SmogRank / Episodes / Thailand
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× |
| Buri RamBuriram, Thailand | 3 | 71.826 January | 2.8× |
| Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand | 3 | 68.425 January | 2.8× |
| Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand | 2 | 117.024 January | 2.7× |
| Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 107.024 January | 2.7× |
| Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand | 4 | 98.824 January | 2.7× |
| Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 104.024 January | 2.6× |
| Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand | 2 | 99.824 January | 2.6× |
| Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 94.524 January | 2.6× |
| Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand | 3 | 93.825 January | 2.6× |
| Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 88.124 January | 2.6× |
| Ban ChangRayong, Thailand | 2 | 82.824 January | 2.6× |
| Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand | 3 | 47.725 January | 2.6× |
| Nakhon LuangPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 2 | 115.024 January | 2.5× |
| Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 103.824 January | 2.5× |
| Bang NaBangkok, Thailand | 3 | 101.024 January | 2.5× |
| Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand | 2 | 96.525 January | 2.5× |
| Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 1 | 86.424 January | 2.5× |
| KalasinKalasin, Thailand | 3 | 78.925 January | 2.5× |
| Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand | 3 | 63.226 January | 2.5× |
| MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand | 2 | 62.325 January | 2.5× |
| Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand | 1 | 58.425 January | 2.5× |
| Lak SiBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 92.424 January | 2.4× |
| Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand | 1 | 87.324 January | 2.4× |
| SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand | 3 | 86.526 January | 2.4× |
| Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand | 2 | 81.624 January | 2.4× |
| Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand | 1 | 102.024 January | 2.3× |
| Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 101.024 January | 2.3× |
| BangkokBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 81.424 January | 2.3× |
| SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand | 1 | 80.524 January | 2.3× |
| Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand | 2 | 76.224 January | 2.3× |
| Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand | 1 | 56.824 January | 2.3× |
| Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand | 2 | 98.525 January | 2.2× |
| PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand | 1 | 95.624 January | 2.2× |
| Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 89.424 January | 2.2× |
| Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand | 2 | 79.726 January | 2.2× |
| SurinSurin, Thailand | 2 | 67.125 January | 2.2× |
| RayongRayong, Thailand | 2 | 62.825 January | 2.2× |
| Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand | 1 | 83.424 January | 2.1× |
| Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 79.923 January | 2.1× |
| Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand | 1 | 70.125 January | 2.1× |
| Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand | 2 | 68.124 January | 2.1× |
| Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham, Thailand | 2 | 64.526 January | 2.1× |
| Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand | 1 | 60.224 January | 2.1× |
| ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand | 2 | 56.025 January | 2.1× |
| PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand | 1 | 64.326 January | 2.0× |
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 Thailand
Number 3 of 23 episodes in Thailand since our records began, by cities reached.
- Thailand and Laos, March 202553
- Thailand, February 202451
- Thailand, January 202550
- Thailand and Laos, April and May 202445
- Northern Thailand and Laos, 20 to 22 May 202341
- Thailand, April 202335
- Thailand and Laos, January and February 202334
- Northern Thailand and Laos, 16 to 18 May 202330
- Northern Thailand and Laos, October 202424
- Thailand and Laos, November and December 202522
- Thailand, February 202517
- Northern Thailand, May 202317
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 23.
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SmogRank, Thailand, January 2025: 50 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 23 to 26 January 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-01-thailand (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.