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Most polluted cities in Washington, United States, January 2026

48 cities in Washington, United States ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Yakima at 14.3 µg/m³, #797 of 2,593 cities in the world. Cleanest: North Bend at 2.2. 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.

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Every city in Washington, United States ranked for January 2026, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Columbia Citylow-cost sensors
    10%
  2. 2Vancouver
    3%
  3. 3Parkland
    3%
  4. 4Yakima
    0%
  5. 5Sunnyside
    0%
  6. 5Toppenish
    0%
  7. 7Auburn
    0%
  8. 8Wenatchee
    0%
  9. 9Ellensburg
    0%
  10. 9Tacoma
    0%
  11. 11White Center
    0%
  12. 12Renton
    0%
  13. 13Port Angeles
    0%
  14. 14Chehalis
    0%
  15. 15Grandview
    0%
  16. 16Shelton
    0%
  17. 17Mead
    0%
  18. 17Spokane Valley
    0%
  19. 19Ephrata
    0%
  20. 19Seattle
    0%
  21. 19Spokane
    0%
  22. 19Walla Walla
    0%
  23. 23Moses Lake
    0%
  24. 23Prosser
    0%
  25. 25Lacey
    0%
  26. 25Longview
    0%
  27. 27Tri-Cities
    0%
  28. 28Picnic Point-North Lynnwood
    0%
  29. 29Shoreline
    0%
  30. 30Kirklandlow-cost sensors
    0%
  31. 30Union Hill-Novelty Hilllow-cost sensors
    0%
  32. 32Bellingham
    0%
  33. 32Burien
    0%
  34. 32Liberty Lake
    0%
  35. 35Bremerton
    0%
  36. 36Port Townsend
    0%
  37. 36Ridgefield
    0%
  38. 38Lynden
    0%
  39. 39Quincy
    0%
  40. 40Airway Heights
    0%
  41. 41Aberdeen
    0%
  42. 41Redmondlow-cost sensors
    0%
  43. 43Bothelllow-cost sensors
    0%
  44. 44Oak Harbor
    0%
  45. 45Pullman
    0%
  46. 46Bellevue
    0%
  47. 47Mount Vernon
    0%
  48. 48North Bend
    0%

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
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

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