City report · Massachusetts, United States
Springfield Air quality today
Air quality in Springfield currently reads AQI 12 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 12
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 2.1
- tree cover
- 31.0%
- trees in this area
- 88.5K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Metro Center, Springfield, MA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 8, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Springfield · AQI 12 (Good)
Springfield's tree count comes to 88,527 trees across 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Springfield today: AQI 12, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Springfield Collocation - Breathe Easy Berkshires, 1.3 mi (2.1 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
2.1
PM10
—
NO₂
9.4
O₃
—
SO₂
0.3
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow, Clarity
- 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 Springfield's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 18 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 80 on Nov 7.
Where Springfield stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Springfield: Healthy tree cover
31.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
88,527
Target trees
88,527
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Springfield lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Springfield has lost about 1,290 acres (523 hectares) of forest (about 980 football fields): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,290 acres (523 ha)about 980 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 3.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,030 acres (418 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2011, when about 142 acres (57 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25 acres (10 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 29 acres (12 ha) |
| 2002 | 51 acres (21 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 61 acres (25 ha) |
| 2003 | 40 acres (16 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2004 | 69 acres (28 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 73 acres (30 ha) |
| 2005 | 40 acres (16 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| 2006 | 59 acres (24 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 69 acres (28 ha) |
| 2007 | 65 acres (26 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 70 acres (28 ha) |
| 2008 | 23 acres (9 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2009 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2010 | 41 acres (17 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 47 acres (19 ha) |
| 2011 | 136 acres (55 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 142 acres (57 ha) |
| 2012 | 28 acres (11 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 31 acres (13 ha) |
| 2013 | 17 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2014 | 62 acres (25 ha) | under 1 ha | 63 acres (26 ha) |
| 2015 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 21 acres (9 ha) |
| 2016 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2017 | 63 acres (26 ha) | 14 acres (6 ha) | 77 acres (31 ha) |
| 2018 | 36 acres (14 ha) | 39 acres (16 ha) | 74 acres (30 ha) |
| 2019 | 58 acres (24 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| 2020 | 45 acres (18 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| 2021 | 12 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2022 | 35 acres (14 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| 2023 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2024 | 19 acres (8 ha) | 96 acres (39 ha) | 114 acres (46 ha) |
| 2025 | 42 acres (17 ha) | 21 acres (9 ha) | 63 acres (26 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Springfield?
- Towns and roadscleared for good76% · 976 acres (395 ha)
- Loggingcan grow back15% · 189 acres (77 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good3.5% · 45 acres (18 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
- 41,400 acres (16,800 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 41,900 acres (17,000 ha)
- Overall change
- +554 acres (224 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Springfield stayed about the same size, at about 41,900 acres (17,000 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,880 acres (759 hectares), and about 1,320 acres (535 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 Springfield right now?
The latest reading for Springfield shows an AQI of 12 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Springfield Collocation - Breathe Easy Berkshires, 1.3 mi (2.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Springfield today?
At AQI 12 (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 Springfield been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Springfield's daily AQI at 33 on average, from 18 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 80 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 Springfield lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Springfield has lost about 1,290 acres (523 hectares) of forest (about 980 football fields): 3.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (80%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Springfield stayed about the same size, at about 41,900 acres (17,000 hectares): new forest grew on about 1,880 acres (759 hectares), and about 1,320 acres (535 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Springfield?
Springfield has an estimated 88,527 trees across the 4.4 sq mi (11.43 km²) of land measured — 31.0% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Springfield need?
Springfield has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Springfield's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Metro Center, 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 Center; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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