SmogRank / Episodes / Thailand
Western Thailand, February 2024
For 8 days, from 13 to 20 February 2024, 51 cities in Thailand had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand: 109.0 µg/m³ on 15 February, about 3.2× its usual 34.3.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand | 5 | 106.017 February | 3.4× |
| KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand | 1 | 109.015 February | 3.2× |
| Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand | 3 | 95.014 February | 3.1× |
| Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand | 3 | 72.814 February | 3.0× |
| Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand | 1 | 50.023 February | 2.8× |
| Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand | 3 | 64.615 February | 2.6× |
| MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand | 3 | 72.319 February | 2.6× |
| Buri RamBuriram, Thailand | 1 | 65.015 February | 2.5× |
| SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand | 3 | 77.315 February | 2.5× |
| Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand | 2 | 82.416 February | 2.5× |
| Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand | 2 | 61.119 February | 2.5× |
| Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand | 3 | 76.114 February | 2.4× |
| Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 79.214 February | 2.4× |
| AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand | 2 | 83.515 February | 2.4× |
| Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 77.014 February | 2.4× |
| Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 85.714 February | 2.4× |
| YasothonYasothon, Thailand | 3 | 67.019 February | 2.4× |
| LoeiLoei, Thailand | 1 | 76.418 February | 2.4× |
| Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand | 2 | 69.314 February | 2.4× |
| Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 78.314 February | 2.3× |
| Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 81.414 February | 2.3× |
| Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 66.314 February | 2.3× |
| Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand | 2 | 57.114 February | 2.3× |
| Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand | 2 | 58.518 February | 2.3× |
| BangkokBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 71.014 February | 2.3× |
| ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand | 2 | 51.415 February | 2.3× |
| RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand | 2 | 91.515 February | 2.3× |
| Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand | 2 | 68.619 February | 2.2× |
| Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand | 1 | 83.215 February | 2.2× |
| Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand | 3 | 66.815 February | 2.2× |
| Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 2 | 69.114 February | 2.2× |
| Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand | 2 | 77.815 February | 2.2× |
| LampangLampang, Thailand | 3 | 98.017 February | 2.2× |
| PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand | 1 | 73.815 February | 2.2× |
| Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand | 1 | 49.223 February | 2.2× |
| Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 78.314 February | 2.2× |
| Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 71.314 February | 2.2× |
| Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand | 2 | 72.114 February | 2.2× |
| Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand | 1 | 76.717 February | 2.2× |
| RayongRayong, Thailand | 1 | 53.914 February | 2.2× |
| Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand | 1 | 53.018 February | 2.1× |
| Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand | 3 | 54.815 February | 2.1× |
| Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 67.214 February | 2.1× |
| Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 65.713 February | 2.1× |
| Bang NaBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 75.614 February | 2.1× |
| RanongRanong province, Thailand | 1 | 36.413 February | 2.1× |
| Ban ChangRayong, Thailand | 1 | 55.014 February | 2.0× |
| PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand | 2 | 70.517 February | 2.0× |
| Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand | 1 | 73.416 February | 2.0× |
| Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand | 1 | 49.215 February | 2.0× |
| Lak SiBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 70.413 February | 2.0× |
Daily means in µg/m³. Usual: the city's median for this time of year (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that.
Against other episodes in Thailand
Number 2 of 24 episodes in Thailand since our records began, by cities reached.
- Central Thailand, March 202553
- Western Thailand, February 202451
- Central Thailand, January 202550
- North-western Thailand, April and May 202445
- North-western Thailand, May 202341
- Western Thailand, April 202335
- Western Thailand and Laos, January and February 202334
- North-western Thailand, May 202330
- North-eastern Thailand, October 202424
- Northern Thailand, November and December 202522
- Western Thailand, February 202517
- North-western Thailand, May 202317
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 24.
Use this page
SmogRank, Western Thailand, February 2024: 51 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 13 to 20 February 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-02-western-thailand (accessed 3 October 2026).
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An episode is a run of days when many cities close to each other (four or more within 350 km on a day, 8 or more in all) each had a daily PM2.5 mean of at least 25 µg/m³ and at least 2 times their usual for that time of year. Found in our own measurements, not picked by hand. How we find episodes. Values are each city's daily mean of its own monitors; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.