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Air quality in Saudi Arabia today

Right now the most polluted of the 9 Saudi Arabia cities we cover is Riyadh at AQI 482 (Hazardous); the cleanest is Tabuk at 67.

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

Cities in Saudi Arabia, worst air first

US AQI now in Saudi Arabia
#	City	AQI	Category	Population
1	Riyadh Riyadh Region	482	Hazardous	4.2 m people
2	Makkah Mecca Region	151	Unhealthy	1.6 m people
3	Dammam Eastern Province	129	Sensitive groups	1.3 m people
4	Madinah Medina Region	109	Sensitive groups	1.3 m people
5	Ha'il Ha'il Region	109	Sensitive groups	0.6 m people
6	Jeddah Mecca Region	99	Moderate	4.7 m people
7	Buraydah Al-Qassim Region	99	Moderate	0.7 m people
8	Ta’if Mecca Region	69	Moderate	0.7 m people
9	Tabuk Tabuk Region	67	Moderate	0.7 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 Saudi Arabia, worst air first

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