Cities with the Highest Barometric Pressure Today


The following list ranks our tracked cities by the highest highs over the course of the 24-hour period starting and ending at midnight, UTC−08:00 (Pacific Standard Time). This is determined by finding the earliest incidence of the peak sea level adjusted barometric pressure reading on the forecast for each city and then ranking each city accordingly. Generally speaking, the highest highs will occur in cities with more extreme pressure fluctuations, which are generally farther from the equator (high latitudes) and during their hemispheres’ fall or winter seasons. High barometric pressure is often observed during a phenomenon known as an anticyclone or high pressure system. On the map, high pressure regions are depicted with an ‘H’ and are shaded in red. High pressure systems are often associated with fair weather and clear skies.

Adjusted to sea level, barometric pressures over 30.2 inHg are considered to be high and pressures above 30.5 inHg are considered to be very high.


#CityPressureHigh Time
1Buenos Aires, Argentina30.6 inHg2 pm yesterday
2São Paulo, Brazil30.41 inHg1 am
3Rio de Janeiro, Brazil30.36 inHg1 am
4London, United Kingdom30.36 inHg7 am
5Birmingham, United Kingdom30.36 inHg7 am
6Dublin, Ireland30.34 inHg7 am
7Manchester, United Kingdom30.33 inHg7 am
8Johannesburg, South Africa30.33 inHg8 am yesterday
9Leeds, United Kingdom30.31 inHg7 am
10Paris, France30.31 inHg7 am
11City of Brussels, Belgium30.3 inHg7 am
12Wellington, New Zealand30.26 inHg8 am yesterday
13Amsterdam, The Netherlands30.26 inHg7 am
14Auckland, New Zealand30.25 inHg8 am yesterday
15Glasgow, United Kingdom30.24 inHg7 am
16Dunedin, New Zealand30.19 inHg8 am yesterday
17Christchurch, New Zealand30.19 inHg8 am yesterday
18Lyon, France30.18 inHg7 am
19Durban, South Africa30.18 inHg8 am yesterday
20Adelaide, Australia30.17 inHg11 am yesterday
21Hobart, Australia30.15 inHg10 am yesterday
22Zurich, Switzerland30.14 inHg7 am
23Budapest, Hungary30.14 inHg8 am yesterday
24Hamburg, Germany30.13 inHg7 am
25Bucharest, Romania30.13 inHg7 am




Barometric Pressure Record Highs

The generally accepted figure for the highest barometric pressure ever recorded is 32.01 inHg in Agata, Russia (in Siberia) on December 31, 1968. Like the typical high pressure pattern mentioned above, this was in a location of high latitude during the wintertime. Similarly, the highest recorded pressure in North America was 31.4 inHg in Dawson City, Canada on February 2, 1989.