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Jacksonville Air quality today
Air quality in Jacksonville currently reads AQI 67 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 67
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 17.5
- tree cover
- 27.0%
- trees in this area
- 75.2K
- more trees needed
- 8.3K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Hogan's Creek, Jacksonville, FL, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 11, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Jacksonville · AQI 67 (Moderate)
Jacksonville's tree count comes to 75,153 trees across 4.3 sq mi (11.14 km²) of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,350 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Jacksonville today: AQI 67, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Kooker Park, 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
17.5
PM10
41.0
NO₂
29.8
O₃
—
SO₂
2.1
CO
801.9
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Jacksonville's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 45 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 84 on Nov 10.
Where Jacksonville stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Jacksonville: Below target
27.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.3 sq mi (11.14 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
75,153
Target trees
83,503
More trees needed
8,350
CO₂ if planted / yr
183.7 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Jacksonville lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jacksonville has lost about 2,280 acres (925 hectares) of forest (about 1,700 football fields): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) 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 north of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 2,280 acres (925 ha)about 1,700 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 11%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 2,250 acres (910 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2025, when about 169 acres (68 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 99 acres (40 ha) | under 1 ha | 101 acres (41 ha) |
| 2002 | 145 acres (59 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 147 acres (60 ha) |
| 2003 | 48 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 48 acres (20 ha) |
| 2004 | 151 acres (61 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 154 acres (62 ha) |
| 2005 | 159 acres (64 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 161 acres (65 ha) |
| 2006 | 114 acres (46 ha) | under 1 ha | 116 acres (47 ha) |
| 2007 | 98 acres (40 ha) | under 1 ha | 99 acres (40 ha) |
| 2008 | 75 acres (30 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 78 acres (32 ha) |
| 2009 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2010 | 93 acres (38 ha) | under 1 ha | 95 acres (38 ha) |
| 2011 | 79 acres (32 ha) | under 1 ha | 81 acres (33 ha) |
| 2012 | 139 acres (56 ha) | under 1 ha | 140 acres (57 ha) |
| 2013 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2014 | 23 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2015 | 31 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2016 | 77 acres (31 ha) | under 1 ha | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| 2017 | 78 acres (31 ha) | under 1 ha | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| 2018 | 80 acres (33 ha) | under 1 ha | 81 acres (33 ha) |
| 2019 | 67 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 67 acres (27 ha) |
| 2020 | 53 acres (21 ha) | under 1 ha | 53 acres (21 ha) |
| 2021 | 86 acres (35 ha) | under 1 ha | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| 2022 | 123 acres (50 ha) | under 1 ha | 124 acres (50 ha) |
| 2023 | 123 acres (50 ha) | under 1 ha | 123 acres (50 ha) |
| 2024 | 95 acres (39 ha) | under 1 ha | 95 acres (39 ha) |
| 2025 | 161 acres (65 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 169 acres (68 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Jacksonville?
- Towns and roadscleared for good95% · 2,180 acres (881 ha)
- Mining and energycleared for good3.2% · 73 acres (29 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown1.6% · 37 acres (15 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
- 34,300 acres (13,900 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 34,100 acres (13,800 ha)
- Overall change
- −171 acres (69 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jacksonville stayed about the same size, at about 34,100 acres (13,800 hectares): new forest grew on about 909 acres (368 hectares), and about 1,080 acres (436 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 Jacksonville right now?
The latest reading for Jacksonville shows an AQI of 67 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Kooker Park, 2.1 mi (3.3 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Jacksonville today?
At AQI 67 (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 Jacksonville been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Jacksonville's daily AQI at 58 on average, from 45 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 84 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 Jacksonville lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Jacksonville has lost about 2,280 acres (925 hectares) of forest (about 1,700 football fields): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (98%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Jacksonville stayed about the same size, at about 34,100 acres (13,800 hectares): new forest grew on about 909 acres (368 hectares), and about 1,080 acres (436 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Jacksonville?
Jacksonville has an estimated 75,153 trees across the 4.3 sq mi (11.14 km²) of land measured — 27.0% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Jacksonville need?
Jacksonville needs roughly 8,350 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 183.7 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Jacksonville's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Hogan's Creek, 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 Hogan's Creek; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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