City report · Madrid, Spain
Móstoles Air quality today
Air quality in Móstoles currently reads AQI 26 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 26
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 3.5
- tree cover
- 11.9%
- trees in this area
- 37.4K
- more trees needed
- 56.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Móstoles, Madrid, Spain (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 24, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Móstoles · AQI 26 (Good)
Móstoles's tree count comes to 37,385 trees across 12.57 km², 18 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 56,863 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Móstoles today: AQI 26, Good
Main pollutant: Ozone · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · GETAFE, 12.6 km away · median of 18 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
3.5
PM10
8.0
NO₂
15.5
O₃
56.0
SO₂
—
CO
200.0
Data: OpenAQ · EEA
- 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 Móstoles's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 20 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 8.
Where Móstoles stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Móstoles: Critically low
11.9% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
37,385
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
56,863
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,251 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Móstoles lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Móstoles has lost about 123 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 12 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 123 haabout 170 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 15%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 12 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2004, when about 55 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 | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 54 ha | 55 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | 7 ha | 7 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 4 ha | 26 ha | 30 ha |
| 2022 | 1 ha | 6 ha | 7 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Móstoles?
- Loggingcan grow back81% · 100 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good8.9% · 11 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back5% · 6 ha
Also: 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
- 1,300 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,370 ha
- Overall change
- +64 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Móstoles grew from about 1,300 hectares to 1,370 hectares, a net gain of about 64 hectares (+4.9%). New forest grew on about 119 hectares, while 56 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 Móstoles right now?
The latest reading for Móstoles shows an AQI of 26 (Good), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by 18 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is GETAFE, 12.6 km away). The main pollutant is Ozone. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Móstoles today?
At AQI 26 (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 Móstoles been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Móstoles's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 20 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 102 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Móstoles lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Móstoles has lost about 123 hectares of forest (about 170 football pitches): 15% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 12 hectares (10%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Móstoles grew from about 1,300 hectares to 1,370 hectares, a net gain of about 64 hectares (+4.9%). New forest grew on about 119 hectares, while 56 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Móstoles?
Móstoles has an estimated 37,385 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 11.9% tree cover, 18 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Móstoles need?
Móstoles needs roughly 56,863 more trees to close a 18-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,251 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Móstoles's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Móstoles, 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 2 km radius around Móstoles; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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