SmogRank / History / November 12, 2023

Most polluted cities on November 12, 2023

1,878 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kolkata, India, at 204.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kolkata 204.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 12, 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. 1KolkataWest Bengal, India
    27913.6×
  2. 2HyderabadTelangana, India
    22810.2×
  3. 3Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    2199.6×
  4. 4DelhiDelhi, India
    2078.8×
  5. 5Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1856.9×
  6. 6Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1846.8×
  7. 7MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1816.5×
  8. 8Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1735.7×
  9. 9SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1695.4×
  10. 10CairoCairo, Egypt
    1544.0×
  11. 10Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1544.0×
  12. 12DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1523.8×
  13. 13Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1513.7×
  14. 14Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1513.7×
  15. 15TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1503.7×
  16. 16JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    1222.9×
  17. 17Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1202.9×
  18. 18JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1152.7×
  19. 19Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1132.7×
  20. 20La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1072.5×
  21. 21ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1052.5×
  22. 22NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1032.4×
  23. 23HanfordCalifornia, United States
    1002.4×
  24. 24Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    992.3×
  25. 25ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    982.3×
  26. 26PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    982.3×
  27. 27Ulu BedokSingapore
    972.3×
  28. 28Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    972.3×
  29. 29Tha BoNong Khai, Thailand
    942.1×
  30. 30SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    932.1×
  31. 31CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    922.1×
  32. 32OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    902.0×
  33. 33Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    892.0×
  34. 34ChicoCalifornia, United States
    861.9×
  35. 35San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    851.8×
  36. 35MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    851.8×
  37. 37Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    841.8×
  38. 37BarnsleyEngland, United Kingdom
    841.8×
  39. 37TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    841.8×
  40. 40Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro, Brazil
    831.7×
  41. 41AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    821.7×
  42. 42TemucoAraucania, Chile
    811.7×
  43. 43NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  44. 44BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    801.6×
  45. 45MantecaCalifornia, United States
    801.6×
  46. 46HualpénBiobio, Chile
    791.6×
  47. 47GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    781.6×
  48. 48AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    781.6×
  49. 49ChillánÑuble, Chile
    771.6×
  50. 50CapannoriTuscany, Italy
    771.5×
  51. 50ModestoCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  52. 52FresnoCalifornia, United States
    761.5×
  53. 53TurlockCalifornia, United States
    761.5×
  54. 54TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    751.5×
  55. 55Yuba CityCalifornia, United States
    751.5×
  56. 56BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    741.4×
  57. 56Arden-ArcadeCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  58. 58KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    741.4×
  59. 59CalexicoCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  60. 60Kingston upon HullEngland, United Kingdom
    731.4×
  61. 61AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    731.4×
  62. 62BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    721.4×
  63. 62Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    721.4×
  64. 64BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    721.4×
  65. 64SacramentoCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  66. 66VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  67. 67OurenseGalicia, Spain
    721.4×
  68. 67CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    721.4×
  69. 69DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    721.3×
  70. 70CoronelBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  71. 71Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    711.3×
  72. 72San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    711.3×
  73. 73WoodlandsSingapore
    711.3×
  74. 74TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    711.3×
  75. 75VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    711.3×
  76. 76ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    701.3×
  77. 77Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    701.3×
  78. 78Jurong WestSingapore
    701.3×
  79. 79HualquiBiobio, Chile
    701.3×
  80. 80LorientBrittany, France
    691.3×
  81. 81ToméBiobio, Chile
    691.3×
  82. 82Terre HauteIndiana, United States
    691.2×
  83. 83Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  84. 84RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    681.2×
  85. 85Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    671.2×
  86. 85Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  87. 87KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    671.2×
  88. 88YorkEngland, United Kingdom
    671.2×
  89. 88CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    671.2×
  90. 88CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    671.2×
  91. 88AltamontOregon, United States
    671.2×
  92. 92Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    661.2×
  93. 92MiddletownOhio, United States
    661.2×
  94. 94AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.2×
  95. 94ClovisCalifornia, United States
    661.2×
  96. 96ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    661.1×
  97. 97WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    661.1×
  98. 97ComptonCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  99. 99QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    661.1×
  100. 100VannesBrittany, France
    661.1×
  101. 100La Roche-sur-YonPays de la Loire, France
    661.1×
  102. 100CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    661.1×
  103. 103ReadingEngland, United Kingdom
    651.1×
  104. 103NantesPays de la Loire, France
    651.1×
  105. 105DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    651.1×
  106. 105Tepeji del Río de OcampoHidalgo, Mexico
    651.1×
  107. 107SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    651.1×
  108. 107Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    651.1×
  109. 107HayesEngland, United Kingdom
    651.1×
  110. 107QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    651.1×
  111. 111TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    651.1×
  112. 112OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany
    641.1×
  113. 113WoodlandCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  114. 114GrazStyria, Austria
    641.1×
  115. 114CouëronPays de la Loire, France
    641.1×
  116. 114TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    641.1×
  117. 114CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    641.1×
  118. 114RichmondCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  119. 119ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    641.1×
  120. 119IndianapolisIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  121. 119MercedCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  122. 122Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  123. 122SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    641.1×
  124. 124São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    631.1×
  125. 125San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    631.0×
  126. 126SheffieldEngland, United Kingdom
    631.0×
  127. 127Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    631.0×
  128. 127NorwichEngland, United Kingdom
    631.0×
  129. 127CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    631.0×
  130. 130MonacoMunicipality of Monaco, Monaco
    621.0×
  131. 130Las VegasNevada, United States
    621.0×
  132. 132AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine, France
    621.0×
  133. 132BeneventoCampania, Italy
    621.0×
  134. 134Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    621.0×
  135. 134AnaheimCalifornia, United States
    621.0×
  136. 136NottinghamEngland, United Kingdom
    621.0×
  137. 136RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    621.0×
  138. 138BrestBrittany, France
    611.0×
  139. 139LormontNew Aquitaine, France
    611.0×
  140. 140DerryNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
    611.0×
  141. 140OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany
    611.0×
  142. 142Manchesterlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    611.0×
  143. 142BexleyEngland, United Kingdom
    611.0×
  144. 144BirminghamAlabama, United States
    610.9×
  145. 144DublinOhio, United States
    610.9×
  146. 146AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    600.9×
  147. 146AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    600.9×
  148. 146CantonOhio, United States
    600.9×
  149. 146MedfordOregon, United States
    600.9×
  150. 150FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany
    600.9×
  151. 150AngersPays de la Loire, France
    600.9×
  152. 150Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    600.9×
  153. 150ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    600.9×
  154. 154Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    600.9×
  155. 154WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    600.9×
  156. 154La RochelleNew Aquitaine, France
    600.9×
  157. 154BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France
    600.9×
  158. 154AnchorageAlaska, United States
    600.9×
  159. 159Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    600.9×
  160. 159Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    600.9×
  161. 159GaltCalifornia, United States
    600.9×
  162. 162ArrecifeCanary Islands, Spain
    600.9×
  163. 163RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    590.9×
  164. 164KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    590.9×
  165. 165IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    590.9×
  166. 165OaklandCalifornia, United States
    590.9×
  167. 165San JoseCalifornia, United States
    590.9×
  168. 168KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania
    590.9×
  169. 168Granadilla de AbonaCanary Islands, Spain
    590.9×
  170. 168LeedsEngland, United Kingdom
    590.9×
  171. 168LingenLower Saxony, Germany
    590.9×
  172. 168HamburgHamburg, Germany
    590.9×
  173. 168SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    590.9×
  174. 168PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France
    590.9×
  175. 168TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    590.9×
  176. 176StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    590.9×
  177. 176MaderaCalifornia, United States
    590.9×
  178. 178DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    580.9×
  179. 178La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    580.9×
  180. 178AkronOhio, United States
    580.9×
  181. 181Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    580.9×
  182. 181Mollet del VallèsCatalonia, Spain
    580.9×
  183. 183NairobiNairobi County, Kenya
    580.9×
  184. 183EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    580.9×
  185. 183WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    580.9×
  186. 183CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    580.9×
  187. 183Fort WorthTexas, United States
    580.9×
  188. 188Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    580.9×
  189. 188Port HuronMichigan, United States
    580.9×
  190. 188LincolnCalifornia, United States
    580.9×
  191. 191LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    580.8×
  192. 191OytenLower Saxony, Germany
    580.8×
  193. 193Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    580.8×
  194. 194Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    570.8×
  195. 194ChesterfieldEngland, United Kingdom
    570.8×
  196. 194BerlinState of Berlin, Germany
    570.8×
  197. 194Long BeachCalifornia, United States
    570.8×
  198. 198ClevelandOhio, United States
    570.8×
  199. 199MiddlesbroughEngland, United Kingdom
    570.8×
  200. 199AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    570.8×

Top 200 of 1,878 shown.

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

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