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Most polluted cities in Scotland, United Kingdom
No city in Scotland, United Kingdom has enough readings to rank for the last 30 days.
A city joins this ranking with enough days of readings over the last 30 days; none here has that right now, so there is nothing to map or chart.
The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. 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.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Glasgow | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Edinburgh | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Aberdeen | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Dundee | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Paisley | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| East Kilbride | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Livingston | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Dunfermline | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Meikle Earnock | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Hamilton | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Cumbernauld | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Kirkcaldy | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Inverness | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Perth | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Kilmarnock | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Dumfries | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Ayr | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Coatbridge | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Greenock | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Glenrothes | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Stirling | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Airdrie | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Falkirk | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Irvine | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Motherwell | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Rutherglen | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Cambuslang | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Wishaw | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Bearsden | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Newton Mearns | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Clydebank | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Elgin | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Vale of Leven | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Renfrew | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Bishopbriggs | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Arbroath | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Musselburgh | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Bathgate | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Alloa | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Dumbarton | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
Updated 2026-10-02 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors in µg/m³.