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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 Lahore, Pakistan at 92.4 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
92.4 μg/m³

PK

Lahore

198
AQI
PM2.5
92.4μg
PM10
158.3μg
O3
18.2ppb
Unhealthy
#2
88.2 μg/m³

AF

Kabul

188
AQI
PM2.5
88.2μg
PM10
148.4μg
O3
18.1ppb
Unhealthy
#3
84.3 μg/m³

BD

Dhaka

182
AQI
PM2.5
84.3μg
PM10
142.1μg
O3
22.4ppb
Unhealthy
#4
76.2 μg/m³

PK

Faisalabad

172
AQI
PM2.5
76.2μg
PM10
126.4μg
O3
18.3ppb
Unhealthy
#5
72.4 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

168
AQI
PM2.5
72.4μg
PM10
118.3μg
O3
28.1ppb
Unhealthy
#6
68.4 μg/m³

IN

Kanpur

162
AQI
PM2.5
68.4μg
PM10
112.2μg
O3
20.3ppb
Unhealthy
#7
68.2 μg/m³

EG

Cairo

162
AQI
PM2.5
68.2μg
PM10
114.4μg
O3
26.3ppb
Unhealthy
#8
66.4 μg/m³

NP

Kathmandu

158
AQI
PM2.5
66.4μg
PM10
108.2μg
O3
24.3ppb
Unhealthy
#9
62.1 μg/m³

PK

Karachi

154
AQI
PM2.5
62.1μg
PM10
104.2μg
O3
28.3ppb
Unhealthy
#10
56.3 μg/m³

IR

Tehran

148
AQI
PM2.5
56.3μg
PM10
94.2μg
O3
32.4ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#11
56.2 μg/m³

TH

Chiang Mai

148
AQI
PM2.5
56.2μg
PM10
94.4μg
O3
28.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#12
56.2 μg/m³

IN

Lucknow

148
AQI
PM2.5
56.2μg
PM10
94.4μg
O3
24.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#13
56.2 μg/m³

BD

Chittagong

148
AQI
PM2.5
56.2μg
PM10
94.4μg
O3
28.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#14
54.3 μg/m³

CN

Xian

144
AQI
PM2.5
54.3μg
PM10
92.1μg
O3
26.4ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#15
52.4 μg/m³

PK

Islamabad

142
AQI
PM2.5
52.4μg
PM10
88.2μg
O3
26.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#16
52.4 μg/m³

SD

Khartoum

142
AQI
PM2.5
52.4μg
PM10
88.2μg
O3
26.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#17
52.3 μg/m³

CN

Beijing

142
AQI
PM2.5
52.3μg
PM10
87.4μg
O3
31.2ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#18
52.3 μg/m³

IN

Kolkata

142
AQI
PM2.5
52.3μg
PM10
88.1μg
O3
28.4ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#19
50.4 μg/m³

IN

Jaipur

136
AQI
PM2.5
50.4μg
PM10
84.2μg
O3
26.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#20
50.2 μg/m³

CN

Harbin

138
AQI
PM2.5
50.2μg
PM10
86.4μg
O3
24.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#21
48.4 μg/m³

NG

Lagos

132
AQI
PM2.5
48.4μg
PM10
82.2μg
O3
32.1ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#22
48.2 μg/m³

VN

Hanoi

138
AQI
PM2.5
48.2μg
PM10
82.4μg
O3
32.1ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#23
48.2 μg/m³

MX

Mexico City

134
AQI
PM2.5
48.2μg
PM10
82.4μg
O3
36.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#24
48.2 μg/m³

CN

Tianjin

132
AQI
PM2.5
48.2μg
PM10
82.4μg
O3
29.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#25
48.1 μg/m³

TH

Chiang Rai

134
AQI
PM2.5
48.1μg
PM10
82.3μg
O3
30.2ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#26
46.4 μg/m³

ID

Medan

128
AQI
PM2.5
46.4μg
PM10
78.2μg
O3
30.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#27
46.4 μg/m³

IQ

Baghdad

128
AQI
PM2.5
46.4μg
PM10
78.2μg
O3
30.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#28
46.2 μg/m³

CN

Chengdu

128
AQI
PM2.5
46.2μg
PM10
78.4μg
O3
32.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#29
46.2 μg/m³

IN

Ahmedabad

128
AQI
PM2.5
46.2μg
PM10
78.4μg
O3
28.3ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#30
44.2 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

124
AQI
PM2.5
44.2μg
PM10
78.3μg
O3
38.4ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

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