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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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Low1–3
Moderate4–6
High7–9
Very high10

The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (1 to 10), PM2.5 bands. 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/m³Low
Edinburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Aberdeen≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Dundee≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Paisley≈ 5 µg/m³Low
East Kilbride≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Livingston≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Dunfermline≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Meikle Earnock≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Hamilton≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Cumbernauld≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Kirkcaldy≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Inverness≈ 3 µg/m³Low
Perth≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Kilmarnock≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Dumfries≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Ayr≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Coatbridge≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Greenock≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Glenrothes≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Stirling≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Airdrie≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Falkirk≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Irvine≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Motherwell≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Rutherglen≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Cambuslang≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Wishaw≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Bearsden≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Newton Mearns≈ 4 µg/m³Low
Clydebank≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Elgin≈ 3 µg/m³Low
Vale of Leven≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Renfrew≈ 5 µg/m³Low
Bishopbriggs≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Arbroath≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Musselburgh≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Bathgate≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Alloa≈ 6 µg/m³Low
Dumbarton≈ 5 µg/m³Low

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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 UK DAQI PM2.5 sub-index.