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Pindamonhangaba Air quality today
Air quality in Pindamonhangaba currently reads AQI 56 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 56
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 12.0
- tree cover
- 30.7%
- trees in this area
- 95.3K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro, Pindamonhangaba - SP, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Nov 3, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Pindamonhangaba · AQI 56 (Moderate)
Pindamonhangaba's tree count comes to 95,290 trees across 12.42 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Pindamonhangaba today: AQI 56, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, 16.8 km away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
12.0
PM10
40.0
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, CETESB - Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo
- 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 Pindamonhangaba's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 18 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 77 on Nov 5.
Where Pindamonhangaba stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Pindamonhangaba: Healthy tree cover
30.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.42 km² of land.
Trees in this area
95,290
Target trees
95,290
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Pindamonhangaba lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pindamonhangaba has lost about 1,090 hectares of forest (about 1,500 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 353 hectares (32%) 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 northeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,090 haabout 1,500 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 22%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 353 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 188 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20 ha | 12 ha | 33 ha |
| 2002 | 38 ha | 60 ha | 98 ha |
| 2003 | 14 ha | 20 ha | 34 ha |
| 2004 | 7 ha | 39 ha | 46 ha |
| 2005 | 5 ha | 183 ha | 188 ha |
| 2006 | 20 ha | 34 ha | 54 ha |
| 2007 | 23 ha | 5 ha | 28 ha |
| 2008 | 35 ha | 19 ha | 54 ha |
| 2009 | 5 ha | 2 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | 28 ha | 58 ha | 86 ha |
| 2011 | 32 ha | 77 ha | 109 ha |
| 2012 | 44 ha | 18 ha | 62 ha |
| 2013 | 14 ha | 3 ha | 17 ha |
| 2014 | 17 ha | 8 ha | 25 ha |
| 2015 | 6 ha | 4 ha | 11 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | 69 ha | 71 ha |
| 2017 | 9 ha | 35 ha | 44 ha |
| 2018 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2019 | 2 ha | 7 ha | 9 ha |
| 2020 | 8 ha | 2 ha | 10 ha |
| 2021 | 8 ha | 8 ha | 15 ha |
| 2022 | 6 ha | 8 ha | 14 ha |
| 2023 | 3 ha | 42 ha | 45 ha |
| 2024 | 1 ha | 15 ha | 17 ha |
| 2025 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 8 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Pindamonhangaba?
- Loggingcan grow back65% · 709 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good28% · 304 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good4.6% · 50 ha
Also: storms, floods and other natural causes, 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
- 5,690 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,220 ha
- Overall change
- +534 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pindamonhangaba grew from about 5,690 hectares to 6,220 hectares, a net gain of about 534 hectares (+9.4%). New forest grew on about 1,040 hectares, while 505 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 Pindamonhangaba right now?
The latest reading for Pindamonhangaba shows an AQI of 56 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 11:00 local time by the Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil ground monitoring station, 16.8 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Pindamonhangaba today?
At AQI 56 (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 Pindamonhangaba been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Pindamonhangaba's daily AQI at 41 on average, from 18 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 77 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 Pindamonhangaba lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Pindamonhangaba has lost about 1,090 hectares of forest (about 1,500 football pitches): 22% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 353 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Pindamonhangaba grew from about 5,690 hectares to 6,220 hectares, a net gain of about 534 hectares (+9.4%). New forest grew on about 1,040 hectares, while 505 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Pindamonhangaba?
Pindamonhangaba has an estimated 95,290 trees across the 12.42 km² of land measured — 30.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Pindamonhangaba need?
Pindamonhangaba has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Pindamonhangaba's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Centro, 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 Centro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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