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Most polluted cities in México, Mexico

3 measured cities, last 30 days; 3 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: San Salvador Tizatlalli at 19.3 µg/m³, #173 in the world.

3 moderate

  1. 1San Salvador Tizatlalli 19.3
  2. 2Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 18.0
  3. 3Naucalpan de Juárez 17.9
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Estimated: cities without a monitor

México 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.

City7-day estimateBand
Tlalnepantla≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Cuautitlán Izcalli≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Toluca≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Ciudad López Mateos≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Ojo de Agua≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Xico≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Ixtapaluca≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Nicolás Romero≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Zumpango≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Coacalco≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Buenavista≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Cuautitlán≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Chicoloapan≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Chalco≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
San Pablo de las Salinas≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Huixquilucan≈ 12 µg/m³Moderate
Texcoco de Mora≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Tepexpan≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Los Reyes Acaquilpan≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Fuentes del Valle≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
Santa María Chimalhuacán≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
San Mateo Atenco≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Tultepec≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Zinacantepec≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Santiago Teyahualco≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Teoloyucan≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
San Buenaventura≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Melchor Ocampo≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Tepotzotlán≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
Santa Teresa≈ 9 µg/m³Good
San Jerónimo Cuatro Vientos≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Coyotepec≈ 14 µg/m³Moderate
San Martín Azcatepec≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
San Pablo Autopan≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
San Isidro≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
Amecameca≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate
San José Guadalupe Otzacatipan≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Metepec≈ 11 µg/m³Moderate
Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo≈ 13 µg/m³Moderate
San Francisco Acuautla≈ 10 µg/m³Moderate

Updated 2026-10-01 17:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.