City report · Virginia, United States
East Hampton Air quality today
Air quality in East Hampton currently reads AQI 29 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 29
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.3
- tree cover
- 49.7%
- trees in this area
- 145K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Phoebus, Hampton, VA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 1, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
East Hampton · AQI 29 (Good)
East Hampton's tree count comes to 145,364 trees across 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in East Hampton today: AQI 29, Good
Main pollutant: Ozone · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · CAPABLE1, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.3
PM10
—
NO₂
6.0
O₃
62.8
SO₂
1.1
CO
114.6
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, AirNow, CAPABLE-1
- 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 East Hampton's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 16 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 10.
Where East Hampton stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in East Hampton: Healthy tree cover
49.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
145,364
Target trees
145,364
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has East Hampton lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of East Hampton has lost about 747 acres (302 hectares) of forest (about 560 football fields): 9.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 747 acres (302 ha)about 560 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 9.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 644 acres (261 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 89 acres (36 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2002 | 14 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2003 | 37 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2004 | 31 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| 2005 | 52 acres (21 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) | 89 acres (36 ha) |
| 2006 | 41 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| 2007 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2008 | 53 acres (21 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 56 acres (23 ha) |
| 2009 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2010 | 42 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| 2011 | 12 acres (5 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2012 | 65 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 68 acres (27 ha) |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 28 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2015 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 11 acres (4 ha) |
| 2016 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2017 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2018 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 19 acres (8 ha) |
| 2019 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2020 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2021 | 32 acres (13 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| 2022 | 45 acres (18 ha) | 38 acres (15 ha) | 83 acres (34 ha) |
| 2023 | 43 acres (17 ha) | under 1 ha | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| 2024 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around East Hampton?
- Towns and roadscleared for good86% · 645 acres (261 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back11% · 81 acres (33 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown3% · 22 acres (9 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
- 15,100 acres (6,100 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 15,000 acres (6,060 ha)
- Overall change
- −84 acres (34 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around East Hampton stayed about the same size, at about 15,000 acres (6,060 hectares): new forest grew on about 415 acres (168 hectares), and about 499 acres (202 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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What is the air quality (AQI) in East Hampton right now?
The latest reading for East Hampton shows an AQI of 29 (Good), measured Nov 11, 11:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is CAPABLE1, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) away). The main pollutant is Ozone. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in East Hampton today?
At AQI 29 (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 East Hampton been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put East Hampton's daily AQI at 25 on average, from 16 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 10. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around East Hampton lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of East Hampton has lost about 747 acres (302 hectares) of forest (about 560 football fields): 9.2% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (86%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around East Hampton stayed about the same size, at about 15,000 acres (6,060 hectares): new forest grew on about 415 acres (168 hectares), and about 499 acres (202 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in East Hampton?
East Hampton has an estimated 145,364 trees across the 4.5 sq mi (11.7 km²) of land measured — 49.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does East Hampton need?
East Hampton has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are East Hampton's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Phoebus, 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 Phoebus; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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