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Highest O3 cities right now

Top 30 cities ranked by current O3 concentration across all 217 tracked locations. Refreshes every 30 minutes. The highest O3 right now is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at 159.0 ppb. WHO 2021 8-hour guideline: 100 μg/m³ (~50 ppb).

#1
159.0 ppb

BR

Rio de Janeiro

204
AQI
PM2.5
27.9μg
PM10
28.4μg
O3
159.0ppb
Very Unhealthy
#2
150.0 ppb

US

New York

81
AQI
PM2.5
15.6μg
PM10
16.2μg
O3
150.0ppb
Moderate
#3
140.0 ppb

US

Denver

50
AQI
PM2.5
4.4μg
PM10
7.7μg
O3
140.0ppb
Good
#4
136.0 ppb

US

Boston

76
AQI
PM2.5
14.0μg
PM10
14.5μg
O3
136.0ppb
Moderate
#5
135.0 ppb

AE

Dubai

165
AQI
PM2.5
96.4μg
PM10
220.7μg
O3
135.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
132.0 ppb

KW

Kuwait City

696
AQI
PM2.5
154.6μg
PM10
698.5μg
O3
132.0ppb
Hazardous
#7
131.0 ppb

US

Philadelphia

100
AQI
PM2.5
17.1μg
PM10
17.7μg
O3
131.0ppb
Moderate
#8
130.0 ppb

MX

Monterrey

48
AQI
PM2.5
10.2μg
PM10
10.9μg
O3
130.0ppb
Good
#9
124.0 ppb

AE

Abu Dhabi

160
AQI
PM2.5
93.6μg
PM10
194.2μg
O3
124.0ppb
Unhealthy
#10
118.0 ppb

MX

Guadalajara

66
AQI
PM2.5
5.2μg
PM10
5.8μg
O3
118.0ppb
Moderate
#11
115.0 ppb

US

Chicago

42
AQI
PM2.5
5.4μg
PM10
5.7μg
O3
115.0ppb
Good
#12
115.0 ppb

CA

Toronto

54
AQI
PM2.5
12.6μg
PM10
12.8μg
O3
115.0ppb
Moderate
#13
112.0 ppb

US

Houston

59
AQI
PM2.5
21.3μg
PM10
31.7μg
O3
112.0ppb
Moderate
#14
112.0 ppb

CD

Kinshasa

107
AQI
PM2.5
50.4μg
PM10
52.9μg
O3
112.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#15
108.0 ppb

CA

Calgary

33
AQI
PM2.5
0.7μg
PM10
0.7μg
O3
108.0ppb
Good
#16
106.0 ppb

PK

Islamabad

100
AQI
PM2.5
26.5μg
PM10
32.6μg
O3
106.0ppb
Moderate
#17
98.0 ppb

NP

Kathmandu

41
AQI
PM2.5
8.2μg
PM10
8.7μg
O3
98.0ppb
Good
#18
96.0 ppb

PE

Lima

59
AQI
PM2.5
18.4μg
PM10
46.9μg
O3
96.0ppb
Moderate
#19
95.0 ppb

MX

Mexico City

74
AQI
PM2.5
7.5μg
PM10
8.0μg
O3
95.0ppb
Moderate
#20
95.0 ppb

BR

Sao Paulo

141
AQI
PM2.5
13.3μg
PM10
13.3μg
O3
95.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#21
95.0 ppb

US

Atlanta

42
AQI
PM2.5
7.3μg
PM10
8.8μg
O3
95.0ppb
Good
#22
94.0 ppb

FR

Paris

50
AQI
PM2.5
5.6μg
PM10
9.5μg
O3
94.0ppb
Good
#23
94.0 ppb

US

Los Angeles

69
AQI
PM2.5
22.0μg
PM10
29.8μg
O3
94.0ppb
Moderate
#24
94.0 ppb

AZ

Baku

40
AQI
PM2.5
7.5μg
PM10
10.2μg
O3
94.0ppb
Good
#25
93.0 ppb

AF

Kabul

51
AQI
PM2.5
8.2μg
PM10
31.0μg
O3
93.0ppb
Moderate
#26
93.0 ppb

BE

Brussels

62
AQI
PM2.5
7.0μg
PM10
11.1μg
O3
93.0ppb
Moderate
#27
92.0 ppb

DZ

Algiers

74
AQI
PM2.5
11.5μg
PM10
22.4μg
O3
92.0ppb
Moderate
#28
91.0 ppb

US

Phoenix

65
AQI
PM2.5
12.1μg
PM10
54.2μg
O3
91.0ppb
Moderate
#29
91.0 ppb

US

San Diego

57
AQI
PM2.5
16.5μg
PM10
24.7μg
O3
91.0ppb
Moderate
#30
91.0 ppb

CO

Medellin

60
AQI
PM2.5
4.8μg
PM10
5.6μg
O3
91.0ppb
Moderate

About O3

See the full O3 guide for sources, health effects, and mitigation. Or jump back to overall most polluted cities ranked by US EPA Air Quality Index.

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