SmogRank / History / July 18, 2024

Most polluted cities on July 18, 2024

2,220 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 115.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 115.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for July 18, 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
    1937.7×
  2. 2CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1907.4×
  3. 3Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1846.9×
  4. 4NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1745.9×
  5. 5Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1725.7×
  6. 6TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1715.6×
  7. 7Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1614.7×
  8. 8ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1604.6×
  9. 9CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1594.5×
  10. 10RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1574.3×
  11. 10QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    1574.3×
  12. 12QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1564.1×
  13. 13RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1554.1×
  14. 14MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    1554.1×
  15. 15SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1554.0×
  16. 16La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1544.0×
  17. 17Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1544.0×
  18. 18Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1523.8×
  19. 19CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1513.7×
  20. 20ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1493.7×
  21. 21CairoCairo, Egypt
    1453.6×
  22. 21Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    1453.6×
  23. 23SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1413.4×
  24. 24Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1343.3×
  25. 25LimaLima Province, Peru
    1333.2×
  26. 26HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  27. 27CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  28. 28TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1293.1×
  29. 29JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1283.1×
  30. 30CallaoCallao, Peru
    1243.0×
  31. 31San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    1222.9×
  32. 32Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1192.8×
  33. 33Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1172.8×
  34. 34OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1152.7×
  35. 35SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1142.7×
  36. 36Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    1122.7×
  37. 37DelhiDelhi, India
    1122.7×
  38. 38HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1102.6×
  39. 39QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    1072.5×
  40. 40Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1052.5×
  41. 41ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1032.4×
  42. 42AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1022.4×
  43. 43AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    982.3×
  44. 44Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    982.3×
  45. 45KitamiHokkaido, Japan
    962.2×
  46. 46TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    952.2×
  47. 47Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    892.0×
  48. 48KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    892.0×
  49. 49AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    892.0×
  50. 50La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    851.8×
  51. 51ChitoseHokkaido, Japan
    841.8×
  52. 52AsahikawaHokkaido, Japan
    831.8×
  53. 53Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    831.7×
  54. 54DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    831.7×
  55. 55São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    821.7×
  56. 56Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    811.7×
  57. 57Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    801.6×
  58. 58VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    791.6×
  59. 59Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    791.6×
  60. 60CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    791.6×
  61. 60YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    791.6×
  62. 62SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    791.6×
  63. 63AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    791.6×
  64. 64CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    781.6×
  65. 65Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    781.6×
  66. 65BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    781.6×
  67. 67KotōKumamoto, Japan
    771.6×
  68. 68Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    761.5×
  69. 69KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    761.5×
  70. 70HelenaMontana, United States
    751.5×
  71. 71Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    751.5×
  72. 72AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    751.5×
  73. 73ObihiroHokkaido, Japan
    741.4×
  74. 74UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  75. 75Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  76. 75NampaIdaho, United States
    741.4×
  77. 77StrumicaStrumica, North Macedonia
    741.4×
  78. 77GostivarGostivar, North Macedonia
    741.4×
  79. 77ShanghaiShanghai, China
    741.4×
  80. 77Great FallsMontana, United States
    741.4×
  81. 81LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    731.4×
  82. 81ŌmeTokyo, Japan
    731.4×
  83. 81LewistonIdaho, United States
    731.4×
  84. 84ChimboteAncash, Peru
    721.4×
  85. 85AtamiShizuoka, Japan
    721.4×
  86. 85TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  87. 87OyamaTochigi, Japan
    721.4×
  88. 87HachinoheAomori, Japan
    721.4×
  89. 89SaijōEhime, Japan
    721.4×
  90. 90ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    711.3×
  91. 91Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    711.3×
  92. 92MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  93. 93SapporoHokkaido, Japan
    701.3×
  94. 93CalgaryAlberta, Canada
    701.3×
  95. 95BeijingBeijing, China
    701.3×
  96. 96IrumaSaitama, Japan
    701.3×
  97. 97AiharaKanagawa, Japan
    701.3×
  98. 97MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    701.3×
  99. 99SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  100. 99BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  101. 99KamakuraKanagawa, Japan
    691.3×
  102. 99MeridianIdaho, United States
    691.3×
  103. 103OdawaraKanagawa, Japan
    691.3×
  104. 103Jurong WestSingapore
    691.3×
  105. 105KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  106. 106ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    691.2×
  107. 107ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  108. 107YokohamaKanagawa, Japan
    691.2×
  109. 109MuroranHokkaido, Japan
    691.2×
  110. 110TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    681.2×
  111. 110NiihamaEhime, Japan
    681.2×
  112. 112MachidaTokyo, Japan
    681.2×
  113. 112AostaAosta Valley, Italy
    681.2×
  114. 112VictorvilleCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  115. 115BoiseIdaho, United States
    681.2×
  116. 115MissoulaMontana, United States
    681.2×
  117. 117PendletonOregon, United States
    681.2×
  118. 118BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    681.2×
  119. 119YokosukaKanagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  120. 119Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    671.2×
  121. 119GyöngyösHeves County, Hungary
    671.2×
  122. 119AkishimaTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  123. 123ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    671.2×
  124. 124Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    671.2×
  125. 124HachiōjiTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  126. 124TomakomaiHokkaido, Japan
    671.2×
  127. 124BendOregon, United States
    671.2×
  128. 124KodairaTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  129. 129KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    671.2×
  130. 129MilanLombardy, Italy
    671.2×
  131. 131MarugameKagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  132. 131Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    671.2×
  133. 131FuchūTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  134. 134ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.2×
  135. 134VallettaValletta, Malta
    661.2×
  136. 134AzaminoKanagawa, Japan
    661.2×
  137. 137San Pawl il-BaħarSaint Paul’s Bay, Malta
    661.2×
  138. 138AomoriAomori, Japan
    661.1×
  139. 138AirdrieAlberta, Canada
    661.1×
  140. 140Guatemala CityGuatemala, Guatemala
    661.1×
  141. 140BizenOkayama, Japan
    661.1×
  142. 142ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  143. 142ImabariEhime, Japan
    661.1×
  144. 142NoboritoKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  145. 145KurihamaKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  146. 145MinawaKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  147. 145YamatoKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  148. 148PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    651.1×
  149. 148YokotaTokyo, Japan
    651.1×
  150. 148FujisawaKanagawa, Japan
    651.1×
  151. 151SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    651.1×
  152. 151CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    651.1×
  153. 151SodegauraChiba, Japan
    651.1×
  154. 154ButteMontana, United States
    651.1×
  155. 155AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    651.1×
  156. 155MinamiashigaraKanagawa, Japan
    651.1×
  157. 157PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    651.1×
  158. 157HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    651.1×
  159. 157Ulu BedokSingapore
    651.1×
  160. 157ComoLombardy, Italy
    651.1×
  161. 157MoscowIdaho, United States
    651.1×
  162. 157SheridanWyoming, United States
    651.1×
  163. 163AtsugiKanagawa, Japan
    641.1×
  164. 163Tottori-shiTottori, Japan
    641.1×
  165. 163EbinaKanagawa, Japan
    641.1×
  166. 166SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria
    641.1×
  167. 166SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    641.1×
  168. 166KamloopsBritish Columbia, Canada
    641.1×
  169. 169AthensAttica, Greece
    641.1×
  170. 169KimitsuChiba, Japan
    641.1×
  171. 169KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    641.1×
  172. 169Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    641.1×
  173. 173VarnaVarna, Bulgaria
    641.1×
  174. 173MitoIbaraki, Japan
    641.1×
  175. 175TokorozawaSaitama, Japan
    641.1×
  176. 175N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    641.1×
  177. 177MorohongōSaitama, Japan
    631.1×
  178. 177KisarazuChiba, Japan
    631.1×
  179. 177RoveretoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    631.1×
  180. 177Les AbymesGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe
    631.1×
  181. 181SōjaOkayama, Japan
    631.0×
  182. 182RabinalBaja Verapaz, Guatemala
    631.0×
  183. 182RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    631.0×
  184. 184Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    631.0×
  185. 184HadanoKanagawa, Japan
    631.0×
  186. 184FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    631.0×
  187. 187PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    631.0×
  188. 187ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    631.0×
  189. 189BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    631.0×
  190. 189KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    631.0×
  191. 189Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    631.0×
  192. 192TakasakiGunma, Japan
    621.0×
  193. 192ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    621.0×
  194. 194ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    621.0×
  195. 195GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    621.0×
  196. 195ChichibuSaitama, Japan
    621.0×
  197. 195ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    621.0×
  198. 195ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia
    621.0×
  199. 195BartlettTennessee, United States
    621.0×
  200. 195TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan
    621.0×

Top 200 of 2,220 shown.

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

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