Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

Riyadh has the highest PM10 concentration in our major-city sample right now, at about 800.9 µg/m³.

Updated hourly. Last updated Aug 10, 2026, 2:05:09 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	197	120.6 µg/m³	800.9 µg/m³
=2	Ürümqi	China	199	123.4 µg/m³	597.9 µg/m³
=2	Ürümqi	China	199	123.4 µg/m³	597.9 µg/m³
=3	Al Başrah al Qadīmah	Iraq	191	112.0 µg/m³	213.7 µg/m³
=3	Basrah	Iraq	191	112.0 µg/m³	213.7 µg/m³
4	Kuwait City	Kuwait	187	107.1 µg/m³	136.9 µg/m³
5	Kananga	Democratic Republic of Congo	189	109.2 µg/m³	113.9 µg/m³
6	Ludhiāna	India	188	107.8 µg/m³	109.4 µg/m³
=7	Lahore	Pakistan	186	105.9 µg/m³	107.3 µg/m³
=7	Bekasi	Indonesia	184	102.7 µg/m³	107.3 µg/m³
=7	Doha	Qatar	146	53.9 µg/m³	107.3 µg/m³
8	Kano	Nigeria	156	62.9 µg/m³	106.9 µg/m³
9	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	100	35.2 µg/m³	103.6 µg/m³
=10	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	154	59.6 µg/m³	103.1 µg/m³
=10	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	154	59.6 µg/m³	103.1 µg/m³
11	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	139	51.0 µg/m³	92.4 µg/m³
12	Dammam	Saudi Arabia	148	54.4 µg/m³	88.7 µg/m³
13	Bandung	Indonesia	171	84.3 µg/m³	85.4 µg/m³
14	Xining	China	81	25.2 µg/m³	84.1 µg/m³
15	Muscat	Oman	99	34.8 µg/m³	78.5 µg/m³
16	Gujranwala	Pakistan	164	73.8 µg/m³	75.4 µg/m³
=17	Jakarta	Indonesia	162	71.5 µg/m³	74.0 µg/m³
=17	Depok	Indonesia	162	71.5 µg/m³	74.0 µg/m³
=17	South Tangerang	Indonesia	162	71.5 µg/m³	74.0 µg/m³
18	Najafgarh	India	162	70.5 µg/m³	70.5 µg/m³
=19	Sana'a	Yemen	83	26.5 µg/m³	65.4 µg/m³
=19	Sanaa	Yemen	83	26.5 µg/m³	65.4 µg/m³
20	Shiraz	Iran	136	49.6 µg/m³	65.2 µg/m³
21	Mbuji-Mayi	Democratic Republic of Congo	156	62.4 µg/m³	65.0 µg/m³
22	Peshawar	Pakistan	153	58.6 µg/m³	62.2 µg/m³
23	Multan	Pakistan	137	50.3 µg/m³	58.0 µg/m³
24	Xi’an	China	89	29.3 µg/m³	55.1 µg/m³
25	Isfahan	Iran	87	28.5 µg/m³	52.9 µg/m³
26	Rawalpindi	Pakistan	139	51.0 µg/m³	51.9 µg/m³
27	Kampala	Uganda	135	49.4 µg/m³	51.7 µg/m³
28	Delhi	India	140	51.5 µg/m³	51.5 µg/m³
29	Faridabad	India	140	51.3 µg/m³	51.3 µg/m³
30	Faisalabad	Pakistan	134	49.0 µg/m³	50.3 µg/m³
31	Chengdu	China	134	49.0 µg/m³	49.6 µg/m³
32	Tehran	Iran	118	42.3 µg/m³	49.5 µg/m³
33	Phoenix	United States	56	11.6 µg/m³	49.1 µg/m³
34	Yinchuan	China	72	20.6 µg/m³	48.0 µg/m³
35	Tangerang	Indonesia	120	43.4 µg/m³	47.5 µg/m³
36	Semarang	Indonesia	114	40.7 µg/m³	45.3 µg/m³
37	Kabul	Afghanistan	80	24.9 µg/m³	44.6 µg/m³
=38	N'Djamena	Chad	65	16.7 µg/m³	42.5 µg/m³
=38	N'Djamena	Chad	65	16.7 µg/m³	42.5 µg/m³
=39	Cairo	Egypt	80	24.4 µg/m³	41.8 µg/m³
=39	Giza	Egypt	80	24.4 µg/m³	41.8 µg/m³
40	Beijing	China	114	40.7 µg/m³	41.0 µg/m³
=41	Hanoi	Vietnam	114	40.6 µg/m³	40.7 µg/m³
=41	Beirut	Lebanon	86	28.1 µg/m³	40.7 µg/m³
=41	Ra’s Bayrūt	Lebanon	86	28.1 µg/m³	40.7 µg/m³
42	Karaj	Iran	75	22.2 µg/m³	40.0 µg/m³
43	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	81	25.0 µg/m³	39.9 µg/m³
44	Luoyang	China	109	38.9 µg/m³	39.7 µg/m³
=45	Karachi	Pakistan	68	18.3 µg/m³	39.2 µg/m³
=45	Khartoum	Sudan	72	20.4 µg/m³	39.2 µg/m³
46	Moscow	Russia	90	30.1 µg/m³	38.4 µg/m³
47	Shijiazhuang	China	106	37.7 µg/m³	38.1 µg/m³
48	Lubumbashi	Democratic Republic of Congo	103	36.2 µg/m³	37.8 µg/m³
=49	Lima	Peru	62	14.8 µg/m³	37.5 µg/m³
=49	Callao	Peru	62	14.8 µg/m³	37.5 µg/m³
50	Jepara	Indonesia	94	32.1 µg/m³	37.4 µg/m³
51	Medan	Indonesia	99	34.8 µg/m³	37.0 µg/m³
52	Baghdad	Iraq	69	18.5 µg/m³	36.9 µg/m³
=53	Mumbai	India	62	15.2 µg/m³	36.7 µg/m³
=53	Thāne	India	62	15.2 µg/m³	36.7 µg/m³
54	Surabaya	Indonesia	92	31.0 µg/m³	36.6 µg/m³
=55	Santiago	Chile	99	34.6 µg/m³	35.7 µg/m³
=55	Shubrā al Khaymah	Egypt	72	20.5 µg/m³	35.7 µg/m³
=55	Meerut	India	101	35.6 µg/m³	35.7 µg/m³
=56	Shenzhen	China	97	33.6 µg/m³	34.1 µg/m³
=56	Kowloon	Hong Kong	97	33.6 µg/m³	34.1 µg/m³
57	Nowrangapur	India	67	17.8 µg/m³	33.9 µg/m³
=58	Singapore	Singapore	88	28.8 µg/m³	33.8 µg/m³
=58	Singapore	Singapore	88	28.8 µg/m³	33.8 µg/m³
=59	Mexico City	Mexico	92	31.1 µg/m³	33.4 µg/m³
=59	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	96	33.1 µg/m³	33.4 µg/m³
=59	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	96	33.1 µg/m³	33.4 µg/m³
=59	Ecatepec de Morelos	Mexico	92	31.1 µg/m³	33.4 µg/m³
60	Palembang	Indonesia	87	28.3 µg/m³	32.6 µg/m³
61	Karbala	Iraq	71	19.7 µg/m³	32.0 µg/m³
62	Medina	Saudi Arabia	68	18.3 µg/m³	31.7 µg/m³
=63	Jaipur	India	80	24.7 µg/m³	31.4 µg/m³
=63	Taipei	Taiwan	87	28.5 µg/m³	31.4 µg/m³
64	Agra	India	87	28.5 µg/m³	31.3 µg/m³
65	Erbil	Iraq	65	16.4 µg/m³	30.4 µg/m³
=66	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of Congo	88	28.8 µg/m³	30.0 µg/m³
=66	Brazzaville	Congo	88	28.8 µg/m³	30.0 µg/m³
67	Bogota	Colombia	88	29.2 µg/m³	29.8 µg/m³
68	Chongqing	China	89	29.6 µg/m³	29.7 µg/m³
69	Surat	India	71	20.0 µg/m³	29.6 µg/m³
70	Algiers	Algeria	66	17.3 µg/m³	29.0 µg/m³
71	Zhuhai	China	87	28.3 µg/m³	28.8 µg/m³
72	Tianjin	China	83	26.4 µg/m³	28.5 µg/m³
73	Jinzhong	China	84	26.9 µg/m³	28.2 µg/m³
=74	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	73	20.7 µg/m³	27.8 µg/m³
=74	Damascus	Syria	68	18.1 µg/m³	27.8 µg/m³
75	Mianyang	China	85	27.2 µg/m³	27.5 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 800.9 µg/m³ (as of August 10, 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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