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Bournemouth Air quality today
Air quality in Bournemouth currently reads AQI 61 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 61
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 14.5
- tree cover
- 50.0%
- trees in this area
- 112K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Town Centre, Bournemouth, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 5, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Bournemouth · AQI 61 (Moderate)
Bournemouth's tree count comes to 111,527 trees across 3.4 sq mi (8.92 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Bournemouth today: AQI 61, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 15:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
14.5
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, UK-AIR, air quality information resource - Defra, UK
- Outdoor exercise
- 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
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bournemouth's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 80 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Bournemouth stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Bournemouth: Healthy tree cover
50.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 3.4 sq mi (8.92 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
111,527
Target trees
111,527
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Bournemouth lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bournemouth has lost about 106 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 13 hectares (12%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 106 haabout 150 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2006, when about 12 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2007 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 9 ha | 11 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Bournemouth?
- Loggingcan grow back83% · 88 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good11% · 12 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.1% · 1 ha
Also: unknown causes.
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
- 6,310 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,350 ha
- Overall change
- +34 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bournemouth stayed about the same size, at about 6,350 hectares: new forest grew on about 159 hectares, and about 125 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 Bournemouth
What is the air quality (AQI) in Bournemouth right now?
The latest reading for Bournemouth shows an AQI of 61 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 15:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 2.7 mi (4.3 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Bournemouth today?
At AQI 61 (Moderate): 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. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Bournemouth been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Bournemouth's daily AQI at 62 on average, from 43 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 80 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Bournemouth's AQI the same as the UK's Daily Air Quality Index?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI), published by Defra, runs from 1 to 10: 1–3 low, 4–6 moderate, 7–9 high and 10 very high. It is a different scale altogether, so a US AQI figure can't be read on it directly; both, though, are built from the same main pollutants, with fine particles (PM2.5) usually the one that decides the reading.
How much forest has the area around Bournemouth lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Bournemouth has lost about 106 hectares of forest (about 150 football pitches): 3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 13 hectares (12%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Bournemouth stayed about the same size, at about 6,350 hectares: new forest grew on about 159 hectares, and about 125 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Bournemouth?
Bournemouth has an estimated 111,527 trees across the 3.4 sq mi (8.92 km²) of land measured — 50.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Bournemouth need?
Bournemouth has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Bournemouth's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Town Centre, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. 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 Town Centre; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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