SmogRank / History / August 2024

Most polluted cities, August 2024

1,551 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days; the worst was Jakarta, Indonesia, at 71.0 µg/m³. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    71.0
  2. 2Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    67.4
  3. 3DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    58.3
  4. 4Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    45.3
  5. 5BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    45.0
  6. 6Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    44.1
  7. 7Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    43.2
  8. 8Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    42.6
  9. 9CairoCairo, Egypt
    41.5
  10. 10Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng, South Africa
    39.6
  11. 11Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    36.6
  12. 12Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    34.3
  13. 13AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    31.1
  14. 14LimaLima Province, Peru
    30.4
  15. 15São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    28.8
  16. 16Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    28.6
  17. 17San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    27.9
  18. 18AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    27.7
  19. 19BeijingBeijing, China
    26.3
  20. 20MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    26.1
  21. 20EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    26.1
  22. 22Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    25.7
  23. 23BoiseIdaho, United States
    25.0
  24. 24Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    24.9
  25. 25KolkataWest Bengal, India
    24.8
  26. 26CallaoCallao, Peru
    24.5
  27. 26MeridianIdaho, United States
    24.5
  28. 28BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    24.0
  29. 29SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    23.9
  30. 30Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    23.3
  31. 31Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    23.0
  32. 32NampaIdaho, United States
    21.8
  33. 33Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    21.3
  34. 34Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    21.2
  35. 35Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    21.0
  36. 35N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    21.0
  37. 37GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    20.5
  38. 38ShanghaiShanghai, China
    19.9
  39. 39DelhiDelhi, India
    19.7
  40. 40AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    19.6
  41. 40Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    19.6
  42. 42Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    19.5
  43. 43Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    19.4
  44. 44Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    19.1
  45. 45AltamontOregon, United States
    18.9
  46. 46Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    18.8
  47. 47ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    18.2
  48. 48ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    18.1
  49. 49BartlettTennessee, United States
    18.0
  50. 50YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    17.9
  51. 51ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    17.7
  52. 51SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    17.7
  53. 53Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    17.5
  54. 54Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    17.3
  55. 55JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    17.1
  56. 55St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    17.1
  57. 57BirminghamAlabama, United States
    17.0
  58. 58ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    16.6
  59. 58ShenyangLiaoning, China
    16.6
  60. 60Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    16.3
  61. 61HyderabadTelangana, India
    16.2
  62. 61Little RockArkansas, United States
    16.2
  63. 61Swift CurrentSaskatchewan, Canada
    16.2
  64. 61RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    16.2
  65. 65West MemphisArkansas, United States
    16.0
  66. 65CalgaryAlberta, Canada
    16.0
  67. 67Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    15.9
  68. 67ConroeTexas, United States
    15.9
  69. 69Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    15.8
  70. 70ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    15.7
  71. 70Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    15.7
  72. 72RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    15.4
  73. 72Great FallsMontana, United States
    15.4
  74. 72Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    15.4
  75. 75SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    15.1
  76. 75KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    15.1
  77. 77Jurong WestSingapore
    15.0
  78. 78FontanaCalifornia, United States
    14.8
  79. 79MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    14.7
  80. 79Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    14.7
  81. 79Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    14.7
  82. 82RedfordMichigan, United States
    14.6
  83. 83BendOregon, United States
    14.3
  84. 84Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    14.1
  85. 84Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    14.1
  86. 84El PasoTexas, United States
    14.1
  87. 87HernandoMississippi, United States
    14.0
  88. 87MedfordOregon, United States
    14.0
  89. 89ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    13.9
  90. 89LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    13.9
  91. 89Medicine HatAlberta, Canada
    13.9
  92. 92TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    13.8
  93. 92GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    13.8
  94. 92DallasTexas, United States
    13.8
  95. 92SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    13.8
  96. 96Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    13.7
  97. 97ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    13.6
  98. 97SaikiOita, Japan
    13.6
  99. 97Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    13.6
  100. 100LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    13.5
  101. 100ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    13.5
  102. 100Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    13.5
  103. 103East RidgeTennessee, United States
    13.4
  104. 104XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    13.3
  105. 104RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    13.3
  106. 104SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    13.3
  107. 104RiversideCalifornia, United States
    13.3
  108. 104RedmondOregon, United States
    13.3
  109. 104AirdrieAlberta, Canada
    13.3
  110. 110MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    13.2
  111. 110KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    13.2
  112. 110Ulu BedokSingapore
    13.2
  113. 110LafayetteLouisiana, United States
    13.2
  114. 110BurbankCalifornia, United States
    13.2
  115. 115ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    13.1
  116. 115NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    13.1
  117. 115NakatsuOita, Japan
    13.1
  118. 115Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    13.1
  119. 119Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    13.0
  120. 119HoustonTexas, United States
    13.0
  121. 119TexarkanaTexas, United States
    13.0
  122. 119New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    13.0
  123. 123ZamośćLublin, Poland
    12.9
  124. 123LublinLublin, Poland
    12.9
  125. 123KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    12.9
  126. 123TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    12.9
  127. 123SaginawTexas, United States
    12.9
  128. 123GlendoraCalifornia, United States
    12.9
  129. 129MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    12.8
  130. 129TakasakiGunma, Japan
    12.8
  131. 129Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    12.8
  132. 132KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    12.7
  133. 132PortervilleCalifornia, United States
    12.7
  134. 134FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    12.6
  135. 134Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    12.6
  136. 134McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    12.6
  137. 134LewistonIdaho, United States
    12.6
  138. 134AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    12.6
  139. 139ŁukówLublin, Poland
    12.5
  140. 139TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    12.5
  141. 139TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    12.5
  142. 139MooreOklahoma, United States
    12.5
  143. 139DublinOhio, United States
    12.5
  144. 144YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    12.4
  145. 144TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan
    12.4
  146. 144Port ArthurTexas, United States
    12.4
  147. 144FresnoCalifornia, United States
    12.4
  148. 144AshlandOregon, United States
    12.4
  149. 144AraoKumamoto, Japan
    12.4
  150. 150Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    12.3
  151. 150ChimboteAncash, Peru
    12.3
  152. 150VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    12.3
  153. 153Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    12.2
  154. 153HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    12.2
  155. 153KochiKochi, Japan
    12.2
  156. 153MimaTokushima, Japan
    12.2
  157. 157NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    12.1
  158. 157KofuYamanashi, Japan
    12.1
  159. 157KotōKumamoto, Japan
    12.1
  160. 160Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    12.0
  161. 160ŌitaOita, Japan
    12.0
  162. 160KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    12.0
  163. 160Santa ClaritaCalifornia, United States
    12.0
  164. 160MinamikyushuKagoshima, Japan
    12.0
  165. 165RadomMazovia, Poland
    11.9
  166. 165PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    11.9
  167. 165Chiang Mailow-cost sensorsChiang Mai, Thailand
    11.9
  168. 165FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    11.9
  169. 165Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    11.9
  170. 165GdańskPomerania, Poland
    11.9
  171. 165ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    11.9
  172. 165AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    11.9
  173. 165ChikugoFukuoka, Japan
    11.9
  174. 174BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    11.8
  175. 174NichinanMiyazaki, Japan
    11.8
  176. 174GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    11.8
  177. 174ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    11.8
  178. 174Chula VistaCalifornia, United States
    11.8
  179. 174HelenaMontana, United States
    11.8
  180. 180DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    11.7
  181. 180ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    11.7
  182. 180GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    11.7
  183. 180East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    11.7
  184. 180PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    11.7
  185. 180West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    11.7
  186. 180MoscowIdaho, United States
    11.7
  187. 187Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    11.6
  188. 187KanoyaKagoshima, Japan
    11.6
  189. 187TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    11.6
  190. 187AtlantaGeorgia, United States
    11.6
  191. 187Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
    11.6
  192. 187Fort WorthTexas, United States
    11.6
  193. 187HyūgaMiyazaki, Japan
    11.6
  194. 194NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    11.5
  195. 194HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan
    11.5
  196. 194Briton FerryWales, United Kingdom
    11.5
  197. 194GadsdenAlabama, United States
    11.5
  198. 194ColumbusOhio, United States
    11.5
  199. 194CorsicanaTexas, United States
    11.5
  200. 194ChicoCalifornia, United States
    11.5

Top 200 of 1,551 shown.

Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

By country

Australia 8Bulgaria 5Canada 94China 4Hong Kong 14Hungary 5Iceland 3India 5Japan 524Mexico 3New Zealand 4Norway 17Pakistan 4Peru 9Poland 65Serbia 7Singapore 5South Africa 3Taiwan 40Thailand 3The Netherlands 15United Kingdom 51United States 626

Ranked cities in each country, August 2024.