SmogRank / Episodes / South Korea

South Korea, 28 October 2024

For 1 day, on 28 October 2024, 10 cities in South Korea had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Incheon, Incheon, South Korea: 35.6 µg/m³ on 28 October, about 2.7× its usual 13.3.

No cause namedWe have no fire or smoke records for these days, so we only say what the measurements show.
Cities reached10in 1 country
Days128 October 2024
Worst day28 October10 cities counted
Furthest above usual2.7×Incheon

Day by day

28 October 10 cities at twice their usual or more
HongseongYesanBoryeongBuyeoAsanGongjuSeosanCheonanNonsanSeonghwanSejongYŏnmuGunsanIksanDaejeonNamsaOsanAnseongCheongju-siChinch'ŏnKimjeSuwonWanjuJeonjuBuanOkcheonKinzanJungpyongAnyang-siGwangmyeongJeongeupSeongnam-siGwangjuIcheon-siJinan-gunSeoulPubalKoesanImsilYeongdongHanamGuri-siWabuYeojuChangsuNamyangjuYangp'yŏngUijeongbu-siHwadoChungjuGanghwa-gunDamyangJangseongNangenYeonggwangMunsanYangjuSangjuGwangjuGimcheonMasanWŏnjuMungyeongGapyeongHwasunKuryeNajuMuanHongch’ŏnGumiChuncheonYecheonWaegwanCheorwonYeongamSuncheonKwangyangHadongMokpoBeolgyoBoseongNeietsuHwacheonKunwiSinanGwangyangJangheungYeongjuHwawŏnChinjuDaeguAndongYangguHaenamYeosuChangnyeongGyeongsan-siHayangNaesŏGoseongEisenMiryangCheongsong gunT’aebaekChangwonTongyeongGangneungJumunjinSokchoKimhaeSinhyeonKosongGyeongjuDonghae CitySantyokuYangsanGeojeYeonilPohangUngsangBusanUlsanGijangTsushimaPyeongtaekHwaseong-siTangjinTaesal-liGoyang-siKoch'angAnsan-siGimpo-siBucheon-siIncheon
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Every measured city in the area, coloured by its PM2.5 that day; a dark ring marks a city at twice its usual or more. Bars: cities counted each day, coloured by their median level. Choose a day or press play; without JavaScript, the days link to that day's world ranking.

How it spread

IncheonIncheon, 25 October: 19.9 µg/m³Incheon, 26 October: 16.8 µg/m³Incheon, 27 October: 21.5 µg/m³Incheon, 28 October: 35.6 µg/m³, 2.7× its usual 13.3Incheon, 29 October: 9.7 µg/m³Incheon, 30 October: 18.1 µg/m³Incheon, 31 October: 27.8 µg/m³Gimpo-siGimpo-si, 25 October: 21.2 µg/m³Gimpo-si, 26 October: 18.5 µg/m³Gimpo-si, 27 October: 25.7 µg/m³Gimpo-si, 28 October: 34.3 µg/m³, 2.4× its usual 14.4Gimpo-si, 29 October: 9.6 µg/m³Gimpo-si, 30 October: 20.2 µg/m³Gimpo-si, 31 October: 28.7 µg/m³TangjinTangjin, 25 October: 21.2 µg/m³Tangjin, 26 October: 17.7 µg/m³Tangjin, 27 October: 21.9 µg/m³Tangjin, 28 October: 33.3 µg/m³, 2.0× its usual 16.4Tangjin, 29 October: 11.5 µg/m³Tangjin, 30 October: 22.3 µg/m³Tangjin, 31 October: 28.1 µg/m³Bucheon-siBucheon-si, 25 October: 16.6 µg/m³Bucheon-si, 26 October: 14.2 µg/m³Bucheon-si, 27 October: 16.9 µg/m³Bucheon-si, 28 October: 32.7 µg/m³, 2.7× its usual 12.1Bucheon-si, 29 October: 7.5 µg/m³Bucheon-si, 30 October: 17.0 µg/m³Bucheon-si, 31 October: 24.3 µg/m³Goyang-siGoyang-si, 25 October: 20.7 µg/m³Goyang-si, 26 October: 16.9 µg/m³Goyang-si, 27 October: 21.2 µg/m³Goyang-si, 28 October: 29.0 µg/m³, 2.2× its usual 13.3Goyang-si, 29 October: 8.0 µg/m³Goyang-si, 30 October: 17.6 µg/m³Goyang-si, 31 October: 26.6 µg/m³Hwaseong-siHwaseong-si, 25 October: 18.1 µg/m³Hwaseong-si, 26 October: 12.9 µg/m³Hwaseong-si, 27 October: 19.2 µg/m³Hwaseong-si, 28 October: 28.9 µg/m³, 2.0× its usual 14.1Hwaseong-si, 29 October: 10.8 µg/m³Hwaseong-si, 30 October: 21.5 µg/m³Hwaseong-si, 31 October: 30.2 µg/m³Koch'angKoch'ang, 25 October: 15.4 µg/m³Koch'ang, 26 October: 9.0 µg/m³Koch'ang, 27 October: 14.4 µg/m³Koch'ang, 28 October: 27.8 µg/m³, 2.3× its usual 12.2Koch'ang, 29 October: 18.6 µg/m³Koch'ang, 30 October: 16.8 µg/m³Koch'ang, 31 October: 22.5 µg/m³Ansan-siAnsan-si, 25 October: 14.6 µg/m³Ansan-si, 26 October: 11.4 µg/m³Ansan-si, 27 October: 17.7 µg/m³Ansan-si, 28 October: 27.7 µg/m³, 2.4× its usual 11.4Ansan-si, 29 October: 8.0 µg/m³Ansan-si, 30 October: 17.7 µg/m³Ansan-si, 31 October: 24.0 µg/m³PyeongtaekPyeongtaek, 25 October: 15.0 µg/m³Pyeongtaek, 26 October: 11.5 µg/m³Pyeongtaek, 27 October: 14.3 µg/m³Pyeongtaek, 28 October: 25.7 µg/m³, 2.0× its usual 12.6Pyeongtaek, 29 October: 8.5 µg/m³Pyeongtaek, 30 October: 19.9 µg/m³Pyeongtaek, 31 October: 26.0 µg/m³Taesal-liTaesal-li, 25 October: 15.1 µg/m³Taesal-li, 26 October: 11.8 µg/m³Taesal-li, 27 October: 14.7 µg/m³Taesal-li, 28 October: 25.5 µg/m³, 2.2× its usual 11.7Taesal-li, 29 October: 7.8 µg/m³Taesal-li, 30 October: 13.1 µg/m³Taesal-li, 31 October: 16.8 µg/m³25 Oct262728293031
Every counted city, in the order the episode reached them, 3 days before to 3 after. Each square is a day, coloured by that day's PM2.5; outlined: at twice the city's usual or more.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

Every city it reached

CityDaysHighestUsualAbove usual
IncheonIncheon, South Korea1 35.628 October13.32.7×
Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 32.728 October12.12.7×
Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 34.328 October14.42.4×
Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 27.728 October11.42.4×
Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea1 27.828 October12.22.3×
Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 29.028 October13.32.2×
Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea1 25.528 October11.72.2×
TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea1 33.328 October16.42.0×
Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 28.928 October14.12.0×
PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea1 25.728 October12.62.0×

Daily means in µg/m³, over the days each city counted in this episode. Highest: its highest of those days. Usual: the city's median for the time of year of that day (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that, with a usual under 5 µg/m³ taken as 5.

Against other episodes in South Korea

Number 60 of 63 episodes in South Korea since our records began, by cities reached.

Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 63.

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SmogRank, South Korea, 28 October 2024: 10 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 28 October 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-10-28-south-korea (accessed 4 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.