Global Air Quality Update - Week of June 8, 2026

Live data snapshot for June 8, 2026. 217 cities tracked. Global average AQI: 65.

This week's most polluted city is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at AQI 861. The cleanest air right now is in Cali, Colombia at AQI 13.

Biggest changes this week

Worsening

• Kuwait City, Kuwait: 352 → 531 AQI (+179)
• Quito, Ecuador: 10 → 20 AQI (+10)
• Delhi, India: 153 → 162 AQI (+9)
• Johannesburg, South Africa: 165 → 173 AQI (+8)
• Bandung, Indonesia: 172 → 175 AQI (+3)

Improving

• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: 1399 → 861 AQI (-538)
• Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: 807 → 463 AQI (-344)
• Wuhan, China: 158 → 114 AQI (-44)
• Cape Town, South Africa: 143 → 123 AQI (-20)
• Beijing, China: 150 → 133 AQI (-17)

Global average shifted from 74 to 65 (-9).

Top 10 most polluted cities right now

1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - AQI 861 (PM2.5 166.7 μg/m³)
2. Kuwait City, Kuwait - AQI 531 (PM2.5 113.9 μg/m³)
3. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - AQI 463 (PM2.5 111.5 μg/m³)
4. Kanpur, India - AQI 178 (PM2.5 74 μg/m³)
5. Bandung, Indonesia - AQI 175 (PM2.5 39.7 μg/m³)
6. Johannesburg, South Africa - AQI 173 (PM2.5 22.1 μg/m³)
7. Santiago, Chile - AQI 168 (PM2.5 65.4 μg/m³)
8. Jakarta, Indonesia - AQI 167 (PM2.5 53.4 μg/m³)
9. Delhi, India - AQI 162 (PM2.5 66.6 μg/m³)
10. Dakar, Senegal - AQI 154 (PM2.5 49 μg/m³)

Top 10 cleanest cities right now

1. Cali, Colombia - AQI 13 (PM2.5 2.5 μg/m³)
2. Brasilia, Brazil - AQI 14 (PM2.5 7.1 μg/m³)
3. San Jose, Costa Rica - AQI 15 (PM2.5 0.8 μg/m³)
4. Hua Hin, Thailand - AQI 18 (PM2.5 2.9 μg/m³)
5. Helsinki, Finland - AQI 19 (PM2.5 4.9 μg/m³)
6. Vilnius, Lithuania - AQI 20 (PM2.5 3.3 μg/m³)
7. Quito, Ecuador - AQI 20 (PM2.5 7.9 μg/m³)
8. Minsk, Belarus - AQI 21 (PM2.5 2.8 μg/m³)
9. Riga, Latvia - AQI 22 (PM2.5 4.6 μg/m³)
10. Adelaide, Australia - AQI 22 (PM2.5 3.6 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.