Cities with the lowest PM2.5 levels

Cities ranked by the lowest available annual PM2.5 observation from the same selected metric family.

Halifax, Canada is first in the current Air Quality Pm25 Annual Ug M3 ranking at 1.9 ug/m3.

Accepted items
30
Scope
multi-country cities
Last checked
2026-07-15

Source-backed answers

Rows keep the original source wording, units and date context. They are reference data, not legal, tax or immigration advice.

Question or countryVerified answerSourceChecked
Halifax, Canada1.9 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Corner Brook, Canada1.95 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Charlottetown, Canada2.08 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Stratford, Canada2.08 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Moncton, Canada2.21 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Saint John, Canada2.3275 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Richmond, Canada2.447 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Fredericton, Canada2.48 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
North Vancouver, Canada2.4922 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Vancouver, Canada2.4922 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Delta, Canada2.5029 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Chilliwack, Canada2.52 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Burnaby, Canada2.561 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Port Moody, Canada2.561 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Coquitlam, Canada2.5625 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Surrey, Canada2.5782 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Port Coquitlam, Canada2.5833 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Maple Ridge, Canada2.6883 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Alcoutim, Portugal2.7697 ug/m3official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found 2026-07-15
Nanaimo, Canada2.775 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Abbotsford, Canada2.795 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
North Bay, Canada2.83 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Santana, Portugal2.8443 ug/m3official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found 2026-07-15
Gällivare, Sweden2.8452 ug/m3Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. 2026-07-15
Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal2.892 ug/m3official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found 2026-07-15
Faro, Portugal2.9058 ug/m3official validated air-quality station bulk; no exact target station-period input found 2026-07-15
Krokom, Sweden2.9067 ug/m3Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. 2026-07-15
Åre, Sweden2.9086 ug/m3Official SMHI 2023 national model values are derived from exact-kommun receptor/grid features. 2026-07-15
Belleville, Canada2.91 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15
Quinte West, Canada2.91 ug/m3Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place proxy, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate. 2026-07-15

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