Japan and South Korea, April 2024
For 6 days, from 16 to 21 April 2024, 499 cities in Japan and South Korea had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea: 93.2 µg/m³ on 18 April, about 7.6× its usual 12.2.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| TsushimaNagasaki, Japan | 4 | 73.118 April | 8.0× |
| GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 4 | 93.218 April | 7.6× |
| YoshiokaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 70.818 April | 7.4× |
| SōmaFukushima, Japan | 1 | 62.418 April | 6.7× |
| KobeHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 60.518 April | 6.6× |
| ŌsakiMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 56.518 April | 6.6× |
| MatsushimaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 56.718 April | 6.4× |
| SendaiMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 53.218 April | 6.4× |
| Natori-shiMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 61.418 April | 6.4× |
| Tagajō-shiMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 55.818 April | 6.3× |
| IwanumaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 63.518 April | 6.2× |
| AmagasakiHyōgo, Japan | 2 | 66.218 April | 6.2× |
| ShiroishiMiyagi, Japan | 2 | 61.918 April | 6.0× |
| HigashimatsushimaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 52.218 April | 6.0× |
| ToyonakaOsaka, Japan | 2 | 50.418 April | 6.0× |
| NishinomiyaHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 58.418 April | 6.0× |
| NakatsuOita, Japan | 3 | 64.119 April | 5.8× |
| HashimotoWakayama, Japan | 1 | 48.818 April | 5.7× |
| GotōNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 53.819 April | 5.7× |
| AkashiHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 56.918 April | 5.6× |
| SadoNiigata, Japan | 2 | 53.518 April | 5.6× |
| SugaiKyoto, Japan | 2 | 56.518 April | 5.6× |
| MinatoWakayama, Japan | 1 | 56.418 April | 5.6× |
| KainanWakayama, Japan | 1 | 51.718 April | 5.6× |
| TakarazukaHyōgo, Japan | 2 | 50.518 April | 5.5× |
| HimejiHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 51.418 April | 5.5× |
| UngsangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 4 | 69.318 April | 5.5× |
| IwadeWakayama, Japan | 1 | 54.318 April | 5.4× |
| TamanoOkayama, Japan | 3 | 62.218 April | 5.4× |
| HitachiIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 37.818 April | 5.4× |
| JōyōKyoto, Japan | 2 | 49.318 April | 5.4× |
| SaseboNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 56.119 April | 5.3× |
| HōryūjiNara, Japan | 2 | 55.418 April | 5.3× |
| AridaWakayama, Japan | 1 | 59.918 April | 5.3× |
| SaikaiNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 46.819 April | 5.3× |
| MatsuuraNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 49.919 April | 5.3× |
| MoriokaIwate, Japan | 1 | 49.318 April | 5.2× |
| IkiNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 44.018 April | 5.2× |
| NagasakiNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 49.719 April | 5.2× |
| ŌshūIwate, Japan | 1 | 34.418 April | 5.2× |
| TakahashiOkayama, Japan | 2 | 55.218 April | 5.2× |
| KameyamaMie, Japan | 4 | 54.018 April | 5.2× |
| GobōWakayama, Japan | 1 | 45.518 April | 5.2× |
| TenriNara, Japan | 3 | 53.818 April | 5.1× |
| GijangBusan, South Korea | 4 | 73.118 April | 5.1× |
| YokoteAkita, Japan | 1 | 40.618 April | 5.1× |
| KōriyamaFukushima, Japan | 2 | 43.518 April | 5.1× |
| UjiKyoto, Japan | 2 | 46.118 April | 5.0× |
| KinokawaWakayama, Japan | 1 | 42.918 April | 5.0× |
| NantanKyoto, Japan | 2 | 51.818 April | 5.0× |
| NonoichiIshikawa, Japan | 2 | 34.318 April | 5.0× |
| IkarugaHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 46.718 April | 5.0× |
| KōtariKyoto, Japan | 2 | 47.618 April | 5.0× |
| Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 53.218 April | 4.9× |
| TakinomiyaKagawa, Japan | 1 | 39.418 April | 4.9× |
| SaikiOita, Japan | 2 | 44.319 April | 4.9× |
| SokchoGangwon-do, South Korea | 5 | 68.417 April | 4.9× |
| TatsunoHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 46.718 April | 4.9× |
| KizugawaKyoto, Japan | 2 | 43.518 April | 4.9× |
| NabariMie, Japan | 3 | 46.718 April | 4.9× |
| Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 59.319 April | 4.8× |
| HigashineYamagata, Japan | 1 | 36.418 April | 4.8× |
| KusatsuShiga, Japan | 2 | 44.018 April | 4.8× |
| KaminokawaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 41.018 April | 4.8× |
| OnoHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 46.518 April | 4.7× |
| KuriharaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 36.518 April | 4.7× |
| KyotoKyoto, Japan | 2 | 47.418 April | 4.7× |
| KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 64.818 April | 4.7× |
| HanamakiIwate, Japan | 1 | 33.518 April | 4.7× |
| BusanBusan, South Korea | 3 | 69.418 April | 4.7× |
| NamerikawaToyama, Japan | 2 | 29.818 April | 4.7× |
| IshinomakiMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 53.518 April | 4.7× |
| SōjaOkayama, Japan | 2 | 49.618 April | 4.6× |
| HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 47.518 April | 4.6× |
| KosongGangwon-do, South Korea | 3 | 41.517 April | 4.6× |
| TokushimaTokushima, Japan | 1 | 38.218 April | 4.6× |
| GangneungGangwon-do, South Korea | 4 | 61.017 April | 4.6× |
| YawataKyoto, Japan | 2 | 54.518 April | 4.6× |
| YangsanGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 62.218 April | 4.6× |
| KesennumaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 37.018 April | 4.6× |
| ObitaNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 42.019 April | 4.6× |
| YoshinogawaTokushima, Japan | 1 | 33.318 April | 4.6× |
| FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan | 3 | 56.918 April | 4.6× |
| ŌtsuShiga, Japan | 2 | 39.118 April | 4.5× |
| WakuyaMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 40.018 April | 4.5× |
| WakasugiFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 43.519 April | 4.5× |
| KaratsuSaga, Japan | 2 | 44.819 April | 4.5× |
| MitoIbaraki, Japan | 2 | 37.518 April | 4.5× |
| HakuiIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 40.218 April | 4.5× |
| MiharaHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 42.818 April | 4.5× |
| Imarichō-kōSaga, Japan | 3 | 48.819 April | 4.5× |
| AmamiKagoshima, Japan | 1 | 38.019 April | 4.5× |
| MotosuGifu, Japan | 3 | 38.319 April | 4.5× |
| T’aebaekGangwon-do, South Korea | 2 | 47.217 April | 4.5× |
| Cheongsong gunGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 52.518 April | 4.4× |
| Donghae CityGangwon-do, South Korea | 4 | 69.317 April | 4.4× |
| KameokaKyoto, Japan | 2 | 40.418 April | 4.4× |
| Narutochō-mitsuishiTokushima, Japan | 1 | 42.118 April | 4.4× |
| YonezawaYamagata, Japan | 1 | 37.118 April | 4.4× |
| ŌgakiGifu, Japan | 3 | 37.918 April | 4.4× |
| OyabeToyama, Japan | 1 | 32.518 April | 4.4× |
| Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan | 3 | 48.319 April | 4.4× |
| Ureshinomachi-shimojukuSaga, Japan | 2 | 45.019 April | 4.4× |
| FukuokaFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 50.619 April | 4.4× |
| NakamaFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 40.519 April | 4.4× |
| SumotoHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 33.018 April | 4.3× |
| TsuyamaOkayama, Japan | 1 | 43.418 April | 4.3× |
| EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 4 | 59.318 April | 4.3× |
| KanazawaIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 35.018 April | 4.3× |
| SagaSaga, Japan | 3 | 45.819 April | 4.3× |
| TakuSaga, Japan | 3 | 44.519 April | 4.3× |
| AsakuchiOkayama, Japan | 3 | 51.818 April | 4.3× |
| NagatoYamaguchi, Japan | 1 | 42.219 April | 4.3× |
| TakashimaShiga, Japan | 3 | 44.218 April | 4.3× |
| HitachiomiyaIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 33.918 April | 4.3× |
| TogitsuNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 45.919 April | 4.3× |
| YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 4 | 64.318 April | 4.3× |
| TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 59.218 April | 4.3× |
| KitaibarakiIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 31.518 April | 4.3× |
| IkomaNara, Japan | 1 | 36.618 April | 4.3× |
| KasugaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 40.019 April | 4.3× |
| KurashikiOkayama, Japan | 3 | 48.918 April | 4.3× |
| NiimiOkayama, Japan | 1 | 34.018 April | 4.3× |
| SandachōHyōgo, Japan | 2 | 42.918 April | 4.2× |
| YamagataYamagata, Japan | 1 | 36.118 April | 4.2× |
| Minami-SōmaFukushima, Japan | 1 | 36.118 April | 4.2× |
| TomeMiyagi, Japan | 1 | 31.018 April | 4.2× |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi, Japan | 2 | 37.318 April | 4.2× |
| TakizawaIwate, Japan | 1 | 27.918 April | 4.2× |
| NanaoIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 34.618 April | 4.2× |
| KandaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 44.719 April | 4.2× |
| KitahamaShiga, Japan | 1 | 35.418 April | 4.2× |
| KanumaTochigi, Japan | 2 | 34.918 April | 4.2× |
| ToyamaToyama, Japan | 2 | 37.818 April | 4.2× |
| KōkaShiga, Japan | 2 | 30.618 April | 4.2× |
| HiragiKagawa, Japan | 1 | 39.818 April | 4.2× |
| HamadaShimane, Japan | 1 | 36.019 April | 4.2× |
| SantyokuGangwon-do, South Korea | 2 | 65.217 April | 4.2× |
| SekimachiGifu, Japan | 4 | 42.619 April | 4.2× |
| SuzakaNagano, Japan | 3 | 36.718 April | 4.2× |
| KashimaSaga, Japan | 2 | 42.519 April | 4.2× |
| Kamojimachō-jōgejimaTokushima, Japan | 1 | 34.518 April | 4.2× |
| ItoshimaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 44.019 April | 4.2× |
| HikariYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 43.518 April | 4.1× |
| HagiYamaguchi, Japan | 1 | 36.419 April | 4.1× |
| NasukarasuyamaTochigi, Japan | 1 | 28.118 April | 4.1× |
| SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 62.918 April | 4.1× |
| ShibataNiigata, Japan | 1 | 42.618 April | 4.1× |
| UlsanUlsan, South Korea | 4 | 67.118 April | 4.1× |
| Kashihara-shiNara, Japan | 1 | 38.418 April | 4.1× |
| TsuruokaYamagata, Japan | 1 | 33.918 April | 4.1× |
| YukuhashiFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 41.219 April | 4.1× |
| IgaMie, Japan | 2 | 37.118 April | 4.1× |
| TakeharaHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 37.118 April | 4.1× |
| IwakiFukushima, Japan | 1 | 37.518 April | 4.1× |
| Niitsu-honchōNiigata, Japan | 1 | 33.018 April | 4.1× |
| ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 54.418 April | 4.1× |
| UkihaFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 41.019 April | 4.1× |
| IshiokaIbaraki, Japan | 2 | 33.518 April | 4.0× |
| TsubataIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 34.318 April | 4.0× |
| ŌtakeHiroshima, Japan | 2 | 43.118 April | 4.0× |
| YokkaichiMie, Japan | 4 | 46.318 April | 4.0× |
| NagoOkinawa, Japan | 1 | 31.819 April | 4.0× |
| YanagawaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 32.618 April | 4.0× |
| YeonggwangJeollanam-do, South Korea | 1 | 55.018 April | 4.0× |
| Nara-shiNara, Japan | 1 | 34.518 April | 4.0× |
| BuzenFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 37.319 April | 4.0× |
| FukuchiyamaKyoto, Japan | 1 | 39.318 April | 4.0× |
| ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 38.019 April | 4.0× |
| AnanTokushima, Japan | 2 | 40.018 April | 4.0× |
| MiyakoIwate, Japan | 1 | 30.818 April | 4.0× |
| MasudaShimane, Japan | 1 | 36.019 April | 4.0× |
| MimaTokushima, Japan | 1 | 37.418 April | 4.0× |
| NasushiobaraTochigi, Japan | 1 | 25.418 April | 4.0× |
| NumataGunma, Japan | 3 | 34.418 April | 4.0× |
| PohangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 66.818 April | 4.0× |
| GōtsuchōShimane, Japan | 1 | 33.919 April | 3.9× |
| KureHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 39.418 April | 3.9× |
| HashimaGifu, Japan | 4 | 40.118 April | 3.9× |
| IchinosekiIwate, Japan | 1 | 30.818 April | 3.9× |
| Ueno-ebisumachiMie, Japan | 2 | 36.618 April | 3.9× |
| SendaiKagoshima, Japan | 2 | 40.119 April | 3.9× |
| MookaTochigi, Japan | 1 | 28.818 April | 3.9× |
| KushikinoKagoshima, Japan | 2 | 37.919 April | 3.9× |
| GoseongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 51.819 April | 3.9× |
| KitakyushuFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 44.719 April | 3.9× |
| BizenOkayama, Japan | 1 | 42.018 April | 3.9× |
| ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 41.919 April | 3.8× |
| MunakataFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 36.919 April | 3.8× |
| KaniGifu, Japan | 4 | 39.119 April | 3.8× |
| KagaIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 34.518 April | 3.8× |
| ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan | 1 | 40.218 April | 3.8× |
| TakamatsuKagawa, Japan | 1 | 39.418 April | 3.8× |
| OmigawaChiba, Japan | 1 | 27.918 April | 3.8× |
| MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 59.618 April | 3.8× |
| MiyazuKyoto, Japan | 2 | 34.718 April | 3.8× |
| OgōriFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 36.519 April | 3.8× |
| YurihonjōAkita, Japan | 1 | 35.718 April | 3.8× |
| UedaNagano, Japan | 3 | 31.520 April | 3.8× |
| KogaFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 36.819 April | 3.8× |
| ChikumaNagano, Japan | 3 | 29.218 April | 3.8× |
| ShonaiYamagata, Japan | 1 | 30.618 April | 3.8× |
| KudamatsuYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 38.518 April | 3.8× |
| IyoEhime, Japan | 2 | 38.519 April | 3.8× |
| Hitachi-NakaIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 28.618 April | 3.8× |
| KomatsuIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 32.718 April | 3.8× |
| HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 4 | 58.118 April | 3.7× |
| ShinjōYamagata, Japan | 1 | 30.718 April | 3.7× |
| KashiwaraNara, Japan | 1 | 37.818 April | 3.7× |
| OkayamaOkayama, Japan | 1 | 35.918 April | 3.7× |
| SaikūMie, Japan | 1 | 33.618 April | 3.7× |
| TosuSaga, Japan | 2 | 38.819 April | 3.7× |
| YameFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 34.319 April | 3.7× |
| FukushimaFukushima, Japan | 1 | 46.118 April | 3.7× |
| ToyohashiAichi, Japan | 1 | 31.619 April | 3.7× |
| ŌdateAkita, Japan | 1 | 31.518 April | 3.7× |
| TobaMie, Japan | 1 | 32.618 April | 3.7× |
| MakiNiigata, Japan | 1 | 27.718 April | 3.7× |
| IsahayaNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 35.819 April | 3.7× |
| AjikiChiba, Japan | 1 | 27.318 April | 3.7× |
| AyabeKyoto, Japan | 1 | 35.918 April | 3.7× |
| HikoneShiga, Japan | 2 | 34.418 April | 3.7× |
| NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 53.418 April | 3.7× |
| YoukaichiShiga, Japan | 2 | 33.618 April | 3.7× |
| IzumoShimane, Japan | 2 | 33.919 April | 3.6× |
| AioiHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 34.918 April | 3.6× |
| Aizu-WakamatsuFukushima, Japan | 1 | 28.718 April | 3.6× |
| Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan | 2 | 38.518 April | 3.6× |
| IzumiKagoshima, Japan | 2 | 37.419 April | 3.6× |
| ŌmihachimanShiga, Japan | 1 | 31.218 April | 3.6× |
| TsuMie, Japan | 3 | 37.318 April | 3.6× |
| YaitaTochigi, Japan | 1 | 28.618 April | 3.6× |
| MarugameKagawa, Japan | 2 | 41.618 April | 3.6× |
| MatsutōIshikawa, Japan | 1 | 34.018 April | 3.6× |
| YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 52.317 April | 3.6× |
| MinamiuonumaNiigata, Japan | 1 | 29.518 April | 3.6× |
| GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 48.918 April | 3.6× |
| TakeoSaga, Japan | 2 | 37.019 April | 3.6× |
| Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 4 | 54.618 April | 3.6× |
| GamagōriAichi, Japan | 1 | 30.119 April | 3.6× |
| Kaseda-shirakameKagoshima, Japan | 2 | 34.719 April | 3.6× |
| AkitaAkita, Japan | 1 | 32.518 April | 3.6× |
| IseMie, Japan | 1 | 33.218 April | 3.6× |
| NaritaChiba, Japan | 1 | 28.218 April | 3.6× |
| ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 45.319 April | 3.6× |
| IizukaFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 37.819 April | 3.6× |
| SagaeYamagata, Japan | 1 | 34.218 April | 3.6× |
| UbeYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 36.619 April | 3.6× |
| KogaFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 41.919 April | 3.6× |
| KasaokaOkayama, Japan | 2 | 41.118 April | 3.5× |
| ImabariEhime, Japan | 2 | 42.518 April | 3.5× |
| SuzukaMie, Japan | 3 | 36.818 April | 3.5× |
| DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea | 2 | 50.818 April | 3.5× |
| YachimataChiba, Japan | 2 | 28.418 April | 3.5× |
| TonamiToyama, Japan | 2 | 30.518 April | 3.5× |
| InzaiChiba, Japan | 1 | 28.018 April | 3.5× |
| SanoTochigi, Japan | 2 | 31.818 April | 3.5× |
| Ōdachō-ōdaShimane, Japan | 2 | 31.819 April | 3.5× |
| ToyookaHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 33.518 April | 3.5× |
| HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 36.618 April | 3.5× |
| MinamichitaAichi, Japan | 2 | 28.218 April | 3.5× |
| NakanojōGunma, Japan | 2 | 31.318 April | 3.5× |
| NoshiroAkita, Japan | 1 | 30.218 April | 3.5× |
| YawatahamaEhime, Japan | 2 | 31.519 April | 3.5× |
| KukichūōSaitama, Japan | 3 | 34.518 April | 3.5× |
| HimimachiToyama, Japan | 1 | 34.518 April | 3.5× |
| HigashigōSaga, Japan | 2 | 38.319 April | 3.4× |
| IkedachōTokushima, Japan | 2 | 35.218 April | 3.4× |
| MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 48.517 April | 3.4× |
| AndongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 52.117 April | 3.4× |
| MiyoshiHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 30.218 April | 3.4× |
| TokiGifu, Japan | 3 | 34.619 April | 3.4× |
| HonjōSaitama, Japan | 1 | 31.518 April | 3.4× |
| GotembaShizuoka, Japan | 2 | 28.718 April | 3.4× |
| YachiyoChiba, Japan | 1 | 29.718 April | 3.4× |
| KyōtangoKyoto, Japan | 1 | 28.918 April | 3.4× |
| ShirakawaFukushima, Japan | 1 | 27.518 April | 3.4× |
| MineYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 31.519 April | 3.4× |
| IwataShizuoka, Japan | 2 | 29.417 April | 3.3× |
| Kashima-shiIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 27.918 April | 3.3× |
| Hongch’ŏnGangwon-do, South Korea | 5 | 46.817 April | 3.3× |
| Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 28.215 April | 3.3× |
| ShidoKagawa, Japan | 1 | 34.518 April | 3.3× |
| Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 33.518 April | 3.3× |
| SakataYamagata, Japan | 1 | 29.518 April | 3.3× |
| ShironeNiigata, Japan | 1 | 28.518 April | 3.3× |
| MatsusakaMie, Japan | 1 | 33.418 April | 3.3× |
| OyamaTochigi, Japan | 2 | 30.018 April | 3.3× |
| NiigataNiigata, Japan | 1 | 28.318 April | 3.3× |
| UozuToyama, Japan | 2 | 32.918 April | 3.3× |
| MenumaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 32.918 April | 3.3× |
| YokoshibaChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.018 April | 3.3× |
| NōgataFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 32.519 April | 3.3× |
| TanabeWakayama, Japan | 2 | 31.518 April | 3.3× |
| Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 37.719 April | 3.3× |
| KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan | 1 | 34.719 April | 3.3× |
| SaijōEhime, Japan | 2 | 41.819 April | 3.3× |
| ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan | 2 | 43.119 April | 3.3× |
| NagaokaNiigata, Japan | 1 | 30.318 April | 3.3× |
| NishiwakiHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 30.518 April | 3.2× |
| SakaiminatoTottori, Japan | 3 | 28.219 April | 3.2× |
| KariyaHyōgo, Japan | 1 | 32.418 April | 3.2× |
| MatsumotoNagano, Japan | 1 | 25.918 April | 3.2× |
| IwakuniYamaguchi, Japan | 1 | 33.018 April | 3.2× |
| ShūnanYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 32.318 April | 3.2× |
| UwajimaEhime, Japan | 2 | 27.119 April | 3.2× |
| ItoigawaNiigata, Japan | 2 | 29.618 April | 3.2× |
| JumunjinGangwon-do, South Korea | 2 | 43.417 April | 3.2× |
| MiuraKanagawa, Japan | 1 | 27.019 April | 3.2× |
| KasukabeSaitama, Japan | 2 | 30.218 April | 3.2× |
| InashikiIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 26.018 April | 3.2× |
| KurayoshiTottori, Japan | 1 | 35.318 April | 3.2× |
| TatebayashiGunma, Japan | 2 | 30.318 April | 3.2× |
| HōfuYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 31.218 April | 3.2× |
| NiizaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 30.518 April | 3.2× |
| KashiwaChiba, Japan | 2 | 27.018 April | 3.2× |
| MatsueShimane, Japan | 3 | 27.919 April | 3.2× |
| IchinomiyaAichi, Japan | 2 | 30.418 April | 3.2× |
| HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 34.818 April | 3.2× |
| NarashinoChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.318 April | 3.2× |
| Sakai-nakajimaGunma, Japan | 3 | 31.918 April | 3.2× |
| KazoSaitama, Japan | 3 | 31.918 April | 3.2× |
| SakuraChiba, Japan | 1 | 26.518 April | 3.2× |
| OgaAkita, Japan | 1 | 30.618 April | 3.2× |
| ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea | 2 | 42.217 April | 3.1× |
| FukuroiShizuoka, Japan | 1 | 28.817 April | 3.1× |
| NyūzenToyama, Japan | 2 | 33.819 April | 3.1× |
| NeietsuGangwon-do, South Korea | 2 | 39.117 April | 3.1× |
| NiihamaEhime, Japan | 2 | 39.318 April | 3.1× |
| TokyoTokyo, Japan | 2 | 28.018 April | 3.1× |
| ImizuToyama, Japan | 2 | 30.418 April | 3.1× |
| UnnanShimane, Japan | 2 | 28.818 April | 3.1× |
| Kodamachō-kodamaminamiSaitama, Japan | 4 | 32.818 April | 3.1× |
| Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do, South Korea | 2 | 39.618 April | 3.1× |
| NagahamaShiga, Japan | 1 | 30.618 April | 3.1× |
| AgeoSaitama, Japan | 3 | 30.918 April | 3.1× |
| KochiKochi, Japan | 1 | 28.119 April | 3.1× |
| YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 3 | 55.517 April | 3.1× |
| DaeguDaegu, South Korea | 3 | 46.518 April | 3.1× |
| IrumaSaitama, Japan | 4 | 31.018 April | 3.1× |
| KosaiShizuoka, Japan | 2 | 27.019 April | 3.1× |
| OkcheonNorth Chungcheong, South Korea | 2 | 42.017 April | 3.1× |
| NakaIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 29.418 April | 3.1× |
| MorohongōSaitama, Japan | 4 | 30.018 April | 3.1× |
| YoriiSaitama, Japan | 4 | 31.818 April | 3.1× |
| OkazakiAichi, Japan | 1 | 28.419 April | 3.1× |
| AtamiShizuoka, Japan | 1 | 25.319 April | 3.0× |
| KuryeJeollanam-do, South Korea | 2 | 35.318 April | 3.0× |
| YamatoKanagawa, Japan | 1 | 25.518 April | 3.0× |
| OwariasahiAichi, Japan | 3 | 35.219 April | 3.0× |
| TokonameAichi, Japan | 2 | 27.918 April | 3.0× |
| KōnosuSaitama, Japan | 2 | 29.418 April | 3.0× |
| TakaokaToyama, Japan | 2 | 29.718 April | 3.0× |
| HanyūSaitama, Japan | 2 | 29.718 April | 3.0× |
| AzaminoKanagawa, Japan | 1 | 26.018 April | 3.0× |
| BandōIbaraki, Japan | 1 | 26.618 April | 3.0× |
| ShimaMie, Japan | 1 | 27.218 April | 3.0× |
| AsakaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 30.518 April | 3.0× |
| ChiryūAichi, Japan | 1 | 25.919 April | 3.0× |
| KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea | 2 | 41.817 April | 3.0× |
| SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea | 3 | 38.118 April | 3.0× |
| TaharaAichi, Japan | 2 | 33.019 April | 3.0× |
| ChichibuSaitama, Japan | 2 | 29.718 April | 3.0× |
| SayamaSaitama, Japan | 2 | 27.018 April | 3.0× |
| KaminomaAichi, Japan | 1 | 25.818 April | 3.0× |
| OnodaYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 37.419 April | 3.0× |
| GyōdaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 32.618 April | 3.0× |
| SaitamaSaitama, Japan | 1 | 28.118 April | 3.0× |
| TsurusakiOita, Japan | 2 | 31.019 April | 3.0× |
| HannōSaitama, Japan | 2 | 28.618 April | 3.0× |
| UrayasuChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.318 April | 3.0× |
| MatsudoChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.018 April | 3.0× |
| InabeMie, Japan | 1 | 28.518 April | 3.0× |
| UsukiOita, Japan | 1 | 26.119 April | 3.0× |
| YufuOita, Japan | 1 | 25.819 April | 3.0× |
| ChibaChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.118 April | 3.0× |
| ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea | 3 | 43.619 April | 2.9× |
| KamagayaChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.218 April | 2.9× |
| Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea | 3 | 54.717 April | 2.9× |
| TagawaFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 31.019 April | 2.9× |
| KiryūGunma, Japan | 2 | 26.918 April | 2.9× |
| NagoyaAichi, Japan | 2 | 26.018 April | 2.9× |
| AmaAichi, Japan | 1 | 26.018 April | 2.9× |
| Tottori-shiTottori, Japan | 1 | 31.518 April | 2.9× |
| KurumeFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 32.919 April | 2.9× |
| Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan | 1 | 36.118 April | 2.9× |
| KawaguchiSaitama, Japan | 1 | 27.318 April | 2.9× |
| Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea | 2 | 47.317 April | 2.9× |
| KumagayaSaitama, Japan | 2 | 28.718 April | 2.9× |
| HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea | 3 | 42.818 April | 2.9× |
| Kameda-honchōNiigata, Japan | 1 | 26.618 April | 2.9× |
| Higashi-MatsuyamaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 29.218 April | 2.9× |
| YokohamaKanagawa, Japan | 1 | 26.018 April | 2.9× |
| NodaChiba, Japan | 1 | 25.318 April | 2.9× |
| KuwanaMie, Japan | 2 | 27.018 April | 2.9× |
| ChikugoFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 37.319 April | 2.9× |
| KunisakiOita, Japan | 2 | 26.118 April | 2.9× |
| HandaAichi, Japan | 1 | 25.518 April | 2.9× |
| GifuGifu, Japan | 2 | 26.019 April | 2.9× |
| SakadoSaitama, Japan | 2 | 28.218 April | 2.8× |
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 Japan and South Korea
Number 2 of 94 episodes in Japan and South Korea since our records began, by cities reached.
- Japan, June and July 2025508
- Japan and South Korea, April 2024499
- Japan and South Korea, March 2025454
- Japan and South Korea, March 2026305
- Japan and South Korea, January 2025274
- Japan and South Korea, February and March 2025192
- Japan, July 2026172
- South Korea and Japan, January 2026169
- South Korea and Japan, February 2026147
- South Korea, February 2025132
- Japan, November 2023131
- South Korea, November 2025128
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 94.
Use this page
SmogRank, Japan and South Korea, April 2024: 499 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 16 to 21 April 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-04-japan-and-south-korea (accessed 3 October 2026).
You're welcome to reuse a single chart, image or figure with this citation and a link. Terms.
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.