SmogRank / History / March 3, 2024

Most polluted cities on March 3, 2024

2,228 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 165.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 3, 2024. All episodes.

← Dhaka 165.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 3, 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. 1Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    24011.0×
  2. 2N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    2179.5×
  3. 3KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1745.9×
  4. 4DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1735.8×
  5. 5Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1655.0×
  6. 6NanNan, Thailand
    1614.6×
  7. 7SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand
    1574.3×
  8. 8LamphunLamphun, Thailand
    1564.2×
  9. 9LampangLampang, Thailand
    1554.1×
  10. 10PhraePhrae, Thailand
    1533.9×
  11. 11PhayaoPhayao, Thailand
    1523.8×
  12. 12HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1473.6×
  13. 13Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1433.5×
  14. 14HyderabadTelangana, India
    1413.5×
  15. 15DelhiDelhi, India
    1403.4×
  16. 16UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    1373.3×
  17. 17SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    1343.3×
  18. 18PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    1313.2×
  19. 19Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand
    1293.1×
  20. 20PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    1253.0×
  21. 21LoeiLoei, Thailand
    1243.0×
  22. 22RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1233.0×
  23. 22ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    1233.0×
  24. 24LęborkPomerania, Poland
    1233.0×
  25. 25StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1222.9×
  26. 26PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand
    1222.9×
  27. 26AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand
    1222.9×
  28. 26WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1222.9×
  29. 29KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1212.9×
  30. 30ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    1212.9×
  31. 31KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    1192.9×
  32. 32Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    1182.8×
  33. 33Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    1172.8×
  34. 34Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1172.8×
  35. 35Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand
    1172.8×
  36. 36PhichitPhichit, Thailand
    1162.8×
  37. 37DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1152.7×
  38. 38Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1152.7×
  39. 38BeijingBeijing, China
    1152.7×
  40. 40YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1142.7×
  41. 41Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    1142.7×
  42. 42OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1142.7×
  43. 43DejCluj County, Romania
    1132.7×
  44. 44ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1122.7×
  45. 45KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    1122.7×
  46. 46GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1122.7×
  47. 47KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1122.7×
  48. 48FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
    1112.6×
  49. 49ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1102.6×
  50. 50Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.6×
  51. 50Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    1082.6×
  52. 52Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan, Thailand
    1072.5×
  53. 53KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland
    1062.5×
  54. 54KielSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
    1062.5×
  55. 55SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1052.5×
  56. 55BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1052.5×
  57. 57ZamośćLublin, Poland
    1042.5×
  58. 57NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1042.5×
  59. 59MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    1042.4×
  60. 60Chiang RaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1032.4×
  61. 60WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
    1032.4×
  62. 62RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    1032.4×
  63. 63KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    1032.4×
  64. 64KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1022.4×
  65. 65ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    1012.4×
  66. 65PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    1012.4×
  67. 65StandertonMpumalanga, South Africa
    1012.4×
  68. 68KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1002.4×
  69. 69ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1002.4×
  70. 70KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    1002.3×
  71. 71Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  72. 72IaşiIași County, Romania
    982.3×
  73. 73Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
    982.3×
  74. 74RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    982.3×
  75. 74MalmöSkåne, Sweden
    982.3×
  76. 76LublinLublin, Poland
    982.3×
  77. 76Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    982.3×
  78. 78Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    972.3×
  79. 78Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand
    972.3×
  80. 80Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    972.3×
  81. 80Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    972.3×
  82. 80ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    972.3×
  83. 83ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    972.2×
  84. 84BytówPomerania, Poland
    972.2×
  85. 85SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    962.2×
  86. 86JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    962.2×
  87. 87ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    962.2×
  88. 88SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    952.2×
  89. 89Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany
    952.2×
  90. 90CairoCairo, Egypt
    952.2×
  91. 91OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    952.2×
  92. 92RadomMazovia, Poland
    942.2×
  93. 93Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    942.1×
  94. 94ŁukówLublin, Poland
    942.1×
  95. 94TratTrat, Thailand
    942.1×
  96. 94Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    942.1×
  97. 97LübeckSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
    942.1×
  98. 98Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand
    932.1×
  99. 98Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    932.1×
  100. 100Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  101. 101Hua HinPrachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
    932.1×
  102. 102KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    932.1×
  103. 103RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    932.1×
  104. 104Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    932.1×
  105. 104SurinSurin, Thailand
    932.1×
  106. 104GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    932.1×
  107. 107KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    922.1×
  108. 108Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    922.1×
  109. 109KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    922.1×
  110. 110LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    922.1×
  111. 111OtwockMazovia, Poland
    912.1×
  112. 111PłockMazovia, Poland
    912.1×
  113. 113ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    912.0×
  114. 113KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    912.0×
  115. 115WarsawMazovia, Poland
    912.0×
  116. 115Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    912.0×
  117. 117StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    912.0×
  118. 118NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    902.0×
  119. 119LinköpingÖstergötland, Sweden
    902.0×
  120. 119PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    902.0×
  121. 121Buri RamBuriram, Thailand
    892.0×
  122. 121Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  123. 123LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    892.0×
  124. 124HalstenbekSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
    892.0×
  125. 125GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    892.0×
  126. 125Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  127. 127PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand
    892.0×
  128. 128JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    881.9×
  129. 129SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    881.9×
  130. 129HamburgHamburg, Germany
    881.9×
  131. 131eMbalenhleMpumalanga, South Africa
    881.9×
  132. 132PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    881.9×
  133. 132PhuketPhuket, Thailand
    881.9×
  134. 134ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein, Germany
    881.9×
  135. 135TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    871.9×
  136. 135Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    871.9×
  137. 137BloemfonteinFree State, South Africa
    871.9×
  138. 138Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    861.9×
  139. 139Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    861.9×
  140. 140ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    861.9×
  141. 140BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    861.9×
  142. 142BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    851.8×
  143. 142NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany
    851.8×
  144. 142Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    851.8×
  145. 145StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany
    851.8×
  146. 145BerlinState of Berlin, Germany
    851.8×
  147. 145ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    851.8×
  148. 148DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  149. 149HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  150. 150MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    841.8×
  151. 151Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  152. 151Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    841.8×
  153. 153Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    841.8×
  154. 154Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    841.8×
  155. 155JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    831.8×
  156. 155Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany
    831.8×
  157. 157Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    831.8×
  158. 157Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    831.8×
  159. 159GdańskPomerania, Poland
    831.8×
  160. 160KalmarKalmar, Sweden
    831.7×
  161. 161Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    831.7×
  162. 161BremerhavenBremen, Germany
    831.7×
  163. 163PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    821.7×
  164. 163Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    821.7×
  165. 165WawerMazovia, Poland
    821.7×
  166. 166CraiovaDolj, Romania
    821.7×
  167. 166BrakpanGauteng, South Africa
    821.7×
  168. 166ShenyangLiaoning, China
    821.7×
  169. 169TeltowBrandenburg, Germany
    821.7×
  170. 169UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    821.7×
  171. 171TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    821.7×
  172. 172ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  173. 172FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany
    811.7×
  174. 174NorrköpingÖstergötland, Sweden
    811.7×
  175. 175RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    811.7×
  176. 176VisbyGotland, Sweden
    811.7×
  177. 177Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand
    801.7×
  178. 178YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    801.7×
  179. 178Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    801.7×
  180. 180AthensAttica, Greece
    801.6×
  181. 180Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    801.6×
  182. 182MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    801.6×
  183. 183GostivarGostivar, North Macedonia
    801.6×
  184. 183Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    801.6×
  185. 183QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    801.6×
  186. 186SatunSatun, Thailand
    791.6×
  187. 186HualpénBiobio, Chile
    791.6×
  188. 188KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    791.6×
  189. 188WittenbergeBrandenburg, Germany
    791.6×
  190. 190ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand
    791.6×
  191. 191Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand
    791.6×
  192. 191Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    791.6×
  193. 191BadgerAlaska, United States
    791.6×
  194. 194Ban ChangRayong, Thailand
    781.6×
  195. 194FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    781.6×
  196. 196KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    781.6×
  197. 197KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    771.6×
  198. 197Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    771.6×
  199. 197PodgoricaPodgorica, Montenegro
    771.6×
  200. 197CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    771.6×

Top 200 of 2,228 shown.

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

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