Air quality comparison · Hungary, 211 km apart
Miskolc vs Szeged Air quality index (AQI) today
Szeged has cleaner air than Miskolc right now: AQI 58 (Moderate) against 99 (Moderate).
Both sit in the same EPA band, so the health advice is the same for each today. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, both averaged AQI 64. Szeged has lost more forest since 2001. Miskolc 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
Miskolc vs Szeged at a glance
Miskolc and Szeged are level, each ahead on 2 of 6 measures. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Miskolc | Szeged | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 99 | 58 (better) |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 35 | 13 (better) |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 7 days. | 64 | 64 |
| Forest lost since 2001Within 10 km of the center. | 257 ha (better) | 443 ha |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 39.4% (better) | 32.0% |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 0 | 0 |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Miskolc and Szeged right now?
Szeged has cleaner air than Miskolc right now: AQI 58 (Moderate) against 99 (Moderate). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Miskolc's PM2.5 is about 2.3× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.
Both readings come from nearby ground stations.
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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).
Miskolc: Ground station · Miskolc Búza tér, 1 km away · median of 3 stations. Data: OpenAQ · EEA, Hungary National Meteorological Service, HungaroMet, Hungarian Meteorological Service.
Szeged: Ground station · Szeged 2 Rózsa u., 1.6 km away · median of 2 stations. Data: OpenAQ · EEA, Hungary National Meteorological Service, HungaroMet, Hungarian Meteorological Service.
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 7 days?
Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, both averaged AQI 64. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Miskolc2Szeged5
- Average AQI
- Miskolc64Szeged64
- Worst day, AQI
- Miskolc81Szeged79
The daily numbers (7 days)
| Day | Miskolc | Szeged |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 46 | 43 |
| Nov 6 | 57 | 61 |
| Nov 7 | 53 | 49 |
| Nov 8 | 66 | 64 |
| Nov 9 | 77 | 71 |
| Nov 10 | 81 | 78 |
| Nov 11 | 67 | 79 |
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 Miskolc and Szeged today?
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion. Both are in the same EPA band today (Moderate), so the advice is the same.
Exercise outdoors
Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier.
Windows
Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution.
Masks
Not needed for most people.
Air purifier
Worth running if you are sensitive.
Against everywhere else
How do Miskolc and Szeged compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Miskolc's air is cleaner than 21% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Szeged's is cleaner than 50%. Within Hungary, that is 25% and 100% of its 9 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Miskolc
- Beats 21%
- Szeged
- Beats 50%
More tree cover than…
- Miskolc
- Beats 83%
- Szeged
- Beats 72%
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, Miskolc or Szeged?
Szeged has lost more: about 443 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 257 ha around Miskolc. 40 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: 2023, with 28 ha lost.
Worst year: 2004, with 54 ha lost.
| Miskolc | Szeged | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest lost since 2001Cleared, burned or logged. | 257 ha (better) | 443 ha |
| Share of its forestOf what it had in 2000. | 2.6% (better) | 15% |
| Cleared for goodTurned into farms, mines or towns. | 13 ha (better) | 40 ha |
| Recent trend2021–2025 against the five years before. | Too little to call | Too little to call |
| Main known cause | Logging (91%) | Logging (89%) |
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.
Miskolc
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
Szeged
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 6 km east of the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Miskolc or Szeged?
Miskolc has more tree cover: 39.4% of the land within 2 km of its center against 32.0% around Szeged, or about 123,779 trees against 95,504.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Miskolc | Szeged | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 124K (better) | 95.5K |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 0 | 0 |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 2.7M kg (better) | 2.1M kg |
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
Miskolc vs Szeged: your questions answered
Is Szeged cleaner than Miskolc?
On air quality, yes, right now: Szeged reads AQI 58 against 99, a gap of 41 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, both averaged AQI 64.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Miskolc and Szeged today?
The advice is the same for both today. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion. Miskolc reads AQI 99 and Szeged reads AQI 58.
Which has lost more forest, Miskolc or Szeged?
Szeged has lost more: about 443 ha of forest within 10 km of its center from 2001 to 2025, against 257 ha around Miskolc. 40 ha of that was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
Which has more trees, Miskolc or Szeged?
Miskolc has more tree cover: 39.4% of the land within 2 km of its center against 32.0% around Szeged, or about 123,779 trees against 95,504. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Miskolc and Szeged need?
Miskolc needs about 0 more to reach its canopy target of 30%, and Szeged about 0 to reach 30%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Miskolc and Szeged 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 come from nearby ground stations. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Miskolc vs Szeged 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 7, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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