SmogRank / Japan / Kyoto

Air quality in Kyoto

Kyoto, Japan. PM2.5 from 9 reference monitors, updated hourly.

6.3 µg/m³
Good

Mean for 30 Sept, the most recent day with readings, 0.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline. No hourly readings have reached us since; some networks publish days late.

Rank

24 h
–
not enough data
7 days
#999
of 2,327 · 7.8 µg/m³
30 days
#997
of 2,325 · 6.6 µg/m³
Year
#812
of 2,160 · 9.4 µg/m³

Hour by hour

No hourly readings in the last few days. The chart returns when the monitors' data arrives.

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: 6.8 µg/m³2025-09-30: 4.8 µg/m³2025-10-01: 6.2 µg/m³2025-10-02: 6.9 µg/m³2025-10-03: 8.1 µg/m³2025-10-04: 5.6 µg/m³2025-10-05: 4.7 µg/m³2025-10-06: 7.2 µg/m³2025-10-07: 9.1 µg/m³2025-10-08: 7.7 µg/m³2025-10-09: 6.7 µg/m³2025-10-10: 7.2 µg/m³2025-10-11: 5.5 µg/m³2025-10-12: 5.3 µg/m³2025-10-13: 5.0 µg/m³2025-10-14: 7.5 µg/m³2025-10-15: 3.8 µg/m³2025-10-16: 4.5 µg/m³2025-10-17: 7.2 µg/m³2025-10-18: 6.7 µg/m³2025-10-19: 3.6 µg/m³2025-10-20: 4.1 µg/m³2025-10-21: 3.4 µg/m³2025-10-22: 5.7 µg/m³2025-10-23: 5.9 µg/m³2025-10-24: 5.9 µg/m³2025-10-25: 6.2 µg/m³2025-10-26: 3.0 µg/m³2025-10-27: 8.2 µg/m³2025-10-28: 7.7 µg/m³2025-10-29: 7.7 µg/m³2025-10-30: 10.3 µg/m³2025-10-31: 8.7 µg/m³2025-11-01: 5.3 µg/m³2025-11-02: 9.5 µg/m³2025-11-03: 5.5 µg/m³2025-11-04: 5.3 µg/m³2025-11-05: 6.5 µg/m³2025-11-06: 6.8 µg/m³2025-11-07: 10.7 µg/m³2025-11-08: 12.4 µg/m³2025-11-09: 8.3 µg/m³2025-11-10: 9.2 µg/m³2025-11-11: 9.2 µg/m³2025-11-12: 7.4 µg/m³2025-11-13: 12.6 µg/m³2025-11-14: 13.7 µg/m³2025-11-15: 8.6 µg/m³2025-11-16: 7.2 µg/m³2025-11-17: 13.1 µg/m³2025-11-18: 6.9 µg/m³2025-11-19: 4.3 µg/m³2025-11-20: 7.8 µg/m³2025-11-21: 12.8 µg/m³2025-11-22: 9.6 µg/m³2025-11-23: 10.3 µg/m³2025-11-24: 16.3 µg/m³2025-11-25: 15.6 µg/m³2025-11-26: 12.6 µg/m³2025-11-27: 19.0 µg/m³2025-11-28: 12.5 µg/m³2025-11-29: 7.0 µg/m³2025-11-30: 10.5 µg/m³2025-12-01: 14.5 µg/m³2025-12-02: 16.8 µg/m³2025-12-03: 7.3 µg/m³2025-12-04: 4.5 µg/m³2025-12-05: 4.8 µg/m³2025-12-06: 6.7 µg/m³2025-12-07: 12.4 µg/m³2025-12-08: 14.2 µg/m³2025-12-09: 6.4 µg/m³2025-12-10: 7.2 µg/m³2025-12-11: 9.0 µg/m³2025-12-12: 4.0 µg/m³2025-12-13: 4.8 µg/m³2025-12-14: 8.3 µg/m³2025-12-15: 3.5 µg/m³2025-12-16: 9.0 µg/m³2025-12-17: 15.0 µg/m³2025-12-18: 4.8 µg/m³2025-12-19: 6.9 µg/m³2025-12-20: 6.2 µg/m³2025-12-21: 6.9 µg/m³2025-12-22: 5.3 µg/m³2025-12-23: 7.3 µg/m³2025-12-24: 5.0 µg/m³2025-12-25: 5.4 µg/m³2025-12-26: 4.1 µg/m³2025-12-27: 5.2 µg/m³2025-12-28: 7.8 µg/m³2025-12-29: 9.3 µg/m³2025-12-30: 12.8 µg/m³2025-12-31: 6.0 µg/m³2026-01-01: 3.7 µg/m³2026-01-02: 3.8 µg/m³2026-01-03: 2.7 µg/m³2026-01-04: 8.5 µg/m³2026-01-05: 12.5 µg/m³2026-01-06: 4.4 µg/m³2026-01-07: 8.8 µg/m³2026-01-08: 7.2 µg/m³2026-01-09: 5.0 µg/m³2026-01-10: 9.0 µg/m³2026-01-11: 7.2 µg/m³2026-01-12: 8.4 µg/m³2026-01-13: 10.6 µg/m³2026-01-14: 7.6 µg/m³2026-01-15: 16.8 µg/m³2026-01-16: 19.5 µg/m³2026-01-17: 24.1 µg/m³2026-01-18: 13.7 µg/m³2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: 4.1 µg/m³2026-01-21: 4.2 µg/m³2026-01-22: 3.0 µg/m³2026-01-23: 6.3 µg/m³2026-01-24: no data2026-01-25: no data2026-01-26: 5.4 µg/m³2026-01-27: 11.1 µg/m³2026-01-28: 5.5 µg/m³2026-01-29: no data2026-01-30: 3.9 µg/m³2026-01-31: 3.9 µg/m³2026-02-01: 8.6 µg/m³2026-02-02: 13.0 µg/m³2026-02-03: 5.8 µg/m³2026-02-04: 11.8 µg/m³2026-02-05: 19.1 µg/m³2026-02-06: 13.7 µg/m³2026-02-07: 3.6 µg/m³2026-02-08: 2.7 µg/m³2026-02-09: 5.0 µg/m³2026-02-10: 11.4 µg/m³2026-02-11: 9.0 µg/m³2026-02-12: 18.1 µg/m³2026-02-13: 21.7 µg/m³2026-02-14: 20.2 µg/m³2026-02-15: 15.5 µg/m³2026-02-16: 15.8 µg/m³2026-02-17: 4.9 µg/m³2026-02-18: 8.1 µg/m³2026-02-19: 6.0 µg/m³2026-02-20: 12.6 µg/m³2026-02-21: 18.1 µg/m³2026-02-22: 13.1 µg/m³2026-02-23: 15.6 µg/m³2026-02-24: 16.5 µg/m³2026-02-25: 4.4 µg/m³2026-02-26: 3.7 µg/m³2026-02-27: 7.6 µg/m³2026-02-28: no data2026-03-01: no data2026-03-02: no data2026-03-03: 4.1 µg/m³2026-03-04: 3.9 µg/m³2026-03-05: 6.6 µg/m³2026-03-06: 9.0 µg/m³2026-03-07: 7.6 µg/m³2026-03-08: 8.6 µg/m³2026-03-09: 8.7 µg/m³2026-03-10: 8.2 µg/m³2026-03-11: 8.1 µg/m³2026-03-12: 6.9 µg/m³2026-03-13: 6.6 µg/m³2026-03-14: 4.1 µg/m³2026-03-15: 3.9 µg/m³2026-03-16: 7.8 µg/m³2026-03-17: 12.2 µg/m³2026-03-18: 14.3 µg/m³2026-03-19: 11.9 µg/m³2026-03-20: 19.0 µg/m³2026-03-21: 19.0 µg/m³2026-03-22: 18.6 µg/m³2026-03-23: 12.3 µg/m³2026-03-24: 21.1 µg/m³2026-03-25: 15.5 µg/m³2026-03-26: 4.4 µg/m³2026-03-27: 14.6 µg/m³2026-03-28: 22.3 µg/m³2026-03-29: 25.2 µg/m³2026-03-30: 18.0 µg/m³2026-03-31: 7.9 µg/m³2026-04-01: 5.2 µg/m³2026-04-02: 8.2 µg/m³2026-04-03: 14.1 µg/m³2026-04-04: 10.7 µg/m³2026-04-05: 6.1 µg/m³2026-04-06: 12.3 µg/m³2026-04-07: 11.9 µg/m³2026-04-08: 11.0 µg/m³2026-04-09: 12.7 µg/m³2026-04-10: 8.9 µg/m³2026-04-11: 11.3 µg/m³2026-04-12: 8.9 µg/m³2026-04-13: 9.6 µg/m³2026-04-14: 12.5 µg/m³2026-04-15: 9.8 µg/m³2026-04-16: 10.3 µg/m³2026-04-17: 11.1 µg/m³2026-04-18: 10.6 µg/m³2026-04-19: 10.3 µg/m³2026-04-20: 11.1 µg/m³2026-04-21: 10.6 µg/m³2026-04-22: 10.5 µg/m³2026-04-23: 8.7 µg/m³2026-04-24: 8.7 µg/m³2026-04-25: 10.5 µg/m³2026-04-26: 9.8 µg/m³2026-04-27: 6.8 µg/m³2026-04-28: 11.9 µg/m³2026-04-29: 11.9 µg/m³2026-04-30: 5.8 µg/m³2026-05-01: 4.0 µg/m³2026-05-02: 10.8 µg/m³2026-05-03: 16.9 µg/m³2026-05-04: 6.4 µg/m³2026-05-05: 6.9 µg/m³2026-05-06: 7.0 µg/m³2026-05-07: 6.5 µg/m³2026-05-08: 8.6 µg/m³2026-05-09: 6.5 µg/m³2026-05-10: 7.5 µg/m³2026-05-11: 8.6 µg/m³2026-05-12: 8.8 µg/m³2026-05-13: 8.8 µg/m³2026-05-14: 11.4 µg/m³2026-05-15: 14.4 µg/m³2026-05-16: 16.3 µg/m³2026-05-17: 8.9 µg/m³2026-05-18: 10.6 µg/m³2026-05-19: 12.1 µg/m³2026-05-20: 9.0 µg/m³2026-05-21: 9.9 µg/m³2026-05-22: 3.4 µg/m³2026-05-23: 4.2 µg/m³2026-05-24: 6.9 µg/m³2026-05-25: 9.1 µg/m³2026-05-26: 7.3 µg/m³2026-05-27: 4.5 µg/m³2026-05-28: 4.7 µg/m³2026-05-29: 6.3 µg/m³2026-05-30: 8.1 µg/m³2026-05-31: 12.7 µg/m³2026-06-01: 12.2 µg/m³2026-06-02: 4.6 µg/m³2026-06-03: 4.3 µg/m³2026-06-04: 9.2 µg/m³2026-06-05: 6.4 µg/m³2026-06-06: 8.0 µg/m³2026-06-07: 6.7 µg/m³2026-06-08: 5.0 µg/m³2026-06-09: 4.8 µg/m³2026-06-10: 4.5 µg/m³2026-06-11: 9.1 µg/m³2026-06-12: 15.5 µg/m³2026-06-13: 13.7 µg/m³2026-06-14: 14.0 µg/m³2026-06-15: 9.2 µg/m³2026-06-16: 12.7 µg/m³2026-06-17: 6.2 µg/m³2026-06-18: 6.1 µg/m³2026-06-19: 12.4 µg/m³2026-06-20: 7.2 µg/m³2026-06-21: 6.9 µg/m³2026-06-22: 3.1 µg/m³2026-06-23: 3.5 µg/m³2026-06-24: 7.2 µg/m³2026-06-25: 3.6 µg/m³2026-06-26: 3.9 µg/m³2026-06-27: 3.1 µg/m³2026-06-28: 7.3 µg/m³2026-06-29: 11.6 µg/m³2026-06-30: 17.9 µg/m³2026-07-01: 19.6 µg/m³2026-07-02: 4.0 µg/m³2026-07-03: 8.8 µg/m³2026-07-04: 9.7 µg/m³2026-07-05: 3.1 µg/m³2026-07-06: 1.7 µg/m³2026-07-07: 6.1 µg/m³2026-07-08: 7.9 µg/m³2026-07-09: 10.5 µg/m³2026-07-10: 8.3 µg/m³2026-07-11: 6.7 µg/m³2026-07-12: 9.8 µg/m³2026-07-13: 11.6 µg/m³2026-07-14: 11.6 µg/m³2026-07-15: 12.1 µg/m³2026-07-16: 17.6 µg/m³2026-07-17: 16.0 µg/m³2026-07-18: 16.7 µg/m³2026-07-19: 12.7 µg/m³2026-07-20: 15.1 µg/m³2026-07-21: 24.5 µg/m³2026-07-22: 28.5 µg/m³2026-07-23: 18.0 µg/m³2026-07-24: 12.6 µg/m³2026-07-25: 14.9 µg/m³2026-07-26: 12.2 µg/m³2026-07-27: 8.9 µg/m³2026-07-28: 10.6 µg/m³2026-07-29: 11.7 µg/m³2026-07-30: 16.5 µg/m³2026-07-31: 12.2 µg/m³2026-08-01: 13.7 µg/m³2026-08-02: 13.5 µg/m³2026-08-03: 15.5 µg/m³2026-08-04: 7.2 µg/m³2026-08-05: 7.1 µg/m³2026-08-06: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-07: 6.5 µg/m³2026-08-08: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-09: 8.0 µg/m³2026-08-10: 7.3 µg/m³2026-08-11: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-12: 6.5 µg/m³2026-08-13: 5.7 µg/m³2026-08-14: 7.9 µg/m³2026-08-15: 4.0 µg/m³2026-08-16: 6.5 µg/m³2026-08-17: 5.7 µg/m³2026-08-18: 5.6 µg/m³2026-08-19: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-20: 9.6 µg/m³2026-08-21: 10.1 µg/m³2026-08-22: 11.3 µg/m³2026-08-23: 10.8 µg/m³2026-08-24: 11.5 µg/m³2026-08-25: 7.7 µg/m³2026-08-26: 5.0 µg/m³2026-08-27: 5.4 µg/m³2026-08-28: 4.9 µg/m³2026-08-29: 8.8 µg/m³2026-08-30: 10.0 µg/m³2026-08-31: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-01: 10.3 µg/m³2026-09-02: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-03: 6.0 µg/m³2026-09-04: 4.0 µg/m³2026-09-05: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-06: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-07: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-08: 5.3 µg/m³2026-09-09: 3.2 µg/m³2026-09-10: 7.5 µg/m³2026-09-11: 3.7 µg/m³2026-09-12: 6.6 µg/m³2026-09-13: 5.1 µg/m³2026-09-14: 5.2 µg/m³2026-09-15: 4.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-18: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-19: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-20: 5.3 µg/m³2026-09-21: 3.8 µg/m³2026-09-22: 9.1 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.9 µg/m³2026-09-24: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-25: 7.1 µg/m³2026-09-26: 10.5 µg/m³2026-09-27: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-28: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-29: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-30: 6.3 µg/m³
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

38 of 358 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#2160OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2025: 9.7 µg/m³Jan 2026: 8.2 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 9.0 µg/m³Feb 2026: 11.3 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 12.1 µg/m³Mar 2026: 11.4 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 11.9 µg/m³Apr 2026: 10.1 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 10.4 µg/m³May 2026: 8.6 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 11.1 µg/m³Jun 2026: 8.0 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 14.0 µg/m³Jul 2026: 12.3 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 12.2 µg/m³Aug 2026: 8.1 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 8.0 µg/m³Sep 2026: 6.6 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 6.3 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 9.9 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 7.8 µg/m³Dec

Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 7.8 µg/m³7.820252025: 6.7 µg/m³6.720242024: 7.8 µg/m³7.820232023: 10.9 µg/m³10.9

Mean PM2.5 for 24 Sept to 30 Sept in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
京都市上京区烏丸通り上立売上ル相国寺門前町６４７の２政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市中京区壬生東高田町１－２１政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市中京区寺町通り御池上ル上本能寺前町４８８政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市中京区西ノ京中保町１の４政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市中京区錦大宮町１１７政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市伏見区村上町３９５政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市南区西九条南田町１の３政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
京都市西京区樫原三宅町２４政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference
向日市森本町天神森４番地の８政府標準利用規約（第2.0版） (Government Standard Terms of Use v2.0)Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring SystemReference

The city's value is the median of its reference monitors each hour; low-cost sensors are listed but not counted when reference monitors exist. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Other cities in Japan

Honmachi 9.6Onomichi 9.5Hita 9.4Ōzu 9.3Kanoya 9.3Kobayashi 9.1Kamisu 9.1Ōyanomachi-noboritate 9.0Minamata 9.0Hitoyoshi 8.9Owariasahi 8.9Hyūga 8.9

30-day averages, µg/m³. All of Japan →

Updated 2026-10-01 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.