SmogRank / History / November 5, 2023

Most polluted cities on November 5, 2023

1,878 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 314.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during November 5, 2023. All episodes.

← Delhi 314.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 5, 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. 1DelhiDelhi, India
    47720.9×
  2. 2CalexicoCalifornia, United States
    46520.5×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    34016.3×
  4. 4N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1988.1×
  5. 5KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1937.7×
  6. 6Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1877.1×
  7. 7ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1826.7×
  8. 8MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1675.3×
  9. 9HyderabadTelangana, India
    1604.6×
  10. 10AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1554.1×
  11. 11Tha BoNong Khai, Thailand
    1543.9×
  12. 12Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1513.7×
  13. 13Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1423.5×
  14. 14CairoCairo, Egypt
    1313.2×
  15. 15Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1233.0×
  16. 16SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1142.7×
  17. 17TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    1142.7×
  18. 17DublinOhio, United States
    1142.7×
  19. 19MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    1112.6×
  20. 20Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1102.6×
  21. 21HanfordCalifornia, United States
    1092.6×
  22. 22ElktonMaryland, United States
    1062.5×
  23. 23Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1042.4×
  24. 24CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    1012.4×
  25. 25BensalemPennsylvania, United States
    1012.4×
  26. 26LancasterPennsylvania, United States
    972.3×
  27. 27Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    962.2×
  28. 28BirminghamAlabama, United States
    962.2×
  29. 29East RidgeTennessee, United States
    942.1×
  30. 30Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    932.1×
  31. 30JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    932.1×
  32. 32YatomiAichi, Japan
    932.1×
  33. 33IgusaSaitama, Japan
    922.1×
  34. 34HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    922.1×
  35. 35DetroitMichigan, United States
    912.1×
  36. 35WaukeshaWisconsin, United States
    912.1×
  37. 37MorohongōSaitama, Japan
    912.0×
  38. 38EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    902.0×
  39. 39GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    902.0×
  40. 40TokonameAichi, Japan
    902.0×
  41. 40Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    902.0×
  42. 40FresnoCalifornia, United States
    902.0×
  43. 43GifuGifu, Japan
    902.0×
  44. 44Higashi-MatsuyamaSaitama, Japan
    892.0×
  45. 45Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  46. 45Nara-shiNara, Japan
    892.0×
  47. 47NiihamaEhime, Japan
    892.0×
  48. 48CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    892.0×
  49. 49Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    881.9×
  50. 50SekimachiGifu, Japan
    881.9×
  51. 50KureHiroshima, Japan
    881.9×
  52. 52MatsusakaMie, Japan
    881.9×
  53. 53WindsorOntario, Canada
    881.9×
  54. 54IrumaSaitama, Japan
    871.9×
  55. 55Lincoln ParkMichigan, United States
    871.9×
  56. 55AkronOhio, United States
    871.9×
  57. 57LimaLima Province, Peru
    871.9×
  58. 57LouisvilleKentucky, United States
    871.9×
  59. 59HannōSaitama, Japan
    861.9×
  60. 59HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan
    861.9×
  61. 61MiharaHiroshima, Japan
    861.9×
  62. 61IyoEhime, Japan
    861.9×
  63. 63HashimaGifu, Japan
    861.9×
  64. 64Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    861.9×
  65. 65CantonOhio, United States
    861.8×
  66. 66ChesterPennsylvania, United States
    851.8×
  67. 67SakadoSaitama, Japan
    851.8×
  68. 67VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  69. 67KaminomaAichi, Japan
    851.8×
  70. 70ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan
    851.8×
  71. 71KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    851.8×
  72. 71IwakuniYamaguchi, Japan
    851.8×
  73. 73CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    851.8×
  74. 74YanaiYamaguchi, Japan
    841.8×
  75. 74Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan
    841.8×
  76. 74IndianapolisIndiana, United States
    841.8×
  77. 77TakeharaHiroshima, Japan
    841.8×
  78. 77KakamigaharaGifu, Japan
    841.8×
  79. 79KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    841.8×
  80. 80KawagoeSaitama, Japan
    841.8×
  81. 81Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    841.8×
  82. 81Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    841.8×
  83. 81WestervilleOhio, United States
    841.8×
  84. 84ŌtakeHiroshima, Japan
    831.8×
  85. 84NagoyaAichi, Japan
    831.8×
  86. 84IkomaNara, Japan
    831.8×
  87. 87ColumbusOhio, United States
    831.7×
  88. 88BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    831.7×
  89. 88ColumbusGeorgia, United States
    831.7×
  90. 88RockfordIllinois, United States
    831.7×
  91. 88TaylorMichigan, United States
    831.7×
  92. 92HandaAichi, Japan
    821.7×
  93. 93KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    821.7×
  94. 93AgeoSaitama, Japan
    821.7×
  95. 93SugaiKyoto, Japan
    821.7×
  96. 96GyōdaSaitama, Japan
    821.7×
  97. 97East ChicagoIndiana, United States
    821.7×
  98. 97NiizaSaitama, Japan
    821.7×
  99. 99ClevelandOhio, United States
    811.7×
  100. 100ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    811.7×
  101. 100Kodamachō-kodamaminamiSaitama, Japan
    811.7×
  102. 100MizuhoGifu, Japan
    811.7×
  103. 103Sakai-nakajimaGunma, Japan
    811.7×
  104. 103TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    811.7×
  105. 103SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    811.7×
  106. 103RiversideCalifornia, United States
    811.7×
  107. 107Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan
    811.7×
  108. 108San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    811.7×
  109. 108Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    811.7×
  110. 108NapervilleIllinois, United States
    811.7×
  111. 111YoriiSaitama, Japan
    801.7×
  112. 111HanyūSaitama, Japan
    801.7×
  113. 113YawataKyoto, Japan
    801.7×
  114. 113OnomichiHiroshima, Japan
    801.7×
  115. 113KazoSaitama, Japan
    801.7×
  116. 113SayamaSaitama, Japan
    801.7×
  117. 113PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    801.7×
  118. 113Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    801.7×
  119. 119MenumaSaitama, Japan
    801.6×
  120. 119KameyamaMie, Japan
    801.6×
  121. 119AsakaSaitama, Japan
    801.6×
  122. 119MedinaOhio, United States
    801.6×
  123. 123HigashigōSaga, Japan
    801.6×
  124. 124InuyamaAichi, Japan
    801.6×
  125. 125Terre HauteIndiana, United States
    791.6×
  126. 125Carsonlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    791.6×
  127. 125IgaMie, Japan
    791.6×
  128. 128MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    791.6×
  129. 129SaijōEhime, Japan
    791.6×
  130. 129BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    791.6×
  131. 131BeijingBeijing, China
    791.6×
  132. 131Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    791.6×
  133. 131KosaiShizuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  134. 131KuwanaMie, Japan
    791.6×
  135. 135HiratsukaKanagawa, Japan
    791.6×
  136. 135KogaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  137. 137HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan
    781.6×
  138. 137AraoKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  139. 139KurihamaKanagawa, Japan
    781.6×
  140. 139FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    781.6×
  141. 141OgawamachiSaitama, Japan
    781.6×
  142. 141WarrenOhio, United States
    781.6×
  143. 143OnoHyōgo, Japan
    781.6×
  144. 143ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  145. 143MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan
    781.6×
  146. 143Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  147. 143KumagayaSaitama, Japan
    781.6×
  148. 143ImabariEhime, Japan
    781.6×
  149. 143SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    781.6×
  150. 143MinokamoGifu, Japan
    781.6×
  151. 151Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    781.6×
  152. 151HikariYamaguchi, Japan
    781.6×
  153. 151MiuraKanagawa, Japan
    781.6×
  154. 151ClintonIowa, United States
    781.6×
  155. 151JolietIllinois, United States
    781.6×
  156. 151AmaAichi, Japan
    781.6×
  157. 157AiharaKanagawa, Japan
    771.6×
  158. 157Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    771.6×
  159. 157ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    771.6×
  160. 160TsuMie, Japan
    771.5×
  161. 160SuzukaMie, Japan
    771.5×
  162. 160KudamatsuYamaguchi, Japan
    771.5×
  163. 160AmagasakiHyōgo, Japan
    771.5×
  164. 164Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    771.5×
  165. 165JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    771.5×
  166. 165BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    771.5×
  167. 165IchinomiyaAichi, Japan
    771.5×
  168. 165HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan
    771.5×
  169. 165GionHiroshima, Japan
    771.5×
  170. 165RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    771.5×
  171. 165YpsilantiMichigan, United States
    771.5×
  172. 172ŌtsuShiga, Japan
    771.5×
  173. 172OnodaYamaguchi, Japan
    771.5×
  174. 172MatsumotoNagano, Japan
    771.5×
  175. 172MiddletownOhio, United States
    771.5×
  176. 172South MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    771.5×
  177. 177SanoTochigi, Japan
    771.5×
  178. 177SaikūMie, Japan
    771.5×
  179. 177SpringfieldOhio, United States
    771.5×
  180. 177Franklin ParkIllinois, United States
    771.5×
  181. 177AnaheimCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  182. 177ComptonCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  183. 177ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    771.5×
  184. 177AsakuchiOkayama, Japan
    771.5×
  185. 185YokkaichiMie, Japan
    761.5×
  186. 185NabariMie, Japan
    761.5×
  187. 185KofuYamanashi, Japan
    761.5×
  188. 185NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  189. 185PennsaukenNew Jersey, United States
    761.5×
  190. 185HigashikurumeTokyo, Japan
    761.5×
  191. 191ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan
    761.5×
  192. 191ChiryūAichi, Japan
    761.5×
  193. 191Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    761.5×
  194. 191LebanonPennsylvania, United States
    761.5×
  195. 195Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    761.5×
  196. 195MiyoshiHiroshima, Japan
    761.5×
  197. 195KyotoKyoto, Japan
    761.5×
  198. 195IwadeWakayama, Japan
    761.5×
  199. 195MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    761.5×
  200. 195Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    761.5×

Top 200 of 1,878 shown.

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

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