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Most polluted cities in United Kingdom, September 2024

53 cities in United Kingdom ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Newmarket at 10.1 µg/m³, #292 of 1,555 cities in the world. Cleanest: Grangemouth at 3.0. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Newmarket 10.1 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in United Kingdom ranked for September 2024, 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. 1NewmarketEngland
    53
  2. 2Manchesterlow-cost sensorsEngland
    52
  3. 2Kingston upon HullEngland
    52
  4. 2Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland
    52
  5. 5SheffieldEngland
    52
  6. 6CanterburyEngland
    51
  7. 7LeedsEngland
    51
  8. 8LondonEngland
    50
  9. 8LiverpoolEngland
    50
  10. 10Royal Leamington SpaEngland
    49
  11. 10ChesterfieldEngland
    49
  12. 10CardiffWales
    49
  13. 13BarnsleyEngland
    49
  14. 14Clacton-on-SeaEngland
    48
  15. 15GraysEngland
    48
  16. 16NorwichEngland
    47
  17. 16Newcastle upon TyneEngland
    47
  18. 16Canvey IslandEngland
    47
  19. 19Stoke-on-TrentEngland
    47
  20. 19DartfordEngland
    47
  21. 19BexleyEngland
    47
  22. 22BelfastNorthern Ireland
    46
  23. 23DerryNorthern Ireland
    45
  24. 24WiganEngland
    44
  25. 25PlymouthEngland
    43
  26. 25HayesEngland
    43
  27. 27NewportWales
    43
  28. 28YorkEngland
    42
  29. 28ReadingEngland
    42
  30. 28PortsmouthEngland
    42
  31. 31PrestonEngland
    42
  32. 32IrlamEngland
    41
  33. 32GillinghamEngland
    41
  34. 32Cheadle HulmeEngland
    41
  35. 32BristolEngland
    41
  36. 36MiddlesbroughEngland
    41
  37. 37AndoverEngland
    39
  38. 38SouthamptonEngland
    38
  39. 38OxfordEngland
    38
  40. 38BiggleswadeEngland
    38
  41. 41High PeakEngland
    38
  42. 42GlasgowScotland
    37
  43. 43SpekeEngland
    37
  44. 43BarnstapleEngland
    37
  45. 45SeafordEngland
    36
  46. 46DagenhamEngland
    35
  47. 47WarringtonEngland
    34
  48. 48EdinburghScotland
    32
  49. 49Briton FerryWales
    31
  50. 50SaltashEngland
    26
  51. 51PenicuikScotland
    24
  52. 52Newton AbbotEngland
    23
  53. 53GrangemouthScotland
    17
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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