City report · Florida, United States
Cape Coral Air quality today
Air quality in Cape Coral currently reads AQI 43 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 43
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.4
- tree cover
- 21.2%
- trees in this area
- 52.7K
- more trees needed
- 21.9K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Caloosahatchee, Cape Coral, FL, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Cape Coral · AQI 43 (Good)
Cape Coral's tree count comes to 52,749 trees across 3.8 sq mi (9.96 km²) of land, 9 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 21,896 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Cape Coral today: AQI 43, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 19:00 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
8.4
PM10
11.0
NO₂
6.8
O₃
83.0
SO₂
1.1
CO
329.0
- 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 Cape Coral's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 22 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 56 on Nov 9.
Where Cape Coral stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Cape Coral: Below target
21.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 3.8 sq mi (9.96 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
52,749
Target trees
74,645
More trees needed
21,896
CO₂ if planted / yr
481.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Cape Coral lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cape Coral has lost about 2,730 acres (1,110 hectares) of forest (about 2,100 football fields): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,730 acres (1,110 ha)about 2,100 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 24%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,650 acres (666 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is speeding up: about 270 acres (109 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, up from 39 acres (16 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2023, when about 761 acres (308 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 125 acres (51 ha) | 111 acres (45 ha) | 236 acres (96 ha) |
| 2002 | 151 acres (61 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 155 acres (63 ha) |
| 2003 | 85 acres (35 ha) | 62 acres (25 ha) | 148 acres (60 ha) |
| 2004 | 228 acres (92 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 238 acres (96 ha) |
| 2005 | 135 acres (55 ha) | under 1 ha | 136 acres (55 ha) |
| 2006 | 117 acres (48 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 127 acres (51 ha) |
| 2007 | 24 acres (10 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2008 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2009 | 7 acres (3 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2010 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2012 | 27 acres (11 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| 2013 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2014 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2015 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2016 | 51 acres (21 ha) | under 1 ha | 53 acres (22 ha) |
| 2017 | 78 acres (31 ha) | under 1 ha | 79 acres (32 ha) |
| 2018 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2019 | 37 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2020 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2021 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2022 | 247 acres (100 ha) | 193 acres (78 ha) | 440 acres (178 ha) |
| 2023 | 204 acres (83 ha) | 557 acres (225 ha) | 761 acres (308 ha) |
| 2024 | 31 acres (13 ha) | 98 acres (40 ha) | 129 acres (52 ha) |
| 2025 | 6 acres (2 ha) | 6 acres (2 ha) | 11 acres (5 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Cape Coral?
- Towns and roadscleared for good60% · 1,650 acres (666 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back35% · 954 acres (386 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back4% · 109 acres (44 ha)
Also: wildfires, 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
- 8,760 acres (3,540 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 9,790 acres (3,960 ha)
- Overall change
- +1,030 acres (416 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cape Coral grew from about 8,760 acres (3,540 hectares) to 9,790 acres (3,960 hectares), a net gain of about 1,030 acres (416 hectares) (+12%). New forest grew on about 1,520 acres (614 hectares), while 489 acres (198 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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Frequently asked
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Cape Coral right now?
The latest reading for Cape Coral shows an AQI of 43 (Good), observed Nov 10, 19:00 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 Cape Coral today?
At AQI 43 (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 Cape Coral been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Cape Coral's daily AQI at 34 on average, from 22 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 56 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Cape Coral lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Cape Coral has lost about 2,730 acres (1,110 hectares) of forest (about 2,100 football fields): 24% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (60%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is speeding up: about 270 acres (109 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, up from 39 acres (16 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Cape Coral grew from about 8,760 acres (3,540 hectares) to 9,790 acres (3,960 hectares), a net gain of about 1,030 acres (416 hectares) (+12%). New forest grew on about 1,520 acres (614 hectares), while 489 acres (198 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Cape Coral?
Cape Coral has an estimated 52,749 trees across the 3.8 sq mi (9.96 km²) of land measured — 21.2% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Cape Coral need?
Cape Coral needs roughly 21,896 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 481.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Cape Coral'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 Caloosahatchee; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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