Air quality in June: cleanest & most polluted destinations

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

Worst air quality in June

  1. 1Kuwait City 🇰🇼 KuwaitUnhealthy199
  2. 2Jakarta 🇮🇩 IndonesiaUnhealthy166
  3. 3Hotan 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy164
  4. 4Laayoune Western SaharaUnhealthy154
  5. 5Manama 🇧🇭 BahrainUnhealthy for sensitive groups146
  6. 6Agra 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups144
  7. 7Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy for sensitive groups141
  8. 8Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139
  9. 9Chengdu 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139
  10. 10Ürümqi 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups138
  11. 11Dakhla Western SaharaUnhealthy for sensitive groups138
  12. 12Nouakchott 🇲🇷 MauritaniaUnhealthy for sensitive groups136
  13. 13Chongqing 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups136
  14. 14Santiago 🇨🇱 ChileUnhealthy for sensitive groups135
  15. 15Qeshm 🇮🇷 IranUnhealthy for sensitive groups135

Cleanest air in June

  1. 1Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsGood14
  2. 2Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaGood16
  3. 3Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood17
  4. 4Samaipata 🇧🇴 BoliviaGood17
  5. 5Te Anau 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood17
  6. 6Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaGood18
  7. 7Falls Creek 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood18
  8. 8La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood18
  9. 9Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood18
  10. 10Villa de Leyva 🇨🇴 ColombiaGood18
  11. 11Wānaka 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood18
  12. 12Canberra 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood19
  13. 13Cuenca 🇪🇨 EcuadorGood19
  14. 14Dunedin 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood19
  15. 15Katoomba 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood19