Cities With the Cleanest Air Right Now
Yaounde has the cleanest air of any major city we track right now, with PM2.5 around 2.2 µg/m³.
| # | City | Country | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Yaounde | Cameroon | 2.2 µg/m³ |
| 🥈 | Quito | Ecuador | 2.3 µg/m³ |
| 🥉 | Ciudad Juárez | Mexico | 2.4 µg/m³ |
| 4 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | 2.5 µg/m³ |
| 5 | Chattogram | Bangladesh | 2.7 µg/m³ |
| 6 | Liuzhou | China | 2.8 µg/m³ |
| 7 | Sapporo | Japan | 2.9 µg/m³ |
| 8 | Niamey | Niger | 3.2 µg/m³ |
| 9 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Bolivia | 3.3 µg/m³ |
| 10 | Perth | Australia | 3.7 µg/m³ |
| 11 | Pune | India | 3.8 µg/m³ |
| 12 | Yunfu | China | 3.8 µg/m³ |
| 13 | Brisbane | Australia | 3.8 µg/m³ |
| 14 | Daqing | China | 3.8 µg/m³ |
| 15 | Nanning | China | 3.9 µg/m³ |
| 16 | Novosibirsk | Russia | 3.9 µg/m³ |
| 17 | León de los Aldama | Mexico | 4.0 µg/m³ |
| 18 | Ganzhou | China | 4.1 µg/m³ |
| 19 | Pimpri | India | 4.1 µg/m³ |
| 20 | Hamburg | Germany | 4.2 µg/m³ |
| 21 | Goiânia | Brazil | 4.4 µg/m³ |
| 22 | Camayenne | Guinea | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 23 | Diyarbakır | Türkiye | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 24 | Conakry | Guinea | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 25 | Santiago de Querétaro | Mexico | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 26 | Konya | Türkiye | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 27 | Córdoba | Argentina | 4.6 µg/m³ |
| 28 | Bangkok | Thailand | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| 29 | Guilin | China | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| 30 | Antalya | Türkiye | 4.8 µg/m³ |
| 31 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 4.9 µg/m³ |
| 32 | La Paz | Bolivia | 4.9 µg/m³ |
| 33 | Kumasi | Ghana | 5.0 µg/m³ |
| 34 | Nizhniy Novgorod | Russia | 5.1 µg/m³ |
| 35 | Berlin | Germany | 5.3 µg/m³ |
| 36 | Ouagadougou | Burkina Faso | 5.4 µg/m³ |
| 37 | Bamako | Mali | 5.5 µg/m³ |
| 38 | Ankara | Türkiye | 5.6 µg/m³ |
| 39 | Brasilia | Brazil | 5.6 µg/m³ |
| 40 | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 5.6 µg/m³ |
| 41 | Guankou | China | 5.6 µg/m³ |
| 42 | Melbourne | Australia | 5.7 µg/m³ |
| 43 | Minsk | Belarus | 5.7 µg/m³ |
| 44 | Nashik | India | 5.7 µg/m³ |
| 45 | Changchun | China | 5.8 µg/m³ |
| 46 | Manaus | Brazil | 5.9 µg/m³ |
| 47 | Zhaoqing | China | 6.0 µg/m³ |
| 48 | Mogadishu | Somalia | 6.1 µg/m³ |
| 49 | Mandalay | Myanmar | 6.1 µg/m³ |
| 50 | Dhaka | Bangladesh | 6.2 µg/m³ |
| 51 | Recife | Brazil | 6.2 µg/m³ |
| 52 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 6.2 µg/m³ |
| 53 | Yiyang | China | 6.2 µg/m³ |
| 54 | Guiyang | China | 6.5 µg/m³ |
| 55 | Kyiv | Ukraine | 6.5 µg/m³ |
| 56 | Qinzhou | China | 6.5 µg/m³ |
| 57 | Madrid | Spain | 6.6 µg/m³ |
| 58 | Davao | Philippines | 6.7 µg/m³ |
| 59 | Kazan | Russia | 6.7 µg/m³ |
| 60 | Budapest | Hungary | 6.9 µg/m³ |
| 61 | Shantou | China | 7.0 µg/m³ |
| 62 | Nanchang | China | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| 63 | Vienna | Austria | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| 64 | Belém | Brazil | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| 65 | Montevideo | Uruguay | 7.1 µg/m³ |
| 66 | Casablanca | Morocco | 7.2 µg/m³ |
| 67 | Jilin | China | 7.2 µg/m³ |
| 68 | Warsaw | Poland | 7.2 µg/m³ |
| 69 | Montréal | Canada | 7.2 µg/m³ |
| 70 | London | United Kingdom | 7.3 µg/m³ |
| 71 | Paris | France | 7.4 µg/m³ |
| 72 | Adelaide | Australia | 7.4 µg/m³ |
| 73 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | 7.6 µg/m³ |
| 74 | Rājkot | India | 7.6 µg/m³ |
| 75 | Harbin | China | 7.9 µg/m³ |
| 76 | Bucharest | Romania | 7.9 µg/m³ |
| 77 | Sydney | Australia | 8.0 µg/m³ |
| 78 | Haikou | China | 8.0 µg/m³ |
| 79 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | 8.1 µg/m³ |
| 80 | Al Mawşil al Jadīdah | Iraq | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 81 | Jiangmen | China | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 82 | Mosul | Iraq | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 83 | Qujing | China | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 84 | Yangjiang | China | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 85 | Munich | Germany | 8.3 µg/m³ |
| 86 | Qingyuan | China | 8.4 µg/m³ |
| 87 | Putian | China | 8.4 µg/m³ |
| 88 | Changde | China | 8.4 µg/m³ |
| 89 | Huizhou | China | 8.5 µg/m³ |
| 90 | Taizhou | China | 8.5 µg/m³ |
| 91 | Budta | Philippines | 8.5 µg/m³ |
| 92 | San Antonio | United States | 8.6 µg/m³ |
| 93 | İzmir | Türkiye | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 94 | Zhuhai | China | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 95 | Prague | Czechia | 8.7 µg/m³ |
| 96 | Jieyang | China | 9.0 µg/m³ |
| 97 | Chaozhou | China | 9.0 µg/m³ |
| 98 | Changsha | China | 9.1 µg/m³ |
| 99 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 9.2 µg/m³ |
| 100 | Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 9.3 µg/m³ |
What Makes These Cities' Air So Clean Right Now?
The cleanest-air cities are usually those with light traffic and industry, plenty of wind and rain to clear the skies, and a coastal or high-latitude setting. Air quality shifts through the day, so a city near the top now may not stay there. This list samples live PM2.5 readings across hundreds of large cities and updates through the day.
We rank by PM2.5, the fine particles most relevant to health, so a low figure means genuinely clean air to breathe. Right now the cleanest air among the cities we track is in Yaounde, with PM2.5 around 2.2 µg/m³.
Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Cleanest Air Right Now
Which city has the cleanest air right now?
Among the cities we track, Yaounde has the lowest PM2.5 right now, around 2.2 µg/m³ (as of July 16, 2026).
What counts as clean air?
The World Health Organization suggests keeping PM2.5 below about 15 micrograms per cubic metre over 24 hours. The lower the figure, the cleaner the air.
Why do some cities have consistently clean air?
Light traffic and industry, frequent wind and rain, and a coastal or high-latitude location all help keep particle levels low.