Daily report · most polluted

China air quality on 15 October 2026

Xiaogan Hubei173 Moderately PollutedChina AQI

Xiaogan had the most polluted air of 341 Chinese cities

Updated 3:00 pm CST · CNEMC

At 3:00 pm CST on 15 October 2026, 341 Chinese cities were reporting. Xiaogan had the most polluted air at China AQI 173 (Moderately Polluted), followed by Xiangtan (166) and Chenzhou (146). The median across all cities was 52, up from 49 the day before. 2 cities were at Moderately Polluted or worse (2 the day before). Nujiang had the cleanest air at 8.

The biggest deterioration was in Xiaogan, from 70 to 173. Yiyang improved most, from 211 to 88.

Excellent 166
Good 123
Lightly Polluted 50
Moderately Polluted 2

10 most polluted cities

#	City	Province	China AQI	Change
1	Xiaogan	Hubei	173Moderate	▲ 103
2	Xiangtan	Hunan	166Moderate	▲ 33
3	Chenzhou	Hunan	146Light	▲ 38
4	Yueyang	Hunan	145Light	▲ 82
5	Hengyang	Hunan	139Light	▲ 5
6	Nanchang	Jiangxi	136Light	▲ 57
7	Yichun	Jiangxi	135Light	▲ 72
8	Ezhou	Hubei	133Light	▲ 76
9	Huanggang	Hubei	133Light	▲ 76
10	Wuhan	Hubei	132Light	▲ 54

10 cleanest cities

#	City	Province	China AQI	Change
1	Nujiang	Yunnan	8Excellent	▼ 17
2	Baoshan	Yunnan	12Excellent	▼ 12
3	Altay	Xinjiang	13Excellent	▼ 12
4	Lhasa	Tibet	13Excellent	▼ 21
5	Chuxiong	Yunnan	13Excellent	▼ 4
6	Nyingchi	Tibet	14Excellent	▼ 17
7	Shannan	Tibet	14Excellent	▼ 22
8	Dali	Yunnan	14Excellent	▼ 7
9	Barkam	Sichuan	14Excellent	▼ 11
10	Yichun	Heilongjiang	16Excellent	▼ 6

Biggest rises

Biggest improvements

All 341 cities on 15 October 2026

#	City	Province	China AQI	Change
1	Xiaogan	Hubei	173Moderate	▲ 103
2	Xiangtan	Hunan	166Moderate	▲ 33
3	Chenzhou	Hunan	146Light	▲ 38
4	Yueyang	Hunan	145Light	▲ 82
5	Hengyang	Hunan	139Light	▲ 5
6	Nanchang	Jiangxi	136Light	▲ 57
7	Yichun	Jiangxi	135Light	▲ 72
8	Ezhou	Hubei	133Light	▲ 76
9	Huanggang	Hubei	133Light	▲ 76
10	Wuhan	Hubei	132Light	▲ 54
11	Baoding	Hebei	130Light	▲ 25
12	Pingxiang	Jiangxi	130Light	▲ 74
13	Jiujiang	Jiangxi	130Light	▲ 6
14	Yongzhou	Hunan	127Light	▲ 8
15	Xinyu	Jiangxi	125Light	▲ 47
16	Huangshi	Hubei	123Light	▲ 39
17	Loudi	Hunan	122Light	▲ 9
18	Anqing	Anhui	121Light	▲ 71
19	Zhuzhou	Hunan	121Light	▲ 11
20	Hengshui	Hebei	120Light	▲ 39
21	Ji'an	Jiangxi	120Light	▲ 42
22	Xianning	Hubei	120Light	▲ 44
23	Fuzhou	Jiangxi	118Light	▲ 26
24	Xiangyang	Hubei	116Light	▲ 33
25	Xingtai	Hebei	115Light	▲ 24
26	Langfang	Hebei	115Light	▲ 19
27	Baotou	Inner Mongolia	115Light	▲ 55
28	Chizhou	Anhui	114Light	▲ 71
29	Zaozhuang	Shandong	114Light	▲ 60
30	Shuozhou	Shanxi	111Light	▲ 55
31	Guilin	Guangxi	111Light	▲ 50
32	Hohhot	Inner Mongolia	110Light	▲ 39
33	Xuzhou	Jiangsu	110Light	▲ 55
34	Tongling	Anhui	110Light	▲ 66
35	Shaoyang	Hunan	110Light	▲ 30
36	Fuyang	Anhui	109Light	▲ 63
37	Heze	Shandong	109Light	▲ 29
38	Shaoguan	Guangdong	108Light	▲ 16
39	Zhoukou	Henan	107Light	▲ 55
40	Xinji	Hebei	106Light	▲ 22
41	Dingzhou	Hebei	106Light	▲ 6
42	Ordos	Inner Mongolia	106Light	▲ 33
43	Lu'an	Anhui	106Light	▲ 59
44	Beijing	Beijing	105Light	▲ 29
45	Xinxiang	Henan	105Light	▲ 30
46	Nanyang	Henan	105Light	▲ 39
47	Datong	Shanxi	103Light	▲ 34
48	Bozhou	Anhui	103Light	▲ 49
49	Linyi	Shandong	103Light	▲ 56
50	Kaifeng	Henan	103Light	▲ 19
51	Jining	Shandong	102Light	▲ 32
52	Jingmen	Hubei	101Light	▲ 36
53	Ganzhou	Jiangxi	98Good	▲ 19
54	Hebi	Henan	98Good	▲ 22
55	Shangqiu	Henan	98Good	▲ 45
56	Jiaozuo	Henan	94Good	▲ 33
57	Yibin	Sichuan	94Good	▼ 26
58	Liuzhou	Guangxi	92Good	▲ 24
59	Jingdezhen	Jiangxi	90Good	▼ 9
60	Yingtan	Jiangxi	90Good	▼ 8
61	Yulin	Shaanxi	90Good	▲ 33
62	Yinchuan	Ningxia	90Good	▲ 31
63	Yuncheng	Shanxi	88Good	▲ 31
64	Dezhou	Shandong	88Good	▲ 6
65	Luohe	Henan	88Good	▲ 15
66	Yiyang	Hunan	88Good	▼ 123
67	Changsha	Hunan	86Good	▼ 54
68	Hezhou	Guangxi	86Good	▼ 14
69	Cangzhou	Hebei	85Good	▲ 18
70	Tangshan	Hebei	84Good	▲ 50
71	Jincheng	Shanxi	83Good	▲ 33
72	Liaocheng	Shandong	83Good	▲ 1
73	Puyang	Henan	83Good	▲ 5
74	Zhangye	Gansu	83Good	▲ 47
75	Wuzhong	Ningxia	83Good	▲ 9
76	Yangquan	Shanxi	82Good	▲ 34
77	Shizuishan	Ningxia	82Good	▼ 4
78	Huainan	Anhui	81Good	▲ 33
79	Zhangzhou	Fujian	80Good	▲ 30
80	Tai'an	Shandong	80Good	▲ 20
81	Pingdingshan	Henan	80Good	▲ 37
82	Tianjin	Tianjin	79Good	▲ 4
83	Jinzhong	Shanxi	79Good	▲ 12
84	Bayan Nur	Inner Mongolia	78Good	▼ 47
85	Xianyang	Shaanxi	78Good	▲ 6
86	Anyang	Henan	77Good	▲ 1
87	Suqian	Jiangsu	76Good	▲ 40
88	Suzhou	Anhui	76Good	▲ 27
89	Luoyang	Henan	74Good	▲ 8
90	Zibo	Shandong	73Good	▲ 23
91	Dongying	Shandong	73Good	▲ 28
92	Lanzhou	Gansu	73Good	▲ 24
93	Longyan	Fujian	72Good	▲ 23
94	Weifang	Shandong	72Good	▲ 41
95	Hechi	Guangxi	72Good	▲ 17
96	Laibin	Guangxi	72Good	▲ 12
97	Wuhai	Inner Mongolia	70Good	▲ 27
98	Huangshan	Anhui	70Good	▼ 2
99	Nanning	Guangxi	70Good	▲ 20
100	Shihezi	Xinjiang	70Good	▲ 14
101	Chaoyang	Liaoning	69Good	▲ 46
102	Huludao	Liaoning	69Good	▲ 43
103	Hefei	Anhui	68Good	▲ 22
104	Meizhou	Guangdong	68Good	▲ 19
105	Jieyang	Guangdong	68Good	▲ 10
106	Wujiaqu	Xinjiang	68Good	▼ 10
107	Binzhou	Shandong	67Good	▲ 11
108	Huaibei	Anhui	66Good	▲ 16
109	Shangrao	Jiangxi	66Good	▼ 9
110	Xuchang	Henan	66Good	▲ 9
111	Jiangmen	Guangdong	66Good	▼ 37
112	Ürümqi	Xinjiang	66Good	▲ 3
113	Shijiazhuang	Hebei	65Good	▲ 2
114	Qinhuangdao	Hebei	65Good	▲ 25
115	Bengbu	Anhui	65Good	▲ 24
116	Dingxi	Gansu	65Good	▲ 11
117	Liaoyuan	Jilin	64Good	▲ 35
118	Quzhou	Zhejiang	64Good	▼ 18
119	Sanming	Fujian	64Good	▲ 5
120	Baise	Guangxi	64Good	▲ 16
121	Handan	Hebei	63Good	▼ 7
122	Lüliang	Shanxi	63Good	▲ 11
123	Chuzhou	Anhui	63Good	▲ 16
124	Rizhao	Shandong	63Good	▲ 31
125	Chaozhou	Guangdong	62Good	▲ 13
126	Yining	Xinjiang	62Good	▲ 2
127	Jinchang	Gansu	61Good	▲ 29
128	Taiyuan	Shanxi	60Good	▼ 24
129	Changzhi	Shanxi	60Good	▲ 17
130	Changde	Hunan	60Good	▼ 108
131	Changji	Xinjiang	60Good	▼ 6
132	Bayingolin	Xinjiang	60Good	0
133	Xinzhou	Shanxi	59Good	▲ 6
134	Tongliao	Inner Mongolia	59Good	▲ 35
135	Zhengzhou	Henan	59Good	▼ 3
136	Linxia	Gansu	59Good	▲ 10
137	Linfen	Shanxi	58Good	▲ 13
138	Yantai	Shandong	58Good	▲ 28
139	Luzhou	Sichuan	58Good	▼ 28
140	Hotan	Xinjiang	58Good	▼ 54
141	Jiyuan	Henan	57Good	▼ 17
142	Qingyuan	Guangdong	57Good	▲ 4
143	Jinzhou	Liaoning	56Good	▲ 32
144	Yingkou	Liaoning	56Good	▲ 33
145	Yangjiang	Guangdong	56Good	▼ 5
146	Dongguan	Guangdong	56Good	▼ 2
147	Guigang	Guangxi	56Good	▼ 5
148	Zigong	Sichuan	56Good	▼ 39
149	Neijiang	Sichuan	56Good	▼ 9
150	Ziyang	Sichuan	56Good	▼ 19
151	Chengde	Hebei	55Good	▲ 25
152	Fushun	Liaoning	55Good	▲ 24
153	Huai'an	Jiangsu	55Good	▲ 20
154	Jinhua	Zhejiang	55Good	▼ 8
155	Aksu	Xinjiang	55Good	0
156	Ma'anshan	Anhui	54Good	▲ 11
157	Huizhou	Guangdong	54Good	▲ 6
158	Ulanqab	Inner Mongolia	53Good	▲ 3
159	Fuxin	Liaoning	53Good	▲ 30
160	Harbin	Heilongjiang	53Good	▲ 33
161	Qitaihe	Heilongjiang	53Good	▲ 4
162	Wuzhou	Guangxi	53Good	▲ 7
163	Wuwei	Gansu	53Good	▼ 20
164	Guyuan	Ningxia	53Good	▼ 12
165	Zhongwei	Ningxia	53Good	▲ 17
166	Siping	Jilin	52Good	▲ 22
167	Jinan	Shandong	52Good	▼ 4
168	Jingzhou	Hubei	52Good	▼ 25
169	Suizhou	Hubei	52Good	▼ 2
170	Heyuan	Guangdong	52Good	▼ 16
171	Xi'an	Shaanxi	52Good	▼ 16
172	Turpan	Xinjiang	52Good	▼ 25
173	Baicheng	Jilin	51Good	▲ 39
174	Sanmenxia	Henan	51Good	▲ 3
175	Shenzhen	Guangdong	51Good	▲ 4
176	Baishan	Jilin	50Excellent	▲ 19
177	Guangzhou	Guangdong	50Excellent	▼ 21
178	Suining	Sichuan	50Excellent	▲ 20
179	Anshan	Liaoning	49Excellent	▲ 26
180	Nanping	Fujian	49Excellent	▼ 3
181	Shantou	Guangdong	49Excellent	▼ 11
182	Shanwei	Guangdong	49Excellent	▼ 4
183	Dalian	Liaoning	48Excellent	▲ 14
184	Hangzhou	Zhejiang	48Excellent	▲ 6
185	Xuancheng	Anhui	48Excellent	▲ 6
186	Qingdao	Shandong	48Excellent	▲ 15
187	Zhumadian	Henan	48Excellent	▼ 9
188	Chongzuo	Guangxi	48Excellent	▲ 1
189	Nanchong	Sichuan	48Excellent	▲ 1
190	Panjin	Liaoning	47Excellent	▲ 23
191	Quanzhou	Fujian	47Excellent	▼ 30
192	Qingyang	Gansu	47Excellent	▲ 10
193	Taizhou	Jiangsu	46Excellent	▲ 8
194	Ningbo	Zhejiang	46Excellent	▲ 8
195	Wuhu	Anhui	46Excellent	0
196	Qinzhou	Guangxi	46Excellent	▼ 11
197	Dazhou	Sichuan	46Excellent	▼ 1
198	Duyun	Guizhou	46Excellent	▼ 11
199	Weihai	Shandong	45Excellent	▲ 14
200	Huaihua	Hunan	45Excellent	▼ 3
201	Zhuhai	Guangdong	45Excellent	▼ 2
202	Yunfu	Guangdong	45Excellent	▼ 35
203	Guiyang	Guizhou	45Excellent	▼ 7
204	Lianyungang	Jiangsu	44Excellent	▲ 11
205	Yangzhou	Jiangsu	44Excellent	▲ 6
206	Shaoxing	Zhejiang	44Excellent	▲ 4
207	Fuzhou	Fujian	44Excellent	▼ 17
208	Foshan	Guangdong	44Excellent	▼ 49
209	Maoming	Guangdong	44Excellent	▼ 18
210	Hami	Xinjiang	44Excellent	▲ 8
211	Kashgar	Xinjiang	44Excellent	▲ 20
212	Huzhou	Zhejiang	43Excellent	▲ 1
213	Zhaoqing	Guangdong	43Excellent	▼ 63
214	Danzhou	Hainan	43Excellent	▲ 11
215	Panzhihua	Sichuan	43Excellent	▼ 8
216	Pingliang	Gansu	43Excellent	▲ 4
217	Dandong	Liaoning	42Excellent	▲ 19
218	Lishui	Zhejiang	42Excellent	▼ 14
219	Zhangjiajie	Hunan	42Excellent	▼ 22
220	Meishan	Sichuan	42Excellent	▼ 32
221	Xining	Qinghai	42Excellent	▲ 10
222	Daqing	Heilongjiang	41Excellent	▲ 13
223	Taizhou	Zhejiang	41Excellent	▲ 1
224	Chongqing	Chongqing	41Excellent	▼ 14
225	Anshun	Guizhou	41Excellent	▼ 14
226	Weinan	Shaanxi	41Excellent	▼ 15
227	Songyuan	Jilin	40Excellent	▲ 21
228	Fangchenggang	Guangxi	40Excellent	▼ 35
229	Yulin	Guangxi	40Excellent	▼ 11
230	Wenshan	Yunnan	40Excellent	▲ 5
231	Jilin	Jilin	39Excellent	▲ 7
232	Suihua	Heilongjiang	39Excellent	▲ 2
233	Xinyang	Henan	39Excellent	▼ 7
234	Zhangjiakou	Hebei	38Excellent	▼ 14
235	Mudanjiang	Heilongjiang	38Excellent	0
236	Wuxi	Jiangsu	38Excellent	▼ 4
237	Mianyang	Sichuan	38Excellent	▼ 11
238	Guang'an	Sichuan	38Excellent	▼ 5
239	Qianxinan	Guizhou	38Excellent	▼ 4
240	Bijie	Guizhou	38Excellent	▼ 28
241	Qiandongnan	Guizhou	38Excellent	▼ 10
242	Hanzhong	Shaanxi	38Excellent	▲ 17
243	Ankang	Shaanxi	38Excellent	▲ 5
244	Shangluo	Shaanxi	38Excellent	▼ 13
245	Changchun	Jilin	37Excellent	▲ 5
246	Tonghua	Jilin	37Excellent	▲ 13
247	Qiqihar	Heilongjiang	37Excellent	▲ 17
248	Xiamen	Fujian	37Excellent	▼ 40
249	Jiayuguan	Gansu	37Excellent	▲ 2
250	Longnan	Gansu	37Excellent	▲ 3
251	Beihai	Guangxi	36Excellent	▼ 12
252	Sanya	Hainan	36Excellent	▲ 10
253	Honghe	Yunnan	36Excellent	▲ 5
254	Nagqu	Tibet	36Excellent	▲ 4
255	Golog	Qinghai	36Excellent	▲ 6
256	Shenyang	Liaoning	35Excellent	▲ 12
257	Zhanjiang	Guangdong	35Excellent	▼ 44
258	Baoji	Shaanxi	35Excellent	▼ 6
259	Artux	Xinjiang	35Excellent	▲ 5
260	Jixi	Heilongjiang	34Excellent	▲ 4
261	Zhenjiang	Jiangsu	34Excellent	▼ 7
262	Yichang	Hubei	34Excellent	▼ 36
263	Zhongshan	Guangdong	34Excellent	▼ 41
264	Hulunbuir	Inner Mongolia	33Excellent	▲ 18
265	Nanjing	Jiangsu	33Excellent	▼ 8
266	Tongren	Guizhou	33Excellent	▼ 7
267	Dehong	Yunnan	33Excellent	▲ 6
268	Tianshui	Gansu	33Excellent	▲ 3
269	Hezuo	Gansu	33Excellent	▲ 3
270	Haibei	Qinghai	33Excellent	0
271	Delingha	Qinghai	33Excellent	▲ 1
272	Chifeng	Inner Mongolia	32Excellent	▲ 5
273	Liaoyang	Liaoning	32Excellent	▲ 11
274	Shiyan	Hubei	32Excellent	▼ 17
275	Enshi	Hubei	32Excellent	▼ 1
276	Haikou	Hainan	32Excellent	▼ 8
277	Qujing	Yunnan	32Excellent	▲ 3
278	Pu'er	Yunnan	32Excellent	▼ 5
279	Ulanhot	Inner Mongolia	31Excellent	▲ 14
280	Alxa	Inner Mongolia	31Excellent	▼ 2
281	Changzhou	Jiangsu	31Excellent	▼ 14
282	Bazhong	Sichuan	31Excellent	▲ 3
283	Baiyin	Gansu	31Excellent	▼ 22
284	Ningde	Fujian	30Excellent	▼ 28
285	Deyang	Sichuan	30Excellent	▼ 13
286	Zhaotong	Yunnan	30Excellent	▲ 3
287	Huangnan	Qinghai	30Excellent	▼ 4
288	Bole	Xinjiang	30Excellent	▼ 34
289	Wenzhou	Zhejiang	29Excellent	▼ 28
290	Jiaxing	Zhejiang	29Excellent	▼ 12
291	Putian	Fujian	29Excellent	▼ 32
292	Xiangxi	Hunan	29Excellent	▼ 38
293	Liangshan	Sichuan	29Excellent	▼ 4
294	Jinghong	Yunnan	29Excellent	▼ 4
295	Yan'an	Shaanxi	29Excellent	▼ 3
296	Jiamusi	Heilongjiang	28Excellent	▲ 7
297	Yancheng	Jiangsu	28Excellent	▼ 4
298	Chengdu	Sichuan	28Excellent	▼ 60
299	Haidong	Qinghai	28Excellent	▼ 4
300	Qabqa	Qinghai	28Excellent	▼ 3
301	Suzhou	Jiangsu	27Excellent	▼ 12
302	Nantong	Jiangsu	26Excellent	▼ 8
303	Yuxi	Yunnan	26Excellent	▼ 1
304	Tongchuan	Shaanxi	26Excellent	▼ 23
305	Hegang	Heilongjiang	25Excellent	0
306	Guangyuan	Sichuan	25Excellent	▼ 7
307	Ya'an	Sichuan	25Excellent	▼ 35
308	Benxi	Liaoning	24Excellent	▲ 1
309	Liupanshui	Guizhou	24Excellent	▼ 23
310	Karamay	Xinjiang	24Excellent	▼ 10
311	Kangding	Sichuan	23Excellent	▼ 1
312	Jiuquan	Gansu	23Excellent	▼ 12
313	Tieling	Liaoning	22Excellent	▲ 1
314	Shuangyashan	Heilongjiang	22Excellent	▼ 5
315	Shanghai	Shanghai	22Excellent	▼ 14
316	Shigatse	Tibet	22Excellent	▼ 13
317	Yanbian	Jilin	21Excellent	0
318	Leshan	Sichuan	21Excellent	▼ 82
319	Shiquanhe	Tibet	21Excellent	▼ 11
320	Yushu	Qinghai	21Excellent	▼ 14
321	Heihe	Heilongjiang	20Excellent	▼ 2
322	Zunyi	Guizhou	20Excellent	▼ 12
323	Lincang	Yunnan	20Excellent	▲ 3
324	Zhoushan	Zhejiang	18Excellent	▼ 16
325	Shangri-La	Yunnan	18Excellent	▼ 14
326	Daxing'anling	Heilongjiang	17Excellent	▼ 3
327	Kunming	Yunnan	17Excellent	▼ 8
328	Lijiang	Yunnan	17Excellent	▼ 8
329	Qamdo	Tibet	17Excellent	▼ 14
330	Tacheng	Xinjiang	17Excellent	▼ 21
331	Xilin Gol	Inner Mongolia	16Excellent	▼ 10
332	Yichun	Heilongjiang	16Excellent	▼ 6
333	Barkam	Sichuan	14Excellent	▼ 11
334	Dali	Yunnan	14Excellent	▼ 7
335	Shannan	Tibet	14Excellent	▼ 22
336	Nyingchi	Tibet	14Excellent	▼ 17
337	Chuxiong	Yunnan	13Excellent	▼ 4
338	Lhasa	Tibet	13Excellent	▼ 21
339	Altay	Xinjiang	13Excellent	▼ 12
340	Baoshan	Yunnan	12Excellent	▼ 12
341	Nujiang	Yunnan	8Excellent	▼ 17

Snapshot taken at 3:00 pm CST from Weather service by QWeather. Values are the latest hourly readings at that time, not daily averages. Cities with no reading are left out.

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