SmogRank / History / June 22, 2023

Most polluted cities on June 22, 2023

1,469 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Peshawar, Pakistan, at 75.8 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during June 22, 2023. All episodes.

← Peshawar 75.8 µg/m³ 70 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for June 22, 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. 1Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1655.1×
  2. 2Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1554.1×
  3. 3Fort St. JohnBritish Columbia, Canada
    1533.9×
  4. 4KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1473.6×
  5. 5Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1473.6×
  6. 5DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1473.6×
  7. 7Rouyn-NorandaQuebec, Canada
    1413.5×
  8. 8JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1273.1×
  9. 8Greater SudburyOntario, Canada
    1273.1×
  10. 10Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1233.0×
  11. 11Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    1222.9×
  12. 12SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1182.8×
  13. 13AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1172.8×
  14. 14HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1142.7×
  15. 15ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1082.6×
  16. 16AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1032.4×
  17. 17Sault Ste. MarieOntario, Canada
    992.3×
  18. 18ShenyangLiaoning, China
    982.3×
  19. 18North BayOntario, Canada
    982.3×
  20. 20HyderabadTelangana, India
    942.1×
  21. 21DelhiDelhi, India
    932.1×
  22. 22PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    932.1×
  23. 22MiddelburgMpumalanga, South Africa
    932.1×
  24. 24BrawleyCalifornia, United States
    932.1×
  25. 25Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    902.0×
  26. 26BeneventoCampania, Italy
    871.9×
  27. 27South MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    861.9×
  28. 28AppletonWisconsin, United States
    861.8×
  29. 28Green BayWisconsin, United States
    861.8×
  30. 30SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    851.8×
  31. 31MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    841.8×
  32. 32PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  33. 33FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    831.7×
  34. 33WaukeshaWisconsin, United States
    831.7×
  35. 35IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    821.7×
  36. 36SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    821.7×
  37. 37ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    801.6×
  38. 37NaplesCampania, Italy
    801.6×
  39. 39HammondIndiana, United States
    801.6×
  40. 40HollandMichigan, United States
    801.6×
  41. 41SuperiorWisconsin, United States
    801.6×
  42. 42KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  43. 42PesaroThe Marches, Italy
    781.6×
  44. 44SatunSatun, Thailand
    781.6×
  45. 44Hat YaiSongkhla, Thailand
    781.6×
  46. 44RoveretoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    781.6×
  47. 47JolietIllinois, United States
    771.5×
  48. 47NapervilleIllinois, United States
    771.5×
  49. 49Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    771.5×
  50. 50ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    761.5×
  51. 51KolkataWest Bengal, India
    761.5×
  52. 52Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
    761.5×
  53. 52BeijingBeijing, China
    761.5×
  54. 52CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    761.5×
  55. 52Calumet CityIllinois, United States
    761.5×
  56. 56UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    761.5×
  57. 56São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    761.5×
  58. 58St. John'sNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    761.5×
  59. 59Klagenfurt am WörtherseeCarinthia, Austria
    751.5×
  60. 59TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    751.5×
  61. 59Des PlainesIllinois, United States
    751.5×
  62. 59East ChicagoIndiana, United States
    751.5×
  63. 63KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  64. 64VilniusVilnius, Lithuania
    751.5×
  65. 64Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    751.5×
  66. 66TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  67. 67DuluthMinnesota, United States
    741.4×
  68. 68Grand RapidsMichigan, United States
    741.4×
  69. 69Spišská Nová VesKošice Region, Slovakia
    731.4×
  70. 69BolzanoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    731.4×
  71. 69CaryIllinois, United States
    731.4×
  72. 69MadisonWisconsin, United States
    731.4×
  73. 73Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    731.4×
  74. 73BloomingtonIllinois, United States
    731.4×
  75. 75GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    731.4×
  76. 75ZionIllinois, United States
    731.4×
  77. 77RockfordIllinois, United States
    721.4×
  78. 78NairobiNairobi County, Kenya
    721.4×
  79. 79Iowa CityIowa, United States
    721.4×
  80. 80MolineIllinois, United States
    721.3×
  81. 80NorthbrookIllinois, United States
    721.3×
  82. 82BurnsvilleMinnesota, United States
    711.3×
  83. 83AndenneWallonia, Belgium
    711.3×
  84. 83PécsBaranya, Hungary
    711.3×
  85. 83AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    711.3×
  86. 83AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    711.3×
  87. 87Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    711.3×
  88. 88MuscatineIowa, United States
    711.3×
  89. 89NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    711.3×
  90. 90RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  91. 91Franklin ParkIllinois, United States
    701.3×
  92. 92Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    701.3×
  93. 92KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    701.3×
  94. 92Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    701.3×
  95. 92Mexico CityMexico City, Mexico
    701.3×
  96. 92Bay CityMichigan, United States
    701.3×
  97. 97HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  98. 97NarathiwatNarathiwat, Thailand
    701.3×
  99. 97PortageIndiana, United States
    701.3×
  100. 97Eau ClaireWisconsin, United States
    701.3×
  101. 101ŁukówLublin, Poland
    691.3×
  102. 101KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  103. 101ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  104. 101YalaYala, Thailand
    691.3×
  105. 101Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    691.3×
  106. 101Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    691.3×
  107. 101ClintonIowa, United States
    691.3×
  108. 101WaterlooIowa, United States
    691.3×
  109. 101MinneapolisMinnesota, United States
    691.3×
  110. 110ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  111. 110Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
    691.3×
  112. 110DecaturIllinois, United States
    691.3×
  113. 113AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    691.3×
  114. 113Surat ThaniSurat Thani, Thailand
    691.3×
  115. 113Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    691.3×
  116. 113SpringfieldIllinois, United States
    691.3×
  117. 113DavenportIowa, United States
    691.3×
  118. 118ManamaManama, Bahrain
    691.2×
  119. 118MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    691.2×
  120. 118WolfsbergCarinthia, Austria
    691.2×
  121. 118MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia
    691.2×
  122. 118Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    691.2×
  123. 118Saint PaulMinnesota, United States
    691.2×
  124. 124GrazStyria, Austria
    691.2×
  125. 124BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.2×
  126. 124RochesterMinnesota, United States
    691.2×
  127. 127ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  128. 128SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland
    681.2×
  129. 128LublinLublin, Poland
    681.2×
  130. 128LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  131. 128Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    681.2×
  132. 128GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    681.2×
  133. 128BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia
    681.2×
  134. 134ChicagoIllinois, United States
    681.2×
  135. 134IndioCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  136. 136BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    681.2×
  137. 136JesiThe Marches, Italy
    681.2×
  138. 138ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France
    671.2×
  139. 139PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    671.2×
  140. 139PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    671.2×
  141. 139DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    671.2×
  142. 142TrangTrang, Thailand
    671.2×
  143. 142ShakopeeMinnesota, United States
    671.2×
  144. 144KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    671.2×
  145. 144IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    671.2×
  146. 146AnkenyIowa, United States
    671.2×
  147. 146Apple ValleyMinnesota, United States
    671.2×
  148. 146BarrieOntario, Canada
    671.2×
  149. 149SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    661.2×
  150. 149NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.2×
  151. 149EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    661.2×
  152. 149WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    661.2×
  153. 149DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    661.2×
  154. 149ModugnoApulia, Italy
    661.2×
  155. 149LaredoTexas, United States
    661.2×
  156. 156LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.2×
  157. 156MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    661.2×
  158. 156Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    661.2×
  159. 156ZaanstadNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    661.2×
  160. 156's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    661.2×
  161. 156EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    661.2×
  162. 162VentspilsVentspils, Latvia
    661.1×
  163. 162OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    661.1×
  164. 162KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    661.1×
  165. 162Ecatepec de MorelosMéxico, Mexico
    661.1×
  166. 162HobbsNew Mexico, United States
    661.1×
  167. 167TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    661.1×
  168. 167OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    661.1×
  169. 167East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    661.1×
  170. 170LiègeWallonia, Belgium
    661.1×
  171. 170Civitanova MarcheThe Marches, Italy
    661.1×
  172. 172Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    661.1×
  173. 172BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    661.1×
  174. 172Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    661.1×
  175. 172La CrosseWisconsin, United States
    661.1×
  176. 176GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    651.1×
  177. 177BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    651.1×
  178. 177BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    651.1×
  179. 177TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    651.1×
  180. 177DenainHauts-de-France, France
    651.1×
  181. 177San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    651.1×
  182. 177GaryIndiana, United States
    651.1×
  183. 177Mount PearlNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    651.1×
  184. 184ZamośćLublin, Poland
    651.1×
  185. 184RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    651.1×
  186. 184WeidenBavaria, Germany
    651.1×
  187. 187PopradPrešov Region, Slovakia
    651.1×
  188. 187ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    651.1×
  189. 187TulsaOklahoma, United States
    651.1×
  190. 187Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    651.1×
  191. 191PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    651.1×
  192. 191VenloLimburg, The Netherlands
    651.1×
  193. 191MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    651.1×
  194. 191RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    651.1×
  195. 191PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    651.1×
  196. 196SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    641.1×
  197. 197PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    641.1×
  198. 197BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium
    641.1×
  199. 197TraunreutBavaria, Germany
    641.1×
  200. 197Saint MichaelMinnesota, United States
    641.1×

Top 200 of 1,469 shown.

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

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