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Midland Air quality today

Air quality in Midland currently reads AQI 36 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 36

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
6.8
tree cover
4.7%
trees in this area
14.8K
more trees needed
79.5K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Original Town, Midland, TX 79701, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Midland · AQI 36 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 15, 2026

Midland's tree count comes to 14,765 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 25 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 79,482 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Midland today: AQI 36, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Model estimate · no ground station nearby

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

6.8

PM10

7.2

NO₂

0.4

O₃

81.0

SO₂

0.3

CO

126.0

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 Midland's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 30 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 108 on Nov 9.

Last 7 daysavg 46 · peak 108
Nov 4: AQI 55 (peak 104)Nov 5: AQI 38 (peak 67)Nov 6: AQI 35 (peak 59)Nov 7: AQI 30 (peak 44)Nov 8: AQI 42 (peak 77)Nov 9: AQI 64 (peak 108)Nov 10: AQI 56 (peak 75)
Nov 4Nov 10

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

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Midland: Critically low

4.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).

25 points below target

Trees in this area

14,765

Target trees

94,247

More trees needed

79,482

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,749 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Midland lost?

There was very little forest around Midland in 2000, about 22 acres (9 hectares), and about 6 acres (2 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

Satellite image of the area around Midland, September 2017

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

Forest lost each year around Midland, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Midland, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.1.24

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Forest lost each year around Midland, 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 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2010under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 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 Midland?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good43% · 2 acres (1 ha)
  • Unknown causescause unknown52% · 3 acres (1 ha)

Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.

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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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

The latest reading for Midland shows an AQI of 36 (Good), observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Midland today?

At AQI 36 (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 Midland been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Midland's daily AQI at 46 on average, from 30 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 108 on Nov 9. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Midland lost since 2001?

There was very little forest around Midland in 2000, about 22 acres (9 hectares), and about 6 acres (2 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

What is the tree count in Midland?

Midland has an estimated 14,765 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 4.7% tree cover, 25 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Midland need?

Midland needs roughly 79,482 more trees to close a 25-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,749 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Midland'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 Original Town; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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