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July 13, 2026

Global Air Quality Update - Week of July 13, 2026

Live data snapshot for July 13, 2026. 217 cities tracked. Global average AQI: 67.

This week's most polluted city is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at AQI 841. The cleanest air right now is in Quito, Ecuador at AQI 11.

Biggest changes this week

Worsening

Improving

Global average shifted from 60 to 67 (+7).

Top 10 most polluted cities right now

  1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - AQI 841 (PM2.5 108.3 μg/m³)
  2. Kuwait City, Kuwait - AQI 647 (PM2.5 154.1 μg/m³)
  3. Delhi, India - AQI 622 (PM2.5 151.8 μg/m³)
  4. Jaipur, India - AQI 342 (PM2.5 56.7 μg/m³)
  5. Lahore, Pakistan - AQI 172 (PM2.5 93.8 μg/m³)
  6. Hanoi, Vietnam - AQI 171 (PM2.5 42.3 μg/m³)
  7. Santiago, Chile - AQI 170 (PM2.5 79.4 μg/m³)
  8. Jakarta, Indonesia - AQI 166 (PM2.5 45.2 μg/m³)
  9. Bandung, Indonesia - AQI 166 (PM2.5 45.6 μg/m³)
  10. Dubai, UAE - AQI 166 (PM2.5 92 μg/m³)

Top 10 cleanest cities right now

  1. Quito, Ecuador - AQI 11 (PM2.5 1.2 μg/m³)
  2. La Paz, Bolivia - AQI 11 (PM2.5 0.9 μg/m³)
  3. Cali, Colombia - AQI 15 (PM2.5 2.5 μg/m³)
  4. Caracas, Venezuela - AQI 18 (PM2.5 1.8 μg/m³)
  5. Munich, Germany - AQI 19 (PM2.5 5.9 μg/m³)
  6. Minsk, Belarus - AQI 20 (PM2.5 5 μg/m³)
  7. Stockholm, Sweden - AQI 21 (PM2.5 3.1 μg/m³)
  8. Rayong, Thailand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 2.6 μg/m³)
  9. Hua Hin, Thailand - AQI 21 (PM2.5 0.8 μg/m³)
  10. Melbourne, Australia - AQI 22 (PM2.5 3.8 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.