City report · Puebla, Mexico
Puebla Air quality today
Air quality in Puebla currently reads AQI 80 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 80
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 24.4
- tree cover
- 7.1%
- trees in this area
- 22.3K
- more trees needed
- 71.9K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Historic Centre of Puebla, 72000 Puebla, Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Puebla · AQI 80 (Moderate)
Puebla's tree count comes to 22,305 trees across 12.57 km², 23 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 71,942 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Puebla today: AQI 80, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Benemérito Instituto Normal del Estado, 2.5 km away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
24.4
PM10
91.7
NO₂
34.7
O₃
21.7
SO₂
5.6
CO
1489.8
Data: OpenAQ · Sinaica Mexico
- 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 Puebla's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 49 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 103 on Nov 5.
Where Puebla stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Puebla: Critically low
7.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
22,305
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
71,942
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,583 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Puebla lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Puebla has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (72%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from March 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 13 haabout 18 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 9 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2015, when about 3 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2015 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2016 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | 2 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 Puebla?
- Towns and roadscleared for good72% · 9 ha
- Loggingcan grow back9.6% · 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown18% · 2 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
- 1,240 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 1,280 ha
- Overall change
- +37 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Puebla grew from about 1,240 hectares to 1,280 hectares, a net gain of about 37 hectares (+3%). New forest grew on about 93 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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Questions about Puebla
What is the air quality (AQI) in Puebla right now?
The latest reading for Puebla shows an AQI of 80 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 10:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Benemérito Instituto Normal del Estado, 2.5 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Puebla today?
At AQI 80 (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 Puebla been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Puebla's daily AQI at 59 on average, from 49 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 103 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 Puebla lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Puebla has lost about 13 hectares of forest (about 18 football pitches): 2.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (72%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Puebla grew from about 1,240 hectares to 1,280 hectares, a net gain of about 37 hectares (+3%). New forest grew on about 93 hectares, while 56 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Puebla?
Puebla has an estimated 22,305 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 7.1% tree cover, 23 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Puebla need?
Puebla needs roughly 71,942 more trees to close a 23-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,583 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Puebla's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Historic Centre of Puebla, 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 Historic Centre of Puebla; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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