Cities With the Highest PM10 Right Now

Riyadh has the highest PM10 concentration in our major-city sample right now, at about 1203.3 µg/m³.

Updated hourly. Last updated Aug 1, 2026, 6:05:08 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	220	144.4 µg/m³	1203.3 µg/m³
🥈	Kuwait City	Kuwait	167	78.2 µg/m³	297.1 µg/m³
=3	Ürümqi	China	102	36.0 µg/m³	193.2 µg/m³
=3	Ürümqi	China	102	36.0 µg/m³	193.2 µg/m³
4	Yinchuan	China	127	46.1 µg/m³	190.0 µg/m³
5	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	172	84.8 µg/m³	165.8 µg/m³
6	Ordos	China	130	47.4 µg/m³	151.8 µg/m³
7	Baotou	China	112	39.8 µg/m³	149.9 µg/m³
8	Sharjah	United Arab Emirates	154	59.8 µg/m³	146.7 µg/m³
9	Doha	Qatar	160	67.8 µg/m³	144.8 µg/m³
10	Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	154	59.1 µg/m³	142.5 µg/m³
11	Phoenix	United States	71	20.1 µg/m³	140.6 µg/m³
=12	Sana'a	Yemen	96	33.4 µg/m³	133.2 µg/m³
=12	Al Başrah al Qadīmah	Iraq	161	70.3 µg/m³	133.2 µg/m³
=12	Sanaa	Yemen	96	33.4 µg/m³	133.2 µg/m³
=12	Basrah	Iraq	161	70.3 µg/m³	133.2 µg/m³
13	Dammam	Saudi Arabia	162	71.5 µg/m³	126.2 µg/m³
14	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	79	24.3 µg/m³	117.1 µg/m³
15	Karachi	Pakistan	109	38.6 µg/m³	108.3 µg/m³
16	Hohhot	China	99	34.7 µg/m³	106.9 µg/m³
=17	Muscat	Oman	109	38.9 µg/m³	106.6 µg/m³
=17	Hyderabad	Pakistan	129	46.8 µg/m³	106.6 µg/m³
18	Cape Town	South Africa	166	77.5 µg/m³	78.0 µg/m³
19	Medina	Saudi Arabia	70	19.3 µg/m³	76.6 µg/m³
20	Bayan Nur	China	70	19.3 µg/m³	74.0 µg/m³
21	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	85	27.2 µg/m³	64.0 µg/m³
22	Isfahan	Iran	65	16.6 µg/m³	60.5 µg/m³
23	Shiraz	Iran	66	16.9 µg/m³	58.0 µg/m³
=24	Soweto	South Africa	151	55.6 µg/m³	56.7 µg/m³
=24	Najafgarh	India	99	34.6 µg/m³	56.7 µg/m³
25	Johannesburg	South Africa	143	52.6 µg/m³	53.7 µg/m³
26	Tianshui	China	78	23.6 µg/m³	52.5 µg/m³
27	Cixi	China	139	51.1 µg/m³	51.5 µg/m³
28	Casablanca	Morocco	82	25.9 µg/m³	50.5 µg/m³
29	Beijing	China	127	45.9 µg/m³	47.8 µg/m³
=30	Mexico City	Mexico	131	47.5 µg/m³	47.6 µg/m³
=30	Ecatepec de Morelos	Mexico	131	47.5 µg/m³	47.6 µg/m³
31	Lanzhou	China	62	14.9 µg/m³	46.7 µg/m³
32	Kabul	Afghanistan	66	17.1 µg/m³	46.1 µg/m³
33	Algiers	Algeria	74	21.3 µg/m³	45.2 µg/m³
34	Moscow	Russia	102	36.0 µg/m³	45.0 µg/m³
=35	Tokyo	Japan	118	42.6 µg/m³	44.5 µg/m³
=35	Yokohama	Japan	118	42.6 µg/m³	44.5 µg/m³
=35	Kawasaki	Japan	118	42.6 µg/m³	44.5 µg/m³
36	Depok	Indonesia	119	42.7 µg/m³	44.2 µg/m³
37	Dalian	China	104	36.8 µg/m³	43.9 µg/m³
=38	Mumbai	India	69	18.8 µg/m³	43.8 µg/m³
=38	Thāne	India	69	18.8 µg/m³	43.8 µg/m³
39	Baghdad	Iraq	81	25.2 µg/m³	43.7 µg/m³
=40	Jakarta	Indonesia	116	41.4 µg/m³	42.8 µg/m³
=40	Bekasi	Indonesia	116	41.4 µg/m³	42.8 µg/m³
=40	South Tangerang	Indonesia	116	41.4 µg/m³	42.8 µg/m³
=41	Datong	China	66	16.9 µg/m³	42.7 µg/m³
=41	Multan	Pakistan	71	19.8 µg/m³	42.7 µg/m³
42	Barcelona	Spain	80	24.8 µg/m³	42.4 µg/m³
43	Faridabad	India	98	34.3 µg/m³	42.0 µg/m³
=44	Shanghai	China	115	41.2 µg/m³	41.8 µg/m³
=44	Khartoum	Sudan	55	11.0 µg/m³	41.8 µg/m³
45	Kalyān	India	71	19.6 µg/m³	41.3 µg/m³
46	Nashik	India	60	14.0 µg/m³	41.2 µg/m³
47	Karbala	Iraq	64	16.0 µg/m³	40.8 µg/m³
48	Suzhou	China	112	39.8 µg/m³	40.4 µg/m³
49	Qingdao	China	111	39.6 µg/m³	40.2 µg/m³
50	Semarang	Indonesia	106	37.5 µg/m³	39.9 µg/m³
51	Kano	Nigeria	105	37.0 µg/m³	38.9 µg/m³
=52	Nantong	China	108	38.2 µg/m³	38.5 µg/m³
=52	Zhangjiagang	China	108	38.2 µg/m³	38.5 µg/m³
53	Navi Mumbai	India	63	15.7 µg/m³	38.2 µg/m³
54	Changshu	China	106	37.4 µg/m³	37.7 µg/m³
55	Delhi	India	92	31.0 µg/m³	37.5 µg/m³
56	Taipei	Taiwan	99	34.8 µg/m³	36.9 µg/m³
=57	Hanoi	Vietnam	101	35.6 µg/m³	36.4 µg/m³
=57	Tangerang	Indonesia	97	33.8 µg/m³	36.4 µg/m³
=58	New York City	United States	102	36.1 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
=58	Brooklyn	United States	102	36.1 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
=58	Bandung	Indonesia	100	35.2 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
=58	Manhattan	United States	102	36.1 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
=58	The Bronx	United States	102	36.1 µg/m³	36.2 µg/m³
59	Kunshan	China	101	35.6 µg/m³	36.1 µg/m³
=60	Xiamen	China	87	28.2 µg/m³	34.7 µg/m³
=60	Peshawar	Pakistan	96	33.2 µg/m³	34.7 µg/m³
61	Lahore	Pakistan	96	33.4 µg/m³	34.5 µg/m³
62	Alexandria	Egypt	69	18.6 µg/m³	33.6 µg/m³
63	Nagpur	India	64	16.1 µg/m³	33.1 µg/m³
=64	Tianjin	China	95	32.7 µg/m³	32.8 µg/m³
=64	Luanda	Angola	85	27.4 µg/m³	32.8 µg/m³
65	Jepara	Indonesia	88	28.9 µg/m³	31.8 µg/m³
=66	Beirut	Lebanon	79	24.2 µg/m³	31.6 µg/m³
=66	Ra’s Bayrūt	Lebanon	79	24.2 µg/m³	31.6 µg/m³
=67	Ningbo	China	92	31.0 µg/m³	31.4 µg/m³
=67	Queens	United States	90	30.3 µg/m³	31.4 µg/m³
=68	Kinshasa	Democratic Republic of Congo	89	29.6 µg/m³	31.3 µg/m³
=68	Brazzaville	Congo	89	29.6 µg/m³	31.3 µg/m³
=69	Cairo	Egypt	67	17.7 µg/m³	31.2 µg/m³
=69	Giza	Egypt	67	17.7 µg/m³	31.2 µg/m³
=70	Ludhiāna	India	81	25.4 µg/m³	30.9 µg/m³
=70	Baoji	China	78	23.7 µg/m³	30.9 µg/m³
71	Gujranwala	Pakistan	86	27.8 µg/m³	30.3 µg/m³
72	Tangshan	China	90	29.9 µg/m³	30.0 µg/m³
73	Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	56	11.6 µg/m³	29.8 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 1203.3 µg/m³ (as of August 1, 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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