SmogRank / History / June 2023
Most polluted cities, June 2023
1,265 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 72.9 | |
| 2 | Rouyn-Noranda Quebec, Canada | 64.9 | |
| 3 | Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico | 61.6 | |
| 4 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 57.0 | |
| 5 | Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh | 54.8 | |
| 6 | Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia | 50.8 | |
| 7 | Kigali Kigali, Rwanda | 48.6 | |
| 8 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 47.4 | |
| 9 | Tha Bo Nong Khai, Thailand | 47.3 | |
| 10 | North Bay Ontario, Canada | 43.6 | |
| 11 | Manama Manama, Bahrain | 41.3 | |
| 12 | Greater Sudbury Ontario, Canada | 39.0 | |
| 13 | Delhi Delhi, India | 38.2 | |
| 14 | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 36.8 | |
| 15 | Ottawa Ontario, Canada | 35.2 | |
| 16 | Saguenay Quebec, Canada | 35.1 | |
| 17 | Waukesha Wisconsin, United States | 34.8 | |
| 18 | Green Bay Wisconsin, United States | 34.7 | |
| 18 | Madison Wisconsin, United States | 34.7 | |
| 20 | Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada | 34.6 | |
| 21 | Kalamazoo Michigan, United States | 34.3 | |
| 22 | Lincoln Park Michigan, United States | 34.1 | |
| 23 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 33.9 | |
| 23 | Appleton Wisconsin, United States | 33.9 | |
| 23 | South Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States | 33.9 | |
| 26 | Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States | 33.7 | |
| 27 | Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States | 33.6 | |
| 28 | Şabāḩ as Sālim Mubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait | 33.3 | |
| 28 | Jenison Michigan, United States | 33.3 | |
| 30 | Rockford Illinois, United States | 32.9 | |
| 30 | Dearborn Michigan, United States | 32.9 | |
| 32 | Canton Ohio, United States | 32.8 | |
| 33 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 32.0 | |
| 34 | Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States | 31.9 | |
| 35 | Naperville Illinois, United States | 31.8 | |
| 35 | Belleville Ontario, Canada | 31.8 | |
| 37 | Joliet Illinois, United States | 31.6 | |
| 37 | Taylor Michigan, United States | 31.6 | |
| 39 | Indianapolis Indiana, United States | 31.5 | |
| 39 | Detroit Michigan, United States | 31.5 | |
| 41 | Chester Pennsylvania, United States | 31.2 | |
| 41 | Scranton Pennsylvania, United States | 31.2 | |
| 43 | Port Huron Michigan, United States | 31.0 | |
| 44 | Lebanon Pennsylvania, United States | 30.8 | |
| 45 | Clinton Iowa, United States | 30.7 | |
| 46 | Ypsilanti Michigan, United States | 30.5 | |
| 46 | Bethlehem Pennsylvania, United States | 30.5 | |
| 48 | Youngstown Ohio, United States | 30.4 | |
| 49 | Bloomington Illinois, United States | 30.3 | |
| 49 | Reading Pennsylvania, United States | 30.3 | |
| 51 | Lansing Michigan, United States | 30.2 | |
| 52 | Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam | 30.1 | |
| 52 | Grand Rapids Michigan, United States | 30.1 | |
| 54 | Cleveland Ohio, United States | 30.0 | |
| 55 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 29.9 | |
| 56 | York Pennsylvania, United States | 29.8 | |
| 56 | Allentown Pennsylvania, United States | 29.8 | |
| 56 | Norristown Pennsylvania, United States | 29.8 | |
| 59 | Antananarivo Analamanga, Madagascar | 29.7 | |
| 60 | Moline Illinois, United States | 29.6 | |
| 60 | Medina Ohio, United States | 29.6 | |
| 62 | Wilmington Delaware, United States | 29.5 | |
| 63 | Pennsauken New Jersey, United States | 29.4 | |
| 64 | Holland Michigan, United States | 29.2 | |
| 65 | Cary Illinois, United States | 29.1 | |
| 65 | Des Plaines Illinois, United States | 29.1 | |
| 65 | Kingston Ontario, Canada | 29.1 | |
| 68 | Akron Ohio, United States | 29.0 | |
| 69 | Iowa City Iowa, United States | 28.9 | |
| 69 | Carlisle Pennsylvania, United States | 28.9 | |
| 71 | Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania, United States | 28.8 | |
| 72 | Calumet City Illinois, United States | 28.7 | |
| 72 | Dublin Ohio, United States | 28.7 | |
| 74 | Sarnia Ontario, Canada | 28.6 | |
| 75 | Rose Hill Virginia, United States | 28.5 | |
| 75 | South Bend Indiana, United States | 28.5 | |
| 75 | Warren Ohio, United States | 28.5 | |
| 78 | Decatur Illinois, United States | 28.4 | |
| 79 | Shaker Heights Ohio, United States | 28.2 | |
| 80 | Elizabeth New Jersey, United States | 27.9 | |
| 80 | State College Pennsylvania, United States | 27.9 | |
| 82 | Altoona Pennsylvania, United States | 27.8 | |
| 82 | Chatham Ontario, Canada | 27.8 | |
| 84 | Steubenville Ohio, United States | 27.6 | |
| 85 | Newark Delaware, United States | 27.5 | |
| 85 | Middletown Ohio, United States | 27.5 | |
| 85 | Davenport Iowa, United States | 27.5 | |
| 85 | Hammond Indiana, United States | 27.5 | |
| 89 | Elkton Maryland, United States | 27.4 | |
| 89 | Northbrook Illinois, United States | 27.4 | |
| 91 | Anderson Indiana, United States | 27.3 | |
| 91 | Redford Michigan, United States | 27.3 | |
| 91 | Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada | 27.3 | |
| 94 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 27.2 | |
| 95 | Buffalo New York, United States | 27.1 | |
| 95 | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States | 27.1 | |
| 95 | West Mifflin Pennsylvania, United States | 27.1 | |
| 98 | Bear Delaware, United States | 27.0 | |
| 99 | Pristina Pristina, Kosovo | 26.7 | |
| 99 | Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico | 26.7 | |
| 99 | Dayton Ohio, United States | 26.7 | |
| 99 | East Chicago Indiana, United States | 26.7 | |
| 99 | Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada | 26.7 | |
| 104 | Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico | 26.6 | |
| 104 | Peterborough Ontario, Canada | 26.6 | |
| 106 | Nairobi Nairobi County, Kenya | 26.3 | |
| 106 | St. Thomas Ontario, Canada | 26.3 | |
| 108 | Norwood Ohio, United States | 26.2 | |
| 108 | Springfield Ohio, United States | 26.2 | |
| 110 | Springfield Virginia, United States | 26.0 | |
| 111 | Syracuse New York, United States | 25.8 | |
| 111 | London Ontario, Canada | 25.8 | |
| 111 | St. Catharines Ontario, Canada | 25.8 | |
| 114 | Jeffersonville Indiana, United States | 25.7 | |
| 115 | Zion Illinois, United States | 25.5 | |
| 115 | Flint Michigan, United States | 25.5 | |
| 115 | Eau Claire Wisconsin, United States | 25.5 | |
| 118 | Edmonton Alberta, Canada | 25.4 | |
| 119 | Salor Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan | 25.3 | |
| 119 | Bay City Michigan, United States | 25.3 | |
| 121 | Cincinnati Ohio, United States | 25.2 | |
| 121 | La Crosse Wisconsin, United States | 25.2 | |
| 123 | Trenton New Jersey, United States | 24.8 | |
| 123 | Bridgeport Connecticut, United States | 24.8 | |
| 123 | Kitchener Ontario, Canada | 24.8 | |
| 126 | New York City New York, United States | 24.7 | |
| 127 | Bloomington Indiana, United States | 24.6 | |
| 128 | Franklin Park Illinois, United States | 24.5 | |
| 128 | Barrie Ontario, Canada | 24.5 | |
| 130 | Muscatine Iowa, United States | 24.3 | |
| 130 | Burnsville Minnesota, United States | 24.3 | |
| 132 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 24.2 | |
| 132 | Shenyang Liaoning, China | 24.2 | |
| 132 | Cornwall Ontario, Canada | 24.2 | |
| 135 | Erie Pennsylvania, United States | 24.1 | |
| 136 | Springfield Illinois, United States | 24.0 | |
| 136 | Fort Thomas Kentucky, United States | 24.0 | |
| 136 | McKeesport Pennsylvania, United States | 24.0 | |
| 139 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 23.9 | |
| 139 | Brantford Ontario, Canada | 23.9 | |
| 141 | Dover Delaware, United States | 23.8 | |
| 142 | Beijing Beijing, China | 23.5 | |
| 142 | Pleasantville New Jersey, United States | 23.5 | |
| 142 | Minneapolis Minnesota, United States | 23.5 | |
| 145 | Terre Haute Indiana, United States | 23.4 | |
| 145 | Waterloo Iowa, United States | 23.4 | |
| 145 | Kokomo Indiana, United States | 23.4 | |
| 148 | Baltimore Maryland, United States | 23.3 | |
| 148 | Rochester Minnesota, United States | 23.3 | |
| 148 | Rochester New York, United States | 23.3 | |
| 151 | Jeffersontown Kentucky, United States | 23.2 | |
| 151 | Elkhart Indiana, United States | 23.2 | |
| 151 | Saint Paul Minnesota, United States | 23.2 | |
| 154 | Toledo Ohio, United States | 23.1 | |
| 154 | Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada | 23.1 | |
| 156 | Ashgabat Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 23.0 | |
| 156 | Guangzhou Guangdong, China | 23.0 | |
| 156 | Louisville Kentucky, United States | 23.0 | |
| 156 | Lafayette Indiana, United States | 23.0 | |
| 160 | Chicago Illinois, United States | 22.9 | |
| 161 | Hermitage Pennsylvania, United States | 22.8 | |
| 162 | Lima Ohio, United States | 22.7 | |
| 163 | Washington District of Columbia, United States | 22.6 | |
| 164 | Portage Indiana, United States | 22.5 | |
| 164 | Shakopee Minnesota, United States | 22.5 | |
| 164 | Cheektowaga New York, United States | 22.5 | |
| 164 | Johnstown Pennsylvania, United States | 22.5 | |
| 168 | Toms River New Jersey, United States | 22.3 | |
| 169 | Saint Matthews Kentucky, United States | 22.2 | |
| 169 | Mason Ohio, United States | 22.2 | |
| 171 | Gary Indiana, United States | 22.1 | |
| 171 | Apple Valley Minnesota, United States | 22.1 | |
| 171 | Hamilton Ontario, Canada | 22.1 | |
| 174 | Edgewood Maryland, United States | 21.9 | |
| 174 | Charlottesville Virginia, United States | 21.9 | |
| 176 | Lebanon Ohio, United States | 21.6 | |
| 176 | Linden New Jersey, United States | 21.6 | |
| 176 | Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada | 21.6 | |
| 179 | Saint Michael Minnesota, United States | 21.4 | |
| 180 | Fishers Indiana, United States | 21.3 | |
| 180 | Scaggsville Maryland, United States | 21.3 | |
| 180 | Gahanna Ohio, United States | 21.3 | |
| 183 | East Saint Louis Illinois, United States | 21.2 | |
| 183 | Evansville Indiana, United States | 21.2 | |
| 183 | Ashland Kentucky, United States | 21.2 | |
| 183 | Richmond Virginia, United States | 21.2 | |
| 183 | Bensalem Pennsylvania, United States | 21.2 | |
| 188 | Columbus Indiana, United States | 21.0 | |
| 188 | Valley Station Kentucky, United States | 21.0 | |
| 190 | Saint Cloud Minnesota, United States | 20.8 | |
| 191 | Kaiserslautern Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 20.7 | |
| 192 | Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.6 | |
| 193 | São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil | 20.5 | |
| 193 | León de los Aldama Guanajuato, Mexico | 20.5 | |
| 193 | St. Louis Missouri, United States | 20.5 | |
| 196 | Owensboro Kentucky, United States | 20.4 | |
| 196 | Roanoke Virginia, United States | 20.4 | |
| 196 | Ankeny Iowa, United States | 20.4 | |
| 199 | Elizabethtown Kentucky, United States | 20.2 | |
| 199 | Duluth Minnesota, United States | 20.2 |
Top 200 of 1,265 shown.
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data