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August 10, 2026

Global Air Quality Update - Week of August 10, 2026

Live data snapshot for August 10, 2026. 217 cities tracked. Global average AQI: 67.

This week's most polluted city is Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at AQI 1210. The cleanest air right now is in La Paz, Bolivia at AQI 12.

Biggest changes this week

Worsening

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Global average shifted from 74 to 67 (-7).

Top 10 most polluted cities right now

  1. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - AQI 1210 (PM2.5 118.7 μg/m³)
  2. Chengdu, China - AQI 216 (PM2.5 37.6 μg/m³)
  3. Bandung, Indonesia - AQI 195 (PM2.5 49.1 μg/m³)
  4. Jakarta, Indonesia - AQI 178 (PM2.5 75.4 μg/m³)
  5. Kuwait City, Kuwait - AQI 169 (PM2.5 77.1 μg/m³)
  6. Lahore, Pakistan - AQI 164 (PM2.5 48.5 μg/m³)
  7. Dubai, UAE - AQI 157 (PM2.5 86.6 μg/m³)
  8. Doha, Qatar - AQI 157 (PM2.5 34.2 μg/m³)
  9. Delhi, India - AQI 155 (PM2.5 42.6 μg/m³)
  10. Hanoi, Vietnam - AQI 153 (PM2.5 31 μg/m³)

Top 10 cleanest cities right now

  1. La Paz, Bolivia - AQI 12 (PM2.5 0.5 μg/m³)
  2. Quito, Ecuador - AQI 18 (PM2.5 1.7 μg/m³)
  3. Melbourne, Australia - AQI 19 (PM2.5 3.5 μg/m³)
  4. Hua Hin, Thailand - AQI 19 (PM2.5 1.5 μg/m³)
  5. Buenos Aires, Argentina - AQI 21 (PM2.5 2.9 μg/m³)
  6. Lisbon, Portugal - AQI 21 (PM2.5 4 μg/m³)
  7. Asuncion, Paraguay - AQI 21 (PM2.5 4.1 μg/m³)
  8. Pattaya, Thailand - AQI 22 (PM2.5 3.1 μg/m³)
  9. Montevideo, Uruguay - AQI 22 (PM2.5 6.2 μg/m³)
  10. Wellington, New Zealand - AQI 23 (PM2.5 3.9 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.