SmogRank / History / November 17, 2023

Most polluted cities on November 17, 2023

1,894 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 236.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Delhi 236.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 17, 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
    32215.7×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    28914.3×
  3. 3N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    2179.5×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1967.9×
  5. 5Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1867.0×
  6. 6HyderabadTelangana, India
    1776.2×
  7. 7MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1745.8×
  8. 8Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1695.4×
  9. 9HarrisonburgVirginia, United States
    1685.3×
  10. 10Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1675.2×
  11. 11Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1655.0×
  12. 12Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    1544.0×
  13. 13CairoCairo, Egypt
    1263.0×
  14. 14ZapopanJalisco, Mexico
    1212.9×
  15. 15Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1152.7×
  16. 16CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    1122.7×
  17. 16Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    1122.7×
  18. 18TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1122.7×
  19. 19MonterreyNuevo León, Mexico
    1112.6×
  20. 20Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1102.6×
  21. 21JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1082.6×
  22. 22PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    1062.5×
  23. 23Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1052.5×
  24. 24GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    1042.5×
  25. 25AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1022.4×
  26. 26Ciudad ApodacaNuevo León, Mexico
    1002.4×
  27. 27CharlottesvilleVirginia, United States
    992.3×
  28. 28Ciudad General EscobedoNuevo León, Mexico
    962.2×
  29. 29San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    932.1×
  30. 30SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    922.1×
  31. 31Cadereyta JiménezNuevo León, Mexico
    922.1×
  32. 32Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    902.0×
  33. 32KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    902.0×
  34. 34TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    892.0×
  35. 35KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    892.0×
  36. 35Le RobertMartinique, Martinique
    892.0×
  37. 37MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    871.9×
  38. 38San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    861.9×
  39. 39Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    861.8×
  40. 40SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    851.8×
  41. 41AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    841.8×
  42. 42VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    841.8×
  43. 42Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    841.8×
  44. 44Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro, Brazil
    831.8×
  45. 45TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    831.7×
  46. 46Le LamentinMartinique, Martinique
    831.7×
  47. 47DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  48. 47Spokane ValleyWashington, United States
    821.7×
  49. 49LewistonIdaho, United States
    821.7×
  50. 50ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    821.7×
  51. 51Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    811.7×
  52. 52Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    811.7×
  53. 53SpokaneWashington, United States
    811.7×
  54. 54GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    801.7×
  55. 55BurrianaValencia, Spain
    801.7×
  56. 56KolkataWest Bengal, India
    801.6×
  57. 56San RoqueAndalusia, Spain
    801.6×
  58. 56Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    801.6×
  59. 59GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    791.6×
  60. 60OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    781.6×
  61. 60IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    781.6×
  62. 60State CollegePennsylvania, United States
    781.6×
  63. 63La Línea de la ConcepciónAndalusia, Spain
    781.6×
  64. 63CarlislePennsylvania, United States
    781.6×
  65. 65Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    771.6×
  66. 65DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    771.6×
  67. 67La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  68. 68BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    771.5×
  69. 69SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    771.5×
  70. 69CalexicoCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  71. 71Fort-de-FranceMartinique, Martinique
    761.5×
  72. 71Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    761.5×
  73. 73DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    761.5×
  74. 73HualpénBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  75. 75OurenseGalicia, Spain
    751.5×
  76. 76HarrisburgPennsylvania, United States
    751.5×
  77. 76West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    751.5×
  78. 78DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    741.4×
  79. 79Coeur d'AleneIdaho, United States
    741.4×
  80. 79AltamontOregon, United States
    741.4×
  81. 81Zacatepec de HidalgoMorelos, Mexico
    741.4×
  82. 82Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  83. 83AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    731.4×
  84. 84PueblaPuebla, Mexico
    731.4×
  85. 84Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    731.4×
  86. 86CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    721.4×
  87. 86HermistonOregon, United States
    721.4×
  88. 88KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.3×
  89. 88KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.3×
  90. 90LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  91. 91NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    711.3×
  92. 91CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    711.3×
  93. 93FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  94. 93CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  95. 95RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  96. 96AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    711.3×
  97. 96San Martin Texmelucan de LabastidaPuebla, Mexico
    711.3×
  98. 98NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    701.3×
  99. 98CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    701.3×
  100. 100CórdobaAndalusia, Spain
    701.3×
  101. 100EdmondOklahoma, United States
    701.3×
  102. 102JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    701.3×
  103. 102EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  104. 104BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    691.3×
  105. 104BensalemPennsylvania, United States
    691.3×
  106. 106AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    691.3×
  107. 106NottinghamEngland, United Kingdom
    691.3×
  108. 106Jardines de la SillaNuevo León, Mexico
    691.3×
  109. 109AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.3×
  110. 110Alcalá de HenaresMadrid, Spain
    691.2×
  111. 110YecapixtlaMorelos, Mexico
    691.2×
  112. 110TurlockCalifornia, United States
    691.2×
  113. 113IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    691.2×
  114. 113ValdemoroMadrid, Spain
    691.2×
  115. 115KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    681.2×
  116. 115Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  117. 117Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    681.2×
  118. 118Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    681.2×
  119. 119Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    681.2×
  120. 120Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    671.2×
  121. 120CoronelBiobio, Chile
    671.2×
  122. 120LebanonPennsylvania, United States
    671.2×
  123. 120MedfordOregon, United States
    671.2×
  124. 124MadridMadrid, Spain
    671.2×
  125. 125AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    671.2×
  126. 125RoseburgOregon, United States
    671.2×
  127. 127AarschotFlanders, Belgium
    671.2×
  128. 127León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    671.2×
  129. 129Sainte-Geneviève-des-BoisÎle-de-France, France
    671.2×
  130. 129CranbrookBritish Columbia, Canada
    671.2×
  131. 131San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    661.2×
  132. 131VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    661.2×
  133. 133RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    661.2×
  134. 133QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    661.2×
  135. 135WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    661.1×
  136. 135RedmondOregon, United States
    661.1×
  137. 135L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec, Canada
    661.1×
  138. 138Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    661.1×
  139. 138CosladaMadrid, Spain
    661.1×
  140. 138QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    661.1×
  141. 138StocktonCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  142. 142Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    661.1×
  143. 142DallasTexas, United States
    661.1×
  144. 144TacomaWashington, United States
    651.1×
  145. 145OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    651.1×
  146. 145PatersonNew Jersey, United States
    651.1×
  147. 147MolFlanders, Belgium
    651.1×
  148. 147Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    651.1×
  149. 147WilkinsburgPennsylvania, United States
    651.1×
  150. 150DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    651.1×
  151. 150Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    651.1×
  152. 150ChesterPennsylvania, United States
    651.1×
  153. 153NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    651.1×
  154. 153GlendaleArizona, United States
    651.1×
  155. 155Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  156. 155JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    641.1×
  157. 155CapannoriTuscany, Italy
    641.1×
  158. 158EupenWallonia, Belgium
    641.1×
  159. 158TehuacánPuebla, Mexico
    641.1×
  160. 158San Juan del RíoQuerétaro, Mexico
    641.1×
  161. 158PortsmouthOhio, United States
    641.1×
  162. 158Tri-CitiesWashington, United States
    641.1×
  163. 163LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    641.1×
  164. 163ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    641.1×
  165. 163HattiesburgMississippi, United States
    641.1×
  166. 163MooreOklahoma, United States
    641.1×
  167. 163AugustaMaine, United States
    641.1×
  168. 163HanfordCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  169. 169Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  170. 169Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  171. 169BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    641.1×
  172. 169OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    641.1×
  173. 169Live OakTexas, United States
    641.1×
  174. 169SyracuseNew York, United States
    641.1×
  175. 175BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    641.1×
  176. 175BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    641.1×
  177. 175RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    641.1×
  178. 178GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium
    631.1×
  179. 178HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    631.1×
  180. 178ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    631.1×
  181. 181ScrantonPennsylvania, United States
    631.0×
  182. 182KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    631.0×
  183. 182EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    631.0×
  184. 182AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    631.0×
  185. 182ReadingPennsylvania, United States
    631.0×
  186. 186BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    631.0×
  187. 186RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    631.0×
  188. 186BailénAndalusia, Spain
    631.0×
  189. 186UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    631.0×
  190. 186TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    631.0×
  191. 186Moses LakeWashington, United States
    631.0×
  192. 186San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    631.0×
  193. 193Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    631.0×
  194. 193MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    631.0×
  195. 193São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    631.0×
  196. 193CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    631.0×
  197. 193SunnysideWashington, United States
    631.0×
  198. 198LiègeWallonia, Belgium
    631.0×
  199. 198KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    631.0×
  200. 200BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×

Top 200 of 1,894 shown.

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

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