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Tampico Air quality today

Air quality in Tampico currently reads AQI 52 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Air quality right now

AQI 52

Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5
PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
10.0
tree cover
21.7%
trees in this area
68.0K
more trees needed
26.0K

Measured across a 2 km radius around Gemma, 89368 Tampico, Tamps., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Jul 29, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.

Tampico · AQI 52 (Moderate)

Dark green marks tree cover detected inside the study radius.Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search, captured Jul 29, 2026

Tampico's tree count comes to 68,036 trees across 12.54 km² of land, 8 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 26,023 more trees would close the gap.

Air quality detail

Air quality in Tampico today: AQI 52, Moderate

Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.

Model estimate · no ground station nearby

Health signal

Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

PM2.5

10.0

PM10

10.5

NO₂

3.3

O₃

48.0

SO₂

1.2

CO

158.0

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 Tampico's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 21 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 58 on Nov 5.

Last 7 daysavg 36 · peak 58
Nov 4: AQI 37 (peak 48)Nov 5: AQI 48 (peak 58)Nov 6: AQI 48 (peak 54)Nov 7: AQI 27 (peak 48)Nov 8: AQI 21 (peak 29)Nov 9: AQI 22 (peak 46)Nov 10: AQI 51 (peak 53)
Nov 4Nov 10

Where Tampico stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest

Tree cover detail

Tree cover in Tampico: Below target

21.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.54 km² of land.

8 points below target

Trees in this area

68,036

Target trees

94,059

More trees needed

26,023

CO₂ if planted / yr

572.5 t

Deforestation · 2001–2025

How much forest has Tampico lost?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tampico has lost about 295 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (84%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.

Satellite image of the area around Tampico, May 2017

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

Forest lost since 2001
295 haabout 410 football pitches
Share of its forest
11%of what there was in 2000
Cleared for good
248 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns

The worst year was 2007, when about 36 hectares of forest were lost.

Forest lost each year around Tampico, 2001–2025

Hectares of forest lost each year

Forest lost each year around Tampico, 2001–2025. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each year.36.1

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Forest lost each year around Tampico, 2001–2025
YearCleared for goodCan grow backTotal
200116 haunder 1 ha17 ha
20024 haunder 1 ha5 ha
20038 ha14 ha22 ha
20044 ha1 ha5 ha
20057 haunder 1 ha7 ha
200629 ha1 ha30 ha
200734 ha3 ha36 ha
200815 ha1 ha16 ha
200924 ha1 ha25 ha
201021 ha2 ha22 ha
2011under 1 haunder 1 haunder 1 ha
201218 ha2 ha20 ha
20137 haunder 1 ha7 ha
201410 haunder 1 ha10 ha
20157 ha2 ha9 ha
20162 ha2 ha3 ha
20173 ha1 ha4 ha
20186 haunder 1 ha6 ha
20191 haunder 1 ha2 ha
20205 ha5 ha9 ha
20213 ha1 ha4 ha
20223 ha2 ha6 ha
202312 ha4 ha16 ha
20248 ha2 ha9 ha
20252 ha2 ha4 ha

What is causing deforestation around Tampico?

  • Towns and roadscleared for good52% · 154 ha
  • Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good32% · 93 ha
  • Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back13% · 40 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
2,120 ha
Forest in 2020
2,250 ha
Overall change
+129 hamore forest than in 2000

Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tampico grew from about 2,120 hectares to 2,250 hectares, a net gain of about 129 hectares (+6.1%). New forest grew on about 163 hectares, while 34 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 Tampico right now?

The latest reading for Tampico shows an AQI of 52 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 08:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Tampico today?

At AQI 52 (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 Tampico been like this week?

Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tampico's daily AQI at 36 on average, from 21 on Nov 8 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 Tampico lost since 2001?

Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tampico has lost about 295 hectares of forest (about 410 football pitches): 11% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (84%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tampico grew from about 2,120 hectares to 2,250 hectares, a net gain of about 129 hectares (+6.1%). New forest grew on about 163 hectares, while 34 hectares were lost.

What is the tree count in Tampico?

Tampico has an estimated 68,036 trees across the 12.54 km² of land measured — 21.7% tree cover, 8 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.

How many more trees does Tampico need?

Tampico needs roughly 26,023 more trees to close a 8-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 572.5 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.

How are Tampico'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 Gemma; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.

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