City report · Crimea, Ukraine
Simferopol Air quality today
Air quality in Simferopol currently reads AQI 37 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 37
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.0
- tree cover
- 36.4%
- trees in this area
- 114K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Simferopol, Avtonomna Respublika Krym, Ukraine (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Simferopol · AQI 37 (Good)
Simferopol's tree count comes to 114,354 trees across 12.57 km², already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Simferopol today: AQI 37, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.0
PM10
10.0
NO₂
2.5
O₃
68.0
SO₂
4.1
CO
162.0
- 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 Simferopol's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 21 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5.
Where Simferopol stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Simferopol: Healthy tree cover
36.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
114,354
Target trees
114,354
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Simferopol lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Simferopol has lost about 80 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (46%). About 39 hectares (49%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 80 haabout 110 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.8%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 39 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2019, when about 18 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | 2 ha | 2 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | 2 ha | 3 ha | 5 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2007 | 4 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | 3 ha | 4 ha | 7 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 6 ha | 3 ha | 9 ha |
| 2011 | 4 ha | 5 ha | 8 ha |
| 2012 | 8 ha | 3 ha | 10 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | 6 ha | 12 ha | 18 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 5 ha | 5 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Simferopol?
- Towns and roadscleared for good46% · 37 ha
- Loggingcan grow back45% · 36 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good1.7% · 1 ha
Also: 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
- 3,330 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,460 ha
- Overall change
- +135 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Simferopol grew from about 3,330 hectares to 3,460 hectares, a net gain of about 135 hectares (+4.1%). New forest grew on about 197 hectares, while 62 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 Simferopol
What is the air quality (AQI) in Simferopol right now?
The latest reading for Simferopol shows an AQI of 37 (Good), observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Simferopol today?
At AQI 37 (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 Simferopol been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Simferopol's daily AQI at 30 on average, from 21 on Nov 11 to an hourly peak of 58 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 Simferopol lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Simferopol has lost about 80 hectares of forest (about 110 football pitches): 2.8% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (46%). About 39 hectares (49%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Simferopol grew from about 3,330 hectares to 3,460 hectares, a net gain of about 135 hectares (+4.1%). New forest grew on about 197 hectares, while 62 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Simferopol?
Simferopol has an estimated 114,354 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 36.4% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Simferopol need?
Simferopol has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Simferopol's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. 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 Simferopol; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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