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Novocherkassk Air quality today
Air quality in Novocherkassk currently reads AQI 44 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 44
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.5
- tree cover
- 35.7%
- trees in this area
- 112K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Novocherkassk · AQI 44 (Good)
Novocherkassk's tree count comes to 112,155 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 Novocherkassk today: AQI 44, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 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
8.5
PM10
10.5
NO₂
7.1
O₃
37.0
SO₂
7.9
CO
175.0
- 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 Novocherkassk's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 10.
Where Novocherkassk stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Novocherkassk: Healthy tree cover
35.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
112,155
Target trees
112,155
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Novocherkassk lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novocherkassk has lost about 17 hectares of forest (about 24 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 17 haabout 24 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 10 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2012, when about 4 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Novocherkassk?
- Towns and roadscleared for good47% · 8 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back18% · 3 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good10% · 2 ha
Also: 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
- 1,830 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 2,040 ha
- Overall change
- +202 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novocherkassk grew from about 1,830 hectares to 2,040 hectares, a net gain of about 202 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 258 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 Novocherkassk right now?
The latest reading for Novocherkassk shows an AQI of 44 (Good), observed Nov 11, 12:00 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 Novocherkassk today?
At AQI 44 (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 Novocherkassk been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Novocherkassk's daily AQI at 40 on average, from 24 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Novocherkassk lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Novocherkassk has lost about 17 hectares of forest (about 24 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (58%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Novocherkassk grew from about 1,830 hectares to 2,040 hectares, a net gain of about 202 hectares (+11%). New forest grew on about 258 hectares, while 56 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Novocherkassk?
Novocherkassk has an estimated 112,155 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 35.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Novocherkassk need?
Novocherkassk has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Novocherkassk'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 Novocherkassk; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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