City report · California, United States
Richmond Air quality today
Air quality in Richmond currently reads AQI 10 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 10
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 1.0
- tree cover
- 5.2%
- trees in this area
- 16.3K
- more trees needed
- 77.9K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Metro Richmore Village, Richmond, CA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Richmond · AQI 10 (Good)
Richmond's tree count comes to 16,336 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 25 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 77,911 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Richmond today: AQI 10, Good
Main pollutant: NO₂ · Observed Nov 11, 06:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · San Pablo - Rumrill, 1.8 mi (2.9 km) away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
1.0
PM10
—
NO₂
21.6
O₃
9.8
SO₂
1.3
CO
401.0
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 Richmond's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 44 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 7.
Where Richmond stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Richmond: Critically low
5.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
16,336
Target trees
94,247
More trees needed
77,911
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,714 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Richmond lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Richmond has lost about 162 acres (66 hectares) of forest (about 120 football fields): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (78%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 162 acres (66 ha)about 120 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 1.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 127 acres (51 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 16 acres (6 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11 acres (4 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | 9 acres (4 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2005 | 7 acres (3 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2006 | 6 acres (2 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2007 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2008 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 16 acres (6 ha) |
| 2012 | 5 acres (2 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 14 acres (6 ha) |
| 2015 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) |
| 2017 | 3 acres (1 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2021 | 10 acres (4 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2022 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 3 acres (1 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Richmond?
- Towns and roadscleared for good74% · 120 acres (49 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good4% · 6 acres (3 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown22% · 36 acres (14 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
- 14,100 acres (5,720 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 14,500 acres (5,890 ha)
- Overall change
- +403 acres (163 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Richmond grew from about 14,100 acres (5,720 hectares) to 14,500 acres (5,890 hectares), a net gain of about 403 acres (163 hectares) (+2.8%). New forest grew on about 504 acres (204 hectares), while 102 acres (41 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 Richmond right now?
The latest reading for Richmond shows an AQI of 10 (Good), measured Nov 11, 06:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is San Pablo - Rumrill, 1.8 mi (2.9 km) away). The main pollutant is NO₂. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Richmond today?
At AQI 10 (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 Richmond been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Richmond's daily AQI at 56 on average, from 44 on Nov 4 to an hourly peak of 97 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 Richmond lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Richmond has lost about 162 acres (66 hectares) of forest (about 120 football fields): 1.8% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (78%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Richmond grew from about 14,100 acres (5,720 hectares) to 14,500 acres (5,890 hectares), a net gain of about 403 acres (163 hectares) (+2.8%). New forest grew on about 504 acres (204 hectares), while 102 acres (41 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Richmond?
Richmond has an estimated 16,336 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 5.2% tree cover, 25 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Richmond need?
Richmond needs roughly 77,911 more trees to close a 25-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,714 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Richmond's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Metro Richmore Village, 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 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Metro Richmore Village; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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