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Air quality in China today

Right now the most polluted of the 25 China cities we cover is Beijing at AQI 380 (Hazardous); the cleanest is Kunming at 54.

US EPA AQI, modelled from the CAMS forecast. Refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

Cities in China, worst air first

US AQI now in China
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Beijing Capital	380	Hazardous	19 m people
2	Xi’an Shaanxi	225	Very unhealthy	13 m people
3	Tianjin	177	Unhealthy	14 m people
4	Chongqing	173	Unhealthy	22 m people
5	Jinan Shandong	161	Unhealthy	8.4 m people
6	Weifang Shandong	156	Unhealthy	9.4 m people
7	Chengdu Sichuan	155	Unhealthy	21 m people
8	Hangzhou Zhejiang	155	Unhealthy	12 m people
9	Dalian Liaoning	155	Unhealthy	7.5 m people
10	Guangzhou Guangdong	152	Unhealthy	19 m people
11	Wuhan Hubei	148	Sensitive groups	14 m people
12	Harbin Heilongjiang	148	Sensitive groups	10 m people
13	Nanjing Jiangsu	146	Sensitive groups	9.3 m people
14	Yantai Shandong	144	Sensitive groups	7.1 m people
15	Shanghai	143	Sensitive groups	25 m people
16	Hefei Anhui	140	Sensitive groups	9.5 m people
17	Suzhou Jiangsu	133	Sensitive groups	6.7 m people
18	Shenyang Liaoning	131	Sensitive groups	9.1 m people
19	Dongguan Guangdong	118	Sensitive groups	9.6 m people
20	Zhengzhou Henan	107	Sensitive groups	6.7 m people
21	Qingdao Shandong	98	Moderate	7.2 m people
22	Shenzhen Guangdong	87	Moderate	17 m people
23	Wuzhong Ningxia	83	Moderate	7.2 m people
24	Nanning Guangxi	72	Moderate	6.0 m people
25	Kunming Yunnan	54	Moderate	6.0 m people

Good 0–50
Moderate 51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
Unhealthy 151–200
Very unhealthy 201–300
Hazardous 301–500

Each city’s value is the CAMS model at the city’s coordinates, scored on the US EPA AQI. It is an estimate, not a station reading. How we calculate it.

Cities in China, worst air first

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