Japan, June and July 2025
For 11 days, from 30 June to 10 July 2025, 508 cities in Japan and South Korea had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Kōka, Shiga, Japan: 117.0 µg/m³ on 9 July, about 16× its usual 7.2.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan | 3 | 109.04 July | 19× |
| KōkaShiga, Japan | 5 | 117.09 July | 16× |
| YamagaKumamoto, Japan | 5 | 55.02 July | 10× |
| KumamotoKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 58.52 July | 9.9× |
| AsoKumamoto, Japan | 7 | 48.84 July | 9.8× |
| MifuneKumamoto, Japan | 5 | 52.62 July | 9.7× |
| KikuchiKumamoto, Japan | 5 | 55.92 July | 9.3× |
| KotōKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 56.22 July | 9.2× |
| IzumiKagoshima, Japan | 4 | 44.42 July | 8.9× |
| ShinagawaEhime, Japan | 5 | 54.54 July | 8.8× |
| MieOita, Japan | 6 | 61.13 July | 8.7× |
| HonmachiKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 55.82 July | 8.6× |
| ŌzuKumamoto, Japan | 7 | 52.02 July | 8.5× |
| ShingūWakayama, Japan | 5 | 56.85 July | 8.2× |
| UtoKumamoto, Japan | 2 | 52.52 July | 8.2× |
| AridaWakayama, Japan | 5 | 53.45 July | 8.0× |
| Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 47.12 July | 7.9× |
| ShintomiMiyazaki, Japan | 2 | 50.15 July | 7.7× |
| SaikiOita, Japan | 5 | 60.44 July | 7.6× |
| MinamataKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 57.12 July | 7.6× |
| KumanoMie, Japan | 4 | 49.25 July | 7.6× |
| YameFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 41.41 July | 7.4× |
| HiragiKagawa, Japan | 4 | 59.54 July | 7.3× |
| TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan | 2 | 51.95 July | 7.2× |
| ŌitaOita, Japan | 6 | 57.83 July | 7.1× |
| HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan | 6 | 44.22 July | 7.1× |
| SendaiKagoshima, Japan | 3 | 41.12 July | 7.1× |
| OwaseMie, Japan | 4 | 49.45 July | 7.1× |
| TobaMie, Japan | 4 | 48.65 July | 7.0× |
| TakinomiyaKagawa, Japan | 4 | 50.04 July | 6.8× |
| UkihaFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 43.13 July | 6.7× |
| ShimaMie, Japan | 5 | 47.88 July | 6.7× |
| TamanaKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 43.22 July | 6.6× |
| TateyamaChiba, Japan | 3 | 46.57 July | 6.6× |
| TōganeChiba, Japan | 3 | 37.76 July | 6.6× |
| YaeHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 52.24 July | 6.6× |
| KatsuuraChiba, Japan | 3 | 40.17 July | 6.6× |
| OnoFukui, Japan | 5 | 54.52 July | 6.6× |
| Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan | 6 | 44.63 July | 6.6× |
| NankokuKochi, Japan | 3 | 47.85 July | 6.5× |
| SayamaOsaka, Japan | 4 | 46.84 July | 6.5× |
| MiyazakiMiyazaki, Japan | 2 | 40.35 July | 6.5× |
| AnanTokushima, Japan | 9 | 66.85 July | 6.5× |
| MaizuruKyoto, Japan | 5 | 52.02 July | 6.4× |
| KurumeFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 33.22 July | 6.4× |
| UwajimaEhime, Japan | 5 | 43.84 July | 6.3× |
| MiuraKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 46.37 July | 6.3× |
| YanagawaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 31.61 July | 6.3× |
| TakamatsuKagawa, Japan | 5 | 49.24 July | 6.3× |
| GobōWakayama, Japan | 5 | 45.85 July | 6.3× |
| YokoshibaChiba, Japan | 3 | 37.67 July | 6.3× |
| IseMie, Japan | 4 | 46.15 July | 6.2× |
| IzumiOsaka, Japan | 5 | 50.44 July | 6.2× |
| YachiyoChiba, Japan | 6 | 53.57 July | 6.2× |
| KushikinoKagoshima, Japan | 1 | 39.12 July | 6.2× |
| KosaiShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 44.25 July | 6.1× |
| JōsōIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 49.67 July | 6.1× |
| FukuroiShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 56.35 July | 6.1× |
| MobaraChiba, Japan | 4 | 41.06 July | 6.1× |
| IbiGifu, Japan | 3 | 36.09 July | 6.1× |
| TakahashiOkayama, Japan | 6 | 52.44 July | 6.1× |
| KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan | 2 | 34.12 July | 6.1× |
| AkiKochi, Japan | 6 | 51.05 July | 6.1× |
| KikugawaShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 46.08 July | 6.1× |
| NiimiOkayama, Japan | 5 | 51.94 July | 6.0× |
| ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan | 4 | 59.54 July | 6.0× |
| TsukumiuraOita, Japan | 4 | 48.43 July | 6.0× |
| MinamichitaAichi, Japan | 4 | 40.58 July | 6.0× |
| IkedachōTokushima, Japan | 5 | 60.74 July | 6.0× |
| SabaeFukui, Japan | 4 | 52.62 July | 5.9× |
| TsurusakiOita, Japan | 5 | 50.83 July | 5.9× |
| TondabayashichōOsaka, Japan | 5 | 44.34 July | 5.9× |
| TakashimaShiga, Japan | 7 | 56.32 July | 5.9× |
| FujisawaKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 44.77 July | 5.8× |
| ShimodaShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 45.27 July | 5.8× |
| HitaOita, Japan | 7 | 50.93 July | 5.8× |
| TokushimaTokushima, Japan | 4 | 47.25 July | 5.8× |
| IsahayaNagasaki, Japan | 3 | 30.51 July | 5.8× |
| SodegauraChiba, Japan | 4 | 36.27 July | 5.7× |
| NakamuraKochi, Japan | 3 | 47.05 July | 5.7× |
| EbinaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 44.07 July | 5.7× |
| TanabeWakayama, Japan | 2 | 41.19 July | 5.7× |
| SōsaChiba, Japan | 3 | 39.36 July | 5.7× |
| YawatahamaEhime, Japan | 6 | 42.74 July | 5.7× |
| YokosukaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 42.07 July | 5.7× |
| ŌamiChiba, Japan | 1 | 43.66 July | 5.7× |
| Kawachi-NaganoOsaka, Japan | 5 | 50.34 July | 5.7× |
| KamakuraKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 46.27 July | 5.6× |
| KainanWakayama, Japan | 4 | 47.85 July | 5.6× |
| Kashihara-shiNara, Japan | 6 | 50.64 July | 5.6× |
| KirishimaKagoshima, Japan | 4 | 32.62 July | 5.6× |
| ChikugoFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 45.52 July | 5.6× |
| BeppuOita, Japan | 5 | 46.63 July | 5.6× |
| IgaMie, Japan | 7 | 48.25 July | 5.6× |
| TsuyamaOkayama, Japan | 7 | 50.94 July | 5.6× |
| TakarazukaHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 46.95 July | 5.6× |
| AtamiShizuoka, Japan | 3 | 46.38 July | 5.6× |
| TamanoOkayama, Japan | 5 | 49.54 July | 5.6× |
| TenriNara, Japan | 5 | 45.04 July | 5.6× |
| KurihamaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 43.87 July | 5.5× |
| NagahamaShiga, Japan | 8 | 58.22 July | 5.5× |
| GionHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 55.43 July | 5.5× |
| KitahamaShiga, Japan | 6 | 44.35 July | 5.5× |
| HamakitaShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 38.25 July | 5.5× |
| MatsusakaMie, Japan | 6 | 48.75 July | 5.5× |
| YaoOsaka, Japan | 5 | 43.04 July | 5.5× |
| KimitsuChiba, Japan | 3 | 40.27 July | 5.5× |
| KakegawaShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 44.08 July | 5.5× |
| MiyoshiHiroshima, Japan | 4 | 45.04 July | 5.5× |
| UrayasuChiba, Japan | 4 | 43.37 July | 5.5× |
| MinamibōsōChiba, Japan | 3 | 40.57 July | 5.5× |
| TsuMie, Japan | 3 | 44.35 July | 5.5× |
| UsukiOita, Japan | 5 | 43.74 July | 5.5× |
| InoKochi, Japan | 3 | 47.55 July | 5.5× |
| AyabeKyoto, Japan | 6 | 52.42 July | 5.5× |
| HyūgaMiyazaki, Japan | 4 | 48.05 July | 5.5× |
| NantanKyoto, Japan | 5 | 49.05 July | 5.4× |
| HabikinoOsaka, Japan | 5 | 44.64 July | 5.4× |
| AyaseKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 59.27 July | 5.4× |
| ShizuokaShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 41.88 July | 5.4× |
| NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan | 3 | 46.15 July | 5.4× |
| YachimataChiba, Japan | 4 | 41.26 July | 5.4× |
| IkomaNara, Japan | 7 | 49.24 July | 5.4× |
| KashiwaraNara, Japan | 7 | 50.84 July | 5.4× |
| MatsudoChiba, Japan | 4 | 40.57 July | 5.4× |
| HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 54.53 July | 5.4× |
| ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 38.32 July | 5.4× |
| Ueno-ebisumachiMie, Japan | 6 | 45.85 July | 5.4× |
| Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 56.54 July | 5.4× |
| NagasakiNagasaki, Japan | 2 | 30.62 July | 5.4× |
| OgōriFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 30.02 July | 5.4× |
| HokotaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 41.27 July | 5.4× |
| Nara-shiNara, Japan | 5 | 45.94 July | 5.3× |
| BuzenFukuoka, Japan | 4 | 32.03 July | 5.3× |
| ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 48.97 July | 5.3× |
| TsurugaFukui, Japan | 5 | 44.12 July | 5.3× |
| ShimadaShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 40.98 July | 5.3× |
| HiratsukaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 43.07 July | 5.3× |
| ObitaNagasaki, Japan | 3 | 31.31 July | 5.3× |
| FujiedaShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 43.58 July | 5.3× |
| MarugameKagawa, Japan | 4 | 53.54 July | 5.3× |
| Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan | 3 | 32.31 July | 5.3× |
| TorideIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 39.77 July | 5.3× |
| KameokaKyoto, Japan | 6 | 47.05 July | 5.3× |
| HamamatsuShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 39.65 July | 5.3× |
| NakaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 49.07 July | 5.3× |
| NonoichiIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 37.93 July | 5.3× |
| KisarazuChiba, Japan | 4 | 38.47 July | 5.3× |
| ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan | 3 | 30.51 July | 5.3× |
| Kamojimachō-jōgejimaTokushima, Japan | 5 | 46.75 July | 5.2× |
| ŌmihachimanShiga, Japan | 5 | 39.25 July | 5.2× |
| IshiokaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 42.27 July | 5.2× |
| YamatoKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 42.27 July | 5.2× |
| Fukui-shiFukui, Japan | 3 | 49.42 July | 5.2× |
| OnomichiHiroshima, Japan | 6 | 58.73 July | 5.2× |
| ImabariEhime, Japan | 6 | 50.94 July | 5.2× |
| SōjaOkayama, Japan | 5 | 51.44 July | 5.2× |
| KasugaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 28.02 July | 5.2× |
| MiyazuKyoto, Japan | 3 | 49.72 July | 5.2× |
| MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan | 2 | 38.34 July | 5.2× |
| KizugawaKyoto, Japan | 5 | 43.44 July | 5.2× |
| NumazuShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 41.88 July | 5.2× |
| ObamaFukui, Japan | 4 | 50.52 July | 5.2× |
| AjikiChiba, Japan | 4 | 37.67 July | 5.2× |
| IchiharaChiba, Japan | 4 | 38.17 July | 5.1× |
| AsakuchiOkayama, Japan | 5 | 44.24 July | 5.1× |
| IwataShizuoka, Japan | 5 | 48.25 July | 5.1× |
| NabariMie, Japan | 6 | 42.54 July | 5.1× |
| AraoKumamoto, Japan | 4 | 35.61 July | 5.1× |
| Hitachi-NakaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 39.67 July | 5.1× |
| SakuraChiba, Japan | 4 | 41.17 July | 5.1× |
| JōyōKyoto, Japan | 5 | 43.14 July | 5.1× |
| Ureshinomachi-shimojukuSaga, Japan | 1 | 27.31 July | 5.1× |
| OkayamaOkayama, Japan | 5 | 49.54 July | 5.1× |
| OdawaraKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 42.97 July | 5.0× |
| Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan | 4 | 54.03 July | 5.0× |
| ToyonakaOsaka, Japan | 6 | 40.85 July | 5.0× |
| SaikūMie, Japan | 4 | 40.85 July | 5.0× |
| SennanOsaka, Japan | 5 | 38.25 July | 5.0× |
| ShidoKagawa, Japan | 6 | 41.24 July | 5.0× |
| FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan | 6 | 52.74 July | 5.0× |
| ToyohashiAichi, Japan | 4 | 36.67 July | 5.0× |
| HōryūjiNara, Japan | 5 | 43.14 July | 5.0× |
| KameyamaMie, Japan | 3 | 42.55 July | 5.0× |
| NodaChiba, Japan | 4 | 42.07 July | 5.0× |
| AzaminoKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 43.07 July | 5.0× |
| NiihamaEhime, Japan | 5 | 55.84 July | 5.0× |
| YoukaichiShiga, Japan | 8 | 46.35 July | 5.0× |
| SakaiOsaka, Japan | 5 | 42.84 July | 5.0× |
| OmigawaChiba, Japan | 3 | 33.87 July | 5.0× |
| YokohamaKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 43.27 July | 5.0× |
| InashikiIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 40.17 July | 5.0× |
| KamagayaChiba, Japan | 4 | 39.67 July | 5.0× |
| KaizuGifu, Japan | 5 | 38.69 July | 4.9× |
| YotsukaidōChiba, Japan | 4 | 37.17 July | 4.9× |
| ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan | 5 | 54.44 July | 4.9× |
| SugaiKyoto, Japan | 5 | 42.04 July | 4.9× |
| IizukaFukuoka, Japan | 5 | 32.63 July | 4.9× |
| Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan | 2 | 41.92 July | 4.9× |
| HanyūSaitama, Japan | 3 | 41.47 July | 4.9× |
| KoshigayaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 40.47 July | 4.9× |
| MimaTokushima, Japan | 5 | 55.13 July | 4.9× |
| NaritaChiba, Japan | 4 | 39.37 July | 4.9× |
| OnoHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 44.74 July | 4.9× |
| KinokawaWakayama, Japan | 5 | 41.75 July | 4.9× |
| NarashinoChiba, Japan | 4 | 39.77 July | 4.9× |
| IzumisanoOsaka, Japan | 5 | 39.25 July | 4.9× |
| MiharaHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 48.03 July | 4.9× |
| SumotoHyōgo, Japan | 3 | 30.35 July | 4.9× |
| SawaraChiba, Japan | 4 | 35.66 July | 4.9× |
| FujiShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 39.58 July | 4.9× |
| ŌgakiGifu, Japan | 5 | 37.02 July | 4.9× |
| KasukabeSaitama, Japan | 3 | 37.97 July | 4.9× |
| HitachiIbaraki, Japan | 3 | 36.97 July | 4.9× |
| SusakiKochi, Japan | 3 | 45.65 July | 4.9× |
| KashiwaChiba, Japan | 4 | 38.87 July | 4.9× |
| IkarugaHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 41.75 July | 4.8× |
| IyoEhime, Japan | 5 | 43.14 July | 4.8× |
| MatsuyamaEhime, Japan | 5 | 50.33 July | 4.8× |
| Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 45.47 July | 4.8× |
| Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan | 4 | 41.27 July | 4.8× |
| YanaiYamaguchi, Japan | 3 | 37.83 July | 4.8× |
| TakeharaHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 48.33 July | 4.8× |
| NakatsuOita, Japan | 7 | 41.54 July | 4.8× |
| HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 48.13 July | 4.8× |
| YoshinogawaTokushima, Japan | 5 | 45.73 July | 4.8× |
| KurashikiOkayama, Japan | 5 | 46.64 July | 4.8× |
| KanazawaIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 36.63 July | 4.8× |
| KudamatsuYamaguchi, Japan | 3 | 36.63 July | 4.8× |
| YonoOsaka, Japan | 4 | 36.15 July | 4.8× |
| ChibaChiba, Japan | 4 | 39.97 July | 4.8× |
| FujinomiyaShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 40.38 July | 4.7× |
| YamaguchiYamaguchi, Japan | 6 | 30.810 July | 4.7× |
| MinatoWakayama, Japan | 3 | 44.05 July | 4.7× |
| MinamiashigaraKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 36.97 July | 4.7× |
| Narutochō-mitsuishiTokushima, Japan | 6 | 42.55 July | 4.7× |
| HikariYamaguchi, Japan | 3 | 34.03 July | 4.7× |
| KōnosuSaitama, Japan | 3 | 44.27 July | 4.7× |
| SōkaSaitama, Japan | 4 | 40.97 July | 4.7× |
| HadanoKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 40.98 July | 4.7× |
| TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 52.67 July | 4.7× |
| KochiKochi, Japan | 3 | 47.95 July | 4.7× |
| ŌharaChiba, Japan | 3 | 33.37 July | 4.7× |
| NōgataFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 27.210 July | 4.7× |
| WakasugiFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 30.02 July | 4.7× |
| NoboritoKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 40.37 July | 4.7× |
| MachidaTokyo, Japan | 3 | 42.17 July | 4.7× |
| KawaguchiSaitama, Japan | 3 | 42.17 July | 4.7× |
| AkashiHyōgo, Japan | 5 | 38.85 July | 4.7× |
| InzaiChiba, Japan | 4 | 36.97 July | 4.7× |
| KogaIbaraki, Japan | 3 | 30.87 July | 4.7× |
| SandachōHyōgo, Japan | 7 | 46.64 July | 4.7× |
| MatsutōIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 40.03 July | 4.7× |
| BandōIbaraki, Japan | 3 | 41.37 July | 4.6× |
| TokyoTokyo, Japan | 4 | 41.67 July | 4.6× |
| KariyaAichi, Japan | 4 | 36.99 July | 4.6× |
| Kashima-shiIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 40.17 July | 4.6× |
| InabeMie, Japan | 6 | 41.45 July | 4.6× |
| KusatsuShiga, Japan | 6 | 39.52 July | 4.6× |
| NishinomiyaHyōgo, Japan | 7 | 39.05 July | 4.6× |
| KobeHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 35.35 July | 4.6× |
| NisshinAichi, Japan | 4 | 33.99 July | 4.6× |
| HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 43.53 July | 4.6× |
| NishiwakiHyōgo, Japan | 5 | 37.02 July | 4.6× |
| KureHiroshima, Japan | 6 | 50.73 July | 4.6× |
| KukichūōSaitama, Japan | 3 | 41.57 July | 4.6× |
| TatsunoHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 45.54 July | 4.6× |
| UbeYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 30.010 July | 4.5× |
| IwakuniYamaguchi, Japan | 5 | 42.23 July | 4.5× |
| KakamigaharaGifu, Japan | 5 | 37.29 July | 4.5× |
| AtsugiKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 40.87 July | 4.5× |
| FukuchiyamaKyoto, Japan | 6 | 45.72 July | 4.5× |
| SagaSaga, Japan | 3 | 27.61 July | 4.5× |
| KashimaSaga, Japan | 2 | 28.51 July | 4.5× |
| KishiwadaOsaka, Japan | 6 | 39.84 July | 4.5× |
| SaijōEhime, Japan | 5 | 50.24 July | 4.5× |
| HōfuYamaguchi, Japan | 5 | 34.83 July | 4.5× |
| KaminomaAichi, Japan | 3 | 34.88 July | 4.5× |
| KagaIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 40.22 July | 4.5× |
| TokonameAichi, Japan | 3 | 35.28 July | 4.5× |
| KyōtangoKyoto, Japan | 2 | 36.12 July | 4.5× |
| HigashiosakaOsaka, Japan | 6 | 41.54 July | 4.5× |
| TagawaFukuoka, Japan | 6 | 32.03 July | 4.5× |
| KomatsuIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 40.53 July | 4.5× |
| TakuSaga, Japan | 1 | 26.51 July | 4.5× |
| ShūnanYamaguchi, Japan | 5 | 40.43 July | 4.5× |
| ŌtsuShiga, Japan | 5 | 38.12 July | 4.5× |
| SaitamaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 38.47 July | 4.5× |
| UjiKyoto, Japan | 5 | 38.32 July | 4.5× |
| TaharaAichi, Japan | 5 | 40.99 July | 4.4× |
| GamagōriAichi, Japan | 4 | 35.59 July | 4.4× |
| MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan | 4 | 45.77 July | 4.4× |
| KasaokaOkayama, Japan | 6 | 54.14 July | 4.4× |
| YukuhashiFukuoka, Japan | 5 | 28.310 July | 4.4× |
| MikuniFukui, Japan | 3 | 42.42 July | 4.4× |
| ShinshiroAichi, Japan | 2 | 28.77 July | 4.4× |
| KuwanaMie, Japan | 6 | 39.29 July | 4.4× |
| TonamiToyama, Japan | 3 | 40.03 July | 4.4× |
| OyabeToyama, Japan | 3 | 31.63 July | 4.4× |
| NichinanMiyazaki, Japan | 1 | 28.55 July | 4.4× |
| TakatsukiOsaka, Japan | 4 | 32.22 July | 4.4× |
| MitoIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 39.17 July | 4.3× |
| AsakaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 41.57 July | 4.3× |
| TosuSaga, Japan | 1 | 25.52 July | 4.3× |
| Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan | 5 | 41.94 July | 4.3× |
| AmaAichi, Japan | 6 | 36.19 July | 4.3× |
| YokkaichiMie, Japan | 5 | 38.69 July | 4.3× |
| BizenOkayama, Japan | 7 | 48.84 July | 4.3× |
| Higashi-MatsuyamaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 42.38 July | 4.3× |
| IwadeWakayama, Japan | 8 | 44.05 July | 4.3× |
| IchinomiyaAichi, Japan | 4 | 37.59 July | 4.3× |
| HashimaGifu, Japan | 4 | 37.59 July | 4.3× |
| ŌtaGunma, Japan | 3 | 37.57 July | 4.3× |
| KōtariKyoto, Japan | 6 | 39.22 July | 4.3× |
| NishioAichi, Japan | 4 | 32.39 July | 4.3× |
| NakamaFukuoka, Japan | 2 | 27.610 July | 4.2× |
| KitakyushuFukuoka, Japan | 3 | 30.110 July | 4.2× |
| OkazakiAichi, Japan | 4 | 36.79 July | 4.2× |
| KyotoKyoto, Japan | 6 | 39.62 July | 4.2× |
| Sakai-nakajimaGunma, Japan | 3 | 42.17 July | 4.2× |
| NiizaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 40.87 July | 4.2× |
| HigashigōSaga, Japan | 2 | 27.71 July | 4.2× |
| AgeoSaitama, Japan | 3 | 43.07 July | 4.2× |
| ŌtakeHiroshima, Japan | 5 | 40.83 July | 4.2× |
| AioiHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 41.65 July | 4.2× |
| HigashikurumeTokyo, Japan | 2 | 39.57 July | 4.2× |
| YasugichōShimane, Japan | 2 | 32.01 July | 4.2× |
| ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan | 2 | 28.610 July | 4.1× |
| HandaAichi, Japan | 4 | 34.49 July | 4.1× |
| KariyaHyōgo, Japan | 5 | 41.89 July | 4.1× |
| YawataKyoto, Japan | 5 | 38.92 July | 4.1× |
| IzunokuniShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 33.18 July | 4.1× |
| ToyotaAichi, Japan | 4 | 33.99 July | 4.1× |
| MenumaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 43.87 July | 4.1× |
| HirakataOsaka, Japan | 5 | 35.52 July | 4.1× |
| ChiryūAichi, Japan | 4 | 35.09 July | 4.1× |
| AnjōAichi, Japan | 4 | 32.19 July | 4.1× |
| SuzukaMie, Japan | 3 | 35.35 July | 4.1× |
| ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan | 3 | 41.89 July | 4.1× |
| UozuToyama, Japan | 4 | 43.83 July | 4.1× |
| OsakaOsaka, Japan | 6 | 35.65 July | 4.1× |
| KamisuIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 40.08 July | 4.1× |
| ToyookaHyōgo, Japan | 3 | 37.12 July | 4.1× |
| MookaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 38.29 July | 4.1× |
| KodairaTokyo, Japan | 3 | 41.07 July | 4.1× |
| NagoyaAichi, Japan | 4 | 36.99 July | 4.1× |
| KumagayaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 36.97 July | 4.1× |
| OyamaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 43.67 July | 4.0× |
| TogitsuNagasaki, Japan | 1 | 27.42 July | 4.0× |
| SayamaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 37.08 July | 4.0× |
| GifuGifu, Japan | 5 | 40.29 July | 4.0× |
| MineYamaguchi, Japan | 4 | 30.91 July | 4.0× |
| HimejiHyōgo, Japan | 5 | 35.34 July | 4.0× |
| TsubataIshikawa, Japan | 3 | 33.63 July | 4.0× |
| KawagoeSaitama, Japan | 3 | 38.28 July | 4.0× |
| HitachiomiyaIbaraki, Japan | 3 | 31.89 July | 4.0× |
| UtsunomiyaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 37.79 July | 4.0× |
| KunisakiOita, Japan | 2 | 35.33 July | 4.0× |
| YonagoTottori, Japan | 1 | 30.11 July | 4.0× |
| FuchūTokyo, Japan | 3 | 40.08 July | 4.0× |
| KasamaIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 37.27 July | 4.0× |
| SetoAichi, Japan | 4 | 32.79 July | 3.9× |
| HigashimurayamaTokyo, Japan | 2 | 37.37 July | 3.9× |
| SakadoSaitama, Japan | 3 | 39.28 July | 3.9× |
| OnodaYamaguchi, Japan | 1 | 29.010 July | 3.9× |
| KaminokawaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 37.69 July | 3.9× |
| SanoTochigi, Japan | 3 | 42.37 July | 3.9× |
| TokorozawaSaitama, Japan | 2 | 39.18 July | 3.9× |
| HachiōjiTokyo, Japan | 2 | 42.68 July | 3.9× |
| TajimiGifu, Japan | 4 | 33.29 July | 3.9× |
| MinawaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 41.48 July | 3.9× |
| TōkaiAichi, Japan | 4 | 34.39 July | 3.9× |
| AiharaKanagawa, Japan | 3 | 44.88 July | 3.9× |
| AkishimaTokyo, Japan | 3 | 40.88 July | 3.9× |
| TakaokaToyama, Japan | 3 | 34.03 July | 3.9× |
| MizuhoGifu, Japan | 4 | 35.52 July | 3.9× |
| NasushiobaraTochigi, Japan | 1 | 28.09 July | 3.8× |
| ShinjōYamagata, Japan | 2 | 35.63 July | 3.8× |
| AshikagaTochigi, Japan | 3 | 38.17 July | 3.8× |
| SaseboNagasaki, Japan | 1 | 25.52 July | 3.8× |
| AmagasakiHyōgo, Japan | 6 | 36.55 July | 3.8× |
| MorohongōSaitama, Japan | 3 | 40.18 July | 3.8× |
| Tottori-shiTottori, Japan | 5 | 39.74 July | 3.8× |
| HekinanAichi, Japan | 2 | 29.09 July | 3.8× |
| KandaFukuoka, Japan | 5 | 29.310 July | 3.8× |
| ŌmeTokyo, Japan | 3 | 42.38 July | 3.7× |
| GotembaShizuoka, Japan | 4 | 37.38 July | 3.7× |
| GyōdaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 43.57 July | 3.7× |
| TochigiTochigi, Japan | 3 | 33.07 July | 3.7× |
| OgawamachiSaitama, Japan | 3 | 33.78 July | 3.7× |
| ShirakawaFukushima, Japan | 2 | 35.59 July | 3.7× |
| TatebayashiGunma, Japan | 3 | 41.47 July | 3.7× |
| HashimotoWakayama, Japan | 1 | 29.29 July | 3.7× |
| ItoshimaFukuoka, Japan | 1 | 25.12 July | 3.7× |
| NagatoYamaguchi, Japan | 1 | 26.24 July | 3.7× |
| IgusaSaitama, Japan | 3 | 36.98 July | 3.7× |
| KitaibarakiIbaraki, Japan | 4 | 30.98 July | 3.7× |
| SekimachiGifu, Japan | 4 | 33.09 July | 3.7× |
| HannōSaitama, Japan | 3 | 36.38 July | 3.7× |
| SusonoShizuoka, Japan | 2 | 31.08 July | 3.6× |
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
The largest of 63 episodes in Japan and South Korea since our records began, by cities reached.
- Japan, June and July 2025508
- 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
- Japan, August 2025126
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 63.
Use this page
SmogRank, Japan, June and July 2025: 508 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 30 June to 10 July 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-06-japan-2 (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.