Air quality in August: cleanest & most polluted destinations
Where the air is cleanest — and worst — to travel in August, ranked by the monthly-mean US Air Quality Index (AQI) across 600+ destinations. Lower is better: 0–50 is good, 100+ starts to bite, 150+ is unhealthy. Tap any place for its full August weather and air-quality breakdown.
Worst air quality in August
- 1Kuwait City, KuwaitHazardous303AQI
- 2Ürümqi, ChinaUnhealthy180AQI
- 3Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaUnhealthy171AQI
- 4Manama, BahrainUnhealthy171AQI
- 5Hotan, ChinaUnhealthy171AQI
- 6Jakarta, IndonesiaUnhealthy168AQI
- 7Salalah, OmanUnhealthy161AQI
- 8Doha, QatarUnhealthy159AQI
- 9Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy154AQI
- 10Beijing, ChinaUnhealthy154AQI
- 11Chengdu, ChinaUnhealthy151AQI
- 12Baghdad, IraqUnhealthy for sensitive groups149AQI
- 13Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy for sensitive groups144AQI
- 14Damascus, SyriaUnhealthy for sensitive groups140AQI
- 15Hangzhou, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups133AQI
Cleanest air in August
- 1Kona, United StatesGood16AQI
- 2Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United StatesGood17AQI
- 3Hilo, United StatesGood17AQI
- 4Pohnpei, MicronesiaGood17AQI
- 5Honiara, Solomon IslandsGood18AQI
- 6La Fortuna, Costa RicaGood19AQI
- 7Falls Creek, AustraliaGood20AQI
- 8Nadi, FijiGood20AQI
- 9Pai, ThailandGood20AQI
- 10Majuro, Marshall IslandsGood21AQI
- 11Mount Buller, AustraliaGood21AQI
- 12Anchorage, United StatesGood22AQI
- 13Christchurch, New ZealandGood22AQI
- 14Chuuk, MicronesiaGood22AQI
- 15Dunedin, New ZealandGood22AQI