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Most polluted cities in United Kingdom, November 2023

53 cities in United Kingdom ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Nottingham at 11.3 µg/m³, #300 of 1,891 cities in the world. Cleanest: Penicuik at 2.0. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1NottinghamEngland
    11.3
  2. 2DerryNorthern Ireland
    10.6
  3. 3Manchesterlow-cost sensorsEngland
    10.2
  4. 4CardiffWales
    9.1
  5. 5LeedsEngland
    8.9
  6. 6WiganEngland
    8.8
  7. 7BanbridgeNorthern Ireland
    8.6
  8. 8BristolEngland
    8.3
  9. 8BarnstapleEngland
    8.3
  10. 10YorkEngland
    8.2
  11. 10GraysEngland
    8.2
  12. 12PlymouthEngland
    8.0
  13. 12LondonEngland
    8.0
  14. 14Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland
    7.9
  15. 14BelfastNorthern Ireland
    7.9
  16. 16Kingston upon HullEngland
    7.7
  17. 16BrightonEngland
    7.7
  18. 18BarnsleyEngland
    7.6
  19. 19Stoke-on-TrentEngland
    7.3
  20. 19PrestonEngland
    7.3
  21. 19Canvey IslandEngland
    7.3
  22. 22NorwichEngland
    7.2
  23. 23ReadingEngland
    7.1
  24. 23IrlamEngland
    7.1
  25. 23BexleyEngland
    7.1
  26. 26WarringtonEngland
    6.9
  27. 26SheffieldEngland
    6.9
  28. 26DartfordEngland
    6.9
  29. 26ChesterfieldEngland
    6.9
  30. 30SouthamptonEngland
    6.8
  31. 30HayesEngland
    6.8
  32. 32NewportWales
    6.7
  33. 32Royal Leamington SpaEngland
    6.7
  34. 34PortsmouthEngland
    6.6
  35. 35MiddlesbroughEngland
    6.5
  36. 36LiverpoolEngland
    6.0
  37. 36DagenhamEngland
    6.0
  38. 36Clacton-on-SeaEngland
    6.0
  39. 36BiggleswadeEngland
    6.0
  40. 40Newcastle upon TyneEngland
    5.7
  41. 40Briton FerryWales
    5.7
  42. 42SpekeEngland
    5.6
  43. 42SeafordEngland
    5.6
  44. 42NewmarketEngland
    5.6
  45. 45OxfordEngland
    5.3
  46. 46GillinghamEngland
    5.2
  47. 46AndoverEngland
    5.2
  48. 48GrangemouthScotland
    4.7
  49. 48GlasgowScotland
    4.7
  50. 50Newton AbbotEngland
    4.1
  51. 51EdinburghScotland
    4.0
  52. 52SaltashEngland
    3.1
  53. 53PenicuikScotland
    2.0
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

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