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Most polluted cities in Wales, United Kingdom, September 2023

3 cities in Wales, United Kingdom ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Cardiff at 12.8 µg/m³, #252 of 2,128 cities in the world. Cleanest: Chepstow at 7.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Cardiff 12.8 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in Wales, United Kingdom ranked for September 2023, 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. 1Cardiff
    58
  2. 2Newport
    49
  3. 3Chepstow
    43
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Wales, United Kingdom, PM2.5, September 2023, smogrank.com/gb/region/wales/history/2023-09 (accessed 8 Oct 2026). Some readings from Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published.

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