SmogRank / Episodes / Thailand
Thailand and Laos, March 2025
For 10 days, from 20 to 29 March 2025, 53 cities in Thailand and Laos had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Vientiane, Vientiane Prefecture, Laos: 154.0 µg/m³ on 24 March, about 2.7× its usual 57.7.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ban ChangRayong, Thailand | 10 | 110.024 March | 5.2× |
| Ban PhaeoSamut Sakhon, Thailand | 10 | 69.423 March | 4.2× |
| Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand | 5 | 82.323 March | 4.1× |
| Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand | 8 | 102.023 March | 4.0× |
| Prachin BuriPrachin Buri, Thailand | 4 | 85.624 March | 3.2× |
| AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand | 3 | 72.424 March | 3.1× |
| Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand | 9 | 64.424 March | 3.0× |
| Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand | 4 | 80.124 March | 2.9× |
| PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand | 5 | 70.623 March | 2.9× |
| Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand | 6 | 68.623 March | 2.9× |
| BangkokBangkok, Thailand | 5 | 67.124 March | 2.9× |
| PakxanBolikhamsai, Laos | 3 | 125.024 March | 2.8× |
| Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand | 5 | 62.524 March | 2.8× |
| TratTrat, Thailand | 5 | 58.424 March | 2.8× |
| Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand | 4 | 54.624 March | 2.8× |
| ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand | 6 | 52.924 March | 2.8× |
| RayongRayong, Thailand | 5 | 51.224 March | 2.8× |
| VientianeVientiane Prefecture, Laos | 4 | 154.024 March | 2.7× |
| Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand | 3 | 62.424 March | 2.7× |
| Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand | 3 | 50.423 March | 2.7× |
| ChumphonChumphon, Thailand | 7 | 40.023 March | 2.7× |
| LoeiLoei, Thailand | 3 | 132.026 March | 2.6× |
| Bang PakongChachoengsao, Thailand | 2 | 80.523 March | 2.6× |
| Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand | 3 | 80.424 March | 2.6× |
| Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand | 2 | 61.624 March | 2.6× |
| Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand | 1 | 92.426 March | 2.5× |
| Nakhon LuangPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 2 | 76.324 March | 2.5× |
| Buri RamBuriram, Thailand | 2 | 74.525 March | 2.5× |
| PhatthalungPhatthalung, Thailand | 2 | 32.526 March | 2.5× |
| Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand | 2 | 133.026 March | 2.4× |
| Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand | 2 | 82.124 March | 2.4× |
| SurinSurin, Thailand | 4 | 73.625 March | 2.4× |
| SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand | 2 | 66.124 March | 2.4× |
| Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand | 4 | 54.321 March | 2.4× |
| SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand | 4 | 99.226 March | 2.3× |
| Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand | 5 | 88.725 March | 2.3× |
| Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand | 3 | 86.725 March | 2.3× |
| ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand | 2 | 84.225 March | 2.3× |
| Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 2 | 77.724 March | 2.3× |
| Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand | 3 | 63.324 March | 2.3× |
| RanongRanong province, Thailand | 6 | 39.226 March | 2.3× |
| PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand | 2 | 81.924 March | 2.2× |
| Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand | 1 | 81.824 March | 2.2× |
| Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham, Thailand | 3 | 78.625 March | 2.2× |
| Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand | 3 | 51.725 March | 2.2× |
| Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand | 3 | 45.322 March | 2.2× |
| Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand | 2 | 91.625 March | 2.1× |
| YasothonYasothon, Thailand | 1 | 86.426 March | 2.1× |
| RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand | 2 | 67.824 March | 2.1× |
| KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand | 1 | 65.124 March | 2.1× |
| SadaoSongkhla, Thailand | 2 | 32.126 March | 2.1× |
| Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand | 1 | 87.225 March | 2.0× |
| PattaniPattani, Thailand | 1 | 28.526 March | 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 and Laos
The largest of 23 episodes in Thailand and Laos 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.
Use this page
SmogRank, Thailand and Laos, March 2025: 53 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 20 to 29 March 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-03-thailand-and-laos (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.