SmogRank / History / November 16, 2023

Most polluted cities on November 16, 2023

1,904 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 345.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Delhi 345.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 16, 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
    500+23.0×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    37617.5×
  3. 3N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    26812.9×
  4. 4Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    24111.1×
  5. 5Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1887.2×
  6. 6MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1836.7×
  7. 7HyderabadTelangana, India
    1816.5×
  8. 8KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1594.4×
  9. 9Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1584.4×
  10. 10Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1564.1×
  11. 11Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1423.5×
  12. 12SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1313.2×
  13. 13CairoCairo, Egypt
    1283.1×
  14. 14ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    1222.9×
  15. 15PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    1172.8×
  16. 16Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1122.7×
  17. 17AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1082.6×
  18. 18JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1082.6×
  19. 19CharlottesvilleVirginia, United States
    1062.5×
  20. 20Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    1032.4×
  21. 21Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1002.3×
  22. 22Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    992.3×
  23. 23Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    982.3×
  24. 24NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    972.3×
  25. 25MonacoMunicipality of Monaco, Monaco
    962.2×
  26. 26TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    962.2×
  27. 27CarlislePennsylvania, United States
    942.2×
  28. 28Ciudad ApodacaNuevo León, Mexico
    892.0×
  29. 29Ciudad General EscobedoNuevo León, Mexico
    871.9×
  30. 30San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    871.9×
  31. 31ShenyangLiaoning, China
    871.9×
  32. 32Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    851.8×
  33. 33LebanonPennsylvania, United States
    851.8×
  34. 34SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    851.8×
  35. 35Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    841.8×
  36. 36DublinOhio, United States
    841.8×
  37. 37GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    831.8×
  38. 37BensalemPennsylvania, United States
    831.8×
  39. 39TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    831.7×
  40. 40KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    831.7×
  41. 41WaterdownOntario, Canada
    821.7×
  42. 42San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    821.7×
  43. 42Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    821.7×
  44. 44KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    821.7×
  45. 44TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    821.7×
  46. 46Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    821.7×
  47. 47AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    821.7×
  48. 48MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    811.7×
  49. 49NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  50. 50HarrisburgPennsylvania, United States
    801.6×
  51. 51MonterreyNuevo León, Mexico
    801.6×
  52. 52West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    791.6×
  53. 53Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    791.6×
  54. 53DetroitMichigan, United States
    791.6×
  55. 53OakvilleOntario, Canada
    791.6×
  56. 56HualpénBiobio, Chile
    791.6×
  57. 57CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    781.6×
  58. 58TorontoOntario, Canada
    781.6×
  59. 59Grand RapidsMichigan, United States
    781.6×
  60. 60ColumbusOhio, United States
    771.6×
  61. 60Port HuronMichigan, United States
    771.6×
  62. 62La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  63. 62LancasterPennsylvania, United States
    771.5×
  64. 64KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    771.5×
  65. 64BadgerAlaska, United States
    771.5×
  66. 64MississaugaOntario, Canada
    771.5×
  67. 67AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    761.5×
  68. 68VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    751.5×
  69. 69MiltonOntario, Canada
    751.5×
  70. 70PortsmouthOhio, United States
    751.5×
  71. 71SevillaAndalusia, Spain
    741.4×
  72. 72Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  73. 72IndianapolisIndiana, United States
    741.4×
  74. 74CoronelBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  75. 75Granadilla de AbonaCanary Islands, Spain
    741.4×
  76. 76Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    731.4×
  77. 77HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  78. 77TurlockCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  79. 77HamiltonOntario, Canada
    731.4×
  80. 80Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  81. 80SaltilloCoahuila, Mexico
    731.4×
  82. 82MadridMadrid, Spain
    731.4×
  83. 83KitchenerOntario, Canada
    731.4×
  84. 84YangonYangon, Myanmar
    721.4×
  85. 84Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    721.4×
  86. 84ReadingPennsylvania, United States
    721.4×
  87. 87BurrianaValencia, Spain
    721.4×
  88. 87BailénAndalusia, Spain
    721.4×
  89. 87PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    721.4×
  90. 90CantonOhio, United States
    721.4×
  91. 91RedmondOregon, United States
    721.3×
  92. 92Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  93. 93Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    711.3×
  94. 93CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    711.3×
  95. 93CharlestonWest Virginia, United States
    711.3×
  96. 96State CollegePennsylvania, United States
    711.3×
  97. 97OurenseGalicia, Spain
    711.3×
  98. 98BramptonOntario, Canada
    711.3×
  99. 98NewmarketOntario, Canada
    711.3×
  100. 100SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    711.3×
  101. 100AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    711.3×
  102. 100YorkPennsylvania, United States
    711.3×
  103. 103CosladaMadrid, Spain
    701.3×
  104. 103Cadereyta JiménezNuevo León, Mexico
    701.3×
  105. 105CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    701.3×
  106. 105BrantfordOntario, Canada
    701.3×
  107. 107Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  108. 107FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  109. 109WestervilleOhio, United States
    701.3×
  110. 110GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    701.3×
  111. 110KakegawaShizuoka, Japan
    701.3×
  112. 110Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro, Brazil
    701.3×
  113. 113BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    691.3×
  114. 113HigashigōSaga, Japan
    691.3×
  115. 115JesiThe Marches, Italy
    691.3×
  116. 115AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    691.3×
  117. 117DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    691.2×
  118. 117ScrantonPennsylvania, United States
    691.2×
  119. 117SarniaOntario, Canada
    691.2×
  120. 120YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    691.2×
  121. 120Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    691.2×
  122. 120TurinPiedmont, Italy
    691.2×
  123. 120WilmingtonDelaware, United States
    691.2×
  124. 120BethlehemPennsylvania, United States
    691.2×
  125. 125ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  126. 125MiddletownOhio, United States
    681.2×
  127. 125NorwoodOhio, United States
    681.2×
  128. 128BrooklinOntario, Canada
    681.2×
  129. 128LondonOntario, Canada
    681.2×
  130. 130La OrotavaCanary Islands, Spain
    681.2×
  131. 130GranadaAndalusia, Spain
    681.2×
  132. 130ValdemoroMadrid, Spain
    681.2×
  133. 130TemucoAraucania, Chile
    681.2×
  134. 130AllentownPennsylvania, United States
    681.2×
  135. 135RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    681.2×
  136. 135Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  137. 135ElktonMaryland, United States
    681.2×
  138. 138Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    681.2×
  139. 138ChesterPennsylvania, United States
    681.2×
  140. 138SpringfieldVirginia, United States
    681.2×
  141. 141QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    671.2×
  142. 141CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    671.2×
  143. 141AshlandKentucky, United States
    671.2×
  144. 141MercedCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  145. 141CranbrookBritish Columbia, Canada
    671.2×
  146. 146QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    671.2×
  147. 146CalexicoCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  148. 146BendOregon, United States
    671.2×
  149. 149BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    671.2×
  150. 149YatomiAichi, Japan
    671.2×
  151. 151Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  152. 151GardanneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    671.2×
  153. 151ModestoCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  154. 151GuelphOntario, Canada
    671.2×
  155. 155KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    671.2×
  156. 155ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    671.2×
  157. 155CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    671.2×
  158. 155WaukeshaWisconsin, United States
    671.2×
  159. 159Zacatepec de HidalgoMorelos, Mexico
    661.2×
  160. 159WindsorOntario, Canada
    661.2×
  161. 159Jardines de la SillaNuevo León, Mexico
    661.2×
  162. 162HagerstownMaryland, United States
    661.2×
  163. 162HernandoMississippi, United States
    661.2×
  164. 162BarrieOntario, Canada
    661.2×
  165. 162KotōKumamoto, Japan
    661.2×
  166. 166UtoKumamoto, Japan
    661.1×
  167. 167Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan
    661.1×
  168. 167EdmondOklahoma, United States
    661.1×
  169. 167East ChicagoIndiana, United States
    661.1×
  170. 167NampaIdaho, United States
    661.1×
  171. 171Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    661.1×
  172. 171MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan
    661.1×
  173. 171Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    661.1×
  174. 171HualquiBiobio, Chile
    661.1×
  175. 171BaltimoreMaryland, United States
    661.1×
  176. 171PeterboroughOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  177. 177OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    661.1×
  178. 177St. ThomasOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  179. 179Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    651.1×
  180. 179PennsaukenNew Jersey, United States
    651.1×
  181. 181KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    651.1×
  182. 181JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    651.1×
  183. 181Terre HauteIndiana, United States
    651.1×
  184. 181New York CityNew York, United States
    651.1×
  185. 185MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    651.1×
  186. 185SteubenvilleOhio, United States
    651.1×
  187. 185OgōriFukuoka, Japan
    651.1×
  188. 188KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    651.1×
  189. 188ZionIllinois, United States
    651.1×
  190. 188TrentonNew Jersey, United States
    651.1×
  191. 188AltamontOregon, United States
    651.1×
  192. 192Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  193. 192La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalusia, Spain
    641.1×
  194. 192Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    641.1×
  195. 192ClevelandOhio, United States
    641.1×
  196. 192NorristownPennsylvania, United States
    641.1×
  197. 192VernonBritish Columbia, Canada
    641.1×
  198. 198Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  199. 198ChillánÑuble, Chile
    641.1×
  200. 198BridgeportConnecticut, United States
    641.1×

Top 200 of 1,904 shown.

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

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