SmogRank / History / January 19, 2024

Most polluted cities on January 19, 2024

2,119 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Peshawar, Pakistan, at 292.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during January 19, 2024. All episodes.

← Peshawar 292.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for January 19, 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. 1Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    43319.5×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    34616.5×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    27913.6×
  4. 4DelhiDelhi, India
    27713.5×
  5. 5Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    26912.9×
  6. 6KolkataWest Bengal, India
    23810.9×
  7. 7N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    23710.8×
  8. 8Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    23510.7×
  9. 9Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    2169.4×
  10. 10Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    2159.3×
  11. 11CairoCairo, Egypt
    2018.4×
  12. 12Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1796.4×
  13. 13Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1715.6×
  14. 14Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1665.2×
  15. 15DrammenBuskerud, Norway
    1665.2×
  16. 16MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1665.1×
  17. 17Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1634.8×
  18. 18SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1614.6×
  19. 19DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1574.3×
  20. 20Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1574.2×
  21. 21Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1564.1×
  22. 22RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    1554.1×
  23. 23Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1554.1×
  24. 24Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    1554.0×
  25. 25PorsgrunnTelemark, Norway
    1544.0×
  26. 26SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand
    1544.0×
  27. 27KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    1544.0×
  28. 28Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1543.9×
  29. 29BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1533.9×
  30. 30NampaIdaho, United States
    1533.8×
  31. 30Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1533.8×
  32. 32ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1523.8×
  33. 33Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1513.7×
  34. 34Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    1513.7×
  35. 35Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1513.7×
  36. 36Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    1493.7×
  37. 37Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    1483.6×
  38. 38Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    1473.6×
  39. 39Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1453.5×
  40. 40KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1423.5×
  41. 41AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand
    1423.5×
  42. 42HyderabadTelangana, India
    1413.5×
  43. 42Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand
    1413.5×
  44. 44KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1413.4×
  45. 45Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1393.4×
  46. 46RayongRayong, Thailand
    1373.4×
  47. 47Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    1373.3×
  48. 48Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    1373.3×
  49. 49Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    1363.3×
  50. 50TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1363.3×
  51. 50Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand
    1363.3×
  52. 52Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
    1353.3×
  53. 52BeijingBeijing, China
    1353.3×
  54. 52SarpsborgØstfold, Norway
    1353.3×
  55. 55Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1353.3×
  56. 56Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1313.2×
  57. 57Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1283.1×
  58. 58Ban ChangRayong, Thailand
    1283.1×
  59. 59YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1273.1×
  60. 60SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    1263.0×
  61. 61Laem ChabangChon Buri, Thailand
    1253.0×
  62. 62Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1233.0×
  63. 62Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    1233.0×
  64. 64RouenNormandy, France
    1212.9×
  65. 65LimaLima Province, Peru
    1192.9×
  66. 66DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    1172.8×
  67. 67LouviersNormandy, France
    1172.8×
  68. 68MeridianIdaho, United States
    1162.8×
  69. 69AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1162.8×
  70. 70BoiseIdaho, United States
    1152.7×
  71. 71DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1122.7×
  72. 72ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1122.7×
  73. 73RennesBrittany, France
    1102.6×
  74. 74PhichitPhichit, Thailand
    1102.6×
  75. 75LampangLampang, Thailand
    1092.6×
  76. 75FredrikstadØstfold, Norway
    1092.6×
  77. 77Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    1092.6×
  78. 78SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1082.6×
  79. 78BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    1082.6×
  80. 80KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1072.5×
  81. 81AmmanAmman, Jordan
    1072.5×
  82. 82Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1062.5×
  83. 83DejCluj County, Romania
    1062.5×
  84. 83LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    1062.5×
  85. 85Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    1052.5×
  86. 86ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1052.5×
  87. 87UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    1052.5×
  88. 87LoeiLoei, Thailand
    1052.5×
  89. 89VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    1042.4×
  90. 90AmiensHauts-de-France, France
    1032.4×
  91. 91TratTrat, Thailand
    1022.4×
  92. 91DieppeNormandy, France
    1022.4×
  93. 93Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
    1012.4×
  94. 93NanNan, Thailand
    1012.4×
  95. 95ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand
    1012.4×
  96. 96NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    992.3×
  97. 96RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    992.3×
  98. 98RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    992.3×
  99. 99SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    952.2×
  100. 100Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    942.2×
  101. 101PhraePhrae, Thailand
    942.2×
  102. 102RanongRanong province, Thailand
    942.1×
  103. 103PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand
    942.1×
  104. 103TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    942.1×
  105. 105Sainte-Geneviève-des-BoisÎle-de-France, France
    932.1×
  106. 106Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    932.1×
  107. 107YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    932.1×
  108. 107KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    932.1×
  109. 109CallaoCallao, Peru
    932.1×
  110. 110KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    922.1×
  111. 111CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France
    922.1×
  112. 112GießenHesse, Germany
    912.1×
  113. 113OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    912.0×
  114. 114AthensAttica, Greece
    912.0×
  115. 115NogalesSonora, Mexico
    912.0×
  116. 116MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    902.0×
  117. 116HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    902.0×
  118. 116CreilHauts-de-France, France
    902.0×
  119. 119Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    902.0×
  120. 120ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    902.0×
  121. 121MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    902.0×
  122. 122ZamośćLublin, Poland
    902.0×
  123. 123ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    892.0×
  124. 124AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    892.0×
  125. 125CraiovaDolj, Romania
    892.0×
  126. 125CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    892.0×
  127. 127PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    892.0×
  128. 127Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand
    892.0×
  129. 129Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    881.9×
  130. 130ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    881.9×
  131. 131GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    881.9×
  132. 131KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    881.9×
  133. 133SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    881.9×
  134. 133JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    881.9×
  135. 133Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand
    881.9×
  136. 136TokozaGauteng, South Africa
    881.9×
  137. 136DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    881.9×
  138. 138BensalemPennsylvania, United States
    881.9×
  139. 139LublinLublin, Poland
    871.9×
  140. 139Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand
    871.9×
  141. 141ŁukówLublin, Poland
    871.9×
  142. 142PodgoricaPodgorica, Montenegro
    861.9×
  143. 142Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    861.9×
  144. 144AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    861.9×
  145. 145AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    861.9×
  146. 145TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    861.9×
  147. 145BensheimHesse, Germany
    861.9×
  148. 145MelunÎle-de-France, France
    861.9×
  149. 149PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    861.8×
  150. 150SarcellesÎle-de-France, France
    851.8×
  151. 151NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    851.8×
  152. 151Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    851.8×
  153. 153MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    851.8×
  154. 153DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    851.8×
  155. 153OsloOslo, Norway
    851.8×
  156. 156EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    851.8×
  157. 156LampertheimHesse, Germany
    851.8×
  158. 158ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France
    851.8×
  159. 159Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany
    841.8×
  160. 159ÉvreuxNormandy, France
    841.8×
  161. 159WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    841.8×
  162. 159QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    841.8×
  163. 163DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    841.8×
  164. 163Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia
    841.8×
  165. 165BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    841.8×
  166. 165PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    841.8×
  167. 165MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    841.8×
  168. 165TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    841.8×
  169. 169Mo i RanaNordland, Norway
    841.8×
  170. 170PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    831.8×
  171. 170KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    831.8×
  172. 172Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    831.8×
  173. 173RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    831.7×
  174. 174IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    831.7×
  175. 175KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    821.7×
  176. 175PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    821.7×
  177. 175Hanau am MainHesse, Germany
    821.7×
  178. 178UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  179. 179Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    821.7×
  180. 179KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  181. 181Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand
    821.7×
  182. 181GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  183. 183TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    821.7×
  184. 184MenenFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  185. 184DenainHauts-de-France, France
    811.7×
  186. 186RadomMazovia, Poland
    811.7×
  187. 186BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    811.7×
  188. 186Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand
    811.7×
  189. 186BadgerAlaska, United States
    811.7×
  190. 190GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  191. 190ParisÎle-de-France, France
    811.7×
  192. 190Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    811.7×
  193. 193Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    801.7×
  194. 194Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    801.6×
  195. 195Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    801.6×
  196. 195WaregemFlanders, Belgium
    801.6×
  197. 197VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands
    801.6×
  198. 197HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    801.6×
  199. 197Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany
    801.6×
  200. 200CieszynSilesia, Poland
    801.6×

Top 200 of 2,119 shown.

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

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