SmogRank / History / February 12, 2024

Most polluted cities on February 12, 2024

2,121 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 309.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during February 12, 2024. All episodes.

← Lahore 309.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for February 12, 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
    46720.6×
  2. 2Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    26212.5×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    25411.9×
  4. 4KolkataWest Bengal, India
    25311.9×
  5. 5Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    2139.2×
  6. 6TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    2028.5×
  7. 7Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1957.9×
  8. 8Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1917.5×
  9. 9BeijingBeijing, China
    1836.7×
  10. 10Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1776.1×
  11. 11MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1685.4×
  12. 12Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1685.3×
  13. 13Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1665.1×
  14. 14CairoCairo, Egypt
    1564.2×
  15. 15Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1544.0×
  16. 16Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1544.0×
  17. 17N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1544.0×
  18. 18Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1533.9×
  19. 19SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1513.7×
  20. 20Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    1473.6×
  21. 21Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    1443.5×
  22. 22Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1443.5×
  23. 23Bang Khun ThianBangkok, Thailand
    1423.5×
  24. 24Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    1403.4×
  25. 24Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    1403.4×
  26. 26KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1403.4×
  27. 27HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1393.4×
  28. 28Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1373.4×
  29. 28Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1373.4×
  30. 30Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1363.3×
  31. 31Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1343.3×
  32. 32YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1323.2×
  33. 32Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1323.2×
  34. 34Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    1323.2×
  35. 35ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1313.2×
  36. 36Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1303.2×
  37. 37BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1303.2×
  38. 38Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1293.1×
  39. 39Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1293.1×
  40. 40Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1263.0×
  41. 41GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1253.0×
  42. 42Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1202.9×
  43. 43Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    1192.9×
  44. 44HyderabadTelangana, India
    1182.8×
  45. 45Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1102.6×
  46. 46SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    1092.6×
  47. 47StrumicaStrumica, North Macedonia
    1052.5×
  48. 48KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    1032.4×
  49. 49TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    1032.4×
  50. 50SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1012.4×
  51. 51KourouGuyane, French Guiana
    972.2×
  52. 52PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    952.2×
  53. 52CayenneGuyane, French Guiana
    952.2×
  54. 54Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    952.2×
  55. 54BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    952.2×
  56. 56DejCluj County, Romania
    932.1×
  57. 57DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    902.0×
  58. 58JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    881.9×
  59. 59ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    881.9×
  60. 60Mo i RanaNordland, Norway
    861.9×
  61. 61Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    861.9×
  62. 62StocktonCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  63. 63YukuhashiFukuoka, Japan
    841.8×
  64. 63Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan
    841.8×
  65. 65BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    841.8×
  66. 65ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    841.8×
  67. 67NakatsuOita, Japan
    831.8×
  68. 68Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    821.7×
  69. 68TsurusakiOita, Japan
    821.7×
  70. 70AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    811.7×
  71. 70BadgerAlaska, United States
    811.7×
  72. 70KogaFukuoka, Japan
    811.7×
  73. 70UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    811.7×
  74. 74DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    811.7×
  75. 74VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    811.7×
  76. 76NōgataFukuoka, Japan
    811.7×
  77. 77CapannoriTuscany, Italy
    811.7×
  78. 77HigashigōSaga, Japan
    811.7×
  79. 79GostivarGostivar, North Macedonia
    801.7×
  80. 80DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    801.6×
  81. 80ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    801.6×
  82. 82KogaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  83. 83GotōNagasaki, Japan
    791.6×
  84. 84BuzenFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  85. 84ItoshimaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  86. 86KitakyushuFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  87. 86FukuokaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  88. 88Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    781.6×
  89. 88TagawaFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  90. 90MunakataFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  91. 91TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan
    781.6×
  92. 91OgōriFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  93. 93SaikiOita, Japan
    771.6×
  94. 93NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    771.6×
  95. 93KandaFukuoka, Japan
    771.6×
  96. 93IizukaFukuoka, Japan
    771.6×
  97. 97HikariYamaguchi, Japan
    771.5×
  98. 97OurenseGalicia, Spain
    771.5×
  99. 97HyūgaMiyazaki, Japan
    771.5×
  100. 100MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan
    771.5×
  101. 101CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    771.5×
  102. 101TsushimaNagasaki, Japan
    771.5×
  103. 103SagaSaga, Japan
    771.5×
  104. 103KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  105. 105NovaraPiedmont, Italy
    761.5×
  106. 105KasugaFukuoka, Japan
    761.5×
  107. 107Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  108. 107NakamaFukuoka, Japan
    761.5×
  109. 109Imarichō-kōSaga, Japan
    761.5×
  110. 110AthensAttica, Greece
    761.5×
  111. 111LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    751.5×
  112. 111TosuSaga, Japan
    751.5×
  113. 111ŌitaOita, Japan
    751.5×
  114. 111NagatoYamaguchi, Japan
    751.5×
  115. 115VigevanoLombardy, Italy
    751.5×
  116. 116OnodaYamaguchi, Japan
    751.5×
  117. 116NiihamaEhime, Japan
    751.5×
  118. 116Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan
    751.5×
  119. 116UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    751.5×
  120. 120ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan
    751.5×
  121. 120KudamatsuYamaguchi, Japan
    751.5×
  122. 120ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    751.5×
  123. 123PiraeusAttica, Greece
    751.5×
  124. 123PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    751.5×
  125. 123IyoEhime, Japan
    751.5×
  126. 123HualquiBiobio, Chile
    751.5×
  127. 123WakasugiFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  128. 128NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  129. 128TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    741.4×
  130. 128TakuSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  131. 128ShūnanYamaguchi, Japan
    741.4×
  132. 132UbeYamaguchi, Japan
    741.4×
  133. 132FresnoCalifornia, United States
    741.4×
  134. 132YameFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  135. 132ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    741.4×
  136. 136SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    741.4×
  137. 136QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    741.4×
  138. 138BogotáBogota D.C., Colombia
    741.4×
  139. 139Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    731.4×
  140. 139MiyazakiMiyazaki, Japan
    731.4×
  141. 141SaseboNagasaki, Japan
    731.4×
  142. 141KashimaSaga, Japan
    731.4×
  143. 141Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    731.4×
  144. 144NakamuraKochi, Japan
    731.4×
  145. 145YanagawaFukuoka, Japan
    721.4×
  146. 145Arden-ArcadeCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  147. 147Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    721.4×
  148. 147TakeoSaga, Japan
    721.4×
  149. 147NichinanMiyazaki, Japan
    721.4×
  150. 147MineYamaguchi, Japan
    721.4×
  151. 151CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    721.4×
  152. 152Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  153. 153HiroshimaHiroshima, Japan
    721.3×
  154. 153UwajimaEhime, Japan
    721.3×
  155. 155BorgomaneroPiedmont, Italy
    711.3×
  156. 155ShintomiMiyazaki, Japan
    711.3×
  157. 155Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    711.3×
  158. 158HitaOita, Japan
    711.3×
  159. 158MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    711.3×
  160. 158AlessandriaPiedmont, Italy
    711.3×
  161. 158TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    711.3×
  162. 162YamaguchiYamaguchi, Japan
    711.3×
  163. 162MatsuuraNagasaki, Japan
    711.3×
  164. 164KaratsuSaga, Japan
    711.3×
  165. 165SusakiKochi, Japan
    711.3×
  166. 166KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    711.3×
  167. 166Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  168. 166KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    711.3×
  169. 166HualpénBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  170. 166ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  171. 166LancasterPennsylvania, United States
    711.3×
  172. 172YanaiYamaguchi, Japan
    701.3×
  173. 172KureHiroshima, Japan
    701.3×
  174. 172ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    701.3×
  175. 175SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland
    701.3×
  176. 175IwakuniYamaguchi, Japan
    701.3×
  177. 177AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    701.3×
  178. 177ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    701.3×
  179. 177IsahayaNagasaki, Japan
    701.3×
  180. 180Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    701.3×
  181. 180Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  182. 182KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan
    701.3×
  183. 182KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan
    701.3×
  184. 182AmamiKagoshima, Japan
    701.3×
  185. 185Ureshinomachi-shimojukuSaga, Japan
    691.3×
  186. 186AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    691.3×
  187. 187ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  188. 187ŌtakeHiroshima, Japan
    691.3×
  189. 187LimaLima Province, Peru
    691.3×
  190. 190PátraWest Greece, Greece
    691.2×
  191. 190GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    691.2×
  192. 190PaviaLombardy, Italy
    691.2×
  193. 190Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    691.2×
  194. 194AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    691.2×
  195. 194ImabariEhime, Japan
    691.2×
  196. 194TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.2×
  197. 194QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    691.2×
  198. 194SaikaiNagasaki, Japan
    691.2×
  199. 199SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  200. 199Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    691.2×

Top 200 of 2,121 shown.

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

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