As the world becomes more industrial to support the basic necessities and luxuries of life, adverse effects have been noticed in the environment. One of these adverse effects is air pollution. Air pollution has risen to such a level in certain regions of the world that it has started to cause health-related issues to all of the living beings dwelling in that region. The purpose of this paper focuses on designing and implementation an air pollution monitoring system based on the Internet of Things (IoT) that would read the levels of pollutants in the air and other air quality factors, and thereby transmit these readings via wireless communication to a smart cloud platform where all these readings can be displayed in a distinguished manner. Such a system is a vital need so as to check the atmosphere one life in, and thereby take precautionary measures to protect oneself and the surrounding nature.