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Scottsdale Air quality today

Air quality in Scottsdale currently reads AQI 36 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Air quality right now

AQI 36

Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
6.5
tree cover
7.6%
trees in this area
23.9K
more trees needed
70.3K

Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around La Buena Vida Townhouses, Scottsdale, AZ, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 13, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Scottsdale · AQI 36 (Good)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Sep 13, 2026

Scottsdale's tree count comes to 23,852 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land, 22 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 70,301 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Scottsdale today: AQI 36, Good

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 08:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Ground station · Tempe, 7.0 mi (11.3 km) away · median of 19 stations

Health signal

Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

PM2.5

6.5

PM10

8.5

NO₂

35.8

O₃

43.2

SO₂

1.3

CO

572.8

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 Scottsdale's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 44 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 4.

Last 7 days · model estimateavg 55 · peak 97
Nov 4: AQI 71 (peak 97)Nov 5: AQI 63 (peak 97)Nov 6: AQI 56 (peak 80)Nov 7: AQI 44 (peak 83)Nov 8: AQI 48 (peak 88)Nov 9: AQI 54 (peak 88)Nov 10: AQI 50 (peak 66)
Nov 4Nov 10

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Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Scottsdale: Critically low

7.6% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land.

22 points below target

Trees in this area

23,852

Target trees

94,153

More trees needed

70,301

CO₂ if planted / yr

1,547 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Scottsdale lost?

There was very little forest around Scottsdale in 2000, about 21 acres (8 hectares), and about 4 acres (2 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

Satellite image of the area around Scottsdale, June 2017

2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.

Forest lost each year around Scottsdale, 2001–2025

Acres of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Scottsdale, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.0.741

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Forest lost each year around Scottsdale, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
2001under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2002under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2003under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2004under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2005under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2006under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2007under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2008under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2009under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
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2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2012under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2013under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2014under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2015under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2016under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2017under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2018under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2019under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2020under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2021under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2022under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2023under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2024under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
2025under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha

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. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured

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What is the air quality (AQI) in Scottsdale right now?

The latest reading for Scottsdale shows an AQI of 36 (Good), measured Nov 11, 08:00 local time by 19 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Tempe, 7.0 mi (11.3 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Scottsdale today?

At AQI 36 (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 Scottsdale been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Scottsdale's daily AQI at 55 on average, from 44 on Nov 7 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 4. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.

How much forest has the area around Scottsdale lost since 2001?

There was very little forest around Scottsdale in 2000, about 21 acres (8 hectares), and about 4 acres (2 hectares) of it has been lost since. Only fairly dense woodland counts as forest in these maps, so scattered street and garden trees don't show up here.

What is the tree count in Scottsdale?

Scottsdale has an estimated 23,852 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.56 km²) of land measured — 7.6% tree cover, 22 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Scottsdale need?

Scottsdale needs roughly 70,301 more trees to close a 22-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,547 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Scottsdale's air quality and tree cover measured?

Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near La Buena Vida Townhouses, 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 La Buena Vida Townhouses; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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