Air quality in March: cleanest & most polluted destinations

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

Worst air quality in March

  1. 1Hotan 🇨🇳 ChinaVery unhealthy211
  2. 2Riyadh 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaUnhealthy183
  3. 3Srinagar 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy182
  4. 4Ennedi Plateau 🇹🇩 ChadUnhealthy171
  5. 5Ürümqi 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy170
  6. 6Jeddah 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaUnhealthy169
  7. 7Mecca 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaUnhealthy167
  8. 8Salalah 🇴🇲 OmanUnhealthy166
  9. 9Gulmarg 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy159
  10. 10Dhaka 🇧🇩 BangladeshUnhealthy for sensitive groups142
  11. 11Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups142
  12. 12Chengdu 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups141
  13. 13Agra 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups141
  14. 14Mumbai 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139
  15. 15Kuwait City 🇰🇼 KuwaitUnhealthy for sensitive groups139

Cleanest air in March

  1. 1Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsGood12
  2. 2Nadi 🇫🇯 FijiGood12
  3. 3Ushuaia 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood14
  4. 4Farellones 🇨🇱 ChileGood15
  5. 5Puerto Natales 🇨🇱 ChileGood15
  6. 6Tongariro 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood15
  7. 7Antsiranana 🇲🇬 MadagascarGood16
  8. 8El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood16
  9. 9El Chaltén 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood16
  10. 10Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood16
  11. 11Punta Arenas 🇨🇱 ChileGood16
  12. 12Te Anau 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood16
  13. 13Torres del Paine 🇨🇱 ChileGood16
  14. 14Wānaka 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood16
  15. 15Cradle Mountain 🇦🇺 AustraliaGood17