SmogRank / Countries / United Kingdom / January 2024
Most polluted cities in United Kingdom, January 2024
51 cities in United Kingdom ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Derry at 12.6 µg/m³, #488 of 1,960 cities in the world. Cleanest: Penicuik at 3.6. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
- 1DerryNorthern Ireland 12.6
- 2BrightonEngland 11.6
- 3BanbridgeNorthern Ireland 10.8
- 4PlymouthEngland 10.5
- 5NottinghamEngland 10.0
- 6Manchesterlow-cost sensorsEngland 9.9
- 7PortsmouthEngland 9.8
- 8CardiffWales 9.3
- 8Canvey IslandEngland 9.3
- 10CanterburyEngland 9.1
- 10BexleyEngland 9.1
- 12LondonEngland 9.0
- 13SouthamptonEngland 8.9
- 14WarringtonEngland 8.7
- 15GraysEngland 8.6
- 16DartfordEngland 8.5
- 17Briton FerryWales 8.4
- 18BelfastNorthern Ireland 8.3
- 19WiganEngland 8.2
- 20Stoke-on-TrentEngland 8.1
- 20SeafordEngland 8.1
- 20NewportWales 8.1
- 23Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland 8.0
- 24SaltashEngland 7.6
- 24ReadingEngland 7.6
- 24HayesEngland 7.6
- 27Royal Leamington SpaEngland 7.4
- 28Kingston upon HullEngland 7.3
- 28AndoverEngland 7.3
- 30Clacton-on-SeaEngland 7.2
- 30BiggleswadeEngland 7.2
- 32NorwichEngland 7.1
- 32LeedsEngland 7.1
- 34GillinghamEngland 7.0
- 34ChesterfieldEngland 7.0
- 36PrestonEngland 6.9
- 37SheffieldEngland 6.7
- 38IrlamEngland 6.4
- 39YorkEngland 6.3
- 39DagenhamEngland 6.3
- 39BarnsleyEngland 6.3
- 42OxfordEngland 6.2
- 43LiverpoolEngland 6.1
- 43GrangemouthScotland 6.1
- 45Newton AbbotEngland 6.0
- 45MiddlesbroughEngland 6.0
- 47NewmarketEngland 5.9
- 48Newcastle upon TyneEngland 5.5
- 49GlasgowScotland 5.4
- 50EdinburghScotland 4.6
- 51PenicuikScotland 3.6
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+