SmogRank / World / United States / Texas / May 2026
Most polluted cities in Texas, United States, May 2026
42 cities in Texas, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Edinburg at 12.1 µg/m³, #563 of 2,852 cities in the world. Cleanest: Amarillo at 5.1. 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.
- 1Edinburg 4%
- 2Mission 3%
- 3Eagle Pass 3%
- 4Port Isabel 0%
- 5Austin 0%
- 5Highlands 0%
- 7Corpus Christi 0%
- 8Dallas 0%
- 9Houston 0%
- 10El Paso 0%
- 11Pasadena 0%
- 12Deer Park 0%
- 13Corsicana 0%
- 13San Antonio 0%
- 15Lacy-Lakeview 0%
- 15Socorro 0%
- 17Mission Bend 0%
- 17Seabrook 0%
- 17Wells Branch 0%
- 20Fort Worth 0%
- 20Timberwood Park 0%
- 20Windcrest 0%
- 23Texarkana 0%
- 24Galveston 0%
- 25Denton 0%
- 25Missouri City 0%
- 27Odessa 0%
- 28College Station 0%
- 28Conroe 0%
- 28Helotes 0%
- 28Port Arthur 0%
- 32River Oaks 0%
- 33Kaufman 0%
- 33San Marcos 0%
- 35Cedar Park 0%
- 35Taylor 0%
- 37Belton 0%
- 38Lockhart 0%
- 39Pflugerville 0%
- 40Fort Bliss 0%
- 41Lubbock 0%
- 42Amarillo 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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