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June 1, 2026

Global Air Quality Update - Week of June 1, 2026

Live data snapshot for June 1, 2026. 217 cities tracked. Global average AQI: 74.

This week's most polluted city is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at AQI 1399. The cleanest air right now is in Quito, Ecuador at AQI 10.

Biggest changes this week

Worsening

Improving

Global average shifted from 75 to 74 (-1).

Top 10 most polluted cities right now

  1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - AQI 1399 (PM2.5 145.8 μg/m³)
  2. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - AQI 807 (PM2.5 115.7 μg/m³)
  3. Kuwait City, Kuwait - AQI 352 (PM2.5 99 μg/m³)
  4. Jakarta, Indonesia - AQI 174 (PM2.5 56.6 μg/m³)
  5. Bandung, Indonesia - AQI 172 (PM2.5 41.8 μg/m³)
  6. Santiago, Chile - AQI 168 (PM2.5 88.5 μg/m³)
  7. Johannesburg, South Africa - AQI 165 (PM2.5 55.9 μg/m³)
  8. Faisalabad, Pakistan - AQI 163 (PM2.5 55.5 μg/m³)
  9. Wuhan, China - AQI 158 (PM2.5 44 μg/m³)
  10. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - AQI 154 (PM2.5 39.3 μg/m³)

Top 10 cleanest cities right now

  1. Quito, Ecuador - AQI 10 (PM2.5 3 μg/m³)
  2. Brasilia, Brazil - AQI 15 (PM2.5 3.9 μg/m³)
  3. Helsinki, Finland - AQI 17 (PM2.5 5.9 μg/m³)
  4. Christchurch, New Zealand - AQI 19 (PM2.5 3.6 μg/m³)
  5. Minsk, Belarus - AQI 20 (PM2.5 5.7 μg/m³)
  6. Manaus, Brazil - AQI 20 (PM2.5 5.7 μg/m³)
  7. Adelaide, Australia - AQI 20 (PM2.5 2.2 μg/m³)
  8. Tallinn, Estonia - AQI 21 (PM2.5 4.9 μg/m³)
  9. London, United Kingdom - AQI 22 (PM2.5 4.7 μg/m³)
  10. Vilnius, Lithuania - AQI 22 (PM2.5 2.2 μg/m³)

What is AQI?

AQI (Air Quality Index) is a 0-500 scale used by the US EPA. Below 50 is good, above 150 unhealthy, above 300 hazardous. Most damage comes from PM2.5 - fine particles that enter the bloodstream. Learn more: PM2.5 explained.

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Data: live readings refreshed every 30 minutes by atmos.today. See methodology and attribution.