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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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Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

PM2.5 in µg/m³, coloured by the US EPA's PM2.5 categories. 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/m³Good
Edinburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Aberdeen≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Dundee≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Paisley≈ 5 µg/m³Good
East Kilbride≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Livingston≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Dunfermline≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Meikle Earnock≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Hamilton≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Cumbernauld≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Kirkcaldy≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Inverness≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Perth≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Kilmarnock≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Dumfries≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Ayr≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Coatbridge≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Greenock≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Glenrothes≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Stirling≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Airdrie≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Falkirk≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Irvine≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Motherwell≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Rutherglen≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Cambuslang≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Wishaw≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Bearsden≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Newton Mearns≈ 4 µg/m³Good
Clydebank≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Elgin≈ 3 µg/m³Good
Vale of Leven≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Renfrew≈ 5 µg/m³Good
Bishopbriggs≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Arbroath≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Musselburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Bathgate≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Alloa≈ 6 µg/m³Good
Dumbarton≈ 5 µg/m³Good

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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 in µg/m³.