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São José do Rio Preto Air quality today

Air quality in São José do Rio Preto currently reads AQI 16 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 16

Good

Main pollutant: PM10
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
1.2
tree cover
10.6%
trees in this area
33.1K
more trees needed
60.6K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Vila Fioresi, São José do Rio Preto - SP, Brazil (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Oct 20, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

São José do Rio Preto · AQI 16 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Oct 20, 2026

São José do Rio Preto's tree count comes to 33,101 trees across 12.49 km² of land, 19 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 60,581 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in São José do Rio Preto today: AQI 16, Good

Main pollutant: PM10 · Observed Nov 11, 11:00 local time via World Air Quality Index Project ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 4.4 km away

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

1.2

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 José do Rio Preto's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 58 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 168 on Nov 5.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 73 · peak 168
Nov 5: AQI 82 (peak 168)Nov 6: AQI 98 (peak 139)Nov 7: AQI 91 (peak 161)Nov 8: AQI 64 (peak 97)Nov 9: AQI 58 (peak 69)Nov 10: AQI 59 (peak 80)Nov 11: AQI 60 (peak 62)
Nov 5Nov 11

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in São José do Rio Preto: Critically low

10.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.49 km² of land.

19 points below target

Trees in this area

33,101

Target trees

93,682

More trees needed

60,581

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,333 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has São José do Rio Preto lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of São José do Rio Preto has lost about 162 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 9.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (73%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations.

Satellite image of the area around São José do Rio Preto, September 2017

2017: satellite photo from September 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.

Forest lost since 2001
162 haabout 230 football pitches
Share of its forest
9.7%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
118 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2012, when about 17 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around São José do Rio Preto, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around São José do Rio Preto, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.16.7

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Forest lost each year around São José do Rio Preto, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20027 ha1 ha8 ha
20036 haunder 1 ha6 ha
20046 haunder 1 ha6 ha
200512 ha1 ha13 ha
20068 haunder 1 ha9 ha
20076 ha2 ha8 ha
200813 ha3 ha16 ha
20094 ha1 ha5 ha
201013 ha1 ha14 ha
20115 ha2 ha7 ha
201216 ha1 ha17 ha
20131 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
20175 ha11 ha16 ha
20182 haunder 1 ha2 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 ha1 ha
20202 ha10 ha13 ha
2021under 1 ha2 ha2 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 ha1 ha1 ha
20242 ha2 ha4 ha
20257 ha1 ha8 ha

What is causing deforestation around São José do Rio Preto?

  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good54% · 88 ha
  • Towns and roadscleared for good19% · 30 ha
  • Wildfirescan grow back16% · 25 ha

Also: logging, 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
2,310 ha
Forest in 2020
2,520 ha
Overall change
+208 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around São José do Rio Preto grew from about 2,310 hectares to 2,520 hectares, a net gain of about 208 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 316 hectares, while 107 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 São José do Rio Preto

What is the air quality (AQI) in São José do Rio Preto right now?

The latest reading for São José do Rio Preto shows an AQI of 16 (Good), measured Nov 11, 11:00 local time by the São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil ground monitoring station, 4.4 km away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM10. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in São José do Rio Preto today?

At AQI 16 (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 José do Rio Preto been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put São José do Rio Preto's daily AQI at 73 on average, from 58 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 168 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 São José do Rio Preto lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of São José do Rio Preto has lost about 162 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 9.7% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (73%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for farms, pasture and plantations. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around São José do Rio Preto grew from about 2,310 hectares to 2,520 hectares, a net gain of about 208 hectares (+9%). New forest grew on about 316 hectares, while 107 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in São José do Rio Preto?

São José do Rio Preto has an estimated 33,101 trees across the 12.49 km² of land measured — 10.6% tree cover, 19 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does São José do Rio Preto need?

São José do Rio Preto needs roughly 60,581 more trees to close a 19-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,333 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are São José do Rio Preto's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Vila Fioresi, 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 Fioresi; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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