SmogRank / History / May 13, 2023

Most polluted cities on May 13, 2023

1,301 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 130.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Lahore 130.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for May 13, 2023, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    2058.7×
  2. 2Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1756.0×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    1715.6×
  4. 4NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1695.4×
  5. 5Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1624.7×
  6. 6Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1624.7×
  7. 7HyderabadTelangana, India
    1523.8×
  8. 8CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1423.5×
  9. 9CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1383.4×
  10. 10CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1373.3×
  11. 11Hacienda Santa FeJalisco, Mexico
    1343.3×
  12. 12HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1283.1×
  13. 13Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1273.1×
  14. 13LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    1273.1×
  15. 15TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1263.1×
  16. 16SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1243.0×
  17. 17ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1212.9×
  18. 18QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    1182.8×
  19. 19BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1172.8×
  20. 20KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1162.8×
  21. 21CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    1132.7×
  22. 22Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1122.7×
  23. 23GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1082.6×
  24. 24CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1072.5×
  25. 24SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    1072.5×
  26. 26AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1062.5×
  27. 27Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    1022.4×
  28. 28ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1012.4×
  29. 29OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1012.4×
  30. 30QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1002.4×
  31. 30Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    1002.4×
  32. 32ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1002.3×
  33. 33RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    992.3×
  34. 34JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    982.3×
  35. 35Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    962.2×
  36. 36ToméBiobio, Chile
    962.2×
  37. 37Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    952.2×
  38. 38San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    932.1×
  39. 38ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    932.1×
  40. 40Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    922.1×
  41. 41Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    912.0×
  42. 42ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    912.0×
  43. 43Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    902.0×
  44. 44Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    902.0×
  45. 45TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    902.0×
  46. 46AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    892.0×
  47. 47ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  48. 48PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    892.0×
  49. 49HualpénBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  50. 50La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    861.9×
  51. 51La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    861.8×
  52. 52LotaBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  53. 53ChillánÑuble, Chile
    841.8×
  54. 54RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    841.8×
  55. 54Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    841.8×
  56. 54Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    841.8×
  57. 57TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    831.7×
  58. 58KolkataWest Bengal, India
    821.7×
  59. 58TemucoAraucania, Chile
    821.7×
  60. 60KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  61. 61WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  62. 62San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    821.7×
  63. 63EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  64. 64MenenFlanders, Belgium
    801.7×
  65. 64IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    801.7×
  66. 66RouenNormandy, France
    801.7×
  67. 67GuanajuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    801.6×
  68. 68MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    801.6×
  69. 68West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    801.6×
  70. 70León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    791.6×
  71. 71HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    791.6×
  72. 71LisieuxNormandy, France
    791.6×
  73. 73TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    791.6×
  74. 73San Miguel de AllendeGuanajuato, Mexico
    791.6×
  75. 75Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    791.6×
  76. 76Calumet CityIllinois, United States
    781.6×
  77. 77Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  78. 78MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    771.5×
  79. 79RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    771.5×
  80. 79BéthuneHauts-de-France, France
    771.5×
  81. 81DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    771.5×
  82. 82CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    761.5×
  83. 82BensalemPennsylvania, United States
    761.5×
  84. 84CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    761.5×
  85. 85DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    761.5×
  86. 85IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    761.5×
  87. 87HammondIndiana, United States
    761.5×
  88. 88BeijingBeijing, China
    751.5×
  89. 88Mexico CityMexico City, Mexico
    751.5×
  90. 88AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    751.5×
  91. 91GentFlanders, Belgium
    751.5×
  92. 91RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    751.5×
  93. 91Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    751.5×
  94. 94AmiensHauts-de-France, France
    751.5×
  95. 95Lincoln ParkMichigan, United States
    741.4×
  96. 96SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    741.4×
  97. 97LilleHauts-de-France, France
    731.4×
  98. 98LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    731.4×
  99. 99KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium
    731.4×
  100. 100San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  101. 101JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    731.4×
  102. 101PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    731.4×
  103. 101KalamazooMichigan, United States
    731.4×
  104. 104PittsburghPennsylvania, United States
    721.4×
  105. 105Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    721.4×
  106. 105Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    721.4×
  107. 107Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France
    721.4×
  108. 107DieppeNormandy, France
    721.4×
  109. 107BeauvaisHauts-de-France, France
    721.4×
  110. 107AlençonNormandy, France
    721.4×
  111. 107Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    721.4×
  112. 112MonsWallonia, Belgium
    721.4×
  113. 112ÉvreuxNormandy, France
    721.4×
  114. 112TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    721.4×
  115. 115AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    721.3×
  116. 115ElizabethNew Jersey, United States
    721.3×
  117. 115Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    721.3×
  118. 118SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    711.3×
  119. 119KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  120. 119East ChicagoIndiana, United States
    711.3×
  121. 121DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    711.3×
  122. 121DreuxCentre-Val de Loire, France
    711.3×
  123. 121TrentonNew Jersey, United States
    711.3×
  124. 124Le HavreNormandy, France
    711.3×
  125. 125BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  126. 125JolietIllinois, United States
    701.3×
  127. 127CreilHauts-de-France, France
    701.3×
  128. 128Oak LawnIllinois, United States
    701.3×
  129. 129LancasterPennsylvania, United States
    691.3×
  130. 129Port AngelesWashington, United States
    691.3×
  131. 131CantonOhio, United States
    691.3×
  132. 132Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    691.2×
  133. 132ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    691.2×
  134. 132Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    691.2×
  135. 135CaenNormandy, France
    691.2×
  136. 135HarrisburgPennsylvania, United States
    691.2×
  137. 137BeneventoCampania, Italy
    691.2×
  138. 138EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    681.2×
  139. 139PortageIndiana, United States
    681.2×
  140. 140EwingNew Jersey, United States
    681.2×
  141. 141TexarkanaTexas, United States
    681.2×
  142. 141New BrunswickNew Jersey, United States
    681.2×
  143. 141LebanonPennsylvania, United States
    681.2×
  144. 144WilmingtonDelaware, United States
    671.2×
  145. 144PennsaukenNew Jersey, United States
    671.2×
  146. 144VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  147. 147AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    671.2×
  148. 147FontanaCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  149. 149MuscatineIowa, United States
    671.2×
  150. 149LynnMassachusetts, United States
    671.2×
  151. 149Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  152. 152ConwaySouth Carolina, United States
    661.2×
  153. 152McKeesportPennsylvania, United States
    661.2×
  154. 152BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    661.2×
  155. 155AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    661.2×
  156. 155FlorenceSouth Carolina, United States
    661.2×
  157. 155RiversideCalifornia, United States
    661.2×
  158. 158Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    661.1×
  159. 158ReadingPennsylvania, United States
    661.1×
  160. 158ComptonCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  161. 161Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    661.1×
  162. 161SliemaTas-Sliema, Malta
    661.1×
  163. 161DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    661.1×
  164. 164GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    661.1×
  165. 164DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    661.1×
  166. 164ParisÎle-de-France, France
    661.1×
  167. 164KroměřížZlín, Czechia
    661.1×
  168. 164NapervilleIllinois, United States
    661.1×
  169. 164NorristownPennsylvania, United States
    661.1×
  170. 170StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    651.1×
  171. 170DetroitMichigan, United States
    651.1×
  172. 172BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    651.1×
  173. 172GlendoraCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  174. 174Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    651.1×
  175. 174BearDelaware, United States
    651.1×
  176. 174YorkPennsylvania, United States
    651.1×
  177. 174North CharlestonSouth Carolina, United States
    651.1×
  178. 174RedfordMichigan, United States
    651.1×
  179. 174CarlislePennsylvania, United States
    651.1×
  180. 174Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  181. 181Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    651.1×
  182. 182ChartresCentre-Val de Loire, France
    641.1×
  183. 183CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    641.1×
  184. 183NewarkDelaware, United States
    641.1×
  185. 185DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    641.1×
  186. 185Torrancelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  187. 187RambouilletÎle-de-France, France
    641.1×
  188. 187GaryIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  189. 189Coconut CreekFlorida, United States
    641.1×
  190. 189ChesterPennsylvania, United States
    641.1×
  191. 189SteubenvilleOhio, United States
    641.1×
  192. 192HanfordCalifornia, United States
    631.1×
  193. 193YpsilantiMichigan, United States
    631.0×
  194. 193YoungstownOhio, United States
    631.0×
  195. 193Carsonlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    631.0×
  196. 196KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    631.0×
  197. 196RennesBrittany, France
    631.0×
  198. 196Iowa CityIowa, United States
    631.0×
  199. 199Toms RiverNew Jersey, United States
    631.0×
  200. 199MolineIllinois, United States
    631.0×

Top 200 of 1,301 shown.

Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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