Air quality in November: cleanest & most polluted destinations

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

Worst air quality in November

  1. 1Riyadh 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaHazardous437
  2. 2Agra 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy178
  3. 3Lahore 🇵🇰 PakistanUnhealthy177
  4. 4Delhi 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy176
  5. 5Mumbai 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy172
  6. 6Kuwait City 🇰🇼 KuwaitUnhealthy171
  7. 7Amritsar 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy171
  8. 8Kolkata 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy167
  9. 9Jakarta 🇮🇩 IndonesiaUnhealthy167
  10. 10Beijing 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy166
  11. 11Varanasi 🇮🇳 IndiaUnhealthy165
  12. 12Chengdu 🇨🇳 ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups148
  13. 13Sundarbans 🇧🇩 BangladeshUnhealthy for sensitive groups146
  14. 14Dhaka 🇧🇩 BangladeshUnhealthy for sensitive groups146
  15. 15Bandung 🇮🇩 IndonesiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups145

Cleanest air in November

  1. 1Honiara 🇸🇧 Solomon IslandsGood11
  2. 2Boquete 🇵🇦 PanamaGood14
  3. 3Nadi 🇫🇯 FijiGood14
  4. 4Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaGood16
  5. 5La Fortuna 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood17
  6. 6Monteverde 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood17
  7. 7Puerto Natales 🇨🇱 ChileGood18
  8. 8Ushuaia 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood18
  9. 9El Calafate 🇦🇷 ArgentinaGood19
  10. 10Farellones 🇨🇱 ChileGood19
  11. 11Manuel Antonio 🇨🇷 Costa RicaGood19
  12. 12Nelson 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood19
  13. 13Palomino 🇨🇴 ColombiaGood19
  14. 14Te Anau 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood19
  15. 15Tongariro 🇳🇿 New ZealandGood19