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 ArabiaHazardous437AQI
  2. 2Agra, IndiaUnhealthy178AQI
  3. 3Lahore, PakistanUnhealthy177AQI
  4. 4Delhi, IndiaUnhealthy176AQI
  5. 5Mumbai, IndiaUnhealthy172AQI
  6. 6Kuwait City, KuwaitUnhealthy171AQI
  7. 7Amritsar, IndiaUnhealthy171AQI
  8. 8Kolkata, IndiaUnhealthy167AQI
  9. 9Jakarta, IndonesiaUnhealthy167AQI
  10. 10Beijing, ChinaUnhealthy166AQI
  11. 11Varanasi, IndiaUnhealthy165AQI
  12. 12Chengdu, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups148AQI
  13. 13Dhaka, BangladeshUnhealthy for sensitive groups146AQI
  14. 14Jaipur, IndiaUnhealthy for sensitive groups139AQI
  15. 15Xi'an, ChinaUnhealthy for sensitive groups136AQI

Cleanest air in November

  1. 1Honiara, Solomon IslandsGood11AQI
  2. 2Nadi, FijiGood14AQI
  3. 3La Fortuna, Costa RicaGood17AQI
  4. 4Puerto Natales, ChileGood18AQI
  5. 5Ushuaia, ArgentinaGood18AQI
  6. 6El Calafate, ArgentinaGood19AQI
  7. 7Farellones, ChileGood19AQI
  8. 8Queenstown, New ZealandGood21AQI
  9. 9Rotorua, New ZealandGood21AQI
  10. 10Suva, FijiGood21AQI
  11. 11Wānaka, New ZealandGood21AQI
  12. 12Dunedin, New ZealandGood22AQI
  13. 13Funafuti, TuvaluGood22AQI
  14. 14Hobart, AustraliaGood22AQI
  15. 15Koror, PalauGood22AQI