City report · Bavaria, Germany
Munich Air quality today
Air quality in Munich currently reads AQI 37 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 37
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 6.6
- tree cover
- 27.7%
- trees in this area
- 86.7K
- more trees needed
- 7.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Old Town, Altstadt-Lehel, Munich, Germany (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 19, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Munich · AQI 37 (Good)
Munich's tree count comes to 86,674 trees across 12.52 km² of land, 2 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 7,197 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Munich today: AQI 37, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 16:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · München/Lothstraße, 2.5 km away · median of 5 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
6.6
PM10
14.6
NO₂
29.9
O₃
8.3
SO₂
—
CO
450.0
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 Munich's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 45 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 7.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Munich: Below target
27.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.52 km² of land.
Trees in this area
86,674
Target trees
93,871
More trees needed
7,197
CO₂ if planted / yr
158.3 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Munich lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Munich has lost about 488 hectares of forest (about 680 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 19 hectares (3.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km south of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 488 haabout 680 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 7.5%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 19 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2016, when about 163 hectares of forest were lost.
Munich's full deforestation reportHectares 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 | 21 ha | 21 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 27 ha | 28 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 19 ha | 19 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 12 ha | 12 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 10 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 82 ha | 83 ha |
| 2016 | 3 ha | 160 ha | 163 ha |
| 2017 | 2 ha | 21 ha | 23 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 25 ha | 26 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 9 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | 2 ha | 8 ha | 9 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2023 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Munich?
- Loggingcan grow back94% · 461 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good3.7% · 18 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown1.8% · 9 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
- 13,200 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 13,700 ha
- Overall change
- +542 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Munich grew from about 13,200 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net gain of about 542 hectares (+4.1%). New forest grew on about 700 hectares, while 159 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 Munich
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Ingolstadt70.7 km
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- Tree cover
- 37%
- Air quality
- 59
- Innsbruck98.2 km
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- Tree cover
- 40%
- Air quality
- 68
- Regensburg105.0 km
Germany
- Tree cover
- 29%
- Air quality
- 111
- Salzburg115.6 km
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- Tree cover
- 45%
- Air quality
- 22
- Ulm120.8 km
Germany
- Tree cover
- 33%
- Air quality
- 75
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Munich right now?
The latest reading for Munich shows an AQI of 37 (Good), measured Nov 11, 16:00 local time by 5 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is München/Lothstraße, 2.5 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Munich today?
At AQI 37 (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 Munich been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Munich's daily AQI at 64 on average, from 45 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 82 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Munich lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Munich has lost about 488 hectares of forest (about 680 football pitches): 7.5% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 19 hectares (3.8%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Munich grew from about 13,200 hectares to 13,700 hectares, a net gain of about 542 hectares (+4.1%). New forest grew on about 700 hectares, while 159 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Munich?
Munich has an estimated 86,674 trees across the 12.52 km² of land measured — 27.7% tree cover, 2 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Munich need?
Munich needs roughly 7,197 more trees to close a 2-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 158.3 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Munich's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Old Town, 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 Old Town; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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