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. 1Kuwait City, KuwaitHazardous307AQI
  2. 2Salalah, OmanVery unhealthy239AQI
  3. 3Manama, BahrainUnhealthy167AQI
  4. 4Jakarta, IndonesiaUnhealthy166AQI
  5. 5Ürümqi, ChinaUnhealthy165AQI
  6. 6Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy154AQI
  7. 7Doha, QatarUnhealthy151AQI
  8. 8Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy151AQI
  9. 9Beijing, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups143AQI
  10. 10Chengdu, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups142AQI
  11. 11Baghdad, IraqUnhealthy for sensitive groups140AQI
  12. 12Damascus, SyriaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139AQI
  13. 13Santiago, ChileUnhealthy for sensitive groups138AQI
  14. 14Lahore, PakistanUnhealthy for sensitive groups137AQI
  15. 15Hotan, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups137AQI

Cleanest air in July

  1. 1Honiara, Solomon IslandsGood16AQI
  2. 2Kona, United StatesGood17AQI
  3. 3Falls Creek, AustraliaGood18AQI
  4. 4La Fortuna, Costa RicaGood19AQI
  5. 5Mount Buller, AustraliaGood19AQI
  6. 6Pai, ThailandGood19AQI
  7. 7Hampi, IndiaGood20AQI
  8. 8Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United StatesGood20AQI
  9. 9Hilo, United StatesGood20AQI
  10. 10Nadi, FijiGood20AQI
  11. 11Baños, EcuadorGood21AQI
  12. 12Canberra, AustraliaGood21AQI
  13. 13Christchurch, New ZealandGood21AQI
  14. 14Cochabamba, BoliviaGood21AQI
  15. 15Katmai National Park, United StatesGood21AQI