SmogRank / History / March 5, 2024

Most polluted cities on March 5, 2024

2,134 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Hanoi, Vietnam, at 130.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 5, 2024. All episodes.

← Hanoi 130.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 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. 1HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    2058.7×
  2. 2DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1937.7×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1897.3×
  4. 4Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1846.8×
  5. 5KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1705.5×
  6. 6SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1665.1×
  7. 7RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1634.8×
  8. 8Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1574.2×
  9. 9BeijingBeijing, China
    1564.2×
  10. 10YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1554.1×
  11. 11ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1554.0×
  12. 12Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1533.9×
  13. 13Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1483.6×
  14. 14DelhiDelhi, India
    1473.6×
  15. 15MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1463.6×
  16. 16KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1453.5×
  17. 17ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1423.5×
  18. 18CairoCairo, Egypt
    1423.5×
  19. 19LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1413.5×
  20. 20Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1393.4×
  21. 21PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    1373.3×
  22. 22ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    1293.1×
  23. 23Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1283.1×
  24. 24CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1243.0×
  25. 25HyderabadTelangana, India
    1233.0×
  26. 26BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    1233.0×
  27. 27PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    1222.9×
  28. 28Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1172.8×
  29. 29ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1162.8×
  30. 29RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    1162.8×
  31. 31OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1142.7×
  32. 31Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1142.7×
  33. 33ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1142.7×
  34. 34SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1132.7×
  35. 35Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1122.7×
  36. 36Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    1112.6×
  37. 37SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.6×
  38. 38UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.6×
  39. 39ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    1052.5×
  40. 40Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    1042.5×
  41. 41OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    1032.4×
  42. 42ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1022.4×
  43. 43ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia
    1012.4×
  44. 44OpavaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    1002.4×
  45. 45Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    1002.4×
  46. 46CieszynSilesia, Poland
    992.3×
  47. 47ŁukówLublin, Poland
    982.3×
  48. 47HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    982.3×
  49. 49JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    982.3×
  50. 49KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    982.3×
  51. 51Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    982.3×
  52. 52GoslarLower Saxony, Germany
    982.3×
  53. 53ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    972.3×
  54. 54SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    972.3×
  55. 55BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    972.2×
  56. 56HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    962.2×
  57. 56MissionTexas, United States
    962.2×
  58. 58RintelnLower Saxony, Germany
    962.2×
  59. 59EdinburgTexas, United States
    962.2×
  60. 60Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia
    952.2×
  61. 60FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    952.2×
  62. 62KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    952.2×
  63. 63JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    952.2×
  64. 64ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    942.2×
  65. 65ZamośćLublin, Poland
    942.2×
  66. 65Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland
    942.2×
  67. 67WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    942.1×
  68. 68StrumicaStrumica, North Macedonia
    942.1×
  69. 68BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    942.1×
  70. 70PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia
    932.1×
  71. 71Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    932.1×
  72. 71Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    932.1×
  73. 73BrnoSouth Moravian, Czechia
    932.1×
  74. 74TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    932.1×
  75. 75Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    932.1×
  76. 76KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    922.1×
  77. 77DejCluj County, Romania
    922.1×
  78. 77PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    922.1×
  79. 77Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    922.1×
  80. 80DessauSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    912.0×
  81. 81PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    912.0×
  82. 82HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany
    912.0×
  83. 82Strzelce OpolskieOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    912.0×
  84. 84SaalfeldThuringia, Germany
    902.0×
  85. 84WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    902.0×
  86. 86PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    902.0×
  87. 86DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    902.0×
  88. 86Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    902.0×
  89. 89Heroica MatamorosTamaulipas, Mexico
    892.0×
  90. 90SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    892.0×
  91. 91NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    892.0×
  92. 91VanderbijlparkGauteng, South Africa
    892.0×
  93. 93KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    892.0×
  94. 93BogatyniaLower Silesia, Poland
    892.0×
  95. 95GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany
    881.9×
  96. 95PraguePrague, Czechia
    881.9×
  97. 97LublinLublin, Poland
    881.9×
  98. 98WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    881.9×
  99. 98Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    881.9×
  100. 100PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  101. 100TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  102. 100TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    881.9×
  103. 103DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    881.9×
  104. 103BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    881.9×
  105. 103TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  106. 103PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  107. 103Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    881.9×
  108. 108YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    871.9×
  109. 109MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    871.9×
  110. 109OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    871.9×
  111. 109MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    871.9×
  112. 112ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    871.9×
  113. 113OtwockMazovia, Poland
    871.9×
  114. 113OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    871.9×
  115. 115IaşiIași County, Romania
    871.9×
  116. 115TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    871.9×
  117. 117WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    861.9×
  118. 117LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    861.9×
  119. 119HannoverLower Saxony, Germany
    861.9×
  120. 119CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    861.9×
  121. 121WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    861.9×
  122. 122WeimarThuringia, Germany
    861.9×
  123. 122LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia
    861.9×
  124. 124LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    861.8×
  125. 125TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  126. 125MühlhausenThuringia, Germany
    851.8×
  127. 125Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    851.8×
  128. 128New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    851.8×
  129. 129DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    851.8×
  130. 129AltenburgThuringia, Germany
    851.8×
  131. 129BaytownTexas, United States
    851.8×
  132. 132MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    851.8×
  133. 132ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  134. 132GeraThuringia, Germany
    851.8×
  135. 132KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    851.8×
  136. 136PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    841.8×
  137. 136NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    841.8×
  138. 136HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    841.8×
  139. 136BeneventoCampania, Italy
    841.8×
  140. 140SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  141. 140KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    841.8×
  142. 142KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    841.8×
  143. 143MalackyBratislava Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  144. 144ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    841.8×
  145. 145Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    831.8×
  146. 145Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    831.8×
  147. 145KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    831.8×
  148. 148KroměřížZlín, Czechia
    831.8×
  149. 149Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    831.7×
  150. 149ErfurtThuringia, Germany
    831.7×
  151. 151RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    831.7×
  152. 151LęborkPomerania, Poland
    831.7×
  153. 153BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  154. 153NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  155. 153DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  156. 153DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  157. 157TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    821.7×
  158. 157OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  159. 157KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  160. 160BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  161. 160BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  162. 160QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    821.7×
  163. 163KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  164. 164Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    821.7×
  165. 164PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia
    821.7×
  166. 164ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    821.7×
  167. 167PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  168. 167VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    821.7×
  169. 167EisenachThuringia, Germany
    821.7×
  170. 170RadomMazovia, Poland
    811.7×
  171. 171RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    811.7×
  172. 171QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    811.7×
  173. 173KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    811.7×
  174. 173Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    811.7×
  175. 173DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  176. 173SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany
    811.7×
  177. 173JenaThuringia, Germany
    811.7×
  178. 178Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  179. 178Corpus ChristiTexas, United States
    811.7×
  180. 180TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    811.7×
  181. 180GreizThuringia, Germany
    811.7×
  182. 182MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    801.7×
  183. 183BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    801.7×
  184. 184KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    801.6×
  185. 184Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    801.6×
  186. 184TraunUpper Austria, Austria
    801.6×
  187. 184CottbusBrandenburg, Germany
    801.6×
  188. 184BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia
    801.6×
  189. 184NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    801.6×
  190. 190KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    801.6×
  191. 191XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    801.6×
  192. 191NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    801.6×
  193. 191ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia
    801.6×
  194. 194Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    801.6×
  195. 194FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany
    801.6×
  196. 196BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    791.6×
  197. 196OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany
    791.6×
  198. 196MarktredwitzBavaria, Germany
    791.6×
  199. 196BurghausenBavaria, Germany
    791.6×
  200. 196SokolovCarlsbad Region, Czechia
    791.6×

Top 200 of 2,134 shown.

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

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