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Most polluted cities in Wales, United Kingdom, October 2024

4 cities in Wales, United Kingdom ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Cardiff at 6.5 µg/m³, #1,265 of 1,966 cities in the world. Cleanest: Cwmafan at 3.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

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Every city in Wales, United Kingdom ranked for October 2024, 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
    36
  2. 2Newport
    35
  3. 3Chepstow
    32
  4. 4Cwmafan
    21
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, October 2024, smogrank.com/gb/region/wales/history/2024-10 (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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