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Air quality now: AQI57Moderate, Ipswich

City report · England, United Kingdom

Ipswich Air quality today

Air quality in Ipswich currently reads AQI 57 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

AQI 57

Air quality right now

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
12.2
tree cover
31.0%
trees in this area
95.7K
more trees needed
0

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Ipswich, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Ipswich · AQI 57 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Aug 13, 2026

Ipswich's tree count comes to 95,734 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.36 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Ipswich today: AQI 57, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 17 ground-station cities within 125 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Estimate · model corrected with 17 station cities within 77.7 mi (125 km), e.g. Chelmsford and Norwich

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

12.2

PM10

15.4

NO₂

8.0

O₃

58.0

SO₂

1.0

CO

182.0

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 Ipswich's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 43 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 6.

Last 7 daysavg 69 · peak 85
Nov 5: AQI 43 (peak 61)Nov 6: AQI 76 (peak 85)Nov 7: AQI 76 (peak 85)Nov 8: AQI 75 (peak 80)Nov 9: AQI 78 (peak 85)Nov 10: AQI 71 (peak 76)Nov 11: AQI 67 (peak 76)
Nov 5Nov 11

This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index

Where Ipswich stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Ipswich: Healthy tree cover

31.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.36 km²) of land.

Target reached

Trees in this area

95,734

Target trees

95,734

More trees needed

0

CO₂ if planted / yr

0 kg

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Ipswich lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ipswich has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 31 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (7.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.

Satellite image of the area around Ipswich, July 2017

2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
22 haabout 31 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 2011, when about 7 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Ipswich, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Ipswich, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.6.7

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Forest lost each year around Ipswich, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2006under 1 ha1 ha2 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 ha2 ha2 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 ha7 ha7 ha
2012under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 ha2 ha2 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2020under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

What is causing deforestation around Ipswich?

  • Loggingcan grow back56% · 12 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good8.1% · 2 ha
  • Unknown causescause unknown37% · 8 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
2,500 ha
Forest in 2020
3,000 ha
Overall change
+501 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ipswich grew from about 2,500 hectares to 3,000 hectares, a net gain of about 501 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 539 hectares, while 38 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 Ipswich

Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.

  • Colchester

    United Kingdom

    25.6 km
    Tree cover
    29%
    Air quality
    64
  • Chelmsford

    United Kingdom

    59.2 km
    Tree cover
    24%
    Air quality
    51
  • Norwich

    United Kingdom

    64.0 km
    Tree cover
    35%
    Air quality
    38
  • Southend-on-Sea

    United Kingdom

    65.4 km
    Tree cover
    16%
    Air quality
    56
  • Cambridge

    United Kingdom

    72.6 km
    Tree cover
    30%
    Air quality
    46
  • Basildon

    United Kingdom

    72.7 km
    Tree cover
    31%
    Air quality
    51

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Questions about Ipswich

What is the air quality (AQI) in Ipswich right now?

The latest reading for Ipswich shows an AQI of 57 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 17 ground-station cities within 125 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 Ipswich today?

At AQI 57 (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 Ipswich been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Ipswich's daily AQI at 69 on average, from 43 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 85 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Is Ipswich'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 Ipswich lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Ipswich has lost about 22 hectares of forest (about 31 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 2 hectares (7.6%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Ipswich grew from about 2,500 hectares to 3,000 hectares, a net gain of about 501 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 539 hectares, while 38 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Ipswich?

Ipswich has an estimated 95,734 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.36 km²) of land measured — 31.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Ipswich need?

Ipswich has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.

How are Ipswich'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 Ipswich; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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