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
- 1Kuwait City, KuwaitHazardous307AQI
- 2Salalah, OmanVery unhealthy239AQI
- 3Manama, BahrainUnhealthy167AQI
- 4Jakarta, IndonesiaUnhealthy166AQI
- 5Ürümqi, ChinaUnhealthy165AQI
- 6Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy154AQI
- 7Doha, QatarUnhealthy151AQI
- 8Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy151AQI
- 9Beijing, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups143AQI
- 10Chengdu, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups142AQI
- 11Baghdad, IraqUnhealthy for sensitive groups140AQI
- 12Damascus, SyriaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139AQI
- 13Santiago, ChileUnhealthy for sensitive groups138AQI
- 14Lahore, PakistanUnhealthy for sensitive groups137AQI
- 15Hotan, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups137AQI
Cleanest air in July
- 1Honiara, Solomon IslandsGood16AQI
- 2Kona, United StatesGood17AQI
- 3Falls Creek, AustraliaGood18AQI
- 4La Fortuna, Costa RicaGood19AQI
- 5Mount Buller, AustraliaGood19AQI
- 6Pai, ThailandGood19AQI
- 7Hampi, IndiaGood20AQI
- 8Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United StatesGood20AQI
- 9Hilo, United StatesGood20AQI
- 10Nadi, FijiGood20AQI
- 11Baños, EcuadorGood21AQI
- 12Canberra, AustraliaGood21AQI
- 13Christchurch, New ZealandGood21AQI
- 14Cochabamba, BoliviaGood21AQI
- 15Katmai National Park, United StatesGood21AQI