City report · Alabama, United States
Mobile Air quality today
Air quality in Mobile currently reads AQI 60 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 60
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 16.3
- tree cover
- 30.9%
- trees in this area
- 88.2K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Central Business District, Mobile, AL, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Mobile · AQI 60 (Moderate)
Mobile's tree count comes to 88,241 trees across 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Mobile today: AQI 60, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 139.8 mi (225 km), e.g. New Orleans and Metairie
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
16.3
PM10
5.8
NO₂
11.8
O₃
51.0
SO₂
1.3
CO
180.0
- 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 Mobile's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 16 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 69 on Nov 5.
Where Mobile stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Mobile: Healthy tree cover
30.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
88,241
Target trees
88,241
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Mobile lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mobile has lost about 766 acres (310 hectares) of forest (about 580 football fields): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (75%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 766 acres (310 ha)about 580 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 577 acres (234 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2008, when about 80 acres (32 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13 acres (5 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 16 acres (6 ha) |
| 2002 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2003 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2004 | 23 acres (9 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2005 | 24 acres (10 ha) | 19 acres (8 ha) | 43 acres (17 ha) |
| 2006 | 26 acres (10 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2007 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 26 acres (10 ha) |
| 2008 | 78 acres (31 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 80 acres (32 ha) |
| 2009 | 12 acres (5 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2010 | 17 acres (7 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2011 | 16 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2012 | 18 acres (7 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2013 | 18 acres (7 ha) | 45 acres (18 ha) | 63 acres (26 ha) |
| 2014 | 61 acres (25 ha) | 11 acres (4 ha) | 71 acres (29 ha) |
| 2015 | 52 acres (21 ha) | 25 acres (10 ha) | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| 2016 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2017 | 16 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2018 | 6 acres (2 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2019 | 11 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 12 acres (5 ha) |
| 2020 | 38 acres (16 ha) | 26 acres (11 ha) | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| 2021 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 30 acres (12 ha) |
| 2022 | 19 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2023 | 11 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2024 | 30 acres (12 ha) | under 1 ha | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2025 | 17 acres (7 ha) | 19 acres (8 ha) | 36 acres (15 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Mobile?
- Towns and roadscleared for good75% · 573 acres (232 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back16% · 120 acres (49 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back3.8% · 29 acres (12 ha)
Also: mining and energy, farms, pasture and plantations, 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
- 19,900 acres (8,050 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 19,900 acres (8,040 ha)
- Overall change
- −12 acres (5 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mobile stayed about the same size, at about 19,900 acres (8,040 hectares): new forest grew on about 494 acres (200 hectares), and about 507 acres (205 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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Frequently asked
Questions about Mobile
What is the air quality (AQI) in Mobile right now?
The latest reading for Mobile shows an AQI of 60 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 06:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 225 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 Mobile today?
At AQI 60 (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 Mobile been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Mobile's daily AQI at 24 on average, from 16 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 69 on Nov 5. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Mobile lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Mobile has lost about 766 acres (310 hectares) of forest (about 580 football fields): 4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (75%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Mobile stayed about the same size, at about 19,900 acres (8,040 hectares): new forest grew on about 494 acres (200 hectares), and about 507 acres (205 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Mobile?
Mobile has an estimated 88,241 trees across the 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land measured — 30.9% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Mobile need?
Mobile has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Mobile'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 Central Business District; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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