SmogRank / History / July 16, 2024

Most polluted cities on July 16, 2024

2,179 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 114.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 114.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for July 16, 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. 1Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1927.6×
  2. 2VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1907.4×
  3. 2HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1907.4×
  4. 4CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1816.5×
  5. 5OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1796.3×
  6. 6NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1786.3×
  7. 7RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1776.2×
  8. 8TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1755.9×
  9. 9TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1745.9×
  10. 10RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1745.9×
  11. 11SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1685.3×
  12. 12ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1655.1×
  13. 13QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    1634.8×
  14. 14CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1634.8×
  15. 15TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1614.6×
  16. 16CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1604.6×
  17. 17QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1584.4×
  18. 18HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1574.3×
  19. 19Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1554.1×
  20. 20Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1554.0×
  21. 21Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    1533.9×
  22. 22Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1523.8×
  23. 22ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1523.8×
  24. 24ToméBiobio, Chile
    1523.8×
  25. 25LewistonIdaho, United States
    1513.7×
  26. 26ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1503.7×
  27. 27Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1453.6×
  28. 28Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1443.5×
  29. 28CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1443.5×
  30. 30La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1343.3×
  31. 31ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  32. 32AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1303.2×
  33. 33San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    1303.1×
  34. 34CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1293.1×
  35. 35QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    1283.1×
  36. 36Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1283.1×
  37. 37JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1273.1×
  38. 38Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1253.0×
  39. 39Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1172.8×
  40. 40CairoCairo, Egypt
    1152.7×
  41. 41TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1142.7×
  42. 42MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    1142.7×
  43. 43DelhiDelhi, India
    1112.6×
  44. 44LotaBiobio, Chile
    1102.6×
  45. 45BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1072.5×
  46. 46SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1042.5×
  47. 47BeijingBeijing, China
    1032.4×
  48. 48LimaLima Province, Peru
    982.3×
  49. 49San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    962.2×
  50. 50Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    942.1×
  51. 51TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    932.1×
  52. 52Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    922.1×
  53. 53Jardines de la SillaNuevo León, Mexico
    922.1×
  54. 54Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    922.1×
  55. 55BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    902.0×
  56. 56Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    902.0×
  57. 57CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    892.0×
  58. 58CallaoCallao, Peru
    892.0×
  59. 58Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    892.0×
  60. 60Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    881.9×
  61. 61GyöngyösHeves County, Hungary
    881.9×
  62. 62CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    871.9×
  63. 63HirosakiAomori, Japan
    871.9×
  64. 64XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    871.9×
  65. 65TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    851.8×
  66. 66ChitoseHokkaido, Japan
    841.8×
  67. 67Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    841.8×
  68. 68AsahikawaHokkaido, Japan
    831.8×
  69. 69KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    821.7×
  70. 69KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  71. 71Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    821.7×
  72. 72Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    811.7×
  73. 72ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    811.7×
  74. 74SagaeYamagata, Japan
    811.7×
  75. 75ManamaManama, Bahrain
    811.7×
  76. 75HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    811.7×
  77. 77AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    801.7×
  78. 78MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    801.7×
  79. 78DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    801.7×
  80. 78MoscowIdaho, United States
    801.7×
  81. 81TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    801.6×
  82. 82Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    791.6×
  83. 83PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    791.6×
  84. 83HachinoheAomori, Japan
    791.6×
  85. 85ShonaiYamagata, Japan
    791.6×
  86. 86HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  87. 87SakataYamagata, Japan
    781.6×
  88. 88KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    771.6×
  89. 88MoriokaIwate, Japan
    771.6×
  90. 90GoshogawaraAomori, Japan
    771.5×
  91. 91Ciudad ApodacaNuevo León, Mexico
    771.5×
  92. 91OgaAkita, Japan
    771.5×
  93. 93MuroranHokkaido, Japan
    771.5×
  94. 94KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    771.5×
  95. 94Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    771.5×
  96. 96HigashineYamagata, Japan
    771.5×
  97. 97HanamakiIwate, Japan
    761.5×
  98. 97MagnaUtah, United States
    761.5×
  99. 99KamisuIbaraki, Japan
    761.5×
  100. 100VarnaVarna, Bulgaria
    761.5×
  101. 100RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    761.5×
  102. 102RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    751.5×
  103. 103SapporoHokkaido, Japan
    751.5×
  104. 103ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    751.5×
  105. 105IchinosekiIwate, Japan
    751.5×
  106. 106TexarkanaTexas, United States
    751.5×
  107. 107Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  108. 108IshinomakiMiyagi, Japan
    741.4×
  109. 109BartlettTennessee, United States
    741.4×
  110. 110Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    741.4×
  111. 111AomoriAomori, Japan
    741.4×
  112. 112TsuruokaYamagata, Japan
    731.4×
  113. 112ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    731.4×
  114. 114SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia
    731.4×
  115. 114AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  116. 116TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia
    731.4×
  117. 117YamagataYamagata, Japan
    731.4×
  118. 117BoiseIdaho, United States
    731.4×
  119. 117PocatelloIdaho, United States
    731.4×
  120. 117TakizawaIwate, Japan
    731.4×
  121. 121NitraNitra Region, Slovakia
    731.4×
  122. 121PleasantvilleNew Jersey, United States
    731.4×
  123. 123Little RockArkansas, United States
    721.4×
  124. 124Jurong WestSingapore
    721.4×
  125. 124CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  126. 126YokoteAkita, Japan
    721.3×
  127. 126Atlantic CityNew Jersey, United States
    721.3×
  128. 128ShiroishiMiyagi, Japan
    711.3×
  129. 128UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    711.3×
  130. 130TooeleUtah, United States
    711.3×
  131. 131Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    711.3×
  132. 131SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    711.3×
  133. 133SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    711.3×
  134. 134ButteMontana, United States
    711.3×
  135. 134Minami-SōmaFukushima, Japan
    711.3×
  136. 136YoshiokaMiyagi, Japan
    701.3×
  137. 136HakodateHokkaido, Japan
    701.3×
  138. 136LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  139. 139RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  140. 140BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    701.3×
  141. 141WakuyaMiyagi, Japan
    691.3×
  142. 141IwanumaMiyagi, Japan
    691.3×
  143. 141TomakomaiHokkaido, Japan
    691.3×
  144. 144Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    691.3×
  145. 144KitamiHokkaido, Japan
    691.3×
  146. 146PopradPrešov Region, Slovakia
    691.3×
  147. 147KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    691.2×
  148. 147Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    691.2×
  149. 147VallettaValletta, Malta
    691.2×
  150. 147YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    691.2×
  151. 147Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    691.2×
  152. 152Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    691.2×
  153. 152SawaraChiba, Japan
    691.2×
  154. 152HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    691.2×
  155. 152ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  156. 152Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    691.2×
  157. 152MeridianIdaho, United States
    691.2×
  158. 158ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  159. 158Kashima-shiIbaraki, Japan
    691.2×
  160. 158IgusaSaitama, Japan
    691.2×
  161. 158IwakiFukushima, Japan
    691.2×
  162. 158Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region, Slovakia
    691.2×
  163. 163AgeoSaitama, Japan
    681.2×
  164. 163ŌharaChiba, Japan
    681.2×
  165. 163FukushimaFukushima, Japan
    681.2×
  166. 163SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia
    681.2×
  167. 167ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    681.2×
  168. 167HelenaMontana, United States
    681.2×
  169. 169KesennumaMiyagi, Japan
    681.2×
  170. 170PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    681.2×
  171. 170Natori-shiMiyagi, Japan
    681.2×
  172. 170BolzanoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    681.2×
  173. 170Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    681.2×
  174. 170Salt Lake CityUtah, United States
    681.2×
  175. 175ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    681.2×
  176. 175DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary
    681.2×
  177. 175MillcreekUtah, United States
    681.2×
  178. 175Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan
    681.2×
  179. 175HigashikurumeTokyo, Japan
    681.2×
  180. 180AkitaAkita, Japan
    671.2×
  181. 180TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    671.2×
  182. 180PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    671.2×
  183. 180DoverDelaware, United States
    671.2×
  184. 180RaleighNorth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  185. 180HerrimanUtah, United States
    671.2×
  186. 180KodairaTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  187. 187NakaIbaraki, Japan
    671.2×
  188. 188MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  189. 188KawaguchiSaitama, Japan
    671.2×
  190. 188PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    671.2×
  191. 188São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    671.2×
  192. 188KamagayaChiba, Japan
    671.2×
  193. 193DejCluj County, Romania
    671.2×
  194. 193SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    671.2×
  195. 193KazoSaitama, Japan
    671.2×
  196. 193Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    671.2×
  197. 193AsakaSaitama, Japan
    671.2×
  198. 193ChoshiChiba, Japan
    671.2×
  199. 193TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    671.2×
  200. 193ChesapeakeVirginia, United States
    671.2×

Top 200 of 2,179 shown.

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

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