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June 29, 2026

Global Air Quality Update - Week of June 29, 2026

Live data snapshot for June 29, 2026. 217 cities tracked. Global average AQI: 62.

This week's most polluted city is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at AQI 583. The cleanest air right now is in Quito, Ecuador at AQI 7.

Biggest changes this week

Worsening

Improving

Global average shifted from 61 to 62 (+1).

Top 10 most polluted cities right now

  1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - AQI 583 (PM2.5 60.8 μg/m³)
  2. Kuwait City, Kuwait - AQI 223 (PM2.5 77.8 μg/m³)
  3. Xian, China - AQI 188 (PM2.5 20.7 μg/m³)
  4. Jakarta, Indonesia - AQI 173 (PM2.5 43.8 μg/m³)
  5. Delhi, India - AQI 172 (PM2.5 117.6 μg/m³)
  6. Jaipur, India - AQI 170 (PM2.5 58.2 μg/m³)
  7. Daegu, South Korea - AQI 169 (PM2.5 15.7 μg/m³)
  8. Bandung, Indonesia - AQI 165 (PM2.5 41.7 μg/m³)
  9. Santiago, Chile - AQI 158 (PM2.5 73.3 μg/m³)
  10. Doha, Qatar - AQI 155 (PM2.5 60.3 μg/m³)

Top 10 cleanest cities right now

  1. Quito, Ecuador - AQI 7 (PM2.5 2 μg/m³)
  2. La Paz, Bolivia - AQI 17 (PM2.5 0.6 μg/m³)
  3. Adelaide, Australia - AQI 18 (PM2.5 3.5 μg/m³)
  4. Hua Hin, Thailand - AQI 18 (PM2.5 1.6 μg/m³)
  5. Brasilia, Brazil - AQI 20 (PM2.5 4.1 μg/m³)
  6. Auckland, New Zealand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 3.2 μg/m³)
  7. Pattaya, Thailand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 1.3 μg/m³)
  8. Phuket, Thailand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 3.7 μg/m³)
  9. Kharkiv, Ukraine - AQI 21 (PM2.5 5.9 μg/m³)
  10. Koh Samui, Thailand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 2.4 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.