City report · Vologda Oblast, Russia
Vologda Air quality today
Air quality in Vologda currently reads AQI 48 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 48
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 8.2
- tree cover
- 39.5%
- trees in this area
- 122K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 2 km radius around Vologda, Vologda Oblast, Russia (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Aug 28, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Vologda · AQI 48 (Good)
Vologda's tree count comes to 122,232 trees across 12.38 km² of land, already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Vologda today: AQI 48, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
8.2
PM10
9.4
NO₂
6.4
O₃
56.0
SO₂
4.0
CO
194.0
- 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 Vologda's daily AQI at 20 on average, from 11 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 8.
Where Vologda stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Vologda: Healthy tree cover
39.5% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.38 km² of land.
Trees in this area
122,232
Target trees
122,232
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Vologda lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vologda has lost about 389 hectares of forest (about 540 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 108 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 3 km northwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 389 haabout 540 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 108 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2003, when about 83 hectares of forest were lost, mostly to wildfires.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | 41 ha | 42 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | 82 ha | 83 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 4 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 3 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2007 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2008 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2009 | 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2010 | 3 ha | 12 ha | 15 ha |
| 2011 | 2 ha | 10 ha | 11 ha |
| 2012 | 2 ha | 1 ha | 4 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | 68 ha | 68 ha |
| 2014 | 2 ha | 20 ha | 22 ha |
| 2015 | 2 ha | 4 ha | 5 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | 3 ha | 4 ha |
| 2017 | 4 ha | 2 ha | 6 ha |
| 2018 | 32 ha | 5 ha | 37 ha |
| 2019 | 7 ha | 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2020 | 3 ha | under 1 ha | 3 ha |
| 2021 | 7 ha | under 1 ha | 8 ha |
| 2022 | 5 ha | under 1 ha | 5 ha |
| 2023 | 11 ha | 4 ha | 15 ha |
| 2024 | 10 ha | 8 ha | 19 ha |
| 2025 | 8 ha | 1 ha | 9 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Vologda?
- Wildfirescan grow back52% · 203 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good25% · 96 ha
- Loggingcan grow back18% · 71 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
- 6,120 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 7,370 ha
- Overall change
- +1,250 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vologda grew from about 6,120 hectares to 7,370 hectares, a net gain of about 1,250 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 1,410 hectares, while 154 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 Vologda right now?
The latest reading for Vologda shows an AQI of 48 (Good), observed Nov 10, 14:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Vologda today?
At AQI 48 (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 Vologda been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Vologda's daily AQI at 20 on average, from 11 on Nov 6 to an hourly peak of 52 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Vologda lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Vologda has lost about 389 hectares of forest (about 540 football pitches): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to wildfires, so much of it can grow back. About 108 hectares (28%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Vologda grew from about 6,120 hectares to 7,370 hectares, a net gain of about 1,250 hectares (+20%). New forest grew on about 1,410 hectares, while 154 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Vologda?
Vologda has an estimated 122,232 trees across the 12.38 km² of land measured — 39.5% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Vologda need?
Vologda has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Vologda'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 Vologda; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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