SmogRank / History / March 22, 2024

Most polluted cities on March 22, 2024

1,435 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 114.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Dhaka 114.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 22, 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
    1927.6×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1836.7×
  3. 3N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1806.5×
  4. 4Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1745.8×
  5. 5AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1705.5×
  6. 6Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1624.8×
  7. 7KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1624.7×
  8. 8DelhiDelhi, India
    1614.6×
  9. 9Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1604.6×
  10. 10Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    1604.6×
  11. 11MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  12. 12HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1554.1×
  13. 13Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    1554.1×
  14. 14Bang Khun ThianBangkok, Thailand
    1533.9×
  15. 15Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1523.8×
  16. 16Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1523.8×
  17. 17PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1513.7×
  18. 18CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1473.6×
  19. 19BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1453.5×
  20. 20BeijingBeijing, China
    1433.5×
  21. 21Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1363.3×
  22. 22Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    1333.2×
  23. 23ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1233.0×
  24. 24BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1202.9×
  25. 25KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1172.8×
  26. 26Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    1142.7×
  27. 27LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  28. 28Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    1122.7×
  29. 29Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1122.7×
  30. 30KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    1082.6×
  31. 31YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1062.5×
  32. 32DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1062.5×
  33. 33MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    1052.5×
  34. 34Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1052.5×
  35. 35Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    1042.4×
  36. 36HyderabadTelangana, India
    1032.4×
  37. 37ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1032.4×
  38. 38Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1022.4×
  39. 39JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    1012.4×
  40. 40ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    1002.4×
  41. 41SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  42. 42SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    992.3×
  43. 43Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    992.3×
  44. 43RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    992.3×
  45. 45TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    972.3×
  46. 46OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    962.2×
  47. 47Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    962.2×
  48. 48Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    942.2×
  49. 49AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    942.1×
  50. 50La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    932.1×
  51. 51ShanghaiShanghai, China
    932.1×
  52. 52San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    922.1×
  53. 53Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    922.1×
  54. 53ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    922.1×
  55. 55JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    912.1×
  56. 56Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    912.0×
  57. 57Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    912.0×
  58. 58TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    902.0×
  59. 59PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    902.0×
  60. 60NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    902.0×
  61. 60Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    902.0×
  62. 62BirminghamAlabama, United States
    892.0×
  63. 63CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    881.9×
  64. 64ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    881.9×
  65. 65RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    871.9×
  66. 66HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    861.9×
  67. 66HualpénBiobio, Chile
    861.9×
  68. 68CharlottesvilleVirginia, United States
    861.9×
  69. 69Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    861.9×
  70. 70PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    861.8×
  71. 71ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    851.8×
  72. 72WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    841.8×
  73. 73StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    841.8×
  74. 74ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    831.8×
  75. 74SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    831.8×
  76. 74NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    831.8×
  77. 77ZamośćLublin, Poland
    831.8×
  78. 77ZhudongTaiwan, Taiwan
    831.8×
  79. 79CairoCairo, Egypt
    831.7×
  80. 79BelmopanCayo District, Belize
    831.7×
  81. 81OtwockMazovia, Poland
    831.7×
  82. 82ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    821.7×
  83. 83ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  84. 84BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    811.7×
  85. 84SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    811.7×
  86. 84ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    811.7×
  87. 87ŁukówLublin, Poland
    801.7×
  88. 88KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    801.6×
  89. 89LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    801.6×
  90. 89ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    801.6×
  91. 89Kansas CityKansas, United States
    801.6×
  92. 89McKeesportPennsylvania, United States
    801.6×
  93. 93Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    791.6×
  94. 94Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    791.6×
  95. 94Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    791.6×
  96. 96NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    791.6×
  97. 96TaoyuanTaiwan, Taiwan
    791.6×
  98. 98GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    781.6×
  99. 99AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    781.6×
  100. 99ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    781.6×
  101. 101West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    781.6×
  102. 102TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    781.6×
  103. 102HueytownAlabama, United States
    781.6×
  104. 104Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    781.6×
  105. 104DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    781.6×
  106. 104GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    781.6×
  107. 107AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    771.6×
  108. 107HernandoMississippi, United States
    771.6×
  109. 109ChillánÑuble, Chile
    771.5×
  110. 110KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    771.5×
  111. 110TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  112. 110LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    771.5×
  113. 113TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    771.5×
  114. 114ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    761.5×
  115. 115OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    761.5×
  116. 115GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    761.5×
  117. 115SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    761.5×
  118. 115BartlettTennessee, United States
    761.5×
  119. 119YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    761.5×
  120. 120LublinLublin, Poland
    761.5×
  121. 120BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    761.5×
  122. 122TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    751.5×
  123. 122Ponca CityOklahoma, United States
    751.5×
  124. 124CoronelBiobio, Chile
    751.5×
  125. 125TrussvilleAlabama, United States
    751.5×
  126. 126KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    751.5×
  127. 127WarsawMazovia, Poland
    741.4×
  128. 128BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    741.4×
  129. 128KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    741.4×
  130. 130ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    741.4×
  131. 131HualquiBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  132. 131Forest ParkGeorgia, United States
    741.4×
  133. 133Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  134. 133San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    731.4×
  135. 133WilkinsburgPennsylvania, United States
    731.4×
  136. 136PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    731.4×
  137. 136TemucoAraucania, Chile
    731.4×
  138. 136CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  139. 139QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  140. 140Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  141. 140QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  142. 142KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    721.4×
  143. 142YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.4×
  144. 142RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    721.4×
  145. 145ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    721.4×
  146. 145WawerMazovia, Poland
    721.4×
  147. 147TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  148. 147AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    721.4×
  149. 149Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    721.4×
  150. 149ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  151. 151ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    721.3×
  152. 151ToméBiobio, Chile
    721.3×
  153. 153HarrisonburgVirginia, United States
    711.3×
  154. 154PłockMazovia, Poland
    711.3×
  155. 154KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    711.3×
  156. 154Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  157. 157New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    711.3×
  158. 158KennesawGeorgia, United States
    711.3×
  159. 159RadomMazovia, Poland
    711.3×
  160. 160BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    701.3×
  161. 160LęborkPomerania, Poland
    701.3×
  162. 160BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    701.3×
  163. 160RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    701.3×
  164. 164Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    701.3×
  165. 164BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  166. 164DecaturAlabama, United States
    701.3×
  167. 167Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    701.3×
  168. 168Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    701.3×
  169. 169MiaoliTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.3×
  170. 170Ulu BedokSingapore
    691.3×
  171. 170San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    691.3×
  172. 170Candler-McAfeeGeorgia, United States
    691.3×
  173. 173PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.3×
  174. 173ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.3×
  175. 173Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    691.3×
  176. 173AthensGeorgia, United States
    691.3×
  177. 177AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    691.2×
  178. 177TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  179. 177Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    691.2×
  180. 180PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    691.2×
  181. 181NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  182. 182Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  183. 182KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland
    681.2×
  184. 182KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    681.2×
  185. 182ColumbusGeorgia, United States
    681.2×
  186. 186MontgomeryAlabama, United States
    681.2×
  187. 187DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  188. 187KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    681.2×
  189. 187La Crescenta-Montroselow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  190. 190FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    681.2×
  191. 190ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    681.2×
  192. 190ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  193. 193Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    671.2×
  194. 193CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    671.2×
  195. 193CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    671.2×
  196. 193GreenvilleSouth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  197. 193Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  198. 198SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  199. 199Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    671.2×
  200. 199AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    671.2×

Top 200 of 1,435 shown.

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

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