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Miskolc Air quality today
Air quality in Miskolc currently reads AQI 79 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 79
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 22.0
- tree cover
- 39.4%
- trees in this area
- 124K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Miskolc, Hungary (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 7, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Miskolc · AQI 79 (Moderate)
Miskolc's tree count comes to 123,779 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Miskolc today: AQI 79, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 01:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 165 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 3 station cities within 165 km, e.g. Košice IV and Debrecen
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
22.0
PM10
15.9
NO₂
9.8
O₃
21.0
SO₂
2.4
CO
253.0
- 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 Miskolc's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 46 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 98 on Nov 10.
Where Miskolc stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Miskolc: Healthy tree cover
39.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
123,779
Target trees
123,779
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Miskolc lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Miskolc has lost about 257 hectares of forest (about 360 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 13 hectares (5.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 257 haabout 360 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.6%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 13 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2023, when about 28 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 | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | 21 ha | 22 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 6 ha | 6 ha |
| 2007 | 2 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 14 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 13 ha | 14 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 6 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 14 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 18 ha | 18 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 13 ha | 13 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 26 ha | 28 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Miskolc?
- Loggingcan grow back91% · 235 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.4% · 11 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown3.5% · 9 ha
Also: mining and energy.
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
- 12,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 12,500 ha
- Overall change
- +257 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Miskolc grew from about 12,300 hectares to 12,500 hectares, a net gain of about 257 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 361 hectares, while 104 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 Miskolc
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Košice76.6 km
Slovakia
- Tree cover
- 20%
- Air quality
- 79
- Prešov105.2 km
Slovakia
- Tree cover
- 34%
- Air quality
- 36
- Uzhhorod126.1 km
Ukraine
- Tree cover
- 43%
- Air quality
- 70
- Oradea145.4 km
Romania
- Tree cover
- 10%
- Air quality
- 79
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Miskolc right now?
The latest reading for Miskolc shows an AQI of 79 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 01:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 3 ground-station cities within 165 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 Miskolc today?
At AQI 79 (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 Miskolc been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Miskolc's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 46 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 98 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 Miskolc lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Miskolc has lost about 257 hectares of forest (about 360 football pitches): 2.6% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 13 hectares (5.2%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Miskolc grew from about 12,300 hectares to 12,500 hectares, a net gain of about 257 hectares (+2.1%). New forest grew on about 361 hectares, while 104 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Miskolc?
Miskolc has an estimated 123,779 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 39.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Miskolc need?
Miskolc has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Miskolc'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 2 km radius around Miskolc; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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