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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 Dubai, UAE at 88.7 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
88.7 μg/m³

AE

Dubai

164
AQI
PM2.5
88.7μg
PM10
143.9μg
O3
92.0ppb
Unhealthy
#2
64.0 μg/m³

KW

Kuwait City

167
AQI
PM2.5
64.0μg
PM10
256.1μg
O3
88.0ppb
Unhealthy
#3
62.9 μg/m³

AE

Abu Dhabi

154
AQI
PM2.5
62.9μg
PM10
116.9μg
O3
140.0ppb
Unhealthy
#4
59.1 μg/m³

SA

Riyadh

194
AQI
PM2.5
59.1μg
PM10
331.6μg
O3
120.0ppb
Unhealthy
#5
59.0 μg/m³

QA

Doha

157
AQI
PM2.5
59.0μg
PM10
111.5μg
O3
122.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
57.5 μg/m³

ZA

Cape Town

63
AQI
PM2.5
57.5μg
PM10
59.3μg
O3
98.0ppb
Moderate
#7
54.4 μg/m³

PK

Lahore

151
AQI
PM2.5
54.4μg
PM10
56.8μg
O3
227.0ppb
Unhealthy
#8
54.4 μg/m³

PK

Faisalabad

150
AQI
PM2.5
54.4μg
PM10
61.7μg
O3
220.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#9
49.1 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

165
AQI
PM2.5
49.1μg
PM10
52.0μg
O3
237.0ppb
Unhealthy
#10
46.9 μg/m³

OM

Muscat

131
AQI
PM2.5
46.9μg
PM10
74.7μg
O3
96.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#11
46.8 μg/m³

IN

Lucknow

127
AQI
PM2.5
46.8μg
PM10
48.1μg
O3
186.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#12
44.6 μg/m³

CL

Santiago

132
AQI
PM2.5
44.6μg
PM10
45.9μg
O3
0.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#13
44.6 μg/m³

ID

Bandung

186
AQI
PM2.5
44.6μg
PM10
46.2μg
O3
216.0ppb
Unhealthy
#14
44.4 μg/m³

MY

Kuala Lumpur

156
AQI
PM2.5
44.4μg
PM10
46.2μg
O3
231.0ppb
Unhealthy
#15
42.7 μg/m³

PK

Islamabad

137
AQI
PM2.5
42.7μg
PM10
49.9μg
O3
232.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#16
42.4 μg/m³

CN

Beijing

94
AQI
PM2.5
42.4μg
PM10
42.6μg
O3
5.0ppb
Moderate
#17
41.6 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

164
AQI
PM2.5
41.6μg
PM10
43.4μg
O3
201.0ppb
Unhealthy
#18
40.4 μg/m³

CN

Tianjin

79
AQI
PM2.5
40.4μg
PM10
41.0μg
O3
14.0ppb
Moderate
#19
38.9 μg/m³

MX

Mexico City

79
AQI
PM2.5
38.9μg
PM10
39.3μg
O3
5.0ppb
Moderate
#20
38.6 μg/m³

ID

Medan

105
AQI
PM2.5
38.6μg
PM10
39.8μg
O3
181.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#21
35.5 μg/m³

CN

Shenzhen

155
AQI
PM2.5
35.5μg
PM10
36.9μg
O3
169.0ppb
Unhealthy
#22
35.3 μg/m³

VN

Hanoi

219
AQI
PM2.5
35.3μg
PM10
35.6μg
O3
259.0ppb
Very Unhealthy
#23
34.8 μg/m³

CN

Hangzhou

136
AQI
PM2.5
34.8μg
PM10
34.8μg
O3
105.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#24
33.6 μg/m³

CA

Vancouver

72
AQI
PM2.5
33.6μg
PM10
33.8μg
O3
26.0ppb
Moderate
#25
31.7 μg/m³

IN

Kanpur

114
AQI
PM2.5
31.7μg
PM10
32.5μg
O3
183.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#26
29.9 μg/m³

IQ

Baghdad

92
AQI
PM2.5
29.9μg
PM10
61.6μg
O3
137.0ppb
Moderate
#27
29.7 μg/m³

MY

Johor Bahru

77
AQI
PM2.5
29.7μg
PM10
33.6μg
O3
115.0ppb
Moderate
#28
28.8 μg/m³

CN

Guangzhou

186
AQI
PM2.5
28.8μg
PM10
29.6μg
O3
208.0ppb
Unhealthy
#29
27.4 μg/m³

VN

Ho Chi Minh City

79
AQI
PM2.5
27.4μg
PM10
37.4μg
O3
111.0ppb
Moderate
#30
26.7 μg/m³

SG

Singapore

68
AQI
PM2.5
26.7μg
PM10
33.1μg
O3
83.0ppb
Moderate

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