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Abilene Air quality today

Air quality in Abilene currently reads AQI 25 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 25

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
4.5
tree cover
19.9%
trees in this area
62.5K
more trees needed
31.7K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Original Town North, Abilene, TX, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Abilene · AQI 25 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 15, 2026

Abilene's tree count comes to 62,518 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 31,730 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Abilene today: AQI 25, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 155.3 mi (250 km), e.g. Fort Worth and Arlington

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

4.5

PM10

1.7

NO₂

0.8

O₃

74.0

SO₂

0.2

CO

133.0

Outdoor exercise
A good day to be active outside
Windows
Open them to air the house
Mask
Not needed
Air purifier
Not needed

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Abilene's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 5 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 7.

Last 7 daysavg 21 · peak 62
Nov 4: AQI 5 (peak 11)Nov 5: AQI 14 (peak 31)Nov 6: AQI 7 (peak 15)Nov 7: AQI 49 (peak 62)Nov 8: AQI 44 (peak 54)Nov 9: AQI 18 (peak 41)Nov 10: AQI 13 (peak 17)
Nov 4Nov 10

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Abilene: Below target

19.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).

10 points below target

Trees in this area

62,518

Target trees

94,248

More trees needed

31,730

CO₂ if planted / yr

698.1 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Abilene lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Abilene has lost about 8 acres (3 hectares) of forest (about 6 football fields): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (45%). About 3 acres (1 hectare) (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Abilene, August 2017

2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
8 acres (3 ha)about 6 football fields
Share of its forest
2.7%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
3 acres (1 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2001, when about 2 acres (1 hectare) of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Abilene, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Abilene, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.2.47

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Forest lost each year around Abilene, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 ha2 acres (1 ha)
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2006under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 ha2 acres (1 ha)
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Abilene?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good45% · 3 acres (1 ha)
  • Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back9.7% · under 1 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown45% · 3 acres (1 ha)

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020

Forest in 2000
544 acres (220 ha)
Forest in 2020
554 acres (224 ha)
Overall change
+10 acres (4 ha)more forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Abilene stayed about the same size, at about 554 acres (224 hectares): new forest grew on about 30 acres (12 hectares), and about 20 acres (8 hectares) were lost.

These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.

These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.

Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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Questions about Abilene

What is the air quality (AQI) in Abilene right now?

The latest reading for Abilene shows an AQI of 25 (Good), observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Abilene today?

At AQI 25 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.

What has the air quality in Abilene been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Abilene's daily AQI at 21 on average, from 5 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Abilene lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Abilene has lost about 8 acres (3 hectares) of forest (about 6 football fields): 2.7% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (45%). About 3 acres (1 hectare) (45%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Abilene stayed about the same size, at about 554 acres (224 hectares): new forest grew on about 30 acres (12 hectares), and about 20 acres (8 hectares) were lost.

What is the tree count in Abilene?

Abilene has an estimated 62,518 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 19.9% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Abilene need?

Abilene needs roughly 31,730 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 698.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Abilene's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Original Town North; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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