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Asia > Philippines > Manila > Useful Info
Submitted on Apr 24, 2019 Useful Info

Pollution Air Pollution

Air pollution level in Manila is fairly low

  • Manila's air quality is actually pretty good overall
  • When you look at where how it ranks in air pollution (source: https://www.airvisual.com), it's actually cleaner than cities like Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Milan, Chiang Mai, Jakarta, etc.
  • It's comparable to Tokyo and Los Angeles, and slightly worse than Singapore
  • The cleanest months in the year are June and July, but the even the rest of the year aren't that bad
  • No need to bring masks or anything like that
  • The only times you need to worry about air pollution is if the haze from Indonesia drifts over during their burning season. Always a good idea to check realtime AQI (from sites like https://air-quality.com) before you visit

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