SmogRank / History / May 26, 2024

Most polluted cities on May 26, 2024

2,299 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Coyhaique, Chile, at 262.5 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during May 26, 2024. All episodes.

← Coyhaique 262.5 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for May 26, 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. 1CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    37517.5×
  2. 2OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    24411.2×
  3. 3CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    23710.8×
  4. 4Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    2239.8×
  5. 5BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    2159.3×
  6. 6Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    2109.0×
  7. 7NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    2109.0×
  8. 8La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    2028.5×
  9. 9Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1917.5×
  10. 10Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1907.4×
  11. 11TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1887.2×
  12. 12HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1846.8×
  13. 13N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1826.6×
  14. 14HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1715.6×
  15. 15ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1685.3×
  16. 16ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1685.3×
  17. 17SaltilloCoahuila, Mexico
    1644.9×
  18. 18San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1644.9×
  19. 19DelhiDelhi, India
    1594.5×
  20. 20BelmopanCayo District, Belize
    1564.2×
  21. 21Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1554.1×
  22. 22CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1533.9×
  23. 23MissionTexas, United States
    1523.8×
  24. 24CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1523.8×
  25. 25RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1493.7×
  26. 26CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1433.5×
  27. 27TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1423.5×
  28. 28ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1383.4×
  29. 29EdinburgTexas, United States
    1363.3×
  30. 30Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1343.3×
  31. 31CairoCairo, Egypt
    1323.2×
  32. 32MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    1293.1×
  33. 33TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1253.0×
  34. 34ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1243.0×
  35. 35San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    1233.0×
  36. 36Heroica MatamorosTamaulipas, Mexico
    1202.9×
  37. 37RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1172.8×
  38. 38Corpus ChristiTexas, United States
    1152.7×
  39. 39BeijingBeijing, China
    1132.7×
  40. 40Live OakTexas, United States
    1122.7×
  41. 41ToméBiobio, Chile
    1102.6×
  42. 42RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    1022.4×
  43. 43MilduraVictoria, Australia
    1002.4×
  44. 44Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    992.3×
  45. 45Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    992.3×
  46. 45LimaLima Province, Peru
    992.3×
  47. 47AustinTexas, United States
    972.2×
  48. 48SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    972.2×
  49. 49Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    962.2×
  50. 50QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    962.2×
  51. 51ConroeTexas, United States
    952.2×
  52. 52San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    942.2×
  53. 53PueblaPuebla, Mexico
    942.1×
  54. 54BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    932.1×
  55. 55Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    932.1×
  56. 56AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    922.1×
  57. 56BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    922.1×
  58. 58Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    922.1×
  59. 58Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    922.1×
  60. 60Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    922.1×
  61. 60San AntonioTexas, United States
    922.1×
  62. 62TexarkanaTexas, United States
    912.1×
  63. 63TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    912.0×
  64. 63San MarcosTexas, United States
    912.0×
  65. 65Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    902.0×
  66. 66Mission BendTexas, United States
    902.0×
  67. 67KotōKumamoto, Japan
    892.0×
  68. 68CorsicanaTexas, United States
    892.0×
  69. 69TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    892.0×
  70. 69College StationTexas, United States
    892.0×
  71. 71ShanghaiShanghai, China
    881.9×
  72. 72Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    881.9×
  73. 73QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    881.9×
  74. 74ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  75. 75ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    871.9×
  76. 76HoustonTexas, United States
    871.9×
  77. 76TaylorTexas, United States
    871.9×
  78. 78Missouri CityTexas, United States
    861.9×
  79. 79YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    861.9×
  80. 80Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    861.8×
  81. 81KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    851.8×
  82. 82Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    851.8×
  83. 83Little RockArkansas, United States
    851.8×
  84. 83AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    851.8×
  85. 85San Miguel de AllendeGuanajuato, Mexico
    841.8×
  86. 85PasadenaTexas, United States
    841.8×
  87. 87San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    831.8×
  88. 87León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    831.8×
  89. 89IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    831.7×
  90. 90DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    821.7×
  91. 91CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    821.7×
  92. 92Eagle PassTexas, United States
    811.7×
  93. 93HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    811.7×
  94. 94MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    801.7×
  95. 94BaytownTexas, United States
    801.7×
  96. 96PoriSatakunta, Finland
    801.6×
  97. 97KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    801.6×
  98. 97DallasTexas, United States
    801.6×
  99. 99YanagawaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  100. 99QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  101. 99Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    791.6×
  102. 102Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  103. 102AraoKumamoto, Japan
    791.6×
  104. 104KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    791.6×
  105. 104Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    791.6×
  106. 106ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    791.6×
  107. 106ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    791.6×
  108. 108UtoKumamoto, Japan
    791.6×
  109. 108TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    791.6×
  110. 110BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    781.6×
  111. 111TulsaOklahoma, United States
    781.6×
  112. 112JaénAndalusia, Spain
    781.6×
  113. 113XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    771.6×
  114. 114AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    771.5×
  115. 114Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  116. 114OgōriFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  117. 117Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  118. 118Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    771.5×
  119. 119Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  120. 119TosuSaga, Japan
    771.5×
  121. 119WakasugiFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  122. 122SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    771.5×
  123. 122AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    771.5×
  124. 124KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    761.5×
  125. 125Santiago de QuerétaroQuerétaro, Mexico
    761.5×
  126. 126Melbournelow-cost sensorsVictoria, Australia
    761.5×
  127. 127KikuchiKumamoto, Japan
    761.5×
  128. 128MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    761.5×
  129. 129ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    751.5×
  130. 129La PorteTexas, United States
    751.5×
  131. 131YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    751.5×
  132. 131YecapixtlaMorelos, Mexico
    751.5×
  133. 131JenksOklahoma, United States
    751.5×
  134. 134ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  135. 135KashimaSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  136. 136Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  137. 137Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  138. 137Fort WorthTexas, United States
    741.4×
  139. 137HigashigōSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  140. 137UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  141. 141SagaSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  142. 142FukuokaFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  143. 143CheorwonGangwon-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  144. 144HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    731.4×
  145. 145ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    731.4×
  146. 146NakamaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  147. 147TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    731.4×
  148. 147KasugaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  149. 147YameFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  150. 150Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.4×
  151. 151AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    721.4×
  152. 151BailénAndalusia, Spain
    721.4×
  153. 153TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.3×
  154. 153AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.3×
  155. 155GranadaAndalusia, Spain
    711.3×
  156. 155CallaoCallao, Peru
    711.3×
  157. 157AguascalientesAguascalientes, Mexico
    711.3×
  158. 158NōgataFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  159. 158IizukaFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  160. 158SaikaiNagasaki, Japan
    711.3×
  161. 161NanNan, Thailand
    711.3×
  162. 162CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    711.3×
  163. 162MooreOklahoma, United States
    711.3×
  164. 164ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  165. 165La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    701.3×
  166. 165Ponca CityOklahoma, United States
    701.3×
  167. 167YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  168. 167WangarattaVictoria, Australia
    701.3×
  169. 167LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    701.3×
  170. 170TagawaFukuoka, Japan
    701.3×
  171. 170TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    701.3×
  172. 172IsahayaNagasaki, Japan
    691.3×
  173. 173XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.3×
  174. 173MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  175. 175MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  176. 175HitaOita, Japan
    691.3×
  177. 175TakuSaga, Japan
    691.3×
  178. 178EdmondOklahoma, United States
    691.2×
  179. 179YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  180. 179LorcaMurcia, Spain
    691.2×
  181. 179Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
    691.2×
  182. 179GalvestonTexas, United States
    691.2×
  183. 183PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  184. 183NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  185. 183TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    691.2×
  186. 183NagasakiNagasaki, Japan
    691.2×
  187. 183AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    691.2×
  188. 183MunakataFukuoka, Japan
    691.2×
  189. 189MyyrmäkiUusimaa, Finland
    681.2×
  190. 190Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    681.2×
  191. 190SaginawTexas, United States
    681.2×
  192. 192Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  193. 192SendaiKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  194. 192ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  195. 192MurciaMurcia, Spain
    681.2×
  196. 192KogaFukuoka, Japan
    681.2×
  197. 197SōjaOkayama, Japan
    681.2×
  198. 197KogaFukuoka, Japan
    681.2×
  199. 199ObitaNagasaki, Japan
    671.2×
  200. 199MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan
    671.2×

Top 200 of 2,299 shown.

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

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