SmogRank / Countries / Kazakhstan
Most polluted cities in Kazakhstan
5 measured cities, last 7 days; 3 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Otegen Batyra at 19.0 µg/m³, #150 in the world.
5 moderate
- 1Otegen Batyralow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region 19.0
- 2Burundaylow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region 17.3
- 3Talgharlow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region 15.4
- 4Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty 12.5
- 5Karagandylow-cost sensorsKaraganda 10.5
Estimated: cities without a monitor
Kazakhstan 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.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Astana | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Shymkent | ≈ 13 µg/m³ |
| Aktobe | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Taraz | ≈ 8 µg/m³ |
| Kyzylorda | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Oral | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Pavlodar | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Semey | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Atyrau | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Turkistan | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Kostanay | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Petropavl | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Temirtau | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Kokshetau | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Aktau | ≈ 22 µg/m³ |
| Rudnyy | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Ekibastuz | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Taldykorgan | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Zhezqazghan | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Zhanaozen | ≈ 30 µg/m³ |
| Balqash | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Sarqant | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Baikonur | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Satpayev | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Kentau | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Ridder | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Qulsary | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Shchuchinsk | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Stepnogorsk | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Altay | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Aksu | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Zhitikara | ≈ 3 µg/m³ |
| Saran | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
| Konayev | ≈ 5 µg/m³ |
| Arkalyk | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Shakhtinsk | ≈ 7 µg/m³ |
| Lisakovsk | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Shu | ≈ 4 µg/m³ |
| Karatau | ≈ 6 µg/m³ |
Regions
Measured cities in each region (30 days).
Updated 2026-10-01 20:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.