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Highest PM2.5 cities right now

Top 30 cities ranked by current PM2.5 concentration across all 217 tracked locations. Refreshes every 30 minutes. The highest PM2.5 right now is in Kuwait City, Kuwait at 154.1 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
154.1 μg/m³

KW

Kuwait City

576
AQI
PM2.5
154.1μg
PM10
814.0μg
O3
102.0ppb
Hazardous
#2
110.6 μg/m³

AE

Dubai

164
AQI
PM2.5
110.6μg
PM10
161.1μg
O3
101.0ppb
Unhealthy
#3
95.7 μg/m³

SA

Riyadh

1050
AQI
PM2.5
95.7μg
PM10
823.3μg
O3
86.0ppb
Hazardous
#4
76.4 μg/m³

CD

Kinshasa

176
AQI
PM2.5
76.4μg
PM10
80.8μg
O3
77.0ppb
Unhealthy
#5
75.4 μg/m³

QA

Doha

163
AQI
PM2.5
75.4μg
PM10
224.9μg
O3
174.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
71.0 μg/m³

CL

Santiago

170
AQI
PM2.5
71.0μg
PM10
71.5μg
O3
7.0ppb
Unhealthy
#7
59.3 μg/m³

MY

Kuala Lumpur

165
AQI
PM2.5
59.3μg
PM10
60.8μg
O3
237.0ppb
Unhealthy
#8
56.7 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

152
AQI
PM2.5
56.7μg
PM10
77.3μg
O3
255.0ppb
Unhealthy
#9
54.5 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

167
AQI
PM2.5
54.5μg
PM10
56.5μg
O3
258.0ppb
Unhealthy
#10
54.4 μg/m³

CN

Beijing

175
AQI
PM2.5
54.4μg
PM10
56.2μg
O3
77.0ppb
Unhealthy
#11
48.3 μg/m³

PK

Faisalabad

167
AQI
PM2.5
48.3μg
PM10
79.4μg
O3
214.0ppb
Unhealthy
#12
47.5 μg/m³

PK

Lahore

165
AQI
PM2.5
47.5μg
PM10
71.2μg
O3
240.0ppb
Unhealthy
#13
47.4 μg/m³

AE

Abu Dhabi

136
AQI
PM2.5
47.4μg
PM10
99.2μg
O3
123.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#14
40.9 μg/m³

ID

Bandung

161
AQI
PM2.5
40.9μg
PM10
41.9μg
O3
245.0ppb
Unhealthy
#15
37.6 μg/m³

PK

Karachi

91
AQI
PM2.5
37.6μg
PM10
110.4μg
O3
96.0ppb
Moderate
#16
36.8 μg/m³

IN

Jaipur

86
AQI
PM2.5
36.8μg
PM10
78.9μg
O3
132.0ppb
Moderate
#17
36.1 μg/m³

IN

Surat

89
AQI
PM2.5
36.1μg
PM10
77.5μg
O3
50.0ppb
Moderate
#18
35.3 μg/m³

VN

Hanoi

102
AQI
PM2.5
35.3μg
PM10
35.6μg
O3
206.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#19
33.2 μg/m³

CN

Chengdu

185
AQI
PM2.5
33.2μg
PM10
34.0μg
O3
282.0ppb
Unhealthy
#20
33.2 μg/m³

KR

Busan

93
AQI
PM2.5
33.2μg
PM10
35.0μg
O3
137.0ppb
Moderate
#21
32.5 μg/m³

MY

Johor Bahru

98
AQI
PM2.5
32.5μg
PM10
38.3μg
O3
141.0ppb
Moderate
#22
32.1 μg/m³

US

Los Angeles

83
AQI
PM2.5
32.1μg
PM10
34.7μg
O3
4.0ppb
Moderate
#23
31.0 μg/m³

OM

Muscat

112
AQI
PM2.5
31.0μg
PM10
74.5μg
O3
64.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#24
30.5 μg/m³

CN

Tianjin

98
AQI
PM2.5
30.5μg
PM10
32.4μg
O3
100.0ppb
Moderate
#25
30.0 μg/m³

ZA

Johannesburg

152
AQI
PM2.5
30.0μg
PM10
30.7μg
O3
145.0ppb
Unhealthy
#26
28.9 μg/m³

IN

Ahmedabad

95
AQI
PM2.5
28.9μg
PM10
85.7μg
O3
83.0ppb
Moderate
#27
28.9 μg/m³

MK

Skopje

77
AQI
PM2.5
28.9μg
PM10
36.0μg
O3
93.0ppb
Moderate
#28
28.8 μg/m³

CA

Vancouver

63
AQI
PM2.5
28.8μg
PM10
29.2μg
O3
26.0ppb
Moderate
#29
28.2 μg/m³

PK

Islamabad

102
AQI
PM2.5
28.2μg
PM10
41.2μg
O3
206.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#30
26.8 μg/m³

SA

Jeddah

76
AQI
PM2.5
26.8μg
PM10
45.4μg
O3
72.0ppb
Moderate

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