According to research published by Nature, over three million people around the world die prematurely each year from outdoor pollution. For those holidaymakers concerned about air quality when travelling abroad, Airport Parking and Hotels (APH) has commissioned a guide* comparing air pollution levels in some of the world’s top holiday destinations.
COUNTRY | CITY | AIR QUALITY INDEX | TEMPERATURE |
Australia | Melbourne | 70 | 17°C |
Sydney | 52 | 28°C | |
Brazil | Sao Paulo | 41 | 22°C |
China | Beijing | 328 | 24°C |
Hong Kong | 95 | 25°C | |
France | Paris | 38 | 16°C |
Nice | 72 | 19°C | |
Germany | Berlin | 61 | 14°C |
India | Mumbai | 155 | 34°C |
Italy | Rome | 77 | 25°C |
Venice | 46 | 19°C | |
Japan | Tokyo | 59 | 18°C |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 120 | 28°C |
Mexico | Mexico City | 91 | 12°C |
Peru | Lima | 86 | 18°C |
Portugal | Lisbon | 42 | 22°C |
Spain | Barcelona | 41 | 24°C |
Madrid | 25 | 16°C | |
Thailand | Bangkok | 18 | 27°C |
The Netherlands | Amsterdam | 66 | 16°C |
Turkey | Istanbul | 135 | 18°C |
Ankara | 101 | 21°C | |
United Kingdom | London | 77 | 16°C |
UAE | Dubai | 222 | 40°C |
USA | New York | 28 | 13°C |
Los Angeles | 55 | 16°C | |
San Francisco | 25 | 17°C | |
Washington | 24 | 9°C |
KEY | |
API | Air Pollution Level |
0 – 50 | Good |
51 – 100 | Moderate |
101 – 200 | Unhealthy |
201 – 300 | Very unhealthy |
301 – 500 | Hazardous |
500+ | Emergency |
*The research for the Air Quality Index and temperature in each of the cities in the study was collected for APH between 12pm and 1pm GMT on 6 October 2015 using data available from http://aqicn.org/map/world.
When some countries like Thailand cheated on the measurement (using PM10 not PM2.5) you can’t compare the data. Bangkok air is extremely polluted. Do better research before you write an article.
Not true. It depends on the day. The average PM2.5 in Bangkok was 73 in 2017. Some days the PM2.5 exceeds 200. Nov-Feb most days are well above 100 PM2.5.