SmogRank / History / March 24, 2024

Most polluted cities on March 24, 2024

1,714 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kampala, Uganda, at 985.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kampala 985.0 µg/m³ 900 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 24, 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. 1Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    500+65.7×
  2. 2N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    2088.9×
  3. 3Ciudad JuárezChihuahua, Mexico
    1846.9×
  4. 4DelhiDelhi, India
    1685.3×
  5. 5Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1614.7×
  6. 6Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1614.6×
  7. 7BeijingBeijing, China
    1584.4×
  8. 8MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    1554.0×
  9. 9Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand
    1523.8×
  10. 10KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1523.8×
  11. 11ShanghaiShanghai, China
    1473.6×
  12. 12Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1453.6×
  13. 13LampangLampang, Thailand
    1453.6×
  14. 14YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1433.5×
  15. 15LamphunLamphun, Thailand
    1393.4×
  16. 16BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1363.3×
  17. 17Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1353.3×
  18. 18PhayaoPhayao, Thailand
    1343.3×
  19. 18Mae SotTak, Thailand
    1343.3×
  20. 20HyderabadTelangana, India
    1343.2×
  21. 21Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    1313.2×
  22. 21El PasoTexas, United States
    1313.2×
  23. 23KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1313.2×
  24. 24SocorroTexas, United States
    1303.2×
  25. 25NanNan, Thailand
    1293.1×
  26. 26YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1263.0×
  27. 27Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand
    1243.0×
  28. 28Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand
    1202.9×
  29. 29Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    1192.8×
  30. 30UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    1172.8×
  31. 31Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand
    1142.7×
  32. 32Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand
    1112.6×
  33. 33KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1102.6×
  34. 33Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand
    1102.6×
  35. 35Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1082.5×
  36. 36PhraePhrae, Thailand
    1072.5×
  37. 37Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1062.5×
  38. 38KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    1052.5×
  39. 38Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    1052.5×
  40. 40HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1052.5×
  41. 41LoeiLoei, Thailand
    1032.4×
  42. 42Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand
    1022.4×
  43. 43SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1012.4×
  44. 44SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand
    1002.4×
  45. 44Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    1002.4×
  46. 46RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    992.3×
  47. 47JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    982.3×
  48. 48Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    982.3×
  49. 49CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    972.3×
  50. 50Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    972.3×
  51. 51PhichitPhichit, Thailand
    972.3×
  52. 52PhetchabunPhetchabun, Thailand
    962.2×
  53. 53Chai NatChai Nat, Thailand
    952.2×
  54. 54Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    952.2×
  55. 55Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    942.1×
  56. 56CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    932.1×
  57. 57Chiang RaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    932.1×
  58. 58Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    922.1×
  59. 59SurinSurin, Thailand
    912.1×
  60. 60MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    912.0×
  61. 61CairoCairo, Egypt
    902.0×
  62. 62AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    892.0×
  63. 63ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    892.0×
  64. 64DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    881.9×
  65. 64KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  66. 66YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    871.9×
  67. 67Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    871.9×
  68. 68Nakhon SawanNakhon Sawan, Thailand
    851.8×
  69. 68JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    851.8×
  70. 70RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    851.8×
  71. 70GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    851.8×
  72. 72OdessaTexas, United States
    841.8×
  73. 73ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    841.8×
  74. 73Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    841.8×
  75. 75Prachin BuriPrachin Buri, Thailand
    831.8×
  76. 75BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  77. 77Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    831.8×
  78. 77IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  79. 79Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    821.7×
  80. 79WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  81. 79DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  82. 82Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    811.7×
  83. 83Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    811.7×
  84. 84HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  85. 84Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    811.7×
  86. 86Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    811.7×
  87. 87MiuraKanagawa, Japan
    811.7×
  88. 88HualpénBiobio, Chile
    801.7×
  89. 89JeonjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  90. 90Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    801.6×
  91. 91ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    801.6×
  92. 91Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand
    801.6×
  93. 93NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  94. 94TratTrat, Thailand
    801.6×
  95. 95ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    791.6×
  96. 95UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    791.6×
  97. 97Buri RamBuriram, Thailand
    791.6×
  98. 97BoryeongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  99. 99MasanGwangju, South Korea
    781.6×
  100. 100SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    781.6×
  101. 101PhuketPhuket, Thailand
    781.6×
  102. 101Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    781.6×
  103. 103Las CrucesNew Mexico, United States
    781.6×
  104. 104ManamaManama, Bahrain
    771.6×
  105. 104Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.6×
  106. 106Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    771.5×
  107. 106ZhudongTaiwan, Taiwan
    771.5×
  108. 108Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand
    771.5×
  109. 108Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    771.5×
  110. 110SinanJeollanam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  111. 111La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    761.5×
  112. 112YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  113. 112Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  114. 112OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    761.5×
  115. 115Phra Nakhon Si AyutthayaPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
    751.5×
  116. 115BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    751.5×
  117. 115New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    751.5×
  118. 118ImsilJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  119. 118JangheungJeollanam-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  120. 118TaoyuanTaiwan, Taiwan
    751.5×
  121. 121Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    751.5×
  122. 122ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    751.5×
  123. 123GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    751.5×
  124. 123KamagayaChiba, Japan
    751.5×
  125. 125Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    741.4×
  126. 126TokyoTokyo, Japan
    741.4×
  127. 126Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  128. 128Hat YaiSongkhla, Thailand
    741.4×
  129. 128Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  130. 128HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    741.4×
  131. 128SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  132. 128GwangjuGwangju, South Korea
    741.4×
  133. 133NodaChiba, Japan
    741.4×
  134. 134PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  135. 135Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    741.4×
  136. 135Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  137. 137SatunSatun, Thailand
    731.4×
  138. 137YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    731.4×
  139. 137Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  140. 137CoronelBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  141. 141NarathiwatNarathiwat, Thailand
    731.4×
  142. 141TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    731.4×
  143. 141TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  144. 141IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    731.4×
  145. 145Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    731.4×
  146. 145Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    731.4×
  147. 147Surat ThaniSurat Thani, Thailand
    731.4×
  148. 147Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan
    731.4×
  149. 149YalaYala, Thailand
    731.4×
  150. 149PattaniPattani, Thailand
    731.4×
  151. 149Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    731.4×
  152. 149Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    731.4×
  153. 149AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand
    731.4×
  154. 149SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    731.4×
  155. 155Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  156. 155KamakuraKanagawa, Japan
    721.4×
  157. 155Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  158. 158Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  159. 158HaenamJeollanam-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  160. 158ShenyangLiaoning, China
    721.4×
  161. 161SōkaSaitama, Japan
    721.4×
  162. 162AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    711.3×
  163. 162PhetchaburiPhetchaburi, Thailand
    711.3×
  164. 162ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    711.3×
  165. 165AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    711.3×
  166. 165AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    711.3×
  167. 165PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  168. 165Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  169. 165FujisawaKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  170. 165Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    711.3×
  171. 171Nakhon PathomNakhon Pathom, Thailand
    711.3×
  172. 171ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    711.3×
  173. 171Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    711.3×
  174. 171YokohamaKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  175. 171KurihamaKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  176. 171YotsukaidōChiba, Japan
    711.3×
  177. 177ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    711.3×
  178. 177HobbsNew Mexico, United States
    711.3×
  179. 177LubbockTexas, United States
    711.3×
  180. 180ChanthaburiChanthaburi, Thailand
    711.3×
  181. 180YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  182. 180CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  183. 183LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    711.3×
  184. 183YokosukaKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  185. 183ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    711.3×
  186. 183NarashinoChiba, Japan
    711.3×
  187. 187Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    701.3×
  188. 187UrayasuChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  189. 187KashiwaChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  190. 190RanongRanong province, Thailand
    701.3×
  191. 190XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    701.3×
  192. 190MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  193. 190Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan
    701.3×
  194. 190KimitsuChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  195. 195ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  196. 195Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  197. 195SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  198. 198MatsudoChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  199. 198TorideIbaraki, Japan
    701.3×
  200. 200Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    701.3×

Top 200 of 1,714 shown.

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

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