City report · Florida, United States
West Palm Beach Air quality today
Air quality in West Palm Beach currently reads AQI 25 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Air quality right now
AQI 25
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 4.5
- tree cover
- 19.0%
- trees in this area
- 42.9K
- more trees needed
- 24.8K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around West Palm Beach, FL, 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.
West Palm Beach · AQI 25 (Good)
West Palm Beach's tree count comes to 42,917 trees across 3.5 sq mi (9.04 km²) of land, 11 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 24,847 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in West Palm Beach today: AQI 25, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 09:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Lamstein Lane, 10.4 mi (16.8 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
4.5
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
44.2
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- 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 West Palm Beach's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 37 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 54 on Nov 5.
Where West Palm Beach stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in West Palm Beach: Below target
19.0% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 3.5 sq mi (9.04 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
42,917
Target trees
67,764
More trees needed
24,847
CO₂ if planted / yr
546.6 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has West Palm Beach lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of West Palm Beach has lost about 1,250 acres (504 hectares) of forest (about 940 football fields): 34% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km west of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,250 acres (504 ha)about 940 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 34%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,120 acres (453 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2003, when about 160 acres (65 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 127 acres (51 ha) | 16 acres (7 ha) | 143 acres (58 ha) |
| 2002 | 145 acres (59 ha) | 2 acres (1 ha) | 148 acres (60 ha) |
| 2003 | 159 acres (65 ha) | under 1 ha | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| 2004 | 112 acres (46 ha) | 8 acres (3 ha) | 120 acres (49 ha) |
| 2005 | 122 acres (49 ha) | under 1 ha | 124 acres (50 ha) |
| 2006 | 21 acres (9 ha) | 13 acres (5 ha) | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| 2007 | 45 acres (18 ha) | 38 acres (15 ha) | 83 acres (33 ha) |
| 2008 | 58 acres (23 ha) | under 1 ha | 59 acres (24 ha) |
| 2009 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 22 acres (9 ha) |
| 2010 | 19 acres (8 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2011 | 13 acres (5 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 16 acres (7 ha) |
| 2012 | 6 acres (3 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2013 | 4 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (3 ha) |
| 2014 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 14 acres (6 ha) | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2015 | 66 acres (27 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 69 acres (28 ha) |
| 2016 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (10 ha) |
| 2017 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2018 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 38 acres (15 ha) |
| 2019 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 24 acres (10 ha) |
| 2020 | 24 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| 2021 | 7 acres (3 ha) | 4 acres (2 ha) | 11 acres (5 ha) |
| 2022 | 15 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2023 | 8 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 10 acres (4 ha) |
| 2024 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (2 ha) |
| 2025 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 15 acres (6 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around West Palm Beach?
- Towns and roadscleared for good90% · 1,120 acres (453 ha)
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back8.8% · 109 acres (44 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown1.3% · 17 acres (7 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
- 9,230 acres (3,740 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 9,450 acres (3,830 ha)
- Overall change
- +217 acres (88 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around West Palm Beach grew from about 9,230 acres (3,740 hectares) to 9,450 acres (3,830 hectares), a net gain of about 217 acres (88 hectares) (+2.4%). New forest grew on about 988 acres (400 hectares), while 771 acres (312 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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Frequently asked
Questions about West Palm Beach
What is the air quality (AQI) in West Palm Beach right now?
The latest reading for West Palm Beach shows an AQI of 25 (Good), measured Nov 11, 09:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Lamstein Lane, 10.4 mi (16.8 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in West Palm Beach today?
At AQI 25 (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 West Palm Beach been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put West Palm Beach's daily AQI at 44 on average, from 37 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 54 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 West Palm Beach lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of West Palm Beach has lost about 1,250 acres (504 hectares) of forest (about 940 football fields): 34% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (90%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around West Palm Beach grew from about 9,230 acres (3,740 hectares) to 9,450 acres (3,830 hectares), a net gain of about 217 acres (88 hectares) (+2.4%). New forest grew on about 988 acres (400 hectares), while 771 acres (312 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in West Palm Beach?
West Palm Beach has an estimated 42,917 trees across the 3.5 sq mi (9.04 km²) of land measured — 19.0% tree cover, 11 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does West Palm Beach need?
West Palm Beach needs roughly 24,847 more trees to close a 11-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 546.6 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are West Palm Beach's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near West Palm Beach, 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 West Palm Beach; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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