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Most polluted cities in Quebec, Canada, 2026

16 cities in Quebec, Canada ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (278 of 365 days); 15 above the WHO annual guideline (5.0 µg/m³). Worst: L'Ancienne-Lorette at 8.2 µg/m³, #1,722 of 2,745 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rouyn-Noranda at 4.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.

← Sept-Îles 1% 0.75%0

Every city in Quebec, Canada ranked for 2026, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.

1Sept-Îles
1%
2Rouyn-Noranda
0%
3Trois-Rivières
0%
4Sorel-Tracy
0%
5L'Ancienne-Lorette
0%
6Shawinigan
0%
7Brossard
0%
8Montréal
0%
8Québec
0%
10Granby
0%
11Drummondville
0%
11Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles
0%
13Bécancour
0%
14Sherbrooke
0%
15Saguenay
0%
16Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
0%

Good0–50

Moderate51–100

Sensitive groups101–150

Unhealthy151–200

Very unhealthy201–300

Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Quebec, Canada, PM2.5, 2026 (so far), smogrank.com/ca/region/quebec/history/2026 (accessed 6 Oct 2026).

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