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Air quality now: AQI33Good, Astrakhan

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Astrakhan Air quality today

Air quality in Astrakhan currently reads AQI 33 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

AQI 33

Air quality right now

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
5.8
tree cover
20.0%
trees in this area
57.6K
more trees needed
28.8K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Kirovskiy Rayon, Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Astrakhan · AQI 33 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 24, 2026

Astrakhan's tree count comes to 57,554 trees across 11.51 km² of land, 10 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,777 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Astrakhan today: AQI 33, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Model estimate · no ground station nearby

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

5.8

PM10

7.7

NO₂

3.0

O₃

62.0

SO₂

2.1

CO

145.0

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 Astrakhan's daily AQI at 35 on average, from 22 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 5.

Last 7 daysavg 35 · peak 62
Nov 4: AQI 55 (peak 60)Nov 5: AQI 36 (peak 62)Nov 6: AQI 32 (peak 54)Nov 7: AQI 24 (peak 33)Nov 8: AQI 34 (peak 39)Nov 9: AQI 22 (peak 40)Nov 10: AQI 45 (peak 58)
Nov 4Nov 10

Where Astrakhan stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Astrakhan: Below target

20.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 11.51 km² of land.

10 points below target

Trees in this area

57,554

Target trees

86,331

More trees needed

28,777

CO₂ if planted / yr

633.1 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Astrakhan lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Astrakhan has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 5 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (12%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.

Satellite image of the area around Astrakhan, July 2017

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

Forest lost since 2001
3 haabout 5 football pitches
Share of its forest
under 1%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest lost each year around Astrakhan, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Astrakhan, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.0.8

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Forest lost each year around Astrakhan, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 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 haunder 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 Astrakhan?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · under 1 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good12% · under 1 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown76% · 3 ha

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

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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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

The latest reading for Astrakhan shows an AQI of 33 (Good), observed Nov 10, 17:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Astrakhan today?

At AQI 33 (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 Astrakhan been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Astrakhan's daily AQI at 35 on average, from 22 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 62 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

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

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Astrakhan has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 5 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was farms, pasture and plantations (12%). Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.

What is the tree count in Astrakhan?

Astrakhan has an estimated 57,554 trees across the 11.51 km² of land measured — 20.0% tree cover, 10 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Astrakhan need?

Astrakhan needs roughly 28,777 more trees to close a 10-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 633.1 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Astrakhan'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 2 km radius around Kirovskiy Rayon; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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