SmogRank / History / December 10, 2023

Most polluted cities on December 10, 2023

1,943 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, at 384.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during December 10, 2023. All episodes.

← Ramos Arizpe 384.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for December 10, 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. 1Ramos ArizpeCoahuila, Mexico
    500+25.6×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    27913.6×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    24311.2×
  4. 4SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    23710.8×
  5. 5Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    23310.5×
  6. 6KolkataWest Bengal, India
    22510.0×
  7. 7Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    2139.2×
  8. 8Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    2109.0×
  9. 9Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1816.5×
  10. 10SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1786.3×
  11. 11TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1685.3×
  12. 12Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1675.3×
  13. 13N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1644.9×
  14. 14CairoCairo, Egypt
    1634.8×
  15. 15Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1594.5×
  16. 16Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    1564.2×
  17. 17KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    1554.1×
  18. 18SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1543.9×
  19. 19Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1533.9×
  20. 20DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1523.8×
  21. 21Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1523.8×
  22. 22TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1523.8×
  23. 23Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1523.8×
  24. 24MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1503.7×
  25. 25Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1493.7×
  26. 26BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1473.6×
  27. 27Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1473.6×
  28. 28HyderabadTelangana, India
    1463.6×
  29. 29VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    1453.5×
  30. 30BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    1353.3×
  31. 31BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1333.2×
  32. 32JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1333.2×
  33. 33HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1283.1×
  34. 34IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    1263.0×
  35. 35Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1253.0×
  36. 35CapannoriTuscany, Italy
    1253.0×
  37. 37ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    1222.9×
  38. 38Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1202.9×
  39. 39Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1202.9×
  40. 40PátraWest Greece, Greece
    1092.6×
  41. 41Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1082.6×
  42. 42GrazStyria, Austria
    1072.5×
  43. 42Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1072.5×
  44. 44NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1062.5×
  45. 45Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1052.5×
  46. 46Santiago de CompostelaGalicia, Spain
    1052.5×
  47. 47Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    1042.4×
  48. 48ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    1022.4×
  49. 49QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1002.3×
  50. 50KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    992.3×
  51. 51Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    982.3×
  52. 52MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    972.3×
  53. 53KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    972.3×
  54. 54StocktonCalifornia, United States
    962.2×
  55. 55KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    962.2×
  56. 56ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    952.2×
  57. 57BeijingBeijing, China
    952.2×
  58. 58Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    952.2×
  59. 59VolosThessaly, Greece
    942.2×
  60. 60JōsōIbaraki, Japan
    942.1×
  61. 61JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    922.1×
  62. 62KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    912.1×
  63. 63KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    912.0×
  64. 63BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    912.0×
  65. 65FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    902.0×
  66. 66VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    902.0×
  67. 67AsakuchiOkayama, Japan
    902.0×
  68. 68FresnoCalifornia, United States
    892.0×
  69. 69MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    892.0×
  70. 70GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    892.0×
  71. 71QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    871.9×
  72. 71ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    871.9×
  73. 73Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    871.9×
  74. 74KisarazuChiba, Japan
    861.9×
  75. 75Klagenfurt am WörtherseeCarinthia, Austria
    861.9×
  76. 76Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    861.9×
  77. 76San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    861.9×
  78. 78KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania
    861.8×
  79. 79TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan
    851.8×
  80. 80Arden-ArcadeCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  81. 81PesaroThe Marches, Italy
    841.8×
  82. 82Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan
    841.8×
  83. 83HarrisburgPennsylvania, United States
    841.8×
  84. 84Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan
    831.8×
  85. 84WolfsbergCarinthia, Austria
    831.8×
  86. 86OkayamaOkayama, Japan
    821.7×
  87. 86HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan
    821.7×
  88. 88GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    821.7×
  89. 88HokotaIbaraki, Japan
    821.7×
  90. 90Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    821.7×
  91. 91SōsaChiba, Japan
    821.7×
  92. 92TamanoOkayama, Japan
    821.7×
  93. 93BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    811.7×
  94. 94HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  95. 94KazoSaitama, Japan
    811.7×
  96. 94TurinPiedmont, Italy
    811.7×
  97. 97KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  98. 97Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    811.7×
  99. 97ŌmihachimanShiga, Japan
    811.7×
  100. 100KamisuIbaraki, Japan
    811.7×
  101. 101SōjaOkayama, Japan
    811.7×
  102. 102NodaChiba, Japan
    801.7×
  103. 102YokoshibaChiba, Japan
    801.7×
  104. 102PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    801.7×
  105. 105Spišská Nová VesKošice Region, Slovakia
    801.6×
  106. 105NakaIbaraki, Japan
    801.6×
  107. 105Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    801.6×
  108. 105Yuba CityCalifornia, United States
    801.6×
  109. 109DejCluj County, Romania
    801.6×
  110. 109AmagasakiHyōgo, Japan
    801.6×
  111. 109QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    801.6×
  112. 112Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    801.6×
  113. 113CarlislePennsylvania, United States
    791.6×
  114. 114InzaiChiba, Japan
    791.6×
  115. 115CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    791.6×
  116. 116VentspilsVentspils, Latvia
    781.6×
  117. 116NîmesOccitanie, France
    781.6×
  118. 116TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    781.6×
  119. 116SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    781.6×
  120. 120San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    781.6×
  121. 121GyōdaSaitama, Japan
    781.6×
  122. 121YotsukaidōChiba, Japan
    781.6×
  123. 121YachimataChiba, Japan
    781.6×
  124. 124NishinomiyaHyōgo, Japan
    781.6×
  125. 125TsuyamaOkayama, Japan
    771.5×
  126. 125TorideIbaraki, Japan
    771.5×
  127. 127SaijōEhime, Japan
    771.5×
  128. 127Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  129. 129YawataKyoto, Japan
    771.5×
  130. 129TōganeChiba, Japan
    771.5×
  131. 129ŌharaChiba, Japan
    771.5×
  132. 129AjikiChiba, Japan
    771.5×
  133. 133AkashiHyōgo, Japan
    761.5×
  134. 134HanfordCalifornia, United States
    761.5×
  135. 134InashikiIbaraki, Japan
    761.5×
  136. 136NaritaChiba, Japan
    761.5×
  137. 137IgusaSaitama, Japan
    761.5×
  138. 137LleidaCatalonia, Spain
    761.5×
  139. 139PécsBaranya, Hungary
    761.5×
  140. 139JesiThe Marches, Italy
    761.5×
  141. 139PatersonNew Jersey, United States
    761.5×
  142. 139LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia
    761.5×
  143. 143Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    751.5×
  144. 144OnomichiHiroshima, Japan
    751.5×
  145. 144ChibaChiba, Japan
    751.5×
  146. 146LunelOccitanie, France
    751.5×
  147. 147KukichūōSaitama, Japan
    741.4×
  148. 147OmigawaChiba, Japan
    741.4×
  149. 147ChicoCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  150. 147BadgerAlaska, United States
    741.4×
  151. 151MobaraChiba, Japan
    741.4×
  152. 152Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  153. 152KusatsuShiga, Japan
    741.4×
  154. 152KasukabeSaitama, Japan
    741.4×
  155. 152EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom, Hungary
    741.4×
  156. 152RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  157. 152AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    741.4×
  158. 152TurlockCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  159. 159MarugameKagawa, Japan
    741.4×
  160. 160SandachōHyōgo, Japan
    741.4×
  161. 160VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    741.4×
  162. 160BizenOkayama, Japan
    741.4×
  163. 163IchiharaChiba, Japan
    741.4×
  164. 163BandōIbaraki, Japan
    741.4×
  165. 165TakamatsuKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  166. 165ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    731.4×
  167. 165KamagayaChiba, Japan
    731.4×
  168. 168KōnosuSaitama, Japan
    731.4×
  169. 169KameokaKyoto, Japan
    731.4×
  170. 169HimejiHyōgo, Japan
    731.4×
  171. 169AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    731.4×
  172. 169ModestoCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  173. 169YachiyoChiba, Japan
    731.4×
  174. 174YoukaichiShiga, Japan
    731.4×
  175. 174KashiwaChiba, Japan
    731.4×
  176. 176AthensAttica, Greece
    731.4×
  177. 176AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    731.4×
  178. 176KoshigayaSaitama, Japan
    731.4×
  179. 179AraoKumamoto, Japan
    721.4×
  180. 180ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan
    721.4×
  181. 180HualpénBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  182. 182KobeHyōgo, Japan
    721.4×
  183. 182Kashima-shiIbaraki, Japan
    721.4×
  184. 182DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    721.4×
  185. 182ClovisCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  186. 182CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  187. 187Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    721.4×
  188. 188RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    721.3×
  189. 188NogalesArizona, United States
    721.3×
  190. 190AcharnésAttica, Greece
    711.3×
  191. 190Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  192. 190ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  193. 190SakuraChiba, Japan
    711.3×
  194. 194NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    711.3×
  195. 194SōkaSaitama, Japan
    711.3×
  196. 194HikoneShiga, Japan
    711.3×
  197. 194RoveretoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    711.3×
  198. 194AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  199. 199HandaAichi, Japan
    711.3×
  200. 199CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    711.3×

Top 200 of 1,943 shown.

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

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