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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 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 181.1 μg/m³. WHO 2021 annual guideline: 5 μg/m³.

#1
181.1 μg/m³

SA

Riyadh

862
AQI
PM2.5
181.1μg
PM10
1635.4μg
O3
109.0ppb
Hazardous
#2
159.7 μg/m³

IN

Delhi

386
AQI
PM2.5
159.7μg
PM10
543.9μg
O3
49.0ppb
Hazardous
#3
156.9 μg/m³

ID

Bandung

158
AQI
PM2.5
156.9μg
PM10
159.7μg
O3
16.0ppb
Unhealthy
#4
149.5 μg/m³

KW

Kuwait City

682
AQI
PM2.5
149.5μg
PM10
791.6μg
O3
101.0ppb
Hazardous
#5
122.9 μg/m³

PK

Faisalabad

163
AQI
PM2.5
122.9μg
PM10
257.0μg
O3
89.0ppb
Unhealthy
#6
101.0 μg/m³

PK

Lahore

159
AQI
PM2.5
101.0μg
PM10
217.0μg
O3
97.0ppb
Unhealthy
#7
92.4 μg/m³

ID

Jakarta

167
AQI
PM2.5
92.4μg
PM10
96.4μg
O3
34.0ppb
Unhealthy
#8
89.2 μg/m³

IN

Jaipur

452
AQI
PM2.5
89.2μg
PM10
476.8μg
O3
74.0ppb
Hazardous
#9
84.5 μg/m³

MY

Kuala Lumpur

151
AQI
PM2.5
84.5μg
PM10
85.7μg
O3
2.0ppb
Unhealthy
#10
77.1 μg/m³

AE

Dubai

171
AQI
PM2.5
77.1μg
PM10
183.5μg
O3
158.0ppb
Unhealthy
#11
76.8 μg/m³

QA

Doha

204
AQI
PM2.5
76.8μg
PM10
188.6μg
O3
196.0ppb
Very Unhealthy
#12
73.3 μg/m³

AE

Abu Dhabi

160
AQI
PM2.5
73.3μg
PM10
165.3μg
O3
167.0ppb
Unhealthy
#13
69.2 μg/m³

VN

Hanoi

206
AQI
PM2.5
69.2μg
PM10
69.4μg
O3
109.0ppb
Very Unhealthy
#14
64.3 μg/m³

IN

Lucknow

153
AQI
PM2.5
64.3μg
PM10
141.1μg
O3
70.0ppb
Unhealthy
#15
62.6 μg/m³

OM

Muscat

154
AQI
PM2.5
62.6μg
PM10
153.7μg
O3
137.0ppb
Unhealthy
#16
56.0 μg/m³

CN

Guangzhou

144
AQI
PM2.5
56.0μg
PM10
56.5μg
O3
63.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#17
55.3 μg/m³

CN

Tianjin

122
AQI
PM2.5
55.3μg
PM10
55.9μg
O3
23.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#18
53.8 μg/m³

ID

Medan

109
AQI
PM2.5
53.8μg
PM10
58.4μg
O3
65.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#19
52.3 μg/m³

ID

Surabaya

102
AQI
PM2.5
52.3μg
PM10
56.5μg
O3
30.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#20
48.1 μg/m³

BD

Dhaka

102
AQI
PM2.5
48.1μg
PM10
60.3μg
O3
71.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#21
45.3 μg/m³

KR

Seoul

60
AQI
PM2.5
45.3μg
PM10
46.4μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#22
45.3 μg/m³

KR

Incheon

60
AQI
PM2.5
45.3μg
PM10
46.4μg
O3
0.0ppb
Moderate
#23
44.7 μg/m³

IN

Kolkata

108
AQI
PM2.5
44.7μg
PM10
61.9μg
O3
108.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#24
44.2 μg/m³

RU

Moscow

81
AQI
PM2.5
44.2μg
PM10
83.2μg
O3
45.0ppb
Moderate
#25
42.4 μg/m³

IN

Kanpur

133
AQI
PM2.5
42.4μg
PM10
76.6μg
O3
87.0ppb
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
#26
41.7 μg/m³

PK

Islamabad

176
AQI
PM2.5
41.7μg
PM10
58.3μg
O3
103.0ppb
Unhealthy
#27
41.4 μg/m³

CL

Santiago

161
AQI
PM2.5
41.4μg
PM10
42.5μg
O3
60.0ppb
Unhealthy
#28
40.2 μg/m³

CD

Kinshasa

98
AQI
PM2.5
40.2μg
PM10
42.7μg
O3
148.0ppb
Moderate
#29
39.7 μg/m³

BR

Rio de Janeiro

95
AQI
PM2.5
39.7μg
PM10
40.0μg
O3
197.0ppb
Moderate
#30
39.7 μg/m³

MY

Johor Bahru

85
AQI
PM2.5
39.7μg
PM10
43.1μg
O3
5.0ppb
Moderate

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