Air quality by country

Air quality in China today

Updated Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:43:35 GMT

Moderate: average US AQI 85 across 467 cities Worst now: Kashgar (239); cleanest: Baicheng (17).

Live US AQI, PM2.5 and ozone for cities across China, ranked from most polluted to cleanest.

Average US AQI: 85 Moderate
Most polluted now: Kashgar AQI 239
Cleanest now: Baicheng AQI 17
Cities above 100: 104 unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse

Air quality in China today

Right now the modelled air quality in China averages a US AQI of 85 (Moderate) across the 467 cities we track. By category: 33 Good, 330 Moderate, 74 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, 28 Unhealthy, 2 Very Unhealthy (of 467).

That is 20 points worse than the worldwide average of 65 across 3,909 cities.

Kashgar has the worst air at 239 with PM2.5 at 100 µg/m³, while Baicheng is cleanest at 17. 104 cities are above 100, where sensitive groups should limit time outdoors.

China cities by AQI (most polluted first)

City	Region	US AQI	Category	PM2.5 µg/m³	Ozone µg/m³
Kashgar	Xinjiang	239	Very Unhealthy	100.1	65
Artux	Xinjiang	239	Very Unhealthy	100.1	65
Gujangbagh	Xinjiang	177	Unhealthy	84.8	23
Xi’an	Shaanxi	174	Unhealthy	20	18
Xianyang	Shaanxi	174	Unhealthy	20	18
Beijing	Beijing	171	Unhealthy	118.7	0
Anyang	Henan	163	Unhealthy	37.5	0
Handan	Hebei	162	Unhealthy	38.5	0
Zhengzhou	Henan	161	Unhealthy	71.2	0
Hebi	Henan	161	Unhealthy	45.1	0
Pingdingshan	Henan	159	Unhealthy	76.6	0
Kaifeng	Henan	158	Unhealthy	59	1
Xinxiang	Henan	158	Unhealthy	64.5	0
Xuchang	Henan	157	Unhealthy	56.6	1
Luoyang	Henan	156	Unhealthy	73.1	0
Fuxin	Liaoning	154	Unhealthy	127.6	1
Hecun	Hebei	154	Unhealthy	38.2	0
Shijiazhuang	Hebei	153	Unhealthy	38.5	0
Luohe	Henan	153	Unhealthy	60.1	0
Jiaozuo	Henan	153	Unhealthy	68.5	0
Puyang, Henan	Henan	153	Unhealthy	29.9	1
Puyang Chengguanzhen	Henan	153	Unhealthy	29.9	1
Xuzhou	Jiangsu	152	Unhealthy	68.7	1
Tongchuan	Shaanxi	152	Unhealthy	11.6	28
Yunlong	Jiangsu	152	Unhealthy	68.7	1
Tongshan	Jiangsu	152	Unhealthy	68.7	1
Tongchuanshi	Shaanxi	152	Unhealthy	11.6	28
Yintai	Shaanxi	152	Unhealthy	11.6	28
Nanyang	Henan	151	Unhealthy	60.3	2
Luancheng	Hebei	151	Unhealthy	41	1
Xingtai	Hebei	149	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	28.5	0
Shahecheng	Hebei	149	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	28.5	0
Zoucheng	Shandong	147	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	100.4	1
Yanzhou	Shandong	147	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	100.4	1
Feicheng	Shandong	146	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	80.1	1
Shiyan	Hubei	145	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	61.5	7
Dengzhou	Henan	144	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	68.9	9
Tanghe	Henan	143	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	66.6	2
Jining	Shandong	138	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	72.6	2
Shaoyang	Hunan	138	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	77.3	16
Xiangyang	Hubei	136	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	71	7
Zigong	Sichuan	135	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	55.9	16
Huaibei	Anhui	135	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	91.3	0
Heze	Shandong	133	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	44.7	1
Yichang	Hubei	132	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	48.7	9
Yibin	Sichuan	131	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	62.6	21
Loudi	Hunan	131	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	57.2	25
Shangqiu	Henan	129	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	51.8	1
Chengdu	Sichuan	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	43.7	56
Changsha	Hunan	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	45.6	22
Zhuzhou	Hunan	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	66.1	4
Xiangtan	Hunan	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	45.6	22
Huangshi	Hubei	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	62.4	2
Xianning	Hubei	127	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	52	6
Chenzhou	Hunan	126	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	105.7	27
Wuhan	Hubei	124	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	45.3	0
Chengtangcun	Shandong	124	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	69.8	3
Zhijiang	Hubei	124	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	44.9	17
Baoding	Hebei	123	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	48.9	6
Changde	Hunan	123	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	36.9	37
Linxia Chengguanzhen	Gansu	123	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	32	56
Tai’an	Shandong	122	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	77.8	1
Heshan	Hunan	122	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	43.3	35
Bozhou	Anhui	121	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	49.2	2
Baoji	Shaanxi	119	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	26.7	39
Yongzhou	Hunan	119	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	59.8	13
Laiwu	Shandong	119	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	76.6	3
Zhoukou	Henan	119	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	58	1
Pingyin	Shandong	119	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	47.6	1
Meishan	Sichuan	118	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	54.1	48
Daye	Hubei	118	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	39.8	17
Wuxi, Hunan	Hunan	118	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	62.9	48
Yueyang	Hunan	115	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	39.8	5
Zhangjiajie	Hunan	115	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	47	44
Hancheng	Shaanxi	115	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	16.5	24
Weinan	Shaanxi	114	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	25.9	8
Langfang	Hebei	114	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	72.2	2
Leshan	Sichuan	114	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	64.5	20
Chongqing	Chongqing	113	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	27.8	0
Luzhou	Sichuan	113	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	40.7	14
Banan	Chongqing	113	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	27.8	0
Zhumadian	Henan	111	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	60.5	1
Zibo	Shandong	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	62.4	1
E’zhou	Hubei	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	56.7	1
Jincheng	Shanxi	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	37	22
Huanggang	Hubei	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	56.7	1
Ezhou	Hubei	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	56.7	1
Huangzhou	Hubei	109	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	56.7	1
Sishui	Shandong	108	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	58.4	2
Sanhe	Hebei	107	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	69.8	2
Hengshui	Hebei	105	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	32	1
Jizhou	Hebei	105	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	32	1
Hengyang	Hunan	104	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	56.7	29
Guang’an	Sichuan	104	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	23	2
Aqsu	Xinjiang	104	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	27.8	49
Suzhou, Anhui	Anhui	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	72.6	0
Neijiang	Sichuan	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	29	4
Jingzhou	Hubei	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	35.4	27
Yongji	Shanxi	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	48.8	3
Fangchenggang	Guangxi	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	21.8	131
Buhe	Hubei	103	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	35.4	27
Dazhou	Sichuan	101	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	34.5	19
Fenghuang	Hunan	101	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	36.8	53
Changsha, Chongqing	Chongqing	101	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	32.4	47
Changchun	Jilin	100	Moderate	19.7	17
Sanmenxia	Henan	100	Moderate	29.1	1
Yan’an	Shaanxi	100	Moderate	10.5	46
Yuncheng	Shanxi	99	Moderate	45.5	6
Lanzhou	Gansu	97	Moderate	30.6	37
Jilin	Jilin	97	Moderate	34.3	4
Huaihua	Hunan	97	Moderate	46.2	34
Liaocheng	Shandong	95	Moderate	23.2	1
Ziyang	Sichuan	95	Moderate	27	16
Hongjiang	Hunan	95	Moderate	50.1	30
Shima, Chongqing	Chongqing	95	Moderate	19.6	3
Zaozhuang	Shandong	94	Moderate	37.3	6
Zhongshan	Guangdong	94	Moderate	19.9	27
Jiangmen	Guangdong	94	Moderate	19.9	27
Changsha, Guangdong	Guangdong	94	Moderate	20.5	30
Huocheng	Xinjiang	94	Moderate	29.7	75
Tianjin	Tianjin	93	Moderate	49.4	7
Yinchuan	Ningxia	93	Moderate	51.7	12
Zhanjiang	Guangdong	93	Moderate	26.4	99
Panzhihua	Sichuan	93	Moderate	56.8	20
Xigang	Ningxia	93	Moderate	51.7	12
Fuzhou	Fujian	92	Moderate	57.4	14
Jingmen	Hubei	92	Moderate	42.8	24
Zhongxiang	Hubei	92	Moderate	42.8	24
Qingdao	Shandong	91	Moderate	21.4	4
Chengde	Hebei	91	Moderate	27.8	24
Hechuan	Chongqing	91	Moderate	30.6	0
Baiyin	Gansu	91	Moderate	28.5	21
Yangcheng	Chongqing	91	Moderate	30.6	0
Nanjin	Chongqing	91	Moderate	30.6	0
Wanzhou	Chongqing	90	Moderate	26.7	13
Hanzhong	Shaanxi	90	Moderate	43.7	3
Xiaogan	Hubei	90	Moderate	25.3	12
Wanxian	Chongqing	90	Moderate	26.7	13
Siping	Jilin	90	Moderate	38.8	5
Pizhou	Jiangsu	90	Moderate	25.3	7
Taibai	Chongqing	90	Moderate	26.7	13
Pailou	Chongqing	90	Moderate	26.7	13
Lüliang	Shanxi	89	Moderate	20.6	24
Datong	Shanxi	89	Moderate	12.3	4
Huainan	Anhui	89	Moderate	53	2
Changzhi, Shanxi	Shanxi	89	Moderate	31.5	14
Nanjing	Jiangsu	88	Moderate	52.2	1
Fuyang	Anhui	88	Moderate	45.8	0
Guankou	Hunan	88	Moderate	33.4	8
Xining	Qinghai	87	Moderate	39.7	40
Xinyi, Jiangsu	Jiangsu	87	Moderate	21.4	7
Nanchong	Sichuan	86	Moderate	24.8	21
Jinzhong	Shanxi	86	Moderate	33.4	0
Zhangjiakou	Hebei	86	Moderate	11.5	19
Suining	Sichuan	86	Moderate	29.8	14
Shouguang	Shandong	86	Moderate	36.4	4
Gaoping	Sichuan	86	Moderate	24.8	21
Shenzhen	Guangdong	85	Moderate	19.2	38
Jinan	Shandong	85	Moderate	24.2	5
Bao'an	Guangdong	85	Moderate	19.2	38
Suqian	Jiangsu	85	Moderate	29.1	8
Jiaozhou	Shandong	85	Moderate	25.1	2
Bao'an Centre	Guangdong	85	Moderate	19.2	38
Shanghai	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Pudong	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Huai'an	Jiangsu	84	Moderate	39.2	8
Minhang	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Songjiang	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Jiading	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Xinyang	Henan	84	Moderate	40.5	1
Qingpu	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Putuo	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Yangpu	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Xuhui	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Changning	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Hongkou	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Huangpu	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Zaoyang	Hubei	84	Moderate	41.8	27
Dachang	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Qibao	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Gucun	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Changzheng	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Yanghang	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Guixi	Chongqing	84	Moderate	24.4	2
Xinqiao	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Pengpu	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Xiayang	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Gaojing	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Songnan	Shanghai	84	Moderate	44.5	43
Zhujing	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Luodian	Shanghai	84	Moderate	47.3	24
Shiyan, Chongqing	Chongqing	84	Moderate	24.4	2
Yantai, Chongqing	Chongqing	84	Moderate	24.4	2
Hangzhou	Zhejiang	83	Moderate	45.4	6
Weifang	Shandong	83	Moderate	29.3	9
Laiyang	Shandong	83	Moderate	17.8	6
Deyang	Sichuan	83	Moderate	16.8	33
Changyi	Shandong	83	Moderate	29.3	9
Luojiang	Sichuan	83	Moderate	16.8	33
Dongcun	Shandong	82	Moderate	18.7	9
Beihai	Guangxi	82	Moderate	24	93
Anqiu	Shandong	82	Moderate	26.1	11
Linqu	Shandong	82	Moderate	34.6	7
Baisha	Chongqing	82	Moderate	20.7	7
Xinzhai	Shandong	82	Moderate	34.6	7
Shima	Chongqing	82	Moderate	20.7	7
Lianyungang	Jiangsu	81	Moderate	19	11
Lu’an	Anhui	81	Moderate	45.5	19
Chifeng	Inner Mongolia	81	Moderate	13.3	34
Laixi	Shandong	81	Moderate	19.3	5
Hohhot	Inner Mongolia	80	Moderate	34.7	0
Linyi	Shandong	80	Moderate	21.9	12
Shaoxing	Zhejiang	80	Moderate	46.7	12
Yancheng	Jiangsu	80	Moderate	46.1	19
Yangjiang	Guangdong	80	Moderate	26.1	35
Fengxiang	Shanghai	80	Moderate	41.6	46
Jinshan	Shanghai	80	Moderate	40.4	29
Liaoyang	Liaoning	80	Moderate	33.5	4
Guangyuan	Sichuan	80	Moderate	18.2	33
Gaomi	Shandong	80	Moderate	23.7	5
Nanqiao	Shanghai	80	Moderate	41.6	46
Baoshan	Shanghai	79	Moderate	33.5	66
Qingyang	Gansu	79	Moderate	18.5	48
Yiwu	Zhejiang	79	Moderate	52.9	11
Zhu Cheng City	Shandong	79	Moderate	21	11
Chongming		79	Moderate	33.5	66
Yingkou	Liaoning	79	Moderate	32.7	0
Zhucheng	Shandong	79	Moderate	21	11
Longshan	Jilin	79	Moderate	37	17
Yuepu	Shanghai	79	Moderate	33.5	66
Anshan	Liaoning	78	Moderate	32.2	5
Lianjiang	Guangdong	78	Moderate	38.9	75
Maoming	Guangdong	78	Moderate	34.5	60
Linfen	Shanxi	78	Moderate	33.3	13
Wuchuan	Guangdong	78	Moderate	34.5	60
Binzhou	Shandong	78	Moderate	29.4	12
Shihezi	Xinjiang	78	Moderate	23.3	32
Jiupu	Liaoning	78	Moderate	32.2	5
Suzhou	Jiangsu	77	Moderate	42.1	36
Wuxi	Jiangsu	77	Moderate	42.6	10
Nantong	Jiangsu	77	Moderate	40.9	33
Changshu	Jiangsu	77	Moderate	42.5	20
Jiaxing	Zhejiang	77	Moderate	39.5	30
Ankang	Shaanxi	77	Moderate	23.8	28
Suizhou	Hubei	77	Moderate	32	28
Pingdu	Shandong	77	Moderate	22.8	9
Tieling	Liaoning	77	Moderate	38.3	16
Shenyang	Liaoning	76	Moderate	29.7	9
Wuzhong	Ningxia	76	Moderate	25	22
Puyang	Zhejiang	76	Moderate	49.1	5
Tangshan	Hebei	76	Moderate	45.4	8
Changzhou	Jiangsu	76	Moderate	40.7	8
Zhuhai	Guangdong	76	Moderate	16.9	39
Kunshan	Jiangsu	76	Moderate	40.9	27
Guilin	Guangxi	76	Moderate	29.8	29
Jinhua	Zhejiang	76	Moderate	53.8	4
Yixing	Jiangsu	76	Moderate	38.6	29
Yishui	Shandong	76	Moderate	19.1	20
Shangyu	Zhejiang	76	Moderate	40.3	31
Taicang	Jiangsu	76	Moderate	40.9	27
Zhangye	Gansu	76	Moderate	33.4	64
Pingliang	Gansu	76	Moderate	18.2	69
Tanzhou	Guangdong	76	Moderate	16.9	39
Dongling	Liaoning	76	Moderate	29.7	9
Santo António	Guangdong	76	Moderate	16.9	39
Nossa Senhora de Fátima	Guangdong	76	Moderate	16.9	39
Bayan Nur	Inner Mongolia	75	Moderate	32.8	43
Pingxiang	Jiangxi	75	Moderate	28.9	36
Yangquan	Shanxi	75	Moderate	8.4	0
Rizhao	Shandong	75	Moderate	17.1	17
Xinzhou	Shanxi	75	Moderate	20.5	0
Yangzhou	Jiangsu	74	Moderate	41.3	21
Taizhou	Jiangsu	74	Moderate	42.7	28
Fushun	Liaoning	74	Moderate	28.9	20
Zhongwei	Ningxia	74	Moderate	18.4	44
Bengbu	Anhui	74	Moderate	29.9	5
Zhenjiang	Jiangsu	74	Moderate	41.3	21
Xuanhua	Hebei	74	Moderate	7.9	37
Datong, Anhui	Anhui	74	Moderate	29.9	5
Ningbo	Zhejiang	73	Moderate	35.5	53
Ordos	Inner Mongolia	73	Moderate	14.4	56
Jiangyin	Jiangsu	73	Moderate	41.4	19
Cixi	Zhejiang	73	Moderate	34	42
Zhangjiagang	Jiangsu	73	Moderate	41.4	19
Benxi	Liaoning	73	Moderate	29.7	4
Ma’anshan	Anhui	73	Moderate	39	2
Dezhou	Shandong	73	Moderate	25.8	2
Dongsheng	Inner Mongolia	73	Moderate	15.4	45
Xinmin	Liaoning	73	Moderate	30	3
Korla	Xinjiang	73	Moderate	25.7	14
Yuanping	Shanxi	73	Moderate	19.9	4
Liaozhong	Liaoning	73	Moderate	29.3	9
Qitaihe	Heilongjiang	73	Moderate	22.9	45
Enshi	Hubei	73	Moderate	25.5	24
Harbin	Heilongjiang	72	Moderate	12.6	21
Changzhi	Shanxi	72	Moderate	24.1	26
Hezhou	Guangxi	72	Moderate	23.6	31
Baise	Guangxi	72	Moderate	15.6	44
Guyuan	Ningxia	72	Moderate	19.1	66
Yantai	Shandong	71	Moderate	19.6	37
Wuhu	Anhui	71	Moderate	38.2	3
Mianyang	Sichuan	71	Moderate	17.4	33
Huzhou	Zhejiang	71	Moderate	36.8	30
Guli	Zhejiang	71	Moderate	44.7	29
Weihai	Shandong	71	Moderate	18.2	49
Wenchang	Hainan	71	Moderate	14.5	112
Basuo	Hainan	71	Moderate	27.2	43
Jiuquan	Gansu	71	Moderate	25.9	42
Tantou	Guangdong	71	Moderate	16.9	35
Gongheyong	Guangdong	71	Moderate	16.9	35
Humen	Guangdong	71	Moderate	16.9	35
Shajing	Guangdong	71	Moderate	16.9	35
Yangzhou, Shaanxi	Shaanxi	71	Moderate	15.5	17
Kunming	Yunnan	70	Moderate	34.8	6
Haikou	Hainan	70	Moderate	19.4	100
Qionghai	Hainan	70	Moderate	16.6	66
Xiuying	Hainan	70	Moderate	19.4	100
Majie	Yunnan	70	Moderate	34.8	6
Zhongshan, Gansu	Gansu	70	Moderate	20	57
Guangzhou	Guangdong	69	Moderate	15.9	36
Foshan	Guangdong	69	Moderate	15.9	36
Taiyuan	Shanxi	69	Moderate	12.5	6
Cangzhou	Hebei	69	Moderate	37.4	0
Lishui	Zhejiang	69	Moderate	41.8	21
Shuozhou	Shanxi	69	Moderate	9.5	18
Dingxi	Gansu	69	Moderate	22.7	65
Shiqiao	Guangdong	69	Moderate	15.9	36
Hefei	Anhui	68	Moderate	25.5	2
Jinzhou	Liaoning	68	Moderate	19.8	27
Yichun	Jiangxi	68	Moderate	28.3	37
Shizuishan	Ningxia	68	Moderate	21	15
Mudanjiang	Heilongjiang	68	Moderate	19.6	34
Wanning	Hainan	68	Moderate	17.3	85
Gaozhou	Guangdong	68	Moderate	27.5	36
Dawukou	Ningxia	68	Moderate	21	15
Wenzhou	Zhejiang	67	Moderate	40.9	21
Puning	Guangdong	67	Moderate	20.4	40
Jieyang	Guangdong	67	Moderate	31.1	34
Dongying	Shandong	67	Moderate	21	37
Xuancheng	Anhui	67	Moderate	46.8	22
Mingguang	Anhui	67	Moderate	38.5	6
Jixi	Heilongjiang	67	Moderate	18.5	48
Hengshan	Heilongjiang	67	Moderate	18.5	48
Liuzhou	Guangxi	66	Moderate	23.7	57
Laibin	Guangxi	66	Moderate	21.7	22
Tanggu	Tianjin	66	Moderate	34.9	31
Kaili	Guizhou	66	Moderate	24.1	43
Chaozhou	Guangdong	65	Moderate	25.1	46
Sanya	Hainan	65	Moderate	20	75
Zhoushan	Zhejiang	65	Moderate	32.2	88
Zhongshan, Chongqing	Chongqing	65	Moderate	19.1	7
Shantou	Guangdong	64	Moderate	13.3	72
Panjin	Liaoning	64	Moderate	25.6	17
Wuwei	Gansu	64	Moderate	17.6	34
Chuzhou	Anhui	64	Moderate	34.6	5
Wuzhou	Guangxi	64	Moderate	21.1	32
Panshan	Liaoning	64	Moderate	25.6	17
Jiamusi	Heilongjiang	64	Moderate	24.3	25
Shanwei	Guangdong	64	Moderate	12.1	58
Dalian	Liaoning	63	Moderate	20.7	8
Bazhong	Sichuan	63	Moderate	5.5	29
Qinzhou	Guangxi	63	Moderate	17.8	64
Shaoguan	Guangdong	63	Moderate	24.1	25
Chizhou	Anhui	63	Moderate	30.6	4
Wafangdian	Liaoning	63	Moderate	22.2	6
Chaoyang	Liaoning	63	Moderate	13.9	41
Tongling	Anhui	63	Moderate	30.6	4
Maba	Guangdong	63	Moderate	24.1	25
Pulandian	Liaoning	63	Moderate	22.2	6
Guiyang	Guizhou	62	Moderate	18.7	60
Yunfu	Guangdong	62	Moderate	19	35
Zhaoqing	Guangdong	62	Moderate	13.4	52
Taizhou, Zhejiang	Zhejiang	62	Moderate	24.2	56
Lingyuan	Liaoning	62	Moderate	16.5	40
Ulanqab	Inner Mongolia	62	Moderate	12.6	10
Shangluo	Shaanxi	62	Moderate	8.7	15
Mali	Gansu	62	Moderate	18.6	60
Tianshui	Gansu	61	Moderate	20	59
Rui’an	Zhejiang	61	Moderate	28.1	41
Hegang	Heilongjiang	61	Moderate	28.2	30
Shuangyashan	Heilongjiang	61	Moderate	22	33
Fuling	Chongqing	61	Moderate	17.1	1
Lizhi	Chongqing	61	Moderate	17.1	1
Ürümqi	Xinjiang	60	Moderate	28.8	17
Qingyuan	Guangdong	60	Moderate	8.9	43
Guigang	Guangxi	60	Moderate	19.6	41
Yulin	Guangxi	60	Moderate	22.1	40
Huludao	Liaoning	60	Moderate	17.2	44
Quzhou	Zhejiang	60	Moderate	38.2	34
Xinyu	Jiangxi	60	Moderate	20.7	42
Mengzi	Yunnan	60	Moderate	17.1	88
Chongzuo	Guangxi	60	Moderate	12.7	63
Lianshan	Liaoning	60	Moderate	17.2	44
Beiliu	Guangxi	60	Moderate	22.1	40
Dongguan	Guangdong	59	Moderate	13.9	35
Nanning	Guangxi	59	Moderate	15.7	46
Anqing	Anhui	59	Moderate	42.7	11
Macheng	Hubei	59	Moderate	22.2	24
Xingyi	Guizhou	59	Moderate	10	83
Shijie	Guangdong	59	Moderate	13.9	35
Shilong	Guangdong	59	Moderate	13.9	35
Zunyi	Guizhou	58	Moderate	24.2	52
Jiujiang	Jiangxi	58	Moderate	21.1	24
Xinyi	Guangdong	58	Moderate	23	47
Zhaotong	Yunnan	58	Moderate	8.6	39
Anshun	Guizhou	58	Moderate	12.5	78
Tonghua	Jilin	58	Moderate	18.9	28
Nanchang	Jiangxi	57	Moderate	16.9	31
Zhangzhou	Fujian	57	Moderate	26	34
Hechi	Guangxi	57	Moderate	19.8	62
Shima, Fujian	Fujian	57	Moderate	26	34
Xiamen	Fujian	56	Moderate	18.3	66
Putian	Fujian	56	Moderate	27.2	37
Qiqihar	Heilongjiang	56	Moderate	18.6	4
Dandong	Liaoning	56	Moderate	17.3	12
Xinyuan	Xinjiang	56	Moderate	4	89
Huizhou	Guangdong	55	Moderate	13.1	20
Baotou	Inner Mongolia	55	Moderate	11	36
Ningde	Fujian	55	Moderate	16.9	30
Yanji	Jilin	55	Moderate	21	17
Zhuanghe	Liaoning	54	Moderate	15.5	36
Huangshan	Anhui	54	Moderate	36.6	25
Pengze	Jiangxi	54	Moderate	28.3	30
Liupanshui	Guizhou	53	Moderate	10.2	70
Shangrao	Jiangxi	53	Moderate	24.3	43
Xingning	Guangdong	53	Moderate	20	26
Quanzhou	Fujian	52	Moderate	20.7	58
Jinjiang	Fujian	52	Moderate	20.7	58
Fuzhou, Jiangxi	Jiangxi	52	Moderate	14.1	35
Ji’an	Jiangxi	52	Moderate	13.7	48
Wenshan City	Yunnan	52	Moderate	8	121
Qinhuangdao	Hebei	51	Moderate	19.8	42
Ya'an	Sichuan	51	Moderate	13.8	102
Datong, Chongqing	Chongqing	51	Moderate	19.3	38
Heyuan	Guangdong	50	Good	9.3	27
Ganzhou	Jiangxi	49	Good	9.7	58
Baoshan, Yunnan	Yunnan	49	Good	17.8	28
Sanming	Fujian	49	Good	14.4	40
Longyan	Fujian	46	Good	13	38
Jingdezhen	Jiangxi	46	Good	18.3	34
Lhoka	Tibet	46	Good	1.9	96
Ghulja	Xinjiang	46	Good	9.6	74
Daqing	Heilongjiang	45	Good	12	21
Xichang	Sichuan	45	Good	15.3	34
Longfeng	Heilongjiang	45	Good	12	21
Honggang	Heilongjiang	45	Good	12	21
Nanping	Fujian	42	Good	14	48
Lhasa	Tibet	41	Good	3.7	76
Chéngguān Qū	Tibet	41	Good	3.7	76
Doilungdêqên	Tibet	41	Good	3.7	76
Turpan	Xinjiang	40	Good	8.4	51
Bijie	Guizhou	39	Good	4.5	17
Qujing	Yunnan	38	Good	15.3	54
Longling County	Yunnan	38	Good	15	34
Meizhou	Guangdong	36	Good	6.6	29
Bei’an	Heilongjiang	34	Good	3.4	45
Daxing’anling	Heilongjiang	31	Good	0.8	65
Jianshui	Yunnan	30	Good	11.4	30
Lincang	Yunnan	30	Good	8.8	39
Pu'er	Yunnan	29	Good	7.7	39
Chuxiong	Yunnan	27	Good	9.1	47
Haikou, Yunnan	Yunnan	27	Good	9.3	38
Xilinhot	Inner Mongolia	21	Good	3.1	47
Xilin Hot	Inner Mongolia	21	Good	3.1	47
Hulunbuir	Inner Mongolia	19	Good	8	40
Hailar	Inner Mongolia	19	Good	8	40
Baicheng	Jilin	17	Good	7.8	22

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQI	Category	What it means
0-50	Good	Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100	Moderate	Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500	Hazardous	Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500.

Modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) via Open-Meteo, refreshed twice a day; read hour by hour from the forecast.

Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).

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