Air Pollution in United Kingdom

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Current Air Quality
142
Unhealthy
for Sensitive Groups
on Wednesday, Nov 11th 2026, 03:00 am
Past 24 hours Air Quality

Cities with the worst air quality

#AQICity
1
449
Brixton
2
217
Burnham-on-Sea
3
191
Gateshead
4
159
Cheadle Hulme
5
149
Crowborough
6
124
Dronfield
7
123
Congleton
8
119
Haywards Heath
9
116
Kenilworth
10
112
Bath
11
111
Chester
12
109
Poole
13
106
Bartley Green
14
106
Royal Tunbridge Wells
15
101
Royston
16
99
Yate
17
98
Aldershot
18
97
Gosforth
19
96
Guildford
20
91
Yarm
21
91
Bishopbriggs
22
91
Wigan
23
88
Longsight
24
88
Didcot
25
85
Gillingham
26
85
Gloucester
27
85
Stanley
28
84
Westbury
29
81
Wrexham
30
81
Nailsea
31
81
Tonbridge
32
80
Dinnington
33
80
Acton
34
79
Reading
35
79
Royal Leamington Spa
36
79
Heavitree
37
77
Johnstone
38
77
South Croydon
39
76
Chesterfield
40
76
Ascot
41
76
Thornton-Cleveleys
42
76
Southampton
43
76
Bearsden
44
74
Birmingham
45
74
Kempston Hardwick
46
74
Cardiff
47
73
Airdrie
48
73
Cambuslang
49
73
Milton Keynes
50
72
Chepstow

Cities with the best air quality

#AQICity
1
1
Rotherham
2
3
Ruislip
3
4
Thatcham
4
9
Aston
5
11
Dunstable
6
12
Newtownabbey
7
15
Barnstaple
8
17
Clydach
9
17
Calne
10
17
Lewes
11
21
Fleet
12
23
Rhosllanerchrugog
13
24
Swanscombe
14
25
Saltash
15
25
Aberdeen
16
25
Musselburgh
17
25
Plymouth
18
27
Inverness
19
29
Mitcham
20
29
Penicuik
21
30
Kirkcaldy
22
30
Chislehurst
23
30
Swansea
24
30
Blackpool
25
32
Weybridge
26
34
Ballymena
27
35
Chalfont Saint Peter
28
36
Welwyn Garden City
29
36
Salisbury
30
37
Dundee
31
38
Middlesbrough
32
38
Perth
33
40
Poulton-le-Fylde
34
40
Stirling
35
42
Briton Ferry
36
44
Stoke-on-Trent
37
44
Southend-on-Sea
38
44
Norwich
39
46
Hale
40
46
Canvey Island
41
46
Leeds
42
46
High Wycombe
43
47
Preston
44
49
Devizes
45
49
Edinburgh
46
50
Loughborough
47
50
Hayes
48
50
Grangemouth
49
50
Blackheath
50
50
Stockton-on-Tees
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Known Countries in the World

Africa

🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇫 Central African Republic 🇨🇩 Congo, The Democratic Republic Of 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 🇪🇹 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 🇰🇲 Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros 🇸🇴 Federal Republic of Somalia 🇬🇦 Gabonese Republic 🇬🇭 Ghana
65
 🇱🇾 Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 🇲🇷 Islamic Republic of Mauritania 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
81
 🇰🇪 Kenya
77
 🇲🇦 Kingdom of Morocco
25
 🇱🇸 Lesotho
54
 🇱🇷 Liberia 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇺 Mauritius
1
 🇾🇹 Mayotte
40
 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇬 Nigeria
90
 🇩🇿 People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola 🇧🇯 Republic of Benin 🇧🇮 Republic of Burundi 🇨🇻 Republic of Cabo Verde 🇨🇲 Republic of Cameroon
83
 🇹🇩 Republic of Chad 🇩🇯 Republic of Djibouti 🇬🇳 Republic of Guinea 🇬🇼 Republic of Guinea-Bissau 🇲🇬 Republic of Madagascar 🇲🇿 Republic of Mozambique
23
 🇳🇪 Republic of Niger 🇷🇼 Republic of Rwanda
49
 🇸🇳 Republic of Senegal
66
 🇿🇦 Republic of South Africa
86
 🇸🇸 Republic of South Sudan 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo 🇷🇪 Réunion
17
 🇸🇭 Saint Helena 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
55
 🇪🇷 State of Eritrea 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇿 Swaziland 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe 🇹🇿 Tanzania
33
 🇬🇲 The Gambia
77
 🇹🇬 Togolese Republic 🇹🇳 Tunisian Republic 🇺🇬 Uganda
85
 🇪🇭 Western Sahara 🇿🇲 Zambia
78
 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
39

Antarctica

🇦🇶 Antarctica 🇧🇻 Bouvet Island 🇹🇫 French Southern Territories 🇭🇲 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Asia

🇧🇩 Bangladesh
160
 🇧🇹 Bhutan
64
 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory 🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam 🇰🇭 Cambodia
8
 🇨🇳 China
174
 🇨🇽 Christmas Island 🇨🇨 Cocos [Keeling] Islands 🇳🇵 Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
161
 🇬🇪 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
27
 🇯🇴 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
24
 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
43
 🇮🇳 India
474
 🇮🇷 Iran 🇦🇫 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 🇵🇰 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
386
 🇯🇵 Japan
45
 🇧🇭 Kingdom of Bahrain 🇸🇦 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 🇹🇭 Kingdom of Thailand
66
 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
85
 🇱🇦 Laos
13
 🇲🇴 Macao
53
 🇲🇾 Malaysia
64
 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇲🇲 Myanmar [Burma]
56
 🇰🇵 North Korea 🇵🇸 Palestine
46
 🇵🇭 Philippines
51
 🇦🇲 Republic of Armenia
35
 🇦🇿 Republic of Azerbaijan
45
 🇮🇩 Republic of Indonesia
146
 🇮🇶 Republic of Iraq 🇰🇿 Republic of Kazakhstan
108
 🇰🇷 Republic of Korea
77
 🇱🇧 Republic of Lebanon
84
 🇲🇻 Republic of Maldives
29
 🇹🇯 Republic of Tajikistan
18
 🇺🇿 Republic of Uzbekistan
35
 🇸🇬 Singapore
63
 🇻🇳 Socialist Republic of Vietnam
43
 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
45
 🇮🇱 State of Israel
65
 🇰🇼 State of Kuwait
33
 🇶🇦 State of Qatar
2
 🇴🇲 Sultanate of Oman
27
 🇸🇾 Syrian Arab Republic
162
 🇹🇼 Taiwan
58
 🇹🇷 Turkey
145
 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
30
 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
90
 🇾🇪 Yemen

Europe

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
60
 🇨🇾 Cyprus
46
 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
82
 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands 🇫🇮 Finland
40
 🇫🇷 France
87
 🇩🇪 Germany
154
 🇬🇮 Gibraltar
33
 🇱🇺 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
63
 🇬🇷 Greece
70
 🇬🇬 Guernsey 🇻🇦 Holy See (Vatican City State) 🇭🇺 Hungary
110
 🇮🇲 Isle of Man 🇮🇹 Italy
112
 🇯🇪 Jersey 🇧🇪 Kingdom of Belgium
114
 🇩🇰 Kingdom of Denmark
45
 🇳🇴 Kingdom of Norway
54
 🇸🇪 Kingdom of Sweden
72
 🇱🇻 Latvia
37
 🇲🇰 Macedonia
124
 🇲🇹 Malta
28
 🇲🇨 Monaco
56
 🇲🇪 Montenegro
77
 🇳🇱 Netherlands
139
 🇵🇱 Poland
163
 🇵🇹 Portuguese Republic
31
 🇦🇩 Principality of Andorra
21
 🇱🇮 Principality of Liechtenstein
30
 🇦🇱 Republic of Albania
13
 🇦🇹 Republic of Austria
78
 🇧🇾 Republic of Belarus
49
 🇧🇬 Republic of Bulgaria
121
 🇭🇷 Republic of Croatia
109
 🇪🇪 Republic of Estonia
33
 🇮🇸 Republic of Iceland
32
 🇮🇪 Republic of Ireland
60
 🇽🇰 Republic of Kosovo 🇱🇹 Republic of Lithuania
10
 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova
79
 🇸🇮 Republic of Slovenia
47
 🇷🇴 Romania
116
 🇷🇺 Russia
68
 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇷🇸 Serbia
157
 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic
74
 🇪🇸 Spain
65
 🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 🇨🇭 Switzerland
48
 🇺🇦 Ukraine
36
 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
137
 🇦🇽 Åland Islands

North America

🇦🇮 Anguilla 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇼 Aruba
45
 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇲 Bermuda 🇧🇶 Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, and Saba
13
 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands 🇨🇦 Canada
44
 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands 🇨🇼 Curaçao 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
8
 🇬🇱 Greenland 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
18
 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇲🇶 Martinique
16
 🇲🇽 Mexico
129
 🇲🇸 Montserrat 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 🇨🇷 Republic of Costa Rica
24
 🇨🇺 Republic of Cuba 🇸🇻 Republic of El Salvador
22
 🇬🇹 Republic of Guatemala
13
 🇭🇹 Republic of Haiti 🇭🇳 Republic of Honduras
13
 🇳🇮 Republic of Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Republic of Panama 🇧🇱 Saint Barthélemy 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇲🇫 Saint Martin 🇵🇲 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇸🇽 Sint Maarten 🇧🇸 The Bahamas 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
22
 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands 🇺🇸 United States
111

Oceania

🇦🇸 American Samoa 🇦🇺 Australia
46
 🇨🇰 Cook Islands 🇹🇱 East Timor 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇵🇫 French Polynesia 🇬🇺 Guam 🇼🇸 Independent State of Samoa 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇨 New Caledonia
39
 🇳🇿 New Zealand
17
 🇳🇺 Niue 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands 🇳🇷 Republic of Nauru 🇻🇺 Republic of Vanuatu 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇹🇰 Tokelau 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇻 Tuvalu 🇺🇲 U.S. Minor Outlying Islands 🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna

South America

🇦🇷 Argentine Republic
13
 🇧🇴 Bolivia, Plurinational State Of 🇧🇷 Brazil
47
 🇫🇰 Colony of the Falkland Islands 🇬🇫 French Guiana
19
 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇺🇾 Oriental Republic of Uruguay 🇨🇱 Republic of Chile
66
 🇨🇴 Republic of Colombia
57
 🇪🇨 Republic of Ecuador
70
 🇵🇾 Republic of Paraguay 🇵🇪 Republic of Peru
53
 🇸🇷 Republic of Suriname 🇻🇪 Venezuela

About the Air Quality and Pollution Measurement:

About the Air Quality Levels

AQIAir Pollution LevelHealth ImplicationsCautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50GoodAir quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no riskNone
51 -100ModerateAir quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsMembers of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effectsActive children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+HazardousHealth alert: everyone may experience more serious health effectsEveryone should avoid all outdoor exertion

To know more about Air Quality and Pollution, check the wikipedia Air Quality topic or the airnow guide to Air Quality and Your Health.

For very useful health advices of Beijing Doctor Richard Saint Cyr MD, check www.myhealthbeijing.com blog.


Usage Notice: All the Air Quality data are unvalidated at the time of publication, and due to quality assurance these data may be amended, without notice, at any time. The World Air Quality Index project has exercised all reasonable skill and care in compiling the contents of this information and under no circumstances will the World Air Quality Index project team or its agents be liable in contract, tort or otherwise for any loss, injury or damage arising directly or indirectly from the supply of this data.