Mokpo vs Naesŏ: PM2.5 compared
Over the last year, Mokpo's air was 19% more polluted than Naesŏ's: PM2.5 averaged 16.6 µg/m³ against 13.9, on the 353 days both cities were measured. Mokpo had the dirtier air on 241 of those days, Naesŏ on 110. Mokpo was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 170 of them, Naesŏ on 116.
Right now
The last year, day by day
Month by month
Year by year
| Year | Mokpo | Naesŏ | Days Mokpo was worse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 63 | 60 | 165 |
| 2025 | 62 | 61 | 207 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 151 |
Means in US AQI over the days both cities were measured that year; a year shows once they share 30 such days.
Each city's worst days
Mokpo
- 15 Jan 202612645.5 µg/m³
- 14 Feb 202612545.3 µg/m³
- 16 Mar 202612344.3 µg/m³
Naesŏ
- 24 Mar 202612946.9 µg/m³
- 25 Mar 202611440.6 µg/m³
- 27 Mar 202610135.6 µg/m³
Daily means in US AQI, with µg/m³ beside them, since the index stops at its top value, over the days both cities were measured in the last year. Each date opens that day's world board.
Compare either city with another
Mokpo
Side by side with Muan (the nearest), Kimje (South Korea's 2nd worst on 30 days), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).
Naesŏ
Side by side with Changwon (the nearest), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).
Use this page
SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Mokpo and Naesŏ, 9 Oct 2025 – 8 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/kr-mokpo/kr-naeso (accessed 8 Oct 2026).
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The same rules as every SmogRank figure: reference monitors first, and a day counts with 18 measured hours. How we measure.
Updated 2026-10-08 20:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).