SmogRank / Episodes / Thailand
Central Thailand, January 2025
For 4 days, from 23 to 26 January 2025, 50 cities in Thailand had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand: 117.0 µg/m³ on 24 January, about 2.7× its usual 42.8.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand | 2 | 75.626 January | 3.4× |
| YasothonYasothon, Thailand | 3 | 82.925 January | 3.0× |
| Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand | 3 | 67.525 January | 3.0× |
| ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand | 2 | 78.025 January | 2.9× |
| Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand | 3 | 77.325 January | 2.8× |
| Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand | 3 | 68.425 January | 2.8× |
| Buri RamBuriram, Thailand | 3 | 71.826 January | 2.8× |
| Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand | 4 | 98.824 January | 2.7× |
| Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand | 2 | 117.024 January | 2.7× |
| Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 107.024 January | 2.7× |
| Ban ChangRayong, Thailand | 2 | 82.824 January | 2.6× |
| Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 104.024 January | 2.6× |
| Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand | 3 | 47.725 January | 2.6× |
| Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 88.124 January | 2.6× |
| Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand | 3 | 93.825 January | 2.6× |
| Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 94.524 January | 2.6× |
| Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand | 2 | 99.824 January | 2.6× |
| KalasinKalasin, Thailand | 3 | 78.925 January | 2.5× |
| Nakhon LuangPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 2 | 115.024 January | 2.5× |
| Bang NaBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 101.024 January | 2.5× |
| Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand | 1 | 58.425 January | 2.5× |
| Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 1 | 86.424 January | 2.5× |
| Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand | 2 | 96.525 January | 2.5× |
| MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand | 2 | 62.325 January | 2.5× |
| Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 103.824 January | 2.5× |
| Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand | 3 | 63.226 January | 2.5× |
| Lak SiBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 92.424 January | 2.4× |
| SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand | 3 | 86.526 January | 2.4× |
| Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand | 2 | 81.624 January | 2.4× |
| Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 87.324 January | 2.4× |
| BangkokBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 81.424 January | 2.3× |
| SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand | 1 | 80.524 January | 2.3× |
| Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand | 1 | 102.024 January | 2.3× |
| Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 101.024 January | 2.3× |
| Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand | 2 | 76.224 January | 2.3× |
| Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand | 1 | 56.824 January | 2.3× |
| PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand | 1 | 95.624 January | 2.2× |
| Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand | 2 | 79.726 January | 2.2× |
| RayongRayong, Thailand | 2 | 62.825 January | 2.2× |
| Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand | 2 | 98.525 January | 2.2× |
| Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 89.424 January | 2.2× |
| SurinSurin, Thailand | 2 | 67.125 January | 2.2× |
| ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand | 2 | 56.025 January | 2.1× |
| Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand | 1 | 83.424 January | 2.1× |
| Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand | 2 | 68.124 January | 2.1× |
| Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 79.923 January | 2.1× |
| Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand | 1 | 60.224 January | 2.1× |
| Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand | 1 | 70.125 January | 2.1× |
| Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham, Thailand | 2 | 64.526 January | 2.1× |
| PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand | 1 | 64.326 January | 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 7 episodes in Thailand since our records began, by cities reached.
- Central Thailand, March 202553
- Central Thailand, January 202550
- Northern Thailand, November and December 202522
- Western Thailand, February 202517
- North-eastern Thailand, February 20259
- North-western Thailand and Laos, April 20268
- North-western Thailand and Laos, April 20268
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading.
Use this page
SmogRank, Central Thailand, January 2025: 50 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 23 to 26 January 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-01-central-thailand (accessed 2 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.