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Air quality & tree cover in Wales

Today's air quality (AQI) and satellite-measured tree cover for the cities of Wales, each over the same 1.2 mi (2 km) around its center.

Right now, Swansea has the cleanest air of the 3 cities we track in Wales (AQI 24, Good), and Cardiff the worst (AQI 32, Good). Swansea has the most tree cover, at 35.5% — #56 of 92 cities measured in the United Kingdom.

Cities tracked
3
Average tree cover
28.6%United Kingdom: 38.9%
Worst air right now
CardiffAQI 32

Air quality today and tree cover across Wales

Current air quality and tree cover for cities in Wales, United Kingdom
Cardiff32Good21.5%26.5K#85 of 92
Swansea24Good35.5%—#56 of 92
Newport28Good28.7%4.0K#71 of 92

Air quality is the US AQI from Open-Meteo / CAMS, refreshed hourly. Tree cover is measured within 1.2 mi (2 km) of each city center from Sentinel-2 imagery; the rank compares every city measured in the United Kingdom.

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