Air quality in July: cleanest & most polluted destinations

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

Worst air quality in July

  1. 1Laayoune Western SaharaHazardous422
  2. 2Kuwait City 🇰🇼 KuwaitHazardous307
  3. 3Salalah 🇴🇲 OmanVery unhealthy239
  4. 4Nizwa 🇴🇲 OmanUnhealthy195
  5. 5Dakhla Western SaharaUnhealthy191
  6. 6Manama 🇧🇭 BahrainUnhealthy167
  7. 7Jakarta 🇮🇩 IndonesiaUnhealthy166
  8. 8Ürümqi 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy165
  9. 9Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy154
  10. 10Doha 🇶🇦 QatarUnhealthy151
  11. 11Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy151
  12. 12Kish Island 🇮🇷 IranUnhealthy for sensitive groups148
  13. 13Ras Al Khaimah 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy for sensitive groups144
  14. 14Ennedi Plateau 🇹🇩 ChadUnhealthy for sensitive groups143
  15. 15Beijing 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups143

Cleanest air in July

  1. 1Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsGood16
  2. 2Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 ColombiaGood16
  3. 3Kona 🇺🇸 United StatesGood17
  4. 4Falls Creek 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood18
  5. 5Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood18
  6. 6Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaGood18
  7. 7Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaGood19
  8. 8La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood19
  9. 9Madikeri 🇮🇳 IndiaGood19
  10. 10Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood19
  11. 11Mount Buller 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood19
  12. 12Pai 🇹🇭 ThailandGood19
  13. 13Puerto Madryn 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood19
  14. 14Hampi 🇮🇳 IndiaGood20
  15. 15Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 🇺🇸 United StatesGood20