SmogRank / History / January 14, 2024

Most polluted cities on January 14, 2024

2,036 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 396.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during January 14, 2024. All episodes.

← Delhi 396.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for January 14, 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. 1DelhiDelhi, India
    500+26.4×
  2. 2Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    35616.9×
  3. 3KolkataWest Bengal, India
    35016.7×
  4. 4Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    33016.0×
  5. 5Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    27313.2×
  6. 6ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    23810.9×
  7. 7Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    23310.5×
  8. 8Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    22710.1×
  9. 9Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    2199.6×
  10. 10PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    2149.3×
  11. 11Ga-RankuwaNorth West, South Africa
    2018.4×
  12. 12NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1978.1×
  13. 13LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1897.3×
  14. 14TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1877.1×
  15. 15KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    1846.8×
  16. 16SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1816.5×
  17. 17HyderabadTelangana, India
    1806.5×
  18. 18PodgoricaPodgorica, Montenegro
    1776.2×
  19. 19N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1766.1×
  20. 20BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    1695.4×
  21. 21Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1675.2×
  22. 21Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1675.2×
  23. 23VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    1655.1×
  24. 24ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1655.0×
  25. 25PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1644.9×
  26. 26TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1624.7×
  27. 27Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    1584.4×
  28. 28ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    1544.0×
  29. 29BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1533.9×
  30. 30ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1533.8×
  31. 30IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    1533.8×
  32. 32VolosThessaly, Greece
    1513.7×
  33. 33Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1513.7×
  34. 34Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1503.7×
  35. 35HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1493.7×
  36. 36SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1483.6×
  37. 37ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    1443.5×
  38. 38DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1423.5×
  39. 38BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France
    1423.5×
  40. 40Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1403.4×
  41. 41PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    1383.4×
  42. 42AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    1353.3×
  43. 43YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1343.3×
  44. 44SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1333.2×
  45. 45KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    1313.2×
  46. 46Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1313.2×
  47. 47CallaoCallao, Peru
    1303.2×
  48. 48GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1303.1×
  49. 49MurciaMurcia, Spain
    1293.1×
  50. 50LleidaCatalonia, Spain
    1283.1×
  51. 51Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1263.1×
  52. 51TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    1263.1×
  53. 53Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1263.0×
  54. 53LormontNew Aquitaine, France
    1263.0×
  55. 53AngersPays de la Loire, France
    1263.0×
  56. 56PoitiersNew Aquitaine, France
    1253.0×
  57. 57MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1243.0×
  58. 58AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine, France
    1243.0×
  59. 59MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    1233.0×
  60. 60JaénAndalusia, Spain
    1212.9×
  61. 61KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1212.9×
  62. 62VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    1212.9×
  63. 63GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1202.9×
  64. 64DejCluj County, Romania
    1202.9×
  65. 64TurinPiedmont, Italy
    1202.9×
  66. 66SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1182.8×
  67. 67GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    1172.8×
  68. 68SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria
    1172.8×
  69. 69GrazStyria, Austria
    1142.7×
  70. 70La Roche-sur-YonPays de la Loire, France
    1142.7×
  71. 71NantesPays de la Loire, France
    1142.7×
  72. 72SarpsborgØstfold, Norway
    1132.7×
  73. 73ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    1122.7×
  74. 74FredrikstadØstfold, Norway
    1112.6×
  75. 75LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1112.6×
  76. 76Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    1102.6×
  77. 77La RochelleNew Aquitaine, France
    1102.6×
  78. 78BourgesCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1102.6×
  79. 79MâconBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    1092.6×
  80. 80IaşiIași County, Romania
    1092.6×
  81. 80Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1092.6×
  82. 82Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1082.6×
  83. 83MontpellierOccitanie, France
    1072.5×
  84. 84ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    1072.5×
  85. 84SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1072.5×
  86. 84OlivetCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1072.5×
  87. 87ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1062.5×
  88. 87PesaroThe Marches, Italy
    1062.5×
  89. 89AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    1062.5×
  90. 89Ciudad General EscobedoNuevo León, Mexico
    1062.5×
  91. 91PátraWest Greece, Greece
    1062.5×
  92. 92MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1052.5×
  93. 92CouëronPays de la Loire, France
    1052.5×
  94. 92San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    1052.5×
  95. 95Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    1052.5×
  96. 96DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    1042.5×
  97. 97NîmesOccitanie, France
    1042.4×
  98. 97CastresOccitanie, France
    1042.4×
  99. 99Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    1042.4×
  100. 99IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    1042.4×
  101. 101NeversBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    1032.4×
  102. 102KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    1032.4×
  103. 103LimaLima Province, Peru
    1022.4×
  104. 104Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1022.4×
  105. 105BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1012.4×
  106. 106Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1012.4×
  107. 107ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1002.4×
  108. 108ChâteaurouxCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1002.4×
  109. 108BloisCentre-Val de Loire, France
    1002.4×
  110. 110BailénAndalusia, Spain
    992.3×
  111. 110DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    992.3×
  112. 112BeneventoCampania, Italy
    982.3×
  113. 113KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    972.3×
  114. 113Fos-sur-MerProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    972.3×
  115. 115GardanneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    972.3×
  116. 115ValdemoroMadrid, Spain
    972.3×
  117. 117EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    972.3×
  118. 117LunelOccitanie, France
    972.3×
  119. 119Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    972.2×
  120. 120Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    972.2×
  121. 121Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    962.2×
  122. 121PécsBaranya, Hungary
    962.2×
  123. 121MonterreyNuevo León, Mexico
    962.2×
  124. 124Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    962.2×
  125. 125ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    962.2×
  126. 126StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    952.2×
  127. 126HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    952.2×
  128. 126MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    952.2×
  129. 129TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    952.2×
  130. 130JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    952.2×
  131. 130GironaCatalonia, Spain
    952.2×
  132. 132Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    952.2×
  133. 133Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    942.1×
  134. 134GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    942.1×
  135. 134ChambéryAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    942.1×
  136. 136LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia
    932.1×
  137. 137AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    932.1×
  138. 138SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    932.1×
  139. 138Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    932.1×
  140. 140Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    922.1×
  141. 141LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    912.0×
  142. 141Ciudad ApodacaNuevo León, Mexico
    912.0×
  143. 143Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    902.0×
  144. 144NaplesCampania, Italy
    902.0×
  145. 145Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    902.0×
  146. 146PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    902.0×
  147. 146HerrenbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    902.0×
  148. 148Klagenfurt am WörtherseeCarinthia, Austria
    902.0×
  149. 148Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    902.0×
  150. 148AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    902.0×
  151. 151LorientBrittany, France
    892.0×
  152. 152BaselBasel-City, Switzerland
    892.0×
  153. 152VesoulBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    892.0×
  154. 152Saint-ChamondAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    892.0×
  155. 155HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    892.0×
  156. 155BensheimHesse, Germany
    892.0×
  157. 155CreilHauts-de-France, France
    892.0×
  158. 158Spišská Nová VesKošice Region, Slovakia
    892.0×
  159. 158EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    892.0×
  160. 158WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    892.0×
  161. 161Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    892.0×
  162. 162AthensAttica, Greece
    881.9×
  163. 162Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    881.9×
  164. 164FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    881.9×
  165. 165WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    881.9×
  166. 166Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    881.9×
  167. 167BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    881.9×
  168. 168PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    871.9×
  169. 169ArrecifeCanary Islands, Spain
    871.9×
  170. 169ÉpinalGrand Est, France
    871.9×
  171. 169PorsgrunnTelemark, Norway
    871.9×
  172. 172MarmandeNew Aquitaine, France
    871.9×
  173. 173TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    871.9×
  174. 174Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    861.9×
  175. 175ManosqueProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    861.9×
  176. 176RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    861.9×
  177. 176PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France
    861.9×
  178. 178CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    861.8×
  179. 179StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  180. 179MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    851.8×
  181. 179KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    851.8×
  182. 182Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  183. 183ParisÎle-de-France, France
    851.8×
  184. 184TraunUpper Austria, Austria
    851.8×
  185. 184Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    851.8×
  186. 184GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    851.8×
  187. 187Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  188. 187SarcellesÎle-de-France, France
    851.8×
  189. 189MaspalomasCanary Islands, Spain
    851.8×
  190. 189PerpignanOccitanie, France
    851.8×
  191. 191HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  192. 191DarmstadtHesse, Germany
    841.8×
  193. 193LunévilleGrand Est, France
    841.8×
  194. 194SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    841.8×
  195. 194MulhouseGrand Est, France
    841.8×
  196. 196BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    841.8×
  197. 196KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  198. 196WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    841.8×
  199. 199AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  200. 199OurenseGalicia, Spain
    841.8×

Top 200 of 2,036 shown.

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

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