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Temirtau Air quality today
Air quality in Temirtau currently reads AQI 97 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 97
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 33.6
- tree cover
- 16.1%
- trees in this area
- 49.1K
- more trees needed
- 42.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Microdistrict 6, 100000 Temirtau, Kazakhstan (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 22, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Temirtau · AQI 97 (Moderate)
Temirtau's tree count comes to 49,062 trees across 12.19 km² of land, 14 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 42,358 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Temirtau today: AQI 97, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 250 km, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Estimate · model corrected with 2 station cities within 250 km, e.g. Karaganda and Ekibastuz
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
33.6
PM10
10.1
NO₂
8.3
O₃
62.0
SO₂
36.7
CO
229.0
- 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 Temirtau's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 140 on Nov 5.
Where Temirtau stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Temirtau: Critically low
16.1% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.19 km² of land.
Trees in this area
49,062
Target trees
91,420
More trees needed
42,358
CO₂ if planted / yr
931.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Temirtau lost?
There was very little forest around Temirtau in 2000, about 63 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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.
2017: satellite photo from June 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 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 Temirtau?
- Mining and energycleared for good50% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown40% · under 1 ha
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
- 94 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 116 ha
- Overall change
- +22 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Temirtau grew from about 94 hectares to 116 hectares, a net gain of about 22 hectares. New forest grew on about 24 hectares, while 2 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
In the same region
Measured cities near Temirtau
Same 2 km radius, same index — so they compare directly.
- Karagandy29.7 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 148
- Astana164.5 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 17%
- Air quality
- 44
- Ekibastuz249.3 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 6%
- Air quality
- 91
- Pavlodar373.4 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 26%
- Air quality
- 9
- Kokshetau435.2 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 13%
- Air quality
- 15
- Zhezqazghan458.2 km
Kazakhstan
- Tree cover
- 9%
- Air quality
- 18
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Temirtau right now?
The latest reading for Temirtau shows an AQI of 97 (Moderate), observed Nov 11, 13:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, corrected with 2 ground-station cities within 250 km, 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 Temirtau today?
At AQI 97 (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 Temirtau been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Temirtau's daily AQI at 52 on average, from 23 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 140 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 Temirtau lost since 2001?
There was very little forest around Temirtau in 2000, about 63 hectares, and about 1 hectare 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. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Temirtau grew from about 94 hectares to 116 hectares, a net gain of about 22 hectares. New forest grew on about 24 hectares, while 2 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Temirtau?
Temirtau has an estimated 49,062 trees across the 12.19 km² of land measured — 16.1% tree cover, 14 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Temirtau need?
Temirtau needs roughly 42,358 more trees to close a 14-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 931.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Temirtau'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 Microdistrict 6; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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