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Most polluted cities in Scotland, United Kingdom

0 measured cities, this year.

Northern IrelandEngland: 5 measured citiesScotland
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.

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Excellent0–50
Good51–100
Lightly polluted101–150
Moderately polluted151–200
Heavily polluted201–300
Severely polluted301+

China's Air Quality Index (HJ 633-2012), PM2.5 individual index. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Scotland cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City7-day estimateBand
Glasgow≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Edinburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Aberdeen≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Dundee≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Paisley≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
East Kilbride≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Livingston≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Dunfermline≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Meikle Earnock≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Hamilton≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Cumbernauld≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Kirkcaldy≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Inverness≈ 3 µg/m³Excellent
Perth≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Kilmarnock≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Dumfries≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Ayr≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Coatbridge≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Greenock≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Glenrothes≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Stirling≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Airdrie≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Falkirk≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Irvine≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Motherwell≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Rutherglen≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Cambuslang≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Wishaw≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Bearsden≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Newton Mearns≈ 4 µg/m³Excellent
Clydebank≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Elgin≈ 3 µg/m³Excellent
Vale of Leven≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Renfrew≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent
Bishopbriggs≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Arbroath≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Musselburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Bathgate≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Alloa≈ 6 µg/m³Excellent
Dumbarton≈ 5 µg/m³Excellent

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Scotland, United Kingdom, PM2.5, this year to 2 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC, smogrank.com/gb/region/scotland?w=year.

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Updated 2026-10-02 04:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.