The world's most polluted cities, ranked

478 of 2,622 measured cities in 86 countries breathed air above the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³ over the last 30 days. The worst was Miryang, South Korea, at 307.9.

#262 Linares 26.3 µg/m³, more polluted than 89% of 2,622
← Miryang 307.9 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every ranked city, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 307.9
  2. 2HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea 287.9
  3. 3NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea 248.9
  4. 4SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 224.6
  5. 5GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea 195.2
  6. 6Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 182.7
  7. 7Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 176.6
  8. 8KosongGangwon-do, South Korea 171.4
  9. 9SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea 168.9
  10. 10AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 165.3
  11. 11SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 143.3
  12. 12NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 135.7
  13. 13ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea 128.5
  14. 14MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea 127.0
  15. 15KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea 126.8
  16. 16JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea 125.8
  17. 17HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 125.3
  18. 18Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea 124.8
  19. 19CheorwonGangwon-do, South Korea 124.1
  20. 20KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 123.1
  21. 21GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 114.3
  22. 22ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 112.5
  23. 23YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 111.3
  24. 24PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 110.8
  25. 25BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea 110.5
  26. 26YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 110.3
  27. 27YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 108.8
  28. 28NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea 108.3
  29. 29YangsanGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 107.0
  30. 30BuyeoChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 106.3
  31. 30HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea 106.3
  32. 32GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea 103.3
  33. 33TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 101.0
  34. 34GangneungGangwon-do, South Korea 99.0
  35. 35Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 97.1
  36. 36YeonggwangJeollanam-do, South Korea 96.2
  37. 37YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 95.5
  38. 38JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 95.3
  39. 39Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea 95.2
  40. 40KoesanNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 95.1
  41. 41GoseongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 95.0
  42. 42YeongdongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 94.9
  43. 42YangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 94.9
  44. 42BoryeongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 94.9
  45. 45JangheungJeollanam-do, South Korea 92.0
  46. 46Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea 91.9
  47. 47Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea 90.6
  48. 48Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 90.5
  49. 49MuanJeollanam-do, South Korea 89.6
  50. 50HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 89.3
All 2,622 cities
Good0–5
Fair6–15
Moderate16–50
Poor51–90
Very poor91–140
Extremely poor141+

The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Who led, day by day

Hwasun2 days #12026-09-02: 424.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 13.4 µg/m³2026-09-04: 8.0 µg/m³2026-09-05: 422.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-06: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-07: 12.2 µg/m³2026-09-08: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 9.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 839.0 µg/m³, #42026-09-11: 426.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 843.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-13: 844.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-14: 845.0 µg/m³, #82026-09-15: 433.0 µg/m³2026-09-16: 15.4 µg/m³2026-09-17: 423.0 µg/m³2026-09-18: 424.0 µg/m³2026-09-19: 425.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-20: 425.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-21: 428.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 12.6 µg/m³2026-09-23: 12.1 µg/m³2026-09-24: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-25: 17.3 µg/m³2026-09-26: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-27: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-28: 10.8 µg/m³2026-09-29: 10.9 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.0 µg/m³2026-10-01: 8.3 µg/m³Miryang2 days #12026-09-02: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-03: 15.8 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.3 µg/m³2026-09-05: 5.4 µg/m³2026-09-06: 10.3 µg/m³2026-09-07: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-08: 7.1 µg/m³2026-09-09: 840.0 µg/m³, #72026-09-10: 423.0 µg/m³2026-09-11: 839.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 425.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-15: 14.4 µg/m³2026-09-16: 842.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-18: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-19: 842.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-20: 842.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-21: 844.0 µg/m³, #72026-09-22: 10.6 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.0 µg/m³2026-09-24: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 19.6 µg/m³2026-09-26: 10.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-28: 15.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 14.0 µg/m³2026-09-30: 9.8 µg/m³2026-10-01: 11.4 µg/m³Gurugram2 days #12026-09-02: 48.7 µg/m³2026-09-03: 46.3 µg/m³2026-09-04: 30.4 µg/m³2026-09-05: 28.9 µg/m³2026-09-06: 33.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 45.1 µg/m³2026-09-08: 28.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 52.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 82.9 µg/m³2026-09-11: 66.4 µg/m³2026-09-12: 33.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 24.3 µg/m³2026-09-14: 38.2 µg/m³2026-09-15: 44.2 µg/m³2026-09-16: 31.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 33.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 34.3 µg/m³2026-09-19: 111.0 µg/m³, #102026-09-20: 122.9 µg/m³, #92026-09-21: 160.5 µg/m³2026-09-22: 165.1 µg/m³, #42026-09-23: 170.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-24: 112.2 µg/m³, #22026-09-25: 47.2 µg/m³2026-09-26: 57.0 µg/m³2026-09-27: 60.9 µg/m³2026-09-28: 104.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-29: 20.5 µg/m³Kinshasa2 days #12026-09-02: 70.1 µg/m³2026-09-03: 43.2 µg/m³2026-09-04: 73.1 µg/m³2026-09-05: 51.9 µg/m³2026-09-06: 78.5 µg/m³2026-09-07: 111.2 µg/m³2026-09-08: 138.0 µg/m³2026-09-09: 58.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 70.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 83.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 70.9 µg/m³2026-09-14: 86.5 µg/m³2026-09-15: 102.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 51.1 µg/m³2026-09-17: 56.0 µg/m³2026-09-18: 72.4 µg/m³2026-09-19: 71.9 µg/m³2026-09-20: 73.4 µg/m³2026-09-21: 71.2 µg/m³2026-09-23: 113.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-24: 151.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-25: 114.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-26: 65.6 µg/m³2026-09-27: 50.1 µg/m³2026-09-28: 58.2 µg/m³2026-09-30: 75.5 µg/m³, #42026-10-01: 48.5 µg/m³Gujranwala2 days #12026-09-02: 48.3 µg/m³2026-09-03: 50.9 µg/m³2026-09-04: 45.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 63.5 µg/m³2026-09-06: 51.0 µg/m³2026-09-07: 69.1 µg/m³2026-09-08: 80.0 µg/m³2026-09-09: 65.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 49.4 µg/m³2026-09-11: 58.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 59.6 µg/m³2026-09-13: 77.4 µg/m³, #72026-09-14: 46.7 µg/m³2026-09-15: 45.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 55.2 µg/m³2026-09-17: 34.1 µg/m³2026-09-18: 46.2 µg/m³2026-09-19: 89.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 87.6 µg/m³2026-09-21: 130.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 108.5 µg/m³, #62026-09-23: 104.0 µg/m³, #42026-09-24: 96.4 µg/m³, #52026-09-25: 83.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-26: 67.8 µg/m³, #102026-09-27: 105.5 µg/m³, #12026-09-28: 53.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 52.5 µg/m³2026-09-30: 81.0 µg/m³, #32026-10-01: 104.0 µg/m³, #1Yesan1 day #12026-09-02: 1,270.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-03: 21.0 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-06: 6.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 8.9 µg/m³2026-09-08: 16.4 µg/m³2026-09-09: 840.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-10: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-11: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 22.2 µg/m³2026-09-13: 26.0 µg/m³2026-09-14: 21.9 µg/m³2026-09-15: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-16: 13.3 µg/m³2026-09-17: 7.6 µg/m³2026-09-18: 840.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-19: 9.9 µg/m³2026-09-20: 14.0 µg/m³2026-09-21: 17.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 17.3 µg/m³2026-09-23: 19.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 19.6 µg/m³2026-09-25: 20.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 10.7 µg/m³2026-09-27: 13.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 17.0 µg/m³2026-09-29: 18.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 17.2 µg/m³2026-10-01: 5.8 µg/m³Gaigeturi1 day #12026-09-02: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-03: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-04: 632.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-05: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-06: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-07: 12.3 µg/m³2026-09-08: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 425.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 215.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 7.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 6.6 µg/m³2026-09-14: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-15: 8.6 µg/m³2026-09-16: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-17: 628.3 µg/m³2026-09-18: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 6.8 µg/m³2026-09-21: 11.7 µg/m³2026-09-22: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-23: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 9.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.7 µg/m³2026-09-26: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-27: 3.7 µg/m³2026-09-28: 6.7 µg/m³2026-09-29: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 7.3 µg/m³2026-10-01: 6.4 µg/m³Yecheon1 day #12026-09-02: 421.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-04: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-05: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-06: 7.6 µg/m³2026-09-07: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-08: 10.3 µg/m³2026-09-09: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-10: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-11: 7.4 µg/m³2026-09-12: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-13: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 14.5 µg/m³2026-09-16: 843.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 5.9 µg/m³2026-09-18: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-20: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-21: 12.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 17.8 µg/m³2026-09-26: 9.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-28: 12.2 µg/m³2026-09-29: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.9 µg/m³2026-10-01: 8.4 µg/m³Cheorwon1 day #12026-09-02: 427.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 13.0 µg/m³2026-09-04: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-05: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-06: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-07: 1,050.5 µg/m³, #32026-09-08: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-09: 217.2 µg/m³2026-09-10: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-11: 11.2 µg/m³2026-09-12: 16.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 17.5 µg/m³2026-09-14: 19.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 13.5 µg/m³2026-09-16: 12.4 µg/m³2026-09-17: 11.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 218.6 µg/m³2026-09-19: 12.4 µg/m³2026-09-20: 13.7 µg/m³2026-09-21: 224.2 µg/m³2026-09-22: 20.0 µg/m³2026-09-23: 18.5 µg/m³2026-09-24: 19.9 µg/m³2026-09-25: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-27: 15.8 µg/m³2026-09-28: 16.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-30: 15.5 µg/m³2026-10-01: 9.5 µg/m³T’aebaek1 day #12026-09-02: 419.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 3.7 µg/m³2026-09-04: 3.3 µg/m³2026-09-05: 2.3 µg/m³2026-09-06: 4.1 µg/m³2026-09-07: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-08: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-09: 3.1 µg/m³2026-09-10: 2.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 3.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-14: 11.1 µg/m³2026-09-15: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-16: 7.3 µg/m³2026-09-17: 3.1 µg/m³2026-09-18: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-19: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-20: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-21: 6.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 5.4 µg/m³2026-09-23: 4.6 µg/m³2026-09-24: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.3 µg/m³2026-09-26: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-27: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-28: 8.6 µg/m³2026-09-29: 4.8 µg/m³2026-09-30: 7.6 µg/m³2026-10-01: 9.0 µg/m³Sep 2Oct 1
Every city that was the world's most polluted on at least one of the last 30 days. Filled square: #1 that day; ring: in the top 10; dot: measured but lower. Each city's own local day.

The world's air, last 30 days

2026-09-02: 126 of 2638 cities extremely poor (5%)2026-09-02: 3 of 2638 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-02: 15 of 2638 cities poor (1%)2026-09-02: 302 of 2638 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-02: 1302 of 2638 cities fair (49%)2026-09-02: 890 of 2638 cities good (34%)Sep 22026-09-03: 23 of 2661 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-03: 2 of 2661 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-03: 20 of 2661 cities poor (1%)2026-09-03: 305 of 2661 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-03: 1241 of 2661 cities fair (47%)2026-09-03: 1070 of 2661 cities good (40%)2026-09-04: 17 of 2654 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-04: 24 of 2654 cities poor (1%)2026-09-04: 313 of 2654 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-04: 1042 of 2654 cities fair (39%)2026-09-04: 1258 of 2654 cities good (47%)2026-09-05: 14 of 2665 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-05: 1 of 2665 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-05: 19 of 2665 cities poor (1%)2026-09-05: 325 of 2665 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-05: 990 of 2665 cities fair (37%)2026-09-05: 1316 of 2665 cities good (49%)2026-09-06: 11 of 2454 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-06: 6 of 2454 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-06: 16 of 2454 cities poor (1%)2026-09-06: 285 of 2454 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-06: 1051 of 2454 cities fair (43%)2026-09-06: 1085 of 2454 cities good (44%)2026-09-07: 23 of 2634 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-07: 3 of 2634 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-07: 28 of 2634 cities poor (1%)2026-09-07: 290 of 2634 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-07: 1094 of 2634 cities fair (42%)2026-09-07: 1196 of 2634 cities good (45%)Sep 72026-09-08: 12 of 2595 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-08: 3 of 2595 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-08: 34 of 2595 cities poor (1%)2026-09-08: 318 of 2595 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-08: 1329 of 2595 cities fair (51%)2026-09-08: 899 of 2595 cities good (35%)2026-09-09: 32 of 2629 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-09: 4 of 2629 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-09: 34 of 2629 cities poor (1%)2026-09-09: 317 of 2629 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-09: 1077 of 2629 cities fair (41%)2026-09-09: 1165 of 2629 cities good (44%)2026-09-10: 22 of 2575 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-10: 3 of 2575 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-10: 27 of 2575 cities poor (1%)2026-09-10: 324 of 2575 cities moderate (13%)2026-09-10: 1009 of 2575 cities fair (39%)2026-09-10: 1190 of 2575 cities good (46%)2026-09-11: 31 of 2408 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-11: 1 of 2408 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-11: 25 of 2408 cities poor (1%)2026-09-11: 325 of 2408 cities moderate (13%)2026-09-11: 1006 of 2408 cities fair (42%)2026-09-11: 1020 of 2408 cities good (42%)2026-09-12: 6 of 2483 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-12: 3 of 2483 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-12: 23 of 2483 cities poor (1%)2026-09-12: 339 of 2483 cities moderate (14%)2026-09-12: 1333 of 2483 cities fair (54%)2026-09-12: 779 of 2483 cities good (31%)2026-09-13: 5 of 2299 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-13: 1 of 2299 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-13: 22 of 2299 cities poor (1%)2026-09-13: 376 of 2299 cities moderate (16%)2026-09-13: 1067 of 2299 cities fair (46%)2026-09-13: 828 of 2299 cities good (36%)2026-09-14: 17 of 2453 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-14: 3 of 2453 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-14: 19 of 2453 cities poor (1%)2026-09-14: 361 of 2453 cities moderate (15%)2026-09-14: 973 of 2453 cities fair (40%)2026-09-14: 1080 of 2453 cities good (44%)Sep 142026-09-15: 22 of 2548 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-15: 4 of 2548 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-15: 20 of 2548 cities poor (1%)2026-09-15: 356 of 2548 cities moderate (14%)2026-09-15: 1136 of 2548 cities fair (45%)2026-09-15: 1010 of 2548 cities good (40%)2026-09-16: 35 of 2623 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-16: 2 of 2623 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-16: 36 of 2623 cities poor (1%)2026-09-16: 350 of 2623 cities moderate (13%)2026-09-16: 1158 of 2623 cities fair (44%)2026-09-16: 1042 of 2623 cities good (40%)2026-09-17: 23 of 2605 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-17: 2 of 2605 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-17: 29 of 2605 cities poor (1%)2026-09-17: 305 of 2605 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-17: 1288 of 2605 cities fair (49%)2026-09-17: 958 of 2605 cities good (37%)2026-09-18: 23 of 2687 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-18: 18 of 2687 cities poor (1%)2026-09-18: 303 of 2687 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-18: 1437 of 2687 cities fair (53%)2026-09-18: 906 of 2687 cities good (34%)2026-09-19: 9 of 2687 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-19: 1 of 2687 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-19: 39 of 2687 cities poor (1%)2026-09-19: 287 of 2687 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-19: 1479 of 2687 cities fair (55%)2026-09-19: 872 of 2687 cities good (32%)2026-09-20: 7 of 2423 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-20: 4 of 2423 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-20: 45 of 2423 cities poor (2%)2026-09-20: 259 of 2423 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-20: 1059 of 2423 cities fair (44%)2026-09-20: 1049 of 2423 cities good (43%)2026-09-21: 27 of 2553 cities extremely poor (1%)2026-09-21: 7 of 2553 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-21: 42 of 2553 cities poor (2%)2026-09-21: 285 of 2553 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-21: 955 of 2553 cities fair (37%)2026-09-21: 1237 of 2553 cities good (48%)Sep 212026-09-22: 4 of 2629 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-22: 6 of 2629 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-22: 61 of 2629 cities poor (2%)2026-09-22: 293 of 2629 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-22: 1178 of 2629 cities fair (45%)2026-09-22: 1087 of 2629 cities good (41%)2026-09-23: 1 of 2686 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-23: 10 of 2686 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-23: 59 of 2686 cities poor (2%)2026-09-23: 308 of 2686 cities moderate (11%)2026-09-23: 1318 of 2686 cities fair (49%)2026-09-23: 990 of 2686 cities good (37%)2026-09-24: 1 of 2702 cities extremely poor (0%)2026-09-24: 6 of 2702 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-24: 44 of 2702 cities poor (2%)2026-09-24: 399 of 2702 cities moderate (15%)2026-09-24: 1358 of 2702 cities fair (50%)2026-09-24: 894 of 2702 cities good (33%)2026-09-25: 3 of 2660 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-25: 28 of 2660 cities poor (1%)2026-09-25: 395 of 2660 cities moderate (15%)2026-09-25: 1429 of 2660 cities fair (54%)2026-09-25: 805 of 2660 cities good (30%)2026-09-26: 2 of 2667 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-26: 28 of 2667 cities poor (1%)2026-09-26: 316 of 2667 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-26: 1528 of 2667 cities fair (57%)2026-09-26: 793 of 2667 cities good (30%)2026-09-27: 2 of 2558 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-27: 23 of 2558 cities poor (1%)2026-09-27: 296 of 2558 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-27: 1398 of 2558 cities fair (55%)2026-09-27: 839 of 2558 cities good (33%)2026-09-28: 1 of 2637 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-28: 22 of 2637 cities poor (1%)2026-09-28: 328 of 2637 cities moderate (12%)2026-09-28: 1485 of 2637 cities fair (56%)2026-09-28: 801 of 2637 cities good (30%)Sep 282026-09-29: 1 of 2672 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-29: 28 of 2672 cities poor (1%)2026-09-29: 376 of 2672 cities moderate (14%)2026-09-29: 1434 of 2672 cities fair (54%)2026-09-29: 833 of 2672 cities good (31%)2026-09-30: 1 of 2422 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-30: 15 of 2422 cities poor (1%)2026-09-30: 244 of 2422 cities moderate (10%)2026-09-30: 1514 of 2422 cities fair (63%)2026-09-30: 648 of 2422 cities good (27%)2026-10-01: 1 of 1464 cities very poor (0%)2026-10-01: 8 of 1464 cities poor (1%)2026-10-01: 169 of 1464 cities moderate (12%)2026-10-01: 904 of 1464 cities fair (62%)2026-10-01: 382 of 1464 cities good (26%)Oct 1
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Updated 2026-10-02 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.