleaner air than Kalemyo right now: AQI 9 (Good) against 14 (Good).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. But over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Kalemyo averaged AQI 47 against 58, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. Kalemyo has lost more forest since 2001. Kalemyo has more tree cover.
Myanmar
AQI 14
Good
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 3.1 µg/m³
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 10, 19:30 local
Myanmar
AQI 9
Good
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 1.5 µg/m³
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Model estimate
- Reading
- Nov 11, 04:30 local
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
Kalemyo vs Mawlamyine at a glance
Mawlamyine is ahead on 3 of 6 measures, and Kalemyo on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Kalemyo | Mawlamyine | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 14 | 9 (better) |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 3.1 | 1.5 (better) |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 6 days. | 47 (better) | 58 |
| Forest lost since 2001Within 10 km of the center. | 515 ha | 252 ha (better) |
| Tree coverWithin 1.2 mi (2 km) of the center. | 46.9% (better) | 40.5% |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 0 | 0 |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Kalemyo and Mawlamyine right now?
Mawlamyine has cleaner air than Kalemyo right now: AQI 9 (Good) against 14 (Good). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Both readings are model estimates, with no ground station close enough to either.
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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).
Kalemyo: Model estimate · no ground station nearby. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index.
Mawlamyine: Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 115.0 mi (185 km), e.g. Yangon and Yangon. Data: Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 185 km, US EPA index.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 6 days?
But over the past 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Kalemyo averaged AQI 47 against 58, 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
- Kalemyo5Mawlamyine1
- Average AQI
- Kalemyo47Mawlamyine58
- Worst day, AQI
- Kalemyo59Mawlamyine67
The daily numbers (6 days)
| Day | Kalemyo | Mawlamyine |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 47 | 62 |
| Nov 6 | 46 | 63 |
| Nov 7 | 59 | 67 |
| Nov 8 | 57 | 63 |
| Nov 9 | 56 | 55 |
| Nov 10 | 15 | 37 |
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 Kalemyo and Mawlamyine 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 Kalemyo and Mawlamyine compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Kalemyo's air is cleaner than 93% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Mawlamyine's is cleaner than 97%. Within Myanmar, that is 56% and 72% of its 33 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Kalemyo
- Beats 93%
- Mawlamyine
- Beats 97%
More tree cover than…
- Kalemyo
- Beats 90%
- Mawlamyine
- Beats 84%
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, Kalemyo or Mawlamyine?
Kalemyo has lost more: about 515 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 252 ha around Mawlamyine. 130 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: 2014, with 101 ha lost.
Worst year: 2018, with 29 ha lost.
| Kalemyo | Mawlamyine | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest lost since 2001Cleared, burned or logged. | 515 ha | 252 ha (better) |
| Share of its forestOf what it had in 2000. | 15% (better) | 23% |
| Cleared for goodTurned into farms, mines or towns. | 130 ha (better) | 251 ha |
| Recent trend2021–2025 against the five years before. | Too little to call | Too little to call |
| Main known cause | Shifting farming (73%) | Farms, pasture and plantations (59%) |
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.
Kalemyo
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km east of the city center.
Mawlamyine
2017: satellite photo from February 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Kalemyo or Mawlamyine?
Kalemyo has more tree cover: 46.9% of the land within 1.2 mi (2 km) of its center against 40.5% around Mawlamyine, or about 146,457 trees against 85,374.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Kalemyo | Mawlamyine | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 146K (better) | 85.4K |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 0 | 0 |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 3.2M kg (better) | 1.9M kg |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 1.2 mi (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 1.2 mi (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
Kalemyo vs Mawlamyine: your questions answered
Is Mawlamyine cleaner than Kalemyo?
On air quality, yes, right now: Mawlamyine reads AQI 9 against 14, a gap of 5 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 6 days, on modeled daily averages, Kalemyo averaged AQI 47 against 58, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Kalemyo and Mawlamyine today?
The advice is the same for both today. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone. Kalemyo reads AQI 14 and Mawlamyine reads AQI 9.
Which has lost more forest, Kalemyo or Mawlamyine?
Kalemyo has lost more: about 515 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 252 ha around Mawlamyine. 130 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which has more trees, Kalemyo or Mawlamyine?
Kalemyo has more tree cover: 46.9% of the land within 1.2 mi (2 km) of its center against 40.5% around Mawlamyine, or about 146,457 trees against 85,374. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Kalemyo and Mawlamyine need?
Kalemyo needs about 0 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and Mawlamyine about 0 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Kalemyo and Mawlamyine 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. Both readings are model estimates, with no ground station close enough to either. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Kalemyo vs Mawlamyine 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 (Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 13, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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