SmogRank / History / January 5, 2024

Most polluted cities on January 5, 2024

2,110 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 280.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Lahore 280.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for January 5, 2024, 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. 1Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    41018.7×
  2. 2Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    40018.3×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    27913.6×
  4. 4KolkataWest Bengal, India
    27613.4×
  5. 5Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    24911.6×
  6. 6Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    24011.0×
  7. 7Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    2028.5×
  8. 8Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1998.3×
  9. 9MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1957.9×
  10. 10VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    1897.3×
  11. 11Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1836.7×
  12. 12Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1826.7×
  13. 13KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    1725.7×
  14. 14NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1705.5×
  15. 15SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1665.1×
  16. 16HyderabadTelangana, India
    1644.9×
  17. 17HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1624.8×
  18. 18TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1624.8×
  19. 19Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1604.6×
  20. 20CairoCairo, Egypt
    1584.4×
  21. 21KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1564.2×
  22. 22GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1544.0×
  23. 23Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1544.0×
  24. 24PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    1543.9×
  25. 25ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1473.6×
  26. 26Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1473.6×
  27. 27SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1463.6×
  28. 28TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1453.5×
  29. 29MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    1423.5×
  30. 30BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    1363.3×
  31. 31LęborkPomerania, Poland
    1353.3×
  32. 32RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    1323.2×
  33. 33Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1293.1×
  34. 34KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    1273.1×
  35. 35KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    1263.0×
  36. 36SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1243.0×
  37. 37PodgoricaPodgorica, Montenegro
    1222.9×
  38. 38Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1182.8×
  39. 39DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1172.8×
  40. 40YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1172.8×
  41. 41Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1152.7×
  42. 42Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1112.6×
  43. 43Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    1112.6×
  44. 44Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1092.6×
  45. 45Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1092.6×
  46. 46KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    1082.5×
  47. 47VolosThessaly, Greece
    1062.5×
  48. 48Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1052.5×
  49. 49ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    1022.4×
  50. 49DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    1022.4×
  51. 51PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1012.4×
  52. 51IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    1012.4×
  53. 53SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand
    1002.4×
  54. 54Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand
    1002.4×
  55. 55Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1002.3×
  56. 56RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    992.3×
  57. 57LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  58. 58Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  59. 58Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  60. 60Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  61. 61Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    982.3×
  62. 62Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    982.3×
  63. 63Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    982.3×
  64. 64VeracruzVeracruz, Mexico
    982.3×
  65. 65Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    972.3×
  66. 66Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    962.2×
  67. 67Mae SotTak, Thailand
    942.1×
  68. 68CallaoCallao, Peru
    932.1×
  69. 69Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  70. 70OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    932.1×
  71. 71Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
    922.1×
  72. 71Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand
    922.1×
  73. 73LampangLampang, Thailand
    922.1×
  74. 74Spišská Nová VesKošice Region, Slovakia
    922.1×
  75. 75BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    922.1×
  76. 76Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    912.1×
  77. 76Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    912.1×
  78. 78Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    902.0×
  79. 79BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    902.0×
  80. 79EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    902.0×
  81. 81Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
    902.0×
  82. 82Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    902.0×
  83. 83Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    902.0×
  84. 83Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    902.0×
  85. 83AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand
    902.0×
  86. 86ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    892.0×
  87. 87Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    892.0×
  88. 88PhichitPhichit, Thailand
    892.0×
  89. 89BeijingBeijing, China
    892.0×
  90. 90LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    881.9×
  91. 91Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan, Thailand
    881.9×
  92. 92Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    881.9×
  93. 92Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    881.9×
  94. 92JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    881.9×
  95. 95GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    871.9×
  96. 96PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    861.9×
  97. 96NanNan, Thailand
    861.9×
  98. 98Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand
    861.9×
  99. 99Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand
    861.9×
  100. 100ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    861.9×
  101. 101AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    851.8×
  102. 101Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    851.8×
  103. 103Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    851.8×
  104. 104Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    851.8×
  105. 105Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    851.8×
  106. 106HualpénBiobio, Chile
    841.8×
  107. 107FredrikstadØstfold, Norway
    841.8×
  108. 108Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    831.8×
  109. 108BytówPomerania, Poland
    831.8×
  110. 108BergenVestland, Norway
    831.8×
  111. 111LimaLima Province, Peru
    831.7×
  112. 112RayongRayong, Thailand
    831.7×
  113. 113Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    821.7×
  114. 113Mollet del VallèsCatalonia, Spain
    821.7×
  115. 113Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    821.7×
  116. 116AthensAttica, Greece
    821.7×
  117. 117JohannesburgGauteng, South Africa
    811.7×
  118. 118Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    811.7×
  119. 119NysaOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    811.7×
  120. 120KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    801.7×
  121. 121VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    801.7×
  122. 122AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    791.6×
  123. 123Ban ChangRayong, Thailand
    791.6×
  124. 124Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    781.6×
  125. 124Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    781.6×
  126. 126BalfourMpumalanga, South Africa
    781.6×
  127. 126SatunSatun, Thailand
    781.6×
  128. 126ShenyangLiaoning, China
    781.6×
  129. 126Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    781.6×
  130. 126St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    781.6×
  131. 131GrazStyria, Austria
    781.6×
  132. 132UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    781.6×
  133. 132Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand
    781.6×
  134. 132PhraePhrae, Thailand
    781.6×
  135. 132PécsBaranya, Hungary
    781.6×
  136. 132Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    781.6×
  137. 137PhuketPhuket, Thailand
    781.6×
  138. 137SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    781.6×
  139. 139MonacoMunicipality of Monaco, Monaco
    771.5×
  140. 139ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    771.5×
  141. 141Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  142. 142TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    771.5×
  143. 143NarathiwatNarathiwat, Thailand
    771.5×
  144. 143MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    771.5×
  145. 145BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    771.5×
  146. 145Chiang RaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    771.5×
  147. 145Klagenfurt am WörtherseeCarinthia, Austria
    771.5×
  148. 148Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    761.5×
  149. 148JesiThe Marches, Italy
    761.5×
  150. 148San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    761.5×
  151. 151CapannoriTuscany, Italy
    761.5×
  152. 151TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    761.5×
  153. 153LamphunLamphun, Thailand
    761.5×
  154. 153ToméBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  155. 153San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  156. 156PhayaoPhayao, Thailand
    761.5×
  157. 156Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  158. 158TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    761.5×
  159. 158HualquiBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  160. 160SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    751.5×
  161. 161Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  162. 161RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    751.5×
  163. 163KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    751.5×
  164. 163ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    751.5×
  165. 163Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  166. 166Ban HouakhouaBokeo, Laos
    751.5×
  167. 166HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    751.5×
  168. 168Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand
    741.4×
  169. 168YalaYala, Thailand
    741.4×
  170. 168WolfsbergCarinthia, Austria
    741.4×
  171. 168RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    741.4×
  172. 172OurenseGalicia, Spain
    741.4×
  173. 172CoronelBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  174. 174Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    741.4×
  175. 175PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    741.4×
  176. 176RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    741.4×
  177. 176TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    741.4×
  178. 178TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    731.4×
  179. 179KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  180. 179San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    731.4×
  181. 181GjøvikInnlandet, Norway
    731.4×
  182. 182OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    731.4×
  183. 182OsloOslo, Norway
    731.4×
  184. 184AsahikawaHokkaido, Japan
    721.4×
  185. 185PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand
    721.4×
  186. 186BrakpanGauteng, South Africa
    721.3×
  187. 186ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    721.3×
  188. 188DejCluj County, Romania
    711.3×
  189. 188BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    711.3×
  190. 188Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    711.3×
  191. 188FresnoCalifornia, United States
    711.3×
  192. 192AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    711.3×
  193. 193TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    711.3×
  194. 194TrangTrang, Thailand
    711.3×
  195. 194PorsgrunnTelemark, Norway
    711.3×
  196. 194BeneventoCampania, Italy
    711.3×
  197. 197RanongRanong province, Thailand
    711.3×
  198. 197Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
    711.3×
  199. 199YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    701.3×
  200. 199SurinSurin, Thailand
    701.3×

Top 200 of 2,110 shown.

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

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