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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 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 266.4 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
266.4 μg/m³

SA

Jeddah

948
AQI
PM2.5
266.4μg
PM10
1639.1μg
O3
99.0ppb
Hazardous
#2
150.4 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

623
AQI
PM2.5
150.4μg
PM10
918.3μg
O3
101.0ppb
Hazardous
#3
131.3 μg/m³

ID

Bandung

164
AQI
PM2.5
131.3μg
PM10
131.8μg
O3
9.0ppb
Unhealthy
#4
122.0 μg/m³

CN

Shanghai

98
AQI
PM2.5
122.0μg
PM10
122.5μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#5
120.6 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

159
AQI
PM2.5
120.6μg
PM10
121.1μg
O3
0.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
117.8 μg/m³

SA

Riyadh

1294
AQI
PM2.5
117.8μg
PM10
1043.1μg
O3
93.0ppb
Hazardous
#7
101.3 μg/m³

CN

Beijing

157
AQI
PM2.5
101.3μg
PM10
103.1μg
O3
0.0ppb
Unhealthy
#8
100.8 μg/m³

IN

Kanpur

290
AQI
PM2.5
100.8μg
PM10
577.4μg
O3
152.0ppb
Very Unhealthy
#9
89.6 μg/m³

CN

Chengdu

131
AQI
PM2.5
89.6μg
PM10
143.0μg
O3
66.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#10
78.5 μg/m³

KW

Kuwait City

164
AQI
PM2.5
78.5μg
PM10
193.2μg
O3
26.0ppb
Unhealthy
#11
77.8 μg/m³

CN

Xian

154
AQI
PM2.5
77.8μg
PM10
114.3μg
O3
10.0ppb
Unhealthy
#12
69.8 μg/m³

CN

Hangzhou

76
AQI
PM2.5
69.8μg
PM10
69.8μg
O3
2.0ppb
Moderate
#13
66.1 μg/m³

CN

Nanjing

95
AQI
PM2.5
66.1μg
PM10
66.1μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#14
62.9 μg/m³

VN

Ho Chi Minh City

151
AQI
PM2.5
62.9μg
PM10
65.7μg
O3
16.0ppb
Unhealthy
#15
60.5 μg/m³

SD

Khartoum

180
AQI
PM2.5
60.5μg
PM10
265.4μg
O3
95.0ppb
Unhealthy
#16
56.6 μg/m³

CL

Santiago

165
AQI
PM2.5
56.6μg
PM10
59.3μg
O3
17.0ppb
Unhealthy
#17
55.3 μg/m³

MY

Kuala Lumpur

99
AQI
PM2.5
55.3μg
PM10
61.0μg
O3
8.0ppb
Moderate
#18
53.8 μg/m³

MY

Johor Bahru

80
AQI
PM2.5
53.8μg
PM10
54.2μg
O3
15.0ppb
Moderate
#19
52.9 μg/m³

IN

Lucknow

191
AQI
PM2.5
52.9μg
PM10
137.4μg
O3
136.0ppb
Unhealthy
#20
52.9 μg/m³

AE

Dubai

156
AQI
PM2.5
52.9μg
PM10
94.3μg
O3
135.0ppb
Unhealthy
#21
52.4 μg/m³

CN

Wuhan

72
AQI
PM2.5
52.4μg
PM10
53.0μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#22
50.3 μg/m³

QA

Doha

151
AQI
PM2.5
50.3μg
PM10
177.4μg
O3
134.0ppb
Unhealthy
#23
49.4 μg/m³

ID

Surabaya

134
AQI
PM2.5
49.4μg
PM10
49.8μg
O3
13.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#24
46.4 μg/m³

IN

Jaipur

169
AQI
PM2.5
46.4μg
PM10
238.0μg
O3
92.0ppb
Unhealthy
#25
45.9 μg/m³

ID

Medan

109
AQI
PM2.5
45.9μg
PM10
49.1μg
O3
86.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#26
45.3 μg/m³

CN

Qingdao

91
AQI
PM2.5
45.3μg
PM10
49.5μg
O3
30.0ppb
Moderate
#27
44.4 μg/m³

AE

Abu Dhabi

139
AQI
PM2.5
44.4μg
PM10
87.3μg
O3
124.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#28
43.9 μg/m³

SN

Dakar

142
AQI
PM2.5
43.9μg
PM10
149.9μg
O3
97.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#29
43.3 μg/m³

IN

Bengaluru

89
AQI
PM2.5
43.3μg
PM10
53.3μg
O3
57.0ppb
Moderate
#30
42.3 μg/m³

CN

Tianjin

151
AQI
PM2.5
42.3μg
PM10
45.9μg
O3
38.0ppb
Unhealthy

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