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All 2,895 cities by PM2.5, last 7 days

Every city with enough measurements in this window, worst first.

CPCB in India: no readings since 12 Oct (488 monitors). EEA in Spain: no readings since 13 Oct (310 monitors). Their cities show older figures or are missing from this board, not clean.

  1. =1089College StationTexas, United States 47 US AQI▼195
  2. =1089BridgeviewIllinois, United States 47 US AQI▲330
  3. =1089MarshallMinnesota, United States 47 US AQI▼194
  4. =1089Alta SierraCalifornia, United States 47 US AQI▲63
  5. =1089AnaheimCalifornia, United States 47 US AQI▼94
  6. =1089TurlockCalifornia, United States 47 US AQI▼248
  7. =1089HabikinoOsaka, Japan 47 US AQI▲244
  8. =1089Kawachi-NaganoOsaka, Japan 47 US AQI▲203
  9. =1089ThrakomakedónesAttica, Greece 47 US AQI▼70
  10. =1089MineYamaguchi, Japan 47 US AQI▲131
  11. =1111YanagawaFukuoka, Japan 47 US AQI▲188
  12. =1111ShimodaShizuoka, Japan 47 US AQI▲17
  13. =1111SabaeFukui, Japan 47 US AQI▲151
  14. =1111OnoHyōgo, Japan 47 US AQI▲84
  15. =1111OkayaNagano, Japan 47 US AQI▲230
  16. =1111OgawamachiSaitama, Japan 47 US AQI▲231
  17. =1111KōtariKyoto, Japan 47 US AQI▲120
  18. =1111KobeHyōgo, Japan 47 US AQI▲57
  19. =1111KanoyaKagoshima, Japan 47 US AQI▼235
  20. =1111IzumisanoOsaka, Japan 47 US AQI▲124
  21. =1111Tagajō-shiMiyagi, Japan 47 US AQI▲156
  22. =1111SlatinaSouth Moravian, Czechia 47 US AQI▼120
  23. =1111ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland 47 US AQI▼179
  24. =1111KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia 47 US AQI▼355
  25. =1111Cadereyta JiménezNuevo León, Mexico 47 US AQI▼276
  26. =1111AthensGeorgia, United States 47 US AQI▲277
  27. =1111ValdostaGeorgia, United States 47 US AQI▲307
  28. =1111Cedar RapidsIowa, United States 47 US AQI▲213
  29. =1111WaterlooIowa, United States 47 US AQI▲75
  30. =1111West MifflinPennsylvania, United States 47 US AQI▲144
  31. =1111ŌsakiMiyagi, Japan 47 US AQI▲180
  32. =1111IzunokuniShizuoka, Japan 47 US AQI▼56
  33. =1111SaikaiNagasaki, Japan 47 US AQI▲79
  34. =1134GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 46 US AQI▲59
  35. =1134YonagoTottori, Japan 46 US AQI▲125
  36. =1134YamaguchiYamaguchi, Japan 46 US AQI▲202
  37. =1134UtsunomiyaTochigi, Japan 46 US AQI▲203
  38. =1134ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan 46 US AQI▲206
  39. =1134ObitaNagasaki, Japan 46 US AQI▲62
  40. =1134NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan 46 US AQI▲94
  41. =1134NishinomiyaHyōgo, Japan 46 US AQI▲95
  42. =1134KawaguchiTokushima, Japan 46 US AQI▲99
  43. =1134KanumaTochigi, Japan 46 US AQI▲240
  44. =1134IzumiKagoshima, Japan 46 US AQI▲35
  45. =1134HōfuYamaguchi, Japan 46 US AQI▲168
  46. =1134AshikagaTochigi, Japan 46 US AQI▲170
  47. =1134TorideIbaraki, Japan 46 US AQI▲132
  48. =1134ShinjōYamagata, Japan 46 US AQI▲38
  49. =1134MookaTochigi, Japan 46 US AQI▲242
  50. =1134KawasakiMiyagi, Japan 46 US AQI▲171
  51. =1134LiverpoolNew South Wales, Australia 46 US AQI▲244
  52. =1134BrisbaneQueensland, Australia 46 US AQI▲339
  53. =1134GranadaAndalusia, Spain 46 US AQI
  54. =1134El Planlast full day 11 OctMurcia, Spain 46 US AQI
  55. =1134SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia 46 US AQI▼463
  56. =1134Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland 46 US AQI▼52
  57. =1134MadridMadrid, Spain 46 US AQI
  58. =1134BeneventoCampania, Italy 46 US AQI▼597
  59. =1134SrbacSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 US AQI▼16
  60. =1134CampinasSão Paulo, Brazil 46 US AQI▼245
  61. =1134GaryIndiana, United States 46 US AQI▲193
  62. =1134Aizu-WakamatsuFukushima, Japan 46 US AQI▲155
  63. =1134Tannum SandsQueensland, Australia 46 US AQI▲326
  64. =1134HiragiKagawa, Japan 46 US AQI▲83
  65. =1134YameFukuoka, Japan 46 US AQI▲160
  66. =1166SvishtovVeliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria 46 US AQI▼105
  67. =1166SanzhiTaipei, Taiwan 46 US AQI▲490
  68. =1166YokosukaKanagawa, Japan 46 US AQI▲169
  69. =1166UrayasuChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲172
  70. =1166TondabayashichōOsaka, Japan 46 US AQI▲205
  71. =1166TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan 46 US AQI▼221
  72. =1166ShironeNiigata, Japan 46 US AQI▲134
  73. =1166SakuNagano, Japan 46 US AQI▲298
  74. =1166OkayamaOkayama, Japan 46 US AQI▲97
  75. =1166KumagawaFukui, Japan 46 US AQI▲179
  76. =1166KochiKochi, Japan 46 US AQI▲66
  77. =1166HirakataOsaka, Japan 46 US AQI▲99
  78. =1166ŌmihachimanShiga, Japan 46 US AQI▲242
  79. =1166NaritaChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲71
  80. =1166MobaraChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲102
  81. =1166ChibaChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲140
  82. =1166Toongabbie WestNew South Wales, Australia 46 US AQI▼57
  83. =1166RockhamptonQueensland, Australia 46 US AQI▲269
  84. =1166MackayQueensland, Australia 46 US AQI▲270
  85. =1166MostaIl-Mosta, Malta 46 US AQI▼242
  86. =1166WolfsbergCarinthia, Austria 46 US AQI▼458
  87. =1166KościerzynaPomerania, Poland 46 US AQI▼50
  88. =1166GarcíaNuevo León, Mexico 46 US AQI▲153
  89. =1166Kendale LakesFlorida, United States 46 US AQI▲18
  90. =1166KaufmanTexas, United States 46 US AQI▼19
  91. =1166Iowa CityIowa, United States 46 US AQI▲228
  92. =1166Elmwood ParkIllinois, United States 46 US AQI▲114
  93. =1166PeoriaIllinois, United States 46 US AQI▲192
  94. =1166King CityCalifornia, United States 46 US AQI▼13
  95. =1166KagaIshikawa, Japan 46 US AQI▲166
  96. =1166YachiyoChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲124
  97. =1166Candler-McAfeeGeorgia, United States 46 US AQI▲293
  98. =1166MotonaChiba, Japan 46 US AQI▲234
  99. =1199VilniusVilnius, Lithuania 45 US AQI▲455
  100. =1199VratsaVratsa, Bulgaria 45 US AQI▼507

What stands behind each figure: Checked at 2+ sites One reference monitor Low-cost sensors About these marks

Low-cost sensors: consumer units, counted only in cities with no government-grade monitor; they read close to reference monitors on the whole, but 15 to 25% high in humid air. How we use them.

Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Not covered: the government monitoring networks of China, Turkey and Iran, which publish only on their own websites. We are building the reader for China's network. The networks of Turkey and Iran don't answer requests from outside their countries, so we can't read them. Most cities there are missing from this board, not clean. Why.

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SmogRank, all cities ranked by mean PM2.5 (µg/m³), last 7 days to 14 Oct 2026, 07:00 UTC: each city's mean of its daily means, cities measured on 5 or more of the 7 days. Monitor data from national networks via OpenAQ and the publishers listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/rankings?w=7d. Ranked on low-cost sensors, with no reference monitor in the city: #1 Kuala Lumpur, #3 Dhaka, #4 Faisalabad, #5 Kasur, #6 Gujranwala, #7 Lahore, #8 Peshawar, #9 Multan and #10 Jakarta. Some readings from Vietnam's government monitors; Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Aurassure; Department of Environment, Nepal; RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver); Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland), no reuse terms published.

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Updated 2026-10-14 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some readings: Vietnam's government monitors; Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Aurassure; Department of Environment, Nepal; RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver); Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland), no reuse terms published (why we use them).