SmogRank / History / March 8, 2024

Most polluted cities on March 8, 2024

2,022 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was N'Djamena, Chad, at 176.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 8, 2024. All episodes.

← N'Djamena 176.0 µg/m³ 150 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 8, 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. 1N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    25111.7×
  2. 2Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    2088.9×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1867.1×
  4. 4HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1826.7×
  5. 5OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1756.0×
  6. 6SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    1745.9×
  7. 7KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1745.8×
  8. 8Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1705.5×
  9. 9ZamośćLublin, Poland
    1685.3×
  10. 10StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1665.1×
  11. 11TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1665.1×
  12. 12WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1645.0×
  13. 13RadomMazovia, Poland
    1634.8×
  14. 14Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1594.5×
  15. 15LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    1584.3×
  16. 16KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1564.2×
  17. 17Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1554.1×
  18. 18DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1554.1×
  19. 19DelhiDelhi, India
    1554.0×
  20. 20YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1544.0×
  21. 21AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1544.0×
  22. 22PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    1544.0×
  23. 22HyderabadTelangana, India
    1544.0×
  24. 24Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1533.9×
  25. 25ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1523.8×
  26. 26AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1503.7×
  27. 27MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1453.6×
  28. 28GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    1413.5×
  29. 29ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    1393.4×
  30. 30RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1363.3×
  31. 31LublinLublin, Poland
    1343.3×
  32. 32OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1343.3×
  33. 33ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1333.2×
  34. 34RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    1333.2×
  35. 35Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1323.2×
  36. 36KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    1313.2×
  37. 37KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1303.2×
  38. 38Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    1283.1×
  39. 39RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    1283.1×
  40. 40Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1253.0×
  41. 41KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1233.0×
  42. 42JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    1222.9×
  43. 43BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    1212.9×
  44. 44PłockMazovia, Poland
    1202.9×
  45. 45WawerMazovia, Poland
    1172.8×
  46. 45KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    1172.8×
  47. 47OpavaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    1162.8×
  48. 48WarsawMazovia, Poland
    1142.7×
  49. 49PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    1142.7×
  50. 50ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1132.7×
  51. 51ŁukówLublin, Poland
    1122.7×
  52. 52Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    1122.7×
  53. 53RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    1102.6×
  54. 53MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    1102.6×
  55. 55Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    1082.6×
  56. 56PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    1082.6×
  57. 56Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    1082.6×
  58. 58Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1082.5×
  59. 59JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    1062.5×
  60. 60XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    1042.5×
  61. 61San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1042.5×
  62. 62BytówPomerania, Poland
    1042.4×
  63. 63ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    1032.4×
  64. 63Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia
    1032.4×
  65. 65Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    1022.4×
  66. 66FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    1012.4×
  67. 67KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1002.3×
  68. 68KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    992.3×
  69. 68ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    992.3×
  70. 70NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    982.3×
  71. 71KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    972.3×
  72. 71KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    972.3×
  73. 73BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    972.3×
  74. 73BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    972.3×
  75. 75SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    962.2×
  76. 75PueblaPuebla, Mexico
    962.2×
  77. 77DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    962.2×
  78. 78TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    962.2×
  79. 79TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    952.2×
  80. 79Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    952.2×
  81. 81PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    942.2×
  82. 82KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    932.1×
  83. 83OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    932.1×
  84. 83ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    932.1×
  85. 83CieszynSilesia, Poland
    932.1×
  86. 86KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    932.1×
  87. 87UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    922.1×
  88. 88BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  89. 89WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    912.0×
  90. 90KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    912.0×
  91. 91HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    912.0×
  92. 92ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  93. 92CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    902.0×
  94. 94RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    902.0×
  95. 94Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    902.0×
  96. 96Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  97. 97TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  98. 97Heroica MatamorosTamaulipas, Mexico
    902.0×
  99. 99CorkMunster, Ireland
    902.0×
  100. 99CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    902.0×
  101. 99SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    902.0×
  102. 102WaterfordMunster, Ireland
    902.0×
  103. 103DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    892.0×
  104. 104ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    892.0×
  105. 104VigevanoLombardy, Italy
    892.0×
  106. 106PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    892.0×
  107. 107HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    892.0×
  108. 108YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  109. 108XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  110. 110BogatyniaLower Silesia, Poland
    881.9×
  111. 110WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    881.9×
  112. 112SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    881.9×
  113. 113Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    881.9×
  114. 113ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  115. 113OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    881.9×
  116. 113MissionTexas, United States
    881.9×
  117. 117EdinburgTexas, United States
    881.9×
  118. 118Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    881.9×
  119. 118KasselHesse, Germany
    881.9×
  120. 118Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
    881.9×
  121. 118ZlínZlín, Czechia
    881.9×
  122. 122OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    871.9×
  123. 123WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    871.9×
  124. 124TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    861.9×
  125. 124Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    861.9×
  126. 124Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland
    861.9×
  127. 127ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    861.9×
  128. 128DessauSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    861.9×
  129. 128ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    861.9×
  130. 130UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    861.9×
  131. 131Dún LaoghaireLeinster, Ireland
    861.8×
  132. 131KroměřížZlín, Czechia
    861.8×
  133. 133EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  134. 134KeelungTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  135. 134CottbusBrandenburg, Germany
    851.8×
  136. 136TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    841.8×
  137. 136KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    841.8×
  138. 138GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany
    841.8×
  139. 138BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    841.8×
  140. 140Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    841.8×
  141. 140MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    841.8×
  142. 140Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    841.8×
  143. 143Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    841.8×
  144. 144RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  145. 144DublinLeinster, Ireland
    841.8×
  146. 146BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    831.8×
  147. 146WitzenhausenHesse, Germany
    831.8×
  148. 146BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    831.8×
  149. 149IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    831.8×
  150. 149FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    831.8×
  151. 151Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    831.8×
  152. 151HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    831.8×
  153. 153DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    831.7×
  154. 154PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    831.7×
  155. 155ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    821.7×
  156. 156TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  157. 156SanzhiTaipei, Taiwan
    821.7×
  158. 156DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  159. 156AcerraCampania, Italy
    821.7×
  160. 160BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    821.7×
  161. 160ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  162. 160WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  163. 163ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    821.7×
  164. 163WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    821.7×
  165. 163CherbourgNormandy, France
    821.7×
  166. 163BeneventoCampania, Italy
    821.7×
  167. 167GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    821.7×
  168. 167Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    821.7×
  169. 167ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  170. 167ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia
    821.7×
  171. 171BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    821.7×
  172. 171NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  173. 171HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany
    821.7×
  174. 174Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    811.7×
  175. 174MulhouseGrand Est, France
    811.7×
  176. 176BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    811.7×
  177. 176BaytownTexas, United States
    811.7×
  178. 178ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  179. 178Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia
    811.7×
  180. 180KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    811.7×
  181. 180LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    811.7×
  182. 180KourouGuyane, French Guiana
    811.7×
  183. 183TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    811.7×
  184. 183KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    811.7×
  185. 183YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  186. 183GoslarLower Saxony, Germany
    811.7×
  187. 183DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    811.7×
  188. 183LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  189. 183New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    811.7×
  190. 190KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    801.7×
  191. 190HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    801.7×
  192. 190BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    801.7×
  193. 190DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    801.7×
  194. 194XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    801.7×
  195. 194TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    801.7×
  196. 194KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    801.7×
  197. 197ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    801.6×
  198. 197MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    801.6×
  199. 197TeltowBrandenburg, Germany
    801.6×
  200. 197RintelnLower Saxony, Germany
    801.6×

Top 200 of 2,022 shown.

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

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