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Most polluted cities in Montana, United States, August 2026
10 cities in Montana, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Columbia Falls at 29.8 µg/m³, #113 of 2,866 cities in the world. Cleanest: Havre at 10.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.
- 1Columbia Falls 26%
- 2Missoula 19%
- 3Bozeman 16%
- 4Great Falls 13%
- 5Butte 10%
- 6Lockwood 10%
- 7Lewistown 6%
- 8Helena Valley West Central 3%
- 9Havre 3%
- 10Glendive 0%
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
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