City report · Washington, United States
Everett Air quality today
Air quality in Everett currently reads AQI 22 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 22
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 4.0
- tree cover
- 23.0%
- trees in this area
- 66.4K
- more trees needed
- 20.2K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Port Gardner, Everett, WA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Everett · AQI 22 (Good)
Everett's tree count comes to 66,404 trees across 4.5 sq mi (11.55 km²) of land, 7 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 20,210 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Everett today: AQI 22, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 07:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Clearwater Reach, 10.9 mi (17.6 km) away · median of 4 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
4.0
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Greg W, antbar, Mike Koss
- 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 Everett's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 4.
Where Everett stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Everett: Below target
23.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.5 sq mi (11.55 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
66,404
Target trees
86,614
More trees needed
20,210
CO₂ if planted / yr
444.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Everett lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Everett has lost about 3,170 acres (1,280 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,170 acres (1,280 ha)about 2,400 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 13%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,920 acres (1,180 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 85 acres (35 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, down from 131 acres (53 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2012, when about 319 acres (129 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 105 acres (43 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 111 acres (45 ha) |
| 2002 | 155 acres (63 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 162 acres (66 ha) |
| 2003 | 74 acres (30 ha) | under 1 ha | 76 acres (31 ha) |
| 2004 | 111 acres (45 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 115 acres (47 ha) |
| 2005 | 209 acres (84 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 214 acres (87 ha) |
| 2006 | 226 acres (92 ha) | under 1 ha | 228 acres (92 ha) |
| 2007 | 156 acres (63 ha) | under 1 ha | 156 acres (63 ha) |
| 2008 | 81 acres (33 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 84 acres (34 ha) |
| 2009 | 212 acres (86 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 217 acres (88 ha) |
| 2010 | 67 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 67 acres (27 ha) |
| 2011 | 137 acres (56 ha) | under 1 ha | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| 2012 | 314 acres (127 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 319 acres (129 ha) |
| 2013 | 65 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| 2014 | 90 acres (36 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 94 acres (38 ha) |
| 2015 | 32 acres (13 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 41 acres (17 ha) |
| 2016 | 91 acres (37 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 94 acres (38 ha) |
| 2017 | 132 acres (53 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 139 acres (56 ha) |
| 2018 | 95 acres (39 ha) | under 1 ha | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| 2019 | 114 acres (46 ha) | 148 acres (60 ha) | 262 acres (106 ha) |
| 2020 | 61 acres (25 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2021 | 95 acres (39 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 100 acres (41 ha) |
| 2022 | 117 acres (47 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 122 acres (49 ha) |
| 2023 | 70 acres (28 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| 2024 | 50 acres (20 ha) | under 1 ha | 52 acres (21 ha) |
| 2025 | 67 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 68 acres (28 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Everett?
- Towns and roadscleared for good66% · 2,080 acres (842 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good27% · 845 acres (342 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back6.6% · 209 acres (85 ha)
Also: logging, 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
- 30,900 acres (12,500 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 29,500 acres (12,000 ha)
- Overall change
- −1,390 acres (562 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Everett shrank from about 30,900 acres (12,500 hectares) to 29,500 acres (12,000 hectares), a net loss of about 1,390 acres (562 hectares) (−4.5%). New forest grew on about 1,030 acres (417 hectares), but 2,420 acres (978 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
Questions about Everett
What is the air quality (AQI) in Everett right now?
The latest reading for Everett shows an AQI of 22 (Good), measured Nov 11, 07:00 local time by 4 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Clearwater Reach, 10.9 mi (17.6 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Everett today?
At AQI 22 (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 Everett been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Everett's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 70 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Everett lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Everett has lost about 3,170 acres (1,280 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 13% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (92%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Forest loss is slowing down: about 85 acres (35 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, down from 131 acres (53 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Everett shrank from about 30,900 acres (12,500 hectares) to 29,500 acres (12,000 hectares), a net loss of about 1,390 acres (562 hectares) (−4.5%). New forest grew on about 1,030 acres (417 hectares), but 2,420 acres (978 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Everett?
Everett has an estimated 66,404 trees across the 4.5 sq mi (11.55 km²) of land measured — 23.0% tree cover, 7 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Everett need?
Everett needs roughly 20,210 more trees to close a 7-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 444.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Everett's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Port Gardner, 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 Port Gardner; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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