SmogRank / History / August 2, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 2, 2024

2,153 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 137.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 2, 2024. All episodes.

← Kinshasa 137.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 2, 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
    2129.1×
  2. 2CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1766.0×
  3. 3ChicoCalifornia, United States
    1695.4×
  4. 4Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1634.9×
  5. 5Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1523.8×
  6. 6ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1353.3×
  7. 7Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1333.2×
  8. 8DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1303.2×
  9. 9Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    1233.0×
  10. 10LimaLima Province, Peru
    1122.7×
  11. 11Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1102.6×
  12. 12Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1082.6×
  13. 13YakimaWashington, United States
    1072.5×
  14. 14BirminghamAlabama, United States
    1062.5×
  15. 15QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1042.5×
  16. 16Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1032.4×
  17. 17Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    1032.4×
  18. 18Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1032.4×
  19. 19CairoCairo, Egypt
    992.3×
  20. 20Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    972.2×
  21. 21AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    962.2×
  22. 22MenenFlanders, Belgium
    952.2×
  23. 23LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    952.2×
  24. 23RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    952.2×
  25. 25DenainHauts-de-France, France
    922.1×
  26. 26AdaOklahoma, United States
    922.1×
  27. 27GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    912.0×
  28. 28AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    902.0×
  29. 28ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    902.0×
  30. 30OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    892.0×
  31. 31EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    881.9×
  32. 32East RidgeTennessee, United States
    881.9×
  33. 33BartlettTennessee, United States
    881.9×
  34. 34BeijingBeijing, China
    881.9×
  35. 34ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    881.9×
  36. 34San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    881.9×
  37. 37ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    871.9×
  38. 38BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    871.9×
  39. 38AltamontOregon, United States
    871.9×
  40. 40N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    861.9×
  41. 41RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    861.9×
  42. 42KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    861.9×
  43. 42ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    861.9×
  44. 44StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    861.8×
  45. 44KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    861.8×
  46. 44DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    861.8×
  47. 44BessemerAlabama, United States
    861.8×
  48. 48DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    851.8×
  49. 49McDonoughGeorgia, United States
    851.8×
  50. 49BendOregon, United States
    851.8×
  51. 51ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    851.8×
  52. 52MonsWallonia, Belgium
    851.8×
  53. 53MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  54. 54BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  55. 55's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    841.8×
  56. 56West MemphisArkansas, United States
    841.8×
  57. 56TexarkanaTexas, United States
    841.8×
  58. 58RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    841.8×
  59. 58Little RockArkansas, United States
    841.8×
  60. 60GentFlanders, Belgium
    831.7×
  61. 60CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    831.7×
  62. 62LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    831.7×
  63. 63Lexingtonlow-cost sensorsMassachusetts, United States
    821.7×
  64. 63SunnysideWashington, United States
    821.7×
  65. 65Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France
    821.7×
  66. 66LongmontColorado, United States
    821.7×
  67. 67ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France
    811.7×
  68. 67Phenix CityAlabama, United States
    811.7×
  69. 69HernandoMississippi, United States
    811.7×
  70. 70MaassluisSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    811.7×
  71. 71CallaoCallao, Peru
    811.7×
  72. 72SpijkenisseSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    801.7×
  73. 72AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    801.7×
  74. 74RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    801.7×
  75. 75ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    801.6×
  76. 75KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    801.6×
  77. 75DecaturAlabama, United States
    801.6×
  78. 75GadsdenAlabama, United States
    801.6×
  79. 75ColumbusGeorgia, United States
    801.6×
  80. 80HuntsvilleAlabama, United States
    801.6×
  81. 81MontgomeryAlabama, United States
    801.6×
  82. 81Candler-McAfeeGeorgia, United States
    801.6×
  83. 83KochaniKochani, North Macedonia
    791.6×
  84. 83Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    791.6×
  85. 85KennesawGeorgia, United States
    791.6×
  86. 86KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium
    791.6×
  87. 86IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    791.6×
  88. 86Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    791.6×
  89. 86MaconGeorgia, United States
    791.6×
  90. 90TrussvilleAlabama, United States
    791.6×
  91. 91ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    791.6×
  92. 91TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    791.6×
  93. 91BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium
    791.6×
  94. 91MooreOklahoma, United States
    791.6×
  95. 95DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    781.6×
  96. 96AthensGeorgia, United States
    781.6×
  97. 96AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    781.6×
  98. 98PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    781.6×
  99. 98BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    781.6×
  100. 100IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    771.6×
  101. 101SaginawTexas, United States
    771.5×
  102. 102La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  103. 102Fort WorthTexas, United States
    771.5×
  104. 104SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    771.5×
  105. 104SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    771.5×
  106. 106TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  107. 106SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  108. 106Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  109. 106RedmondOregon, United States
    771.5×
  110. 110Warner RobinsGeorgia, United States
    761.5×
  111. 111JacksonMississippi, United States
    761.5×
  112. 112AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    761.5×
  113. 112DentonTexas, United States
    761.5×
  114. 112LewistonIdaho, United States
    761.5×
  115. 115GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    761.5×
  116. 116WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  117. 116LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  118. 116CookevilleTennessee, United States
    751.5×
  119. 116DallasTexas, United States
    751.5×
  120. 120BountifulUtah, United States
    751.5×
  121. 121SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    751.5×
  122. 121AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    751.5×
  123. 123OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  124. 123HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  125. 125DelhiDelhi, India
    741.4×
  126. 125ColumbiaTennessee, United States
    741.4×
  127. 127DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    741.4×
  128. 127McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    741.4×
  129. 129HualquiBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  130. 130SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    741.4×
  131. 130La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    741.4×
  132. 130MeridianIdaho, United States
    741.4×
  133. 133ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  134. 133AugustaGeorgia, United States
    731.4×
  135. 133LawtonOklahoma, United States
    731.4×
  136. 133PendletonOregon, United States
    731.4×
  137. 137RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    731.4×
  138. 137EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    731.4×
  139. 139BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    731.4×
  140. 139EdmondOklahoma, United States
    731.4×
  141. 139DorvalQuebec, Canada
    731.4×
  142. 139SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    731.4×
  143. 143Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    721.4×
  144. 143TemucoAraucania, Chile
    721.4×
  145. 143San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    721.4×
  146. 146BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    721.4×
  147. 146RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    721.4×
  148. 146KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    721.4×
  149. 149WillebroekFlanders, Belgium
    721.4×
  150. 149Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
    721.4×
  151. 149JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  152. 152Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    721.4×
  153. 152GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium
    721.4×
  154. 152Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  155. 152BoiseIdaho, United States
    721.4×
  156. 156MechelenFlanders, Belgium
    721.3×
  157. 156CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    721.3×
  158. 158MolFlanders, Belgium
    711.3×
  159. 158OdessaTexas, United States
    711.3×
  160. 160SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    711.3×
  161. 160HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    711.3×
  162. 160HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  163. 160GreenvilleSouth Carolina, United States
    711.3×
  164. 160NampaIdaho, United States
    711.3×
  165. 165CalaisHauts-de-France, France
    711.3×
  166. 165CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    711.3×
  167. 167Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    711.3×
  168. 167TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  169. 167MontréalQuebec, Canada
    711.3×
  170. 170PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  171. 170Sorel-TracyQuebec, Canada
    701.3×
  172. 172HobbsNew Mexico, United States
    701.3×
  173. 172MoscowIdaho, United States
    701.3×
  174. 174PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    701.3×
  175. 174NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    701.3×
  176. 174RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    701.3×
  177. 174QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    701.3×
  178. 174Rouyn-NorandaQuebec, Canada
    701.3×
  179. 179BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    701.3×
  180. 179MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    701.3×
  181. 179CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    701.3×
  182. 182KochiKochi, Japan
    701.3×
  183. 182Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    701.3×
  184. 182JacksonTennessee, United States
    701.3×
  185. 182AlbanyNew York, United States
    701.3×
  186. 182OttawaOntario, Canada
    701.3×
  187. 187AtlantaGeorgia, United States
    691.3×
  188. 187BrossardQuebec, Canada
    691.3×
  189. 189DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.3×
  190. 189KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    691.3×
  191. 191GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.3×
  192. 191RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    691.3×
  193. 191CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.3×
  194. 191BizenOkayama, Japan
    691.3×
  195. 195Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    691.2×
  196. 195ChillánÑuble, Chile
    691.2×
  197. 195BoulderColorado, United States
    691.2×
  198. 195MillcreekUtah, United States
    691.2×
  199. 199JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.2×
  200. 200KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    691.2×

Top 200 of 2,153 shown.

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

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