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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 154.6 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
154.6 μg/m³

KW

Kuwait City

696
AQI
PM2.5
154.6μg
PM10
698.5μg
O3
132.0ppb
Hazardous
#2
137.4 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

422
AQI
PM2.5
137.4μg
PM10
406.1μg
O3
18.0ppb
Hazardous
#3
135.0 μg/m³

SA

Riyadh

917
AQI
PM2.5
135.0μg
PM10
1039.4μg
O3
71.0ppb
Hazardous
#4
119.7 μg/m³

PK

Faisalabad

173
AQI
PM2.5
119.7μg
PM10
204.0μg
O3
42.0ppb
Unhealthy
#5
118.7 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

168
AQI
PM2.5
118.7μg
PM10
120.1μg
O3
1.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
116.4 μg/m³

ID

Bandung

168
AQI
PM2.5
116.4μg
PM10
117.3μg
O3
4.0ppb
Unhealthy
#7
96.4 μg/m³

AE

Dubai

165
AQI
PM2.5
96.4μg
PM10
220.7μg
O3
135.0ppb
Unhealthy
#8
95.2 μg/m³

PK

Lahore

163
AQI
PM2.5
95.2μg
PM10
179.7μg
O3
71.0ppb
Unhealthy
#9
93.6 μg/m³

AE

Abu Dhabi

160
AQI
PM2.5
93.6μg
PM10
194.2μg
O3
124.0ppb
Unhealthy
#10
88.7 μg/m³

QA

Doha

164
AQI
PM2.5
88.7μg
PM10
211.9μg
O3
79.0ppb
Unhealthy
#11
82.0 μg/m³

OM

Muscat

156
AQI
PM2.5
82.0μg
PM10
299.9μg
O3
63.0ppb
Unhealthy
#12
76.8 μg/m³

IN

Jaipur

408
AQI
PM2.5
76.8μg
PM10
421.9μg
O3
55.0ppb
Hazardous
#13
62.9 μg/m³

VN

Hanoi

147
AQI
PM2.5
62.9μg
PM10
63.3μg
O3
71.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#14
62.4 μg/m³

IN

Lucknow

153
AQI
PM2.5
62.4μg
PM10
117.8μg
O3
27.0ppb
Unhealthy
#15
59.3 μg/m³

MY

Kuala Lumpur

150
AQI
PM2.5
59.3μg
PM10
60.1μg
O3
0.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#16
54.6 μg/m³

ZA

Johannesburg

156
AQI
PM2.5
54.6μg
PM10
54.7μg
O3
70.0ppb
Unhealthy
#17
51.7 μg/m³

IN

Kolkata

123
AQI
PM2.5
51.7μg
PM10
64.0μg
O3
72.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#18
50.5 μg/m³

CL

Santiago

155
AQI
PM2.5
50.5μg
PM10
50.8μg
O3
79.0ppb
Unhealthy
#19
50.4 μg/m³

CD

Kinshasa

107
AQI
PM2.5
50.4μg
PM10
52.9μg
O3
112.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#20
47.6 μg/m³

ZW

Harare

81
AQI
PM2.5
47.6μg
PM10
49.2μg
O3
56.0ppb
Moderate
#21
47.5 μg/m³

ID

Surabaya

111
AQI
PM2.5
47.5μg
PM10
50.8μg
O3
30.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#22
45.3 μg/m³

KR

Seoul

77
AQI
PM2.5
45.3μg
PM10
45.9μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#23
43.1 μg/m³

KR

Incheon

79
AQI
PM2.5
43.1μg
PM10
43.5μg
O3
1.0ppb
Moderate
#24
40.9 μg/m³

BD

Dhaka

110
AQI
PM2.5
40.9μg
PM10
49.1μg
O3
61.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#25
39.8 μg/m³

IN

Kanpur

127
AQI
PM2.5
39.8μg
PM10
100.8μg
O3
67.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#26
38.1 μg/m³

IR

Tehran

77
AQI
PM2.5
38.1μg
PM10
46.1μg
O3
10.0ppb
Moderate
#27
38.0 μg/m³

UG

Kampala

90
AQI
PM2.5
38.0μg
PM10
40.6μg
O3
51.0ppb
Moderate
#28
37.3 μg/m³

RW

Kigali

101
AQI
PM2.5
37.3μg
PM10
43.2μg
O3
65.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#29
36.1 μg/m³

RU

Moscow

90
AQI
PM2.5
36.1μg
PM10
41.0μg
O3
16.0ppb
Moderate
#30
35.6 μg/m³

JP

Nagoya

60
AQI
PM2.5
35.6μg
PM10
36.3μg
O3
17.0ppb
Moderate

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