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São Bernardo do Campo Air quality today
Air quality in São Bernardo do Campo currently reads AQI 40 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 40
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 7.2
- tree cover
- 15.5%
- trees in this area
- 48.7K
- more trees needed
- 45.6K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Vila Washington, São Bernardo do Campo - 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.
São Bernardo do Campo · AQI 40 (Good)
São Bernardo do Campo's tree count comes to 48,695 trees across 12.57 km², 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 45,553 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in São Bernardo do Campo today: AQI 40, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · S.Bernardo-Centro, São Paulo, Brazil, 2 km away · median of 3 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
7.2
PM10
17.3
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: World Air Quality Index Project, CETESB - Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo
- 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 São Bernardo do Campo's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 39 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 158 on Nov 4.
Where São Bernardo do Campo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in São Bernardo do Campo: Critically low
15.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
48,695
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
45,553
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,002 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has São Bernardo do Campo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of São Bernardo do Campo has lost about 575 hectares of forest (about 800 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 575 haabout 800 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 10%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 539 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 170 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | 5 ha | 1 ha | 6 ha |
| 2003 | 2 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2004 | 16 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2005 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 11 ha |
| 2006 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2007 | 162 ha | 8 ha | 170 ha |
| 2008 | 47 ha | 9 ha | 56 ha |
| 2009 | 40 ha | under 1 ha | 40 ha |
| 2010 | 8 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2011 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2012 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2013 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2014 | 10 ha | under 1 ha | 10 ha |
| 2015 | 27 ha | under 1 ha | 27 ha |
| 2016 | 18 ha | under 1 ha | 18 ha |
| 2017 | 47 ha | 2 ha | 49 ha |
| 2018 | 19 ha | under 1 ha | 19 ha |
| 2019 | 20 ha | 3 ha | 22 ha |
| 2020 | 17 ha | under 1 ha | 17 ha |
| 2021 | 13 ha | under 1 ha | 13 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | 32 ha | under 1 ha | 32 ha |
| 2024 | 22 ha | under 1 ha | 22 ha |
| 2025 | 5 ha | 7 ha | 12 ha |
What is causing deforestation around São Bernardo do Campo?
- Towns and roadscleared for good93% · 532 ha
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back2.5% · 14 ha
- Loggingcan grow back1.6% · 9 ha
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy, 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
- 6,940 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 6,980 ha
- Overall change
- +42 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around São Bernardo do Campo stayed about the same size, at about 6,980 hectares: new forest grew on about 422 hectares, and about 379 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 São Bernardo do Campo right now?
The latest reading for São Bernardo do Campo shows an AQI of 40 (Good), measured Nov 11, 12:00 local time by 3 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is S.Bernardo-Centro, São Paulo, Brazil, 2 km away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in São Bernardo do Campo today?
At AQI 40 (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 São Bernardo do Campo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put São Bernardo do Campo's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 39 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 158 on Nov 4. On 1 of those days the average was above 100, unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around São Bernardo do Campo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of São Bernardo do Campo has lost about 575 hectares of forest (about 800 football pitches): 10% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (94%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around São Bernardo do Campo stayed about the same size, at about 6,980 hectares: new forest grew on about 422 hectares, and about 379 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in São Bernardo do Campo?
São Bernardo do Campo has an estimated 48,695 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 15.5% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does São Bernardo do Campo need?
São Bernardo do Campo needs roughly 45,553 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,002 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are São Bernardo do Campo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Vila Washington, 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 Vila Washington; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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