SmogRank / History / November 22, 2023

Most polluted cities on November 22, 2023

1,910 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 257.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

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

← Delhi 257.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 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. 1DelhiDelhi, India
    36417.1×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    28814.2×
  3. 3KolkataWest Bengal, India
    25411.9×
  4. 4Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    25311.9×
  5. 5MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    23710.8×
  6. 6Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1988.1×
  7. 7Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1867.0×
  8. 8N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1776.2×
  9. 9TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1755.9×
  10. 10BeijingBeijing, China
    1705.5×
  11. 11SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1665.2×
  12. 12MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1634.8×
  13. 13Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1604.6×
  14. 14AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1594.5×
  15. 15SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1554.0×
  16. 16Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1543.9×
  17. 17Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1403.4×
  18. 18IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    1383.4×
  19. 19Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1343.2×
  20. 20VeracruzVeracruz, Mexico
    1323.2×
  21. 21CairoCairo, Egypt
    1253.0×
  22. 22Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1222.9×
  23. 23ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    1182.8×
  24. 24GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1152.8×
  25. 25Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1142.7×
  26. 26BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1102.6×
  27. 27TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    1092.6×
  28. 28ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1082.6×
  29. 29Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1062.5×
  30. 30Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1032.4×
  31. 31Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1032.4×
  32. 32DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1022.4×
  33. 33Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1022.4×
  34. 34BadgerAlaska, United States
    992.3×
  35. 35BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    972.3×
  36. 35JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    972.3×
  37. 37ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    972.2×
  38. 38VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    962.2×
  39. 39ZapopanJalisco, Mexico
    932.1×
  40. 40HyderabadTelangana, India
    932.1×
  41. 41Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  42. 42Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    932.1×
  43. 43Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    902.0×
  44. 44Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    892.0×
  45. 44Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    892.0×
  46. 46Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    892.0×
  47. 47KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    881.9×
  48. 48TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    881.9×
  49. 49ManamaManama, Bahrain
    861.9×
  50. 50KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    851.8×
  51. 51PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    851.8×
  52. 51ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    851.8×
  53. 53JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    851.8×
  54. 53StocktonCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  55. 55AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    841.8×
  56. 56KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    831.8×
  57. 57Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    831.7×
  58. 58Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    811.7×
  59. 59Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    811.7×
  60. 59SōjaOkayama, Japan
    811.7×
  61. 61YangonYangon, Myanmar
    811.7×
  62. 62KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    801.7×
  63. 63BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    801.6×
  64. 64AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    801.6×
  65. 65IaşiIași County, Romania
    801.6×
  66. 65HanfordCalifornia, United States
    801.6×
  67. 67KogaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  68. 68KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    781.6×
  69. 68HokotaIbaraki, Japan
    781.6×
  70. 70RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    781.6×
  71. 70YanagawaFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  72. 70OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    781.6×
  73. 70BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    781.6×
  74. 74KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    771.6×
  75. 75Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    771.5×
  76. 76HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  77. 76FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    771.5×
  78. 76GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    771.5×
  79. 79ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    771.5×
  80. 80Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    771.5×
  81. 80La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  82. 80FresnoCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  83. 83VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    761.5×
  84. 84Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    761.5×
  85. 85UtoKumamoto, Japan
    761.5×
  86. 86FukuokaFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  87. 87TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan
    751.5×
  88. 88HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan
    751.5×
  89. 89Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  90. 89KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    751.5×
  91. 91Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  92. 92MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan
    741.4×
  93. 92MercedCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  94. 94NagaiYamagata, Japan
    741.4×
  95. 94GrazStyria, Austria
    741.4×
  96. 94QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    741.4×
  97. 97KitakyushuFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  98. 97GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    741.4×
  99. 97CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  100. 100Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    731.4×
  101. 101DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    731.4×
  102. 101OurenseGalicia, Spain
    731.4×
  103. 101JōsōIbaraki, Japan
    731.4×
  104. 104AraoKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  105. 105TsurusakiOita, Japan
    731.4×
  106. 105Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan
    731.4×
  107. 105Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  108. 108DejCluj County, Romania
    731.4×
  109. 108Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  110. 108NakaIbaraki, Japan
    731.4×
  111. 108AjikiChiba, Japan
    731.4×
  112. 108Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    731.4×
  113. 108TurlockCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  114. 114IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    721.4×
  115. 115NakatsuOita, Japan
    721.4×
  116. 116ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan
    721.3×
  117. 116TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    721.3×
  118. 116AsakuchiOkayama, Japan
    721.3×
  119. 119EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    711.3×
  120. 119ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    711.3×
  121. 121Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    711.3×
  122. 121ŌitaOita, Japan
    711.3×
  123. 121NōgataFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  124. 124ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France
    711.3×
  125. 124CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    711.3×
  126. 126Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    711.3×
  127. 126TagawaFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  128. 126NakamaFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  129. 126KirishimaKagoshima, Japan
    711.3×
  130. 126OgōriFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  131. 131DenainHauts-de-France, France
    711.3×
  132. 132TakahashiOkayama, Japan
    701.3×
  133. 132NodaChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  134. 132Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    701.3×
  135. 132Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    701.3×
  136. 136HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  137. 136ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  138. 136HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    701.3×
  139. 139LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia
    701.3×
  140. 139Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    701.3×
  141. 139Tepeji del Río de OcampoHidalgo, Mexico
    701.3×
  142. 142Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  143. 142BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  144. 142MillcreekUtah, United States
    701.3×
  145. 142KasugaFukuoka, Japan
    701.3×
  146. 146Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  147. 146StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  148. 148YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  149. 148NaritaChiba, Japan
    691.3×
  150. 150FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    691.3×
  151. 150IsahayaNagasaki, Japan
    691.3×
  152. 150YokoteAkita, Japan
    691.3×
  153. 150Sainte-Geneviève-des-BoisÎle-de-France, France
    691.3×
  154. 150ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    691.3×
  155. 155TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    691.2×
  156. 155YotsukaidōChiba, Japan
    691.2×
  157. 155SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    691.2×
  158. 158InashikiIbaraki, Japan
    691.2×
  159. 158BuzenFukuoka, Japan
    691.2×
  160. 160Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    691.2×
  161. 160KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan
    691.2×
  162. 160TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    691.2×
  163. 160CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    691.2×
  164. 164Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan
    681.2×
  165. 165AthensAttica, Greece
    681.2×
  166. 165Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    681.2×
  167. 165SaseboNagasaki, Japan
    681.2×
  168. 165WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    681.2×
  169. 165PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia
    681.2×
  170. 165HualpénBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  171. 171AltamontOregon, United States
    681.2×
  172. 172MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  173. 172ChibaChiba, Japan
    681.2×
  174. 172KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    681.2×
  175. 172AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    681.2×
  176. 176YukuhashiFukuoka, Japan
    681.2×
  177. 176TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  178. 176OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    681.2×
  179. 176YakimaWashington, United States
    681.2×
  180. 180TakeharaHiroshima, Japan
    671.2×
  181. 180SendaiKagoshima, Japan
    671.2×
  182. 180TorideIbaraki, Japan
    671.2×
  183. 180RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    671.2×
  184. 180San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    671.2×
  185. 185NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    671.2×
  186. 185OnodaYamaguchi, Japan
    671.2×
  187. 185CoronelBiobio, Chile
    671.2×
  188. 188ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    671.2×
  189. 189SacramentoCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  190. 190MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    671.2×
  191. 190NagasakiNagasaki, Japan
    671.2×
  192. 190KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    671.2×
  193. 190Tula de AllendeHidalgo, Mexico
    671.2×
  194. 190InzaiChiba, Japan
    671.2×
  195. 190UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    671.2×
  196. 196Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    661.2×
  197. 196KogaFukuoka, Japan
    661.2×
  198. 196BeppuOita, Japan
    661.2×
  199. 196Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia
    661.2×
  200. 196TemucoAraucania, Chile
    661.2×

Top 200 of 1,910 shown.

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

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