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Tampa Air quality today
Air quality in Tampa currently reads AQI 68 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 68
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 18.2
- tree cover
- 18.7%
- trees in this area
- 50.5K
- more trees needed
- 30.5K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Downtown, Tampa, FL 33602, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 21, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tampa · AQI 68 (Moderate)
Tampa's tree count comes to 50,464 trees across 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²) of land, 11 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 30,494 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tampa today: AQI 68, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:06 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Perry Harvey Park, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away · median of 19 stations
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
18.2
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · Clarity
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tampa's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 30 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 on Nov 5.
Where Tampa stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tampa: Below target
18.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
50,464
Target trees
80,958
More trees needed
30,494
CO₂ if planted / yr
670.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tampa lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tampa has lost about 790 acres (320 hectares) of forest (about 600 football fields): 7.1% 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 May 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southeast of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 790 acres (320 ha)about 600 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 7.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 739 acres (299 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2007, when about 69 acres (28 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) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| 2002 | 32 acres (13 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2003 | 38 acres (16 ha) | under 1 ha | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| 2004 | 32 acres (13 ha) | 6 acres (2 ha) | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| 2005 | 60 acres (24 ha) | under 1 ha | 61 acres (25 ha) |
| 2006 | 36 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| 2007 | 67 acres (27 ha) | under 1 ha | 69 acres (28 ha) |
| 2008 | 26 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 27 acres (11 ha) |
| 2009 | 26 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2010 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (12 ha) |
| 2011 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 4 acres (2 ha) |
| 2012 | 50 acres (20 ha) | 7 acres (3 ha) | 57 acres (23 ha) |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 8 acres (3 ha) |
| 2016 | 7 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 7 acres (3 ha) |
| 2017 | 34 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2018 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2019 | 22 acres (9 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2020 | 31 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 32 acres (13 ha) |
| 2021 | 44 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 45 acres (18 ha) |
| 2022 | 43 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2023 | 46 acres (18 ha) | under 1 ha | 46 acres (18 ha) |
| 2024 | 33 acres (13 ha) | under 1 ha | 33 acres (14 ha) |
| 2025 | 24 acres (10 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Tampa?
- Towns and roadscleared for good93% · 734 acres (297 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown6.4% · 50 acres (20 ha)
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, mining and energy.
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
- 23,600 acres (9,530 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 23,700 acres (9,600 ha)
- Overall change
- +168 acres (68 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tampa stayed about the same size, at about 23,700 acres (9,600 hectares): new forest grew on about 672 acres (272 hectares), and about 504 acres (204 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 Tampa right now?
The latest reading for Tampa shows an AQI of 68 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:06 local time by 19 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Perry Harvey Park, 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tampa today?
At AQI 68 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Tampa been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tampa's daily AQI at 45 on average, from 30 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 63 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 Tampa lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tampa has lost about 790 acres (320 hectares) of forest (about 600 football fields): 7.1% 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 Tampa stayed about the same size, at about 23,700 acres (9,600 hectares): new forest grew on about 672 acres (272 hectares), and about 504 acres (204 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Tampa?
Tampa has an estimated 50,464 trees across the 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²) of land measured — 18.7% tree cover, 11 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tampa need?
Tampa needs roughly 30,494 more trees to close a 11-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 670.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tampa's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Downtown, 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 Downtown; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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