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Gloucester Air quality today
Air quality in Gloucester currently reads AQI 65 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 65
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.1
- tree cover
- 23.5%
- trees in this area
- 73.6K
- more trees needed
- 20.4K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Gloucester, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 25, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Gloucester · AQI 65 (Moderate)
Gloucester's tree count comes to 73,606 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land, 7 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 20,359 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Gloucester today: AQI 65, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 01:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 14 ground-station cities within 85 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 14 station cities within 52.8 mi (85 km), e.g. Worcester and Swindon
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.1
PM10
16.4
NO₂
12.0
O₃
41.0
SO₂
0.7
CO
225.0
- 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 Gloucester's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 41 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Gloucester stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Gloucester: Below target
23.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
73,606
Target trees
93,965
More trees needed
20,359
CO₂ if planted / yr
447.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gloucester lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gloucester has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (35%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 13 haabout 18 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2010, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Gloucester?
- Loggingcan grow back35% · 5 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good9.9% · 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good9.2% · 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
- 3,350 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,600 ha
- Overall change
- +247 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gloucester grew from about 3,350 hectares to 3,600 hectares, a net gain of about 247 hectares (+7.4%). New forest grew on about 294 hectares, while 47 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Gloucester
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Worcester36.0 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 27%
- Air quality
- 21
- Swindon46.7 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 24%
- Air quality
- 12
- Bristol51.7 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 23
- Bath55.2 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 49%
- Air quality
- 23
- Newport60.5 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 23%
- Air quality
- 60
- Solihull68.7 km
United Kingdom
- Tree cover
- 49%
- Air quality
- 67
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Questions about Gloucester
What is the air quality (AQI) in Gloucester right now?
The latest reading for Gloucester shows an AQI of 65 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 01:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 14 ground-station cities within 85 km, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Gloucester today?
At AQI 65 (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 Gloucester been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Gloucester's daily AQI at 70 on average, from 41 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 91 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Gloucester'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 Gloucester lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Gloucester has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was logging (35%), after which forest can grow back. About 2 hectares (18%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Gloucester grew from about 3,350 hectares to 3,600 hectares, a net gain of about 247 hectares (+7.4%). New forest grew on about 294 hectares, while 47 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Gloucester?
Gloucester has an estimated 73,606 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.53 km²) of land measured — 23.5% tree cover, 7 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Gloucester need?
Gloucester needs roughly 20,359 more trees to close a 7-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 447.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Gloucester'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 Gloucester; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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