SmogRank / History / July 2024

Most polluted cities, July 2024

2,047 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	131.0
2	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	63.6
3	Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada	62.9
4	Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru	56.6
5	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	49.1
6	Baghdad Baghdad, Iraq	48.7
7	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	48.4
8	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	46.5
9	Cairo Cairo, Egypt	44.6
10	Maputo Maputo City, Mozambique	42.1
11	Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia	41.8
12	Şabāḩ as Sālim Mubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait	40.7
13	Antananarivo Analamanga, Madagascar	39.6
14	Lima Lima Province, Peru	38.8
15	Beijing Beijing, China	36.4
16	Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada	36.0
17	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	35.2
17	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	35.2
19	Delhi Delhi, India	34.6
20	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	34.5
21	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	32.7
22	Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	31.7
23	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	31.2
24	Fort St. John British Columbia, Canada	31.1
24	San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru	31.1
26	Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada	29.1
27	Ashgabat Ashgabat, Turkmenistan	28.9
28	Callao Callao, Peru	28.4
29	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	28.3
30	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	26.9
31	Meridian Idaho, United States	25.9
32	Edmonton Alberta, Canada	25.8
33	Hanoi Hanoi, Vietnam	24.4
34	Jacobo Hunter Arequipa, Peru	24.3
35	Nampa Idaho, United States	23.6
36	Regina Saskatchewan, Canada	23.4
37	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	22.7
37	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	22.7
39	Sherwood Park Alberta, Canada	22.5
40	Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea Lima region, Peru	22.3
41	Boise Idaho, United States	21.6
42	Yauri Cuzco Department, Peru	21.3
43	Calgary Alberta, Canada	21.2
44	Shanghai Shanghai, China	20.9
45	N'Djamena N’Djaména, Chad	20.7
46	Lewiston Idaho, United States	20.4
47	Glendora California, United States	20.1
48	Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	20.0
49	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	19.7
49	Fontana California, United States	19.7
49	Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand	19.7
52	Twin Falls Idaho, United States	19.6
53	Jurong West Singapore	19.3
54	Chocope La Libertad, Peru	19.1
55	St. Albert Alberta, Canada	19.0
56	Ayase Kanagawa, Japan	18.8
57	Chikusei Ibaraki, Japan	18.7
58	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	18.2
59	Kolkata West Bengal, India	17.6
59	Ang Mo Kio New Town Singapore	17.6
61	Ōtsuki Yamanashi, Japan	17.4
62	Conroe Texas, United States	17.3
62	Helena Montana, United States	17.3
62	Bismarck North Dakota, United States	17.3
62	Sheridan Wyoming, United States	17.3
62	Swift Current Saskatchewan, Canada	17.3
67	Ulan Bator Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	17.1
68	Komárno Nitra Region, Slovakia	16.8
68	Falconara Marittima The Marches, Italy	16.8
70	Great Falls Montana, United States	16.7
70	Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada	16.7
70	Red Deer Alberta, Canada	16.7
70	Tsuchiura Ibaraki, Japan	16.7
74	Los Angeles California, United States	16.4
74	Bend Oregon, United States	16.4
74	Kamisu Ibaraki, Japan	16.4
77	Púchov Trenčín Region, Slovakia	16.2
77	Houston Texas, United States	16.2
77	Rapid City South Dakota, United States	16.2
80	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	16.1
80	Valletta Valletta, Malta	16.1
82	Jurupa Valley California, United States	16.0
83	Butte Montana, United States	15.9
84	Visalia California, United States	15.8
84	Altamont Oregon, United States	15.8
86	Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand	15.7
87	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	15.6
88	Żabbar Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta	15.5
89	Prešov Prešov Region, Slovakia	15.4
89	Aihara Kanagawa, Japan	15.4
89	Užice Central Serbia, Serbia	15.4
89	Bakersfield California, United States	15.4
93	Millcreek Utah, United States	15.3
94	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	15.2
94	Ćuprija Central Serbia, Serbia	15.2
94	Burbank California, United States	15.2
94	Riverside California, United States	15.2
94	Orem Utah, United States	15.2
99	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	15.1
100	Ulu Bedok Singapore	15.0
101	Novi Pazar Central Serbia, Serbia	14.9
102	Asprópyrgos Attica, Greece	14.8
102	Nitra Nitra Region, Slovakia	14.8
102	Nepean low-cost sensors Ontario, Canada	14.8
105	Ōme Tokyo, Japan	14.7
105	Sereď Trnava Region, Slovakia	14.7
107	Oyama Tochigi, Japan	14.6
107	West Valley City Utah, United States	14.6
107	Ashburton Canterbury, New Zealand	14.6
110	Minamirinkan Kanagawa, Japan	14.5
110	Gotemba Shizuoka, Japan	14.5
110	Chigasaki Kanagawa, Japan	14.5
110	Laredo Texas, United States	14.5
110	Redford Michigan, United States	14.5
110	Iruma Saitama, Japan	14.5
116	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	14.4
116	Shreveport Louisiana, United States	14.4
116	Santa Clarita California, United States	14.4
119	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	14.3
119	Humenné Prešov Region, Slovakia	14.3
119	Kraljevo Central Serbia, Serbia	14.3
119	Chiba Chiba, Japan	14.3
119	San Pawl il-Baħar Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta	14.3
119	Mosta Il-Mosta, Malta	14.3
125	Lazarevac Central Serbia, Serbia	14.2
125	Kashima-shi Ibaraki, Japan	14.2
125	Hiratsuka Kanagawa, Japan	14.2
125	Pocatello Idaho, United States	14.2
129	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	14.1
129	Igusa Saitama, Japan	14.1
129	Algiers Algiers, Algeria	14.1
129	Port Arthur Texas, United States	14.1
133	Trebišov Košice Region, Slovakia	14.0
133	Košice Košice Region, Slovakia	14.0
133	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	14.0
133	Gyöngyös Heves County, Hungary	14.0
133	Mission Texas, United States	14.0
133	Kodaira Tokyo, Japan	14.0
139	Springdale Arkansas, United States	13.9
139	Redmond Oregon, United States	13.9
141	Yokohama Kanagawa, Japan	13.8
141	Takasaki Gunma, Japan	13.8
141	Kasama Ibaraki, Japan	13.8
141	Little Rock Arkansas, United States	13.8
141	Bartlett Tennessee, United States	13.8
141	Clovis California, United States	13.8
147	Kofu Yamanashi, Japan	13.7
147	Missouri City Texas, United States	13.7
147	El Paso Texas, United States	13.7
147	Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada	13.7
147	Yachiyo Chiba, Japan	13.7
152	Tatebayashi Gunma, Japan	13.6
152	Gyōda Saitama, Japan	13.6
152	Hokota Ibaraki, Japan	13.6
152	Porterville California, United States	13.6
152	Misato, Saitama Saitama, Japan	13.6
152	Higashikurume Tokyo, Japan	13.6
158	Zemun Central Serbia, Serbia	13.5
158	Obrenovac Central Serbia, Serbia	13.5
158	Odawara Kanagawa, Japan	13.5
158	Minawa Kanagawa, Japan	13.5
158	Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand	13.5
158	Katowice Silesia, Poland	13.5
158	Fort Lauderdale Florida, United States	13.5
158	Corpus Christi Texas, United States	13.5
158	West Jordan Utah, United States	13.5
167	Kazo Saitama, Japan	13.4
167	Ageo Saitama, Japan	13.4
167	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	13.4
167	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	13.4
167	Texarkana Texas, United States	13.4
167	Billings Montana, United States	13.4
173	Bucharest Bucharest, Romania	13.3
173	Atsugi Kanagawa, Japan	13.3
173	Tokyo Tokyo, Japan	13.3
173	Morohongō Saitama, Japan	13.3
173	Hachiōji Tokyo, Japan	13.3
173	Narita Chiba, Japan	13.3
173	Airdrie Alberta, Canada	13.3
180	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	13.2
180	Shimo-tsuma Ibaraki, Japan	13.2
180	Sawara Chiba, Japan	13.2
180	Columbia low-cost sensors Missouri, United States	13.2
180	Akishima Tokyo, Japan	13.2
180	Fuchū Tokyo, Japan	13.2
180	Kamagaya Chiba, Japan	13.2
187	Sano Tochigi, Japan	13.1
187	Kochi Kochi, Japan	13.1
187	Rovereto Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	13.1
187	Valjevo Central Serbia, Serbia	13.1
187	Baytown Texas, United States	13.1
187	Moscow Idaho, United States	13.1
187	Gillette Wyoming, United States	13.1
187	Noborito Kanagawa, Japan	13.1
195	Varna Varna, Bulgaria	13.0
195	Salor Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan	13.0
195	Atami Shizuoka, Japan	13.0
195	Iwaki Fukushima, Japan	13.0
195	Lexington low-cost sensors Massachusetts, United States	13.0
195	Higashimurayama Tokyo, Japan	13.0

Top 200 of 2,047 shown.

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data