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, KuwaitUnhealthy199AQI
  2. 2Jakarta, IndonesiaUnhealthy166AQI
  3. 3Hotan, ChinaUnhealthy164AQI
  4. 4Manama, BahrainUnhealthy for sensitive groups146AQI
  5. 5Agra, IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups144AQI
  6. 6Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesUnhealthy for sensitive groups141AQI
  7. 7Delhi, IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139AQI
  8. 8Chengdu, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139AQI
  9. 9Ürümqi, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups138AQI
  10. 10Nouakchott, MauritaniaUnhealthy for sensitive groups136AQI
  11. 11Chongqing, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups136AQI
  12. 12Santiago, ChileUnhealthy for sensitive groups135AQI
  13. 13Lahore, PakistanUnhealthy for sensitive groups135AQI
  14. 14Doha, QatarUnhealthy for sensitive groups135AQI
  15. 15Hangzhou, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups127AQI

Cleanest air in June

  1. 1Honiara, Solomon IslandsGood14AQI
  2. 2Falls Creek, AustraliaGood18AQI
  3. 3La Fortuna, Costa RicaGood18AQI
  4. 4Wānaka, New ZealandGood18AQI
  5. 5Canberra, AustraliaGood19AQI
  6. 6Dunedin, New ZealandGood19AQI
  7. 7Koror, PalauGood19AQI
  8. 8Mount Buller, AustraliaGood19AQI
  9. 9Nadi, FijiGood19AQI
  10. 10Uluru, AustraliaGood20AQI
  11. 11Adelaide, AustraliaGood21AQI
  12. 12Baños, EcuadorGood21AQI
  13. 13Christchurch, New ZealandGood21AQI
  14. 14Farellones, ChileGood21AQI
  15. 15Hobart, AustraliaGood21AQI