SmogRank / Japan / Saitama

Air quality in Saitama

Saitama, Japan. PM2.5 from 10 reference monitors, updated hourly.

6.5 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
#1,235
of 2,333 · 7.0 µg/m³
30 days
#1,391
of 2,331 · 5.8 µg/m³
Year
#1,244
of 2,173 · 8.4 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: 7.1 µg/m³2025-09-30: 6.6 µg/m³2025-10-01: 7.9 µg/m³2025-10-02: 7.3 µg/m³2025-10-03: 9.0 µg/m³2025-10-04: 10.7 µg/m³2025-10-05: 8.1 µg/m³2025-10-06: 8.0 µg/m³2025-10-07: 7.8 µg/m³2025-10-08: 9.6 µg/m³2025-10-09: 7.7 µg/m³2025-10-10: 8.8 µg/m³2025-10-11: 6.5 µg/m³2025-10-12: 5.0 µg/m³2025-10-13: 8.6 µg/m³2025-10-14: 9.0 µg/m³2025-10-15: 5.6 µg/m³2025-10-16: 10.0 µg/m³2025-10-17: 6.6 µg/m³2025-10-18: 8.8 µg/m³2025-10-19: 6.2 µg/m³2025-10-20: 6.7 µg/m³2025-10-21: 4.7 µg/m³2025-10-22: 7.3 µg/m³2025-10-23: 6.7 µg/m³2025-10-24: 7.3 µg/m³2025-10-25: 6.6 µg/m³2025-10-26: 3.6 µg/m³2025-10-27: 4.9 µg/m³2025-10-28: 4.5 µg/m³2025-10-29: 7.6 µg/m³2025-10-30: 15.0 µg/m³2025-10-31: 17.5 µg/m³2025-11-01: 3.9 µg/m³2025-11-02: 7.2 µg/m³2025-11-03: 6.1 µg/m³2025-11-04: 4.9 µg/m³2025-11-05: 11.8 µg/m³2025-11-06: 7.5 µg/m³2025-11-07: 8.5 µg/m³2025-11-08: 10.1 µg/m³2025-11-09: 12.3 µg/m³2025-11-10: 6.8 µg/m³2025-11-11: 4.1 µg/m³2025-11-12: 9.0 µg/m³2025-11-13: 18.1 µg/m³2025-11-14: 15.1 µg/m³2025-11-15: 11.3 µg/m³2025-11-16: 10.0 µg/m³2025-11-17: 13.2 µg/m³2025-11-18: 4.5 µg/m³2025-11-19: 6.4 µg/m³2025-11-20: 10.8 µg/m³2025-11-21: 16.9 µg/m³2025-11-22: 9.1 µg/m³2025-11-23: 11.5 µg/m³2025-11-24: 13.1 µg/m³2025-11-25: 18.8 µg/m³2025-11-26: 10.0 µg/m³2025-11-27: 14.2 µg/m³2025-11-28: 12.1 µg/m³2025-11-29: 5.0 µg/m³2025-11-30: 12.0 µg/m³2025-12-01: 19.4 µg/m³2025-12-02: 19.6 µg/m³2025-12-03: 20.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 4.1 µg/m³2025-12-05: 7.1 µg/m³2025-12-06: 10.9 µg/m³2025-12-07: 14.8 µg/m³2025-12-08: 14.6 µg/m³2025-12-09: 5.0 µg/m³2025-12-10: 10.5 µg/m³2025-12-11: 14.2 µg/m³2025-12-12: 3.0 µg/m³2025-12-13: 5.2 µg/m³2025-12-14: 10.9 µg/m³2025-12-15: 4.0 µg/m³2025-12-16: 8.0 µg/m³2025-12-17: 11.5 µg/m³2025-12-18: 4.0 µg/m³2025-12-19: 13.6 µg/m³2025-12-20: 20.5 µg/m³2025-12-21: 29.9 µg/m³2025-12-22: 2.9 µg/m³2025-12-23: 10.5 µg/m³2025-12-24: 10.8 µg/m³2025-12-25: 13.1 µg/m³2025-12-26: 3.0 µg/m³2025-12-27: 8.5 µg/m³2025-12-28: 11.5 µg/m³2025-12-29: 12.0 µg/m³2025-12-30: 14.9 µg/m³2025-12-31: 8.4 µg/m³2026-01-01: 5.6 µg/m³2026-01-02: 3.8 µg/m³2026-01-03: 3.4 µg/m³2026-01-04: 5.4 µg/m³2026-01-05: 11.4 µg/m³2026-01-06: 2.5 µg/m³2026-01-07: 11.5 µg/m³2026-01-08: 8.1 µg/m³2026-01-09: 5.5 µg/m³2026-01-10: 8.4 µg/m³2026-01-11: 6.7 µg/m³2026-01-12: 5.6 µg/m³2026-01-13: 10.0 µg/m³2026-01-14: 3.5 µg/m³2026-01-15: 10.0 µg/m³2026-01-16: 14.7 µg/m³2026-01-17: 13.8 µg/m³2026-01-18: 6.5 µg/m³2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: 12.0 µg/m³2026-01-21: 4.4 µg/m³2026-01-22: 3.7 µg/m³2026-01-23: 7.0 µg/m³2026-01-24: no data2026-01-25: no data2026-01-26: 4.0 µg/m³2026-01-27: 10.4 µg/m³2026-01-28: 5.1 µg/m³2026-01-29: no data2026-01-30: 4.9 µg/m³2026-01-31: 4.6 µg/m³2026-02-01: 8.4 µg/m³2026-02-02: 7.5 µg/m³2026-02-03: 5.4 µg/m³2026-02-04: 10.9 µg/m³2026-02-05: 20.8 µg/m³2026-02-06: 15.0 µg/m³2026-02-07: 4.2 µg/m³2026-02-08: 4.1 µg/m³2026-02-09: 3.6 µg/m³2026-02-10: 10.2 µg/m³2026-02-11: 15.0 µg/m³2026-02-12: 9.1 µg/m³2026-02-13: 14.5 µg/m³2026-02-14: 18.5 µg/m³2026-02-15: 25.1 µg/m³2026-02-16: 14.8 µg/m³2026-02-17: 7.1 µg/m³2026-02-18: 12.2 µg/m³2026-02-19: 4.4 µg/m³2026-02-20: 8.8 µg/m³2026-02-21: 11.6 µg/m³2026-02-22: 13.3 µg/m³2026-02-23: 14.0 µg/m³2026-02-24: 12.0 µg/m³2026-02-25: 10.0 µg/m³2026-02-26: 3.5 µg/m³2026-02-27: 4.7 µg/m³2026-02-28: 4.5 µg/m³2026-03-01: 7.3 µg/m³2026-03-02: 10.1 µg/m³2026-03-03: 7.1 µg/m³2026-03-04: 1.9 µg/m³2026-03-05: 3.3 µg/m³2026-03-06: 7.3 µg/m³2026-03-07: 7.6 µg/m³2026-03-08: 5.9 µg/m³2026-03-09: 8.1 µg/m³2026-03-10: 5.5 µg/m³2026-03-11: 7.5 µg/m³2026-03-12: 5.5 µg/m³2026-03-13: 7.8 µg/m³2026-03-14: 4.4 µg/m³2026-03-15: 4.2 µg/m³2026-03-16: 6.3 µg/m³2026-03-17: 11.6 µg/m³2026-03-18: 14.5 µg/m³2026-03-19: 10.7 µg/m³2026-03-20: 10.7 µg/m³2026-03-21: 16.0 µg/m³2026-03-22: 17.9 µg/m³2026-03-23: 16.1 µg/m³2026-03-24: 16.0 µg/m³2026-03-25: 18.7 µg/m³2026-03-26: 7.9 µg/m³2026-03-27: 7.6 µg/m³2026-03-28: 10.5 µg/m³2026-03-29: 18.2 µg/m³2026-03-30: 17.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 6.0 µg/m³2026-04-01: 6.1 µg/m³2026-04-02: 2.3 µg/m³2026-04-03: 8.1 µg/m³2026-04-04: 11.0 µg/m³2026-04-05: 9.0 µg/m³2026-04-06: 8.5 µg/m³2026-04-07: 12.9 µg/m³2026-04-08: 8.1 µg/m³2026-04-09: 10.0 µg/m³2026-04-10: 9.0 µg/m³2026-04-11: 13.9 µg/m³2026-04-12: 9.9 µg/m³2026-04-13: 10.3 µg/m³2026-04-14: 14.4 µg/m³2026-04-15: 11.1 µg/m³2026-04-16: 7.6 µg/m³2026-04-17: 8.2 µg/m³2026-04-18: 10.0 µg/m³2026-04-19: 12.5 µg/m³2026-04-20: 11.0 µg/m³2026-04-21: 8.3 µg/m³2026-04-22: 11.7 µg/m³2026-04-23: 10.2 µg/m³2026-04-24: 8.9 µg/m³2026-04-25: 7.8 µg/m³2026-04-26: 9.1 µg/m³2026-04-27: 7.4 µg/m³2026-04-28: 9.0 µg/m³2026-04-29: 11.8 µg/m³2026-04-30: 6.9 µg/m³2026-05-01: 5.5 µg/m³2026-05-02: 9.1 µg/m³2026-05-03: 14.4 µg/m³2026-05-04: 8.3 µg/m³2026-05-05: 7.1 µg/m³2026-05-06: 9.3 µg/m³2026-05-07: 7.8 µg/m³2026-05-08: 9.0 µg/m³2026-05-09: 5.2 µg/m³2026-05-10: 7.6 µg/m³2026-05-11: 7.1 µg/m³2026-05-12: 8.2 µg/m³2026-05-13: 9.1 µg/m³2026-05-14: 11.9 µg/m³2026-05-15: 13.8 µg/m³2026-05-16: 15.3 µg/m³2026-05-17: 12.8 µg/m³2026-05-18: 17.0 µg/m³2026-05-19: 14.4 µg/m³2026-05-20: 11.1 µg/m³2026-05-21: 5.2 µg/m³2026-05-22: 4.2 µg/m³2026-05-23: 7.2 µg/m³2026-05-24: 7.4 µg/m³2026-05-25: 7.0 µg/m³2026-05-26: 5.5 µg/m³2026-05-27: 5.6 µg/m³2026-05-28: 4.3 µg/m³2026-05-29: 5.7 µg/m³2026-05-30: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-31: 11.0 µg/m³2026-06-01: 13.5 µg/m³2026-06-02: 7.2 µg/m³2026-06-03: 2.7 µg/m³2026-06-04: 3.4 µg/m³2026-06-05: 5.7 µg/m³2026-06-06: 3.9 µg/m³2026-06-07: 7.4 µg/m³2026-06-08: 3.6 µg/m³2026-06-09: 4.6 µg/m³2026-06-10: 5.7 µg/m³2026-06-11: 6.2 µg/m³2026-06-12: 8.6 µg/m³2026-06-13: 14.2 µg/m³2026-06-14: 14.5 µg/m³2026-06-15: 4.7 µg/m³2026-06-16: 7.5 µg/m³2026-06-17: 6.9 µg/m³2026-06-18: 4.3 µg/m³2026-06-19: 8.5 µg/m³2026-06-20: 7.9 µg/m³2026-06-21: 3.1 µg/m³2026-06-22: 3.8 µg/m³2026-06-23: 5.3 µg/m³2026-06-24: 7.8 µg/m³2026-06-25: 5.4 µg/m³2026-06-26: 5.3 µg/m³2026-06-27: 4.0 µg/m³2026-06-28: 7.2 µg/m³2026-06-29: 7.6 µg/m³2026-06-30: 10.4 µg/m³2026-07-01: 13.7 µg/m³2026-07-02: 6.0 µg/m³2026-07-03: 5.7 µg/m³2026-07-04: 14.7 µg/m³2026-07-05: 7.1 µg/m³2026-07-06: 10.3 µg/m³2026-07-07: 9.5 µg/m³2026-07-08: 7.3 µg/m³2026-07-09: 8.2 µg/m³2026-07-10: 5.9 µg/m³2026-07-11: 7.4 µg/m³2026-07-12: 8.6 µg/m³2026-07-13: 12.6 µg/m³2026-07-14: 13.6 µg/m³2026-07-15: 13.5 µg/m³2026-07-16: 19.5 µg/m³2026-07-17: 13.5 µg/m³2026-07-18: 6.2 µg/m³2026-07-19: 3.9 µg/m³2026-07-20: 8.0 µg/m³2026-07-21: 12.6 µg/m³2026-07-22: 19.1 µg/m³2026-07-23: 14.7 µg/m³2026-07-24: 11.5 µg/m³2026-07-25: 7.2 µg/m³2026-07-26: 6.3 µg/m³2026-07-27: 5.4 µg/m³2026-07-28: 11.7 µg/m³2026-07-29: 6.7 µg/m³2026-07-30: 9.8 µg/m³2026-07-31: 12.4 µg/m³2026-08-01: 14.6 µg/m³2026-08-02: 10.5 µg/m³2026-08-03: 5.0 µg/m³2026-08-04: 7.7 µg/m³2026-08-05: 7.5 µg/m³2026-08-06: 6.3 µg/m³2026-08-07: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-08: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-09: 8.0 µg/m³2026-08-10: 6.5 µg/m³2026-08-11: 7.6 µg/m³2026-08-12: 5.5 µg/m³2026-08-13: 3.7 µg/m³2026-08-14: 3.1 µg/m³2026-08-15: 5.8 µg/m³2026-08-16: 4.8 µg/m³2026-08-17: 5.0 µg/m³2026-08-18: 5.9 µg/m³2026-08-19: 7.2 µg/m³2026-08-20: 7.2 µg/m³2026-08-21: 8.1 µg/m³2026-08-22: 10.1 µg/m³2026-08-23: 11.8 µg/m³2026-08-24: 12.2 µg/m³2026-08-25: 11.8 µg/m³2026-08-26: 12.7 µg/m³2026-08-27: 5.5 µg/m³2026-08-28: 6.3 µg/m³2026-08-29: 5.3 µg/m³2026-08-30: 5.5 µg/m³2026-08-31: 5.1 µg/m³2026-09-01: 6.0 µg/m³2026-09-02: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-03: 6.1 µg/m³2026-09-04: 6.5 µg/m³2026-09-05: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-06: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-07: 2.5 µg/m³2026-09-08: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-09: 3.6 µg/m³2026-09-10: 4.9 µg/m³2026-09-11: 4.9 µg/m³2026-09-12: 4.2 µg/m³2026-09-13: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-14: 6.7 µg/m³2026-09-15: 5.2 µg/m³2026-09-16: 3.8 µg/m³2026-09-17: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-18: 6.1 µg/m³2026-09-19: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-20: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-21: 1.6 µg/m³2026-09-22: 4.5 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 6.8 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-26: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-27: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-28: 8.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 6.5 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

24 of 361 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#2147OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2025: 8.6 µg/m³Jan 2026: 7.1 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 8.0 µg/m³Feb 2026: 10.5 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 11.2 µg/m³Mar 2026: 9.7 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 10.6 µg/m³Apr 2026: 9.5 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 9.1 µg/m³May 2026: 8.9 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 9.4 µg/m³Jun 2026: 6.7 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 11.2 µg/m³Jul 2026: 10.1 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 11.6 µg/m³Aug 2026: 7.4 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 8.4 µg/m³Sep 2026: 5.8 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 7.9 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 10.1 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 11.2 µg/m³Dec

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

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 7.0 µg/m³7.020252025: 8.2 µg/m³8.220242024: 6.9 µg/m³6.920232023: 9.4 µg/m³9.4

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

Monitors

StationOperatorType
川口市芝樋ノ爪２－９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
さいたま市北区宮原町4-129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
さいたま市大宮区大門町３－３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
さいたま市岩槻区大字笹久保577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
さいたま市岩槻区本町６－１８９－２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
さいたま市浦和区常盤６－４－４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
さいたま市西区三橋5-190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
さいたま市見沼区御蔵551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
春日部市増戸７２３－１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
蓮田市蓮田５－３０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

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

Updated 2026-10-01 13:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.