City report · Hidalgo, Mexico
Tulancingo Air quality today
Air quality in Tulancingo currently reads AQI 86 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Air quality right now
AQI 86
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 23.8
- tree cover
- 9.5%
- trees in this area
- 29.8K
- more trees needed
- 64.4K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Centro 1er Cuadro, 43600 Tulancingo, Hgo., Mexico (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 12, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Tulancingo · AQI 86 (Moderate)
Tulancingo's tree count comes to 29,845 trees across 12.57 km², 21 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 64,403 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Tulancingo today: AQI 86, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM10 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Tulancingo, 600 m away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
23.8
PM10
125.0
NO₂
38.4
O₃
13.0
SO₂
18.9
CO
3002.6
Data: OpenAQ · Sinaica Mexico
- 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 Tulancingo's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 12 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 88 on Nov 6.
Where Tulancingo stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Tulancingo: Critically low
9.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
29,845
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
64,403
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,417 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Tulancingo lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tulancingo has lost about 167 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 4.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 167 haabout 230 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 4.1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 22 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2024, when about 23 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2002 | 3 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2004 | 1 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2005 | 1 ha | under 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2009 | 4 ha | 3 ha | 7 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2013 | 3 ha | 10 ha | 13 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 15 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | 10 ha | 10 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 12 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | 11 ha | 11 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 3 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | 15 ha | 16 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | 23 ha | 23 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | 14 ha | 15 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Tulancingo?
- Loggingcan grow back69% · 115 ha
- Wildfirescan grow back15% · 24 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good11% · 19 ha
Also: towns and roads, 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
- 5,490 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 5,640 ha
- Overall change
- +147 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tulancingo grew from about 5,490 hectares to 5,640 hectares, a net gain of about 147 hectares (+2.7%). New forest grew on about 211 hectares, while 64 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 Tulancingo right now?
The latest reading for Tulancingo shows an AQI of 86 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by the Tulancingo ground monitoring station, 600 m away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM10. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Tulancingo today?
At AQI 86 (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 Tulancingo been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Tulancingo's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 12 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 88 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Tulancingo lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Tulancingo has lost about 167 hectares of forest (about 230 football pitches): 4.1% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 22 hectares (13%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Tulancingo grew from about 5,490 hectares to 5,640 hectares, a net gain of about 147 hectares (+2.7%). New forest grew on about 211 hectares, while 64 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Tulancingo?
Tulancingo has an estimated 29,845 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 9.5% tree cover, 21 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Tulancingo need?
Tulancingo needs roughly 64,403 more trees to close a 21-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,417 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Tulancingo's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Centro 1er Cuadro, 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 2 km radius around Centro 1er Cuadro; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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