Air quality in February: cleanest & most polluted destinations

Where the air is cleanest — and worst — to travel in February, 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 February weather and air-quality breakdown.

Worst air quality in February

  1. 1Ennedi Plateau 🇹🇩 ChadVery unhealthy249
  2. 2Dakhla Western SaharaVery unhealthy211
  3. 3Riyadh 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaVery unhealthy205
  4. 4Laayoune Western SaharaVery unhealthy203
  5. 5Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy178
  6. 6Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaUnhealthy173
  7. 7Beijing 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy170
  8. 8Mumbai 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy160
  9. 9Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy157
  10. 10Kolkata 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy156
  11. 11N'Djamena 🇹🇩 ChadUnhealthy155
  12. 12Dhaka 🇧🇩 BangladeshUnhealthy155
  13. 13Lahore 🇵🇰 PakistanUnhealthy for sensitive groups150
  14. 14Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups150
  15. 15Agra 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups148

Cleanest air in February

  1. 1Farellones 🇨🇱 ChileGood12
  2. 2Puerto Natales 🇨🇱 ChileGood12
  3. 3Torres del Paine 🇨🇱 ChileGood12
  4. 4Ushuaia 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood12
  5. 5El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood13
  6. 6Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsGood13
  7. 7Nadi 🇫🇯 FijiGood13
  8. 8El Chaltén 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood14
  9. 9Te Anau 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood14
  10. 10Tongariro 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood14
  11. 11Andasibe-Mantadia National Park 🇲🇬 MadagascarGood15
  12. 12Lake Tekapo 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood15
  13. 13Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood15
  14. 14Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChileGood15
  15. 15Queenstown 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood15