Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

Riyadh has the highest PM10 concentration in our major-city sample right now, at about 529.0 µg/m³.

Updated hourly. Last updated Sep 14, 2026, 2:05:08 AM UTC.

Cities with at least 200,000 residents; 100 cities shown.

Top Cities Ranked by PM10

#	City	Country	US AQI	PM2.5	PM10
🥇	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	169	80.6 µg/m³	529.0 µg/m³
=2	Ürümqi	China	153	58.7 µg/m³	257.0 µg/m³
=2	Ürümqi	China	153	58.7 µg/m³	257.0 µg/m³
🥉	Medina	Saudi Arabia	119	42.8 µg/m³	170.4 µg/m³
4	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	172	86.1 µg/m³	149.0 µg/m³
5	Shiraz	Iran	117	42.0 µg/m³	92.4 µg/m³
6	Kano	Nigeria	162	71.7 µg/m³	92.0 µg/m³
7	Doha	Qatar	141	51.6 µg/m³	89.4 µg/m³
8	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	156	62.9 µg/m³	87.1 µg/m³
9	Brazzaville	Congo	168	79.9 µg/m³	84.1 µg/m³
10	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	154	59.1 µg/m³	82.4 µg/m³
11	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	107	38.0 µg/m³	81.3 µg/m³
=12	Al Başrah al Qadīmah	Iraq	132	48.1 µg/m³	77.3 µg/m³
=12	Basrah	Iraq	132	48.1 µg/m³	77.3 µg/m³
13	Zhengzhou	China	159	67.3 µg/m³	76.1 µg/m³
=14	Jakarta	Indonesia	164	73.6 µg/m³	75.2 µg/m³
=14	Bekasi	Indonesia	164	73.6 µg/m³	75.2 µg/m³
=14	Mashhad	Iran	90	30.3 µg/m³	75.2 µg/m³
=14	Depok	Indonesia	164	73.6 µg/m³	75.2 µg/m³
=14	South Tangerang	Indonesia	164	73.6 µg/m³	75.2 µg/m³
15	Khartoum	Sudan	80	24.4 µg/m³	72.9 µg/m³
16	Semarang	Indonesia	154	60.3 µg/m³	67.3 µg/m³
17	Peshawar	Pakistan	157	64.3 µg/m³	66.8 µg/m³
18	Bandung	Indonesia	157	64.7 µg/m³	65.9 µg/m³
19	Chengdu	China	156	62.9 µg/m³	65.7 µg/m³
20	Dammam	Saudi Arabia	111	39.7 µg/m³	64.3 µg/m³
21	Xinyang	China	155	61.7 µg/m³	63.3 µg/m³
22	Abuja	Nigeria	151	55.8 µg/m³	61.7 µg/m³
23	Luoyang	China	106	37.6 µg/m³	61.2 µg/m³
=24	Kuwait City	Kuwait	126	45.6 µg/m³	59.3 µg/m³
=24	Bozhou	China	152	56.5 µg/m³	59.3 µg/m³
25	Fuyang	China	152	57.3 µg/m³	59.1 µg/m³
26	Xi’an	China	137	50.1 µg/m³	58.9 µg/m³
27	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	137	50.1 µg/m³	57.2 µg/m³
28	Gujranwala	Pakistan	142	52.2 µg/m³	54.9 µg/m³
=29	Lima	Peru	62	15.2 µg/m³	54.8 µg/m³
=29	Tangerang	Indonesia	144	52.9 µg/m³	54.8 µg/m³
=29	Callao	Peru	62	15.2 µg/m³	54.8 µg/m³
=30	Najafgarh	India	75	22.1 µg/m³	50.9 µg/m³
=30	Karbala	Iraq	111	39.6 µg/m³	50.9 µg/m³
31	Huainan	China	133	48.4 µg/m³	50.2 µg/m³
32	Lahore	Pakistan	131	47.6 µg/m³	49.9 µg/m³
33	Chongqing	China	134	48.9 µg/m³	49.7 µg/m³
34	Tehran	Iran	114	40.9 µg/m³	48.9 µg/m³
35	Yinchuan	China	73	21.1 µg/m³	48.7 µg/m³
36	Karaj	Iran	72	20.2 µg/m³	46.8 µg/m³
37	Xuzhou	China	119	42.8 µg/m³	45.2 µg/m³
38	Jinzhong	China	70	19.2 µg/m³	45.1 µg/m³
39	Liaocheng	China	120	43.2 µg/m³	44.4 µg/m³
40	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	108	38.5 µg/m³	44.1 µg/m³
41	Rawalpindi	Pakistan	111	39.7 µg/m³	44.0 µg/m³
42	Kaifeng	China	99	34.6 µg/m³	43.8 µg/m³
43	Luohe	China	114	40.9 µg/m³	43.7 µg/m³
44	Nanyang	China	118	42.4 µg/m³	43.2 µg/m³
45	Hohhot	China	63	15.6 µg/m³	43.1 µg/m³
46	Hyderabad	Pakistan	89	29.5 µg/m³	43.0 µg/m³
47	Jepara	Indonesia	102	36.1 µg/m³	42.3 µg/m³
=48	Santiago	Chile	117	42.0 µg/m³	42.1 µg/m³
=48	Shangqiu	China	103	36.3 µg/m³	42.1 µg/m³
49	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of Congo	112	40.0 µg/m³	41.9 µg/m³
50	Suqian	China	112	39.8 µg/m³	41.2 µg/m³
51	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	75	21.8 µg/m³	40.6 µg/m³
52	Faisalabad	Pakistan	113	40.2 µg/m³	40.4 µg/m³
53	Milan	Italy	102	35.9 µg/m³	39.8 µg/m³
54	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	82	25.5 µg/m³	39.5 µg/m³
55	Handan	China	72	20.4 µg/m³	38.3 µg/m³
=56	Singapore	Singapore	99	35.0 µg/m³	38.1 µg/m³
=56	Singapore	Singapore	99	35.0 µg/m³	38.1 µg/m³
57	Baoji	China	89	29.7 µg/m³	37.6 µg/m³
=58	Sana'a	Yemen	64	16.2 µg/m³	37.4 µg/m³
=58	Sanaa	Yemen	64	16.2 µg/m³	37.4 µg/m³
59	Muscat	Oman	69	18.5 µg/m³	37.3 µg/m³
60	Zigong	China	101	35.5 µg/m³	37.1 µg/m³
61	Surabaya	Indonesia	93	31.4 µg/m³	36.9 µg/m³
62	Baotou	China	58	13.1 µg/m³	36.7 µg/m³
63	Addis Ababa	Ethiopia	75	21.9 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
=64	Beirut	Lebanon	80	24.9 µg/m³	35.6 µg/m³
=64	Ra’s Bayrūt	Lebanon	80	24.9 µg/m³	35.6 µg/m³
65	Casablanca	Morocco	60	13.8 µg/m³	35.5 µg/m³
66	Huai'an	China	94	32.0 µg/m³	35.4 µg/m³
67	Moscow	Russia	85	27.1 µg/m³	34.9 µg/m³
68	Palembang	Indonesia	85	27.5 µg/m³	34.8 µg/m³
69	Baghdad	Iraq	71	20.1 µg/m³	34.5 µg/m³
70	Heze	China	87	28.5 µg/m³	34.1 µg/m³
71	Kananga	Democratic Republic of Congo	96	33.2 µg/m³	33.9 µg/m³
72	Nanchang	China	95	32.7 µg/m³	33.8 µg/m³
=73	Karachi	Pakistan	71	19.7 µg/m³	33.6 µg/m³
=73	Port Harcourt	Nigeria	94	32.1 µg/m³	33.6 µg/m³
74	Suzhou	China	84	26.6 µg/m³	33.5 µg/m³
=75	Taiyuan	China	77	23.2 µg/m³	33.3 µg/m³
=75	Daejeon	South Korea	84	26.8 µg/m³	33.3 µg/m³
76	Lu’an	China	94	32.0 µg/m³	33.2 µg/m³
77	Jining	China	85	27.1 µg/m³	32.6 µg/m³
78	Shanghai	China	81	25.3 µg/m³	32.5 µg/m³
79	Cixi	China	80	24.8 µg/m³	32.4 µg/m³
80	Kunshan	China	80	24.7 µg/m³	31.7 µg/m³
81	Kampala	Uganda	91	30.4 µg/m³	31.4 µg/m³
82	Delhi	India	74	21.6 µg/m³	31.3 µg/m³
=83	Wuxi	China	79	24.2 µg/m³	30.9 µg/m³
=83	Bayan Nur	China	52	9.8 µg/m³	30.9 µg/m³

Methodology: Current pollutant concentrations are sampled from WeatherAPI for up to 400 large cities; US AQI values are calculated from PM2.5 using EPA breakpoints.

Why Are PM10 Levels So High in These Cities?

PM10 includes inhalable particles up to ten micrometres across, including road dust, construction dust, pollen and other coarse material. Windblown dust can make this ranking very different from the finer PM2.5 list.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

Which city has the highest PM10 right now?

Among the major cities we track, Riyadh has the highest current PM10 concentration at about 529.0 µg/m³ (as of September 14, 2026).

How is PM10 different from PM2.5?

PM10 includes larger inhalable particles, while PM2.5 covers the finer fraction that can penetrate more deeply into the lungs.

Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

Top Cities Ranked by PM10

Why Are PM10 Levels So High in These Cities?

Frequently Asked Questions: Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

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