SmogRank / History / August 3, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 3, 2024

2,253 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 133.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 133.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 3, 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
    2088.9×
  2. 2Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1766.1×
  3. 3DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1604.5×
  4. 4HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  5. 5BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1544.0×
  6. 6Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    1544.0×
  7. 7ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1533.9×
  8. 8Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1513.7×
  9. 9Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1423.5×
  10. 10NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1333.2×
  11. 11Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1273.1×
  12. 12Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1243.0×
  13. 13CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1233.0×
  14. 14CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1222.9×
  15. 15Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1212.9×
  16. 16Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1202.9×
  17. 17La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1132.7×
  18. 18AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1082.6×
  19. 19CairoCairo, Egypt
    1052.5×
  20. 20OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1022.4×
  21. 21Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    982.3×
  22. 22Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    982.3×
  23. 22Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    982.3×
  24. 24VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    972.3×
  25. 25AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    972.3×
  26. 26Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    952.2×
  27. 27CranbrookBritish Columbia, Canada
    942.2×
  28. 28LimaLima Province, Peru
    942.1×
  29. 29BeijingBeijing, China
    922.1×
  30. 30Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    922.1×
  31. 31Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    922.1×
  32. 32SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    912.1×
  33. 33Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    912.0×
  34. 34CoronelBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  35. 35CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    871.9×
  36. 36JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    871.9×
  37. 37SaikiOita, Japan
    871.9×
  38. 38Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    861.9×
  39. 38AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    861.9×
  40. 40JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    851.8×
  41. 41HualquiBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  42. 41SunnysideWashington, United States
    851.8×
  43. 43BountifulUtah, United States
    841.8×
  44. 44Great FallsMontana, United States
    841.8×
  45. 45YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  46. 45WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  47. 47NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    831.8×
  48. 48MeridianIdaho, United States
    831.7×
  49. 49ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    821.7×
  50. 50RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    821.7×
  51. 51HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  52. 52ChillánÑuble, Chile
    811.7×
  53. 53Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  54. 53Spokane ValleyWashington, United States
    811.7×
  55. 55ShenyangLiaoning, China
    801.7×
  56. 55NampaIdaho, United States
    801.7×
  57. 57Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    801.6×
  58. 57NamyangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  59. 59SeoulSeoul, South Korea
    791.6×
  60. 60TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan
    791.6×
  61. 60Grants PassOregon, United States
    791.6×
  62. 62LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    781.6×
  63. 63TemucoAraucania, Chile
    781.6×
  64. 64BoiseIdaho, United States
    781.6×
  65. 64ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    781.6×
  66. 66WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    771.6×
  67. 67Guri-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  68. 68KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    771.5×
  69. 68TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  70. 68Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    771.5×
  71. 71Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    771.5×
  72. 71ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    771.5×
  73. 73Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    771.5×
  74. 73GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  75. 73AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    771.5×
  76. 73Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    771.5×
  77. 73ChicoCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  78. 78SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  79. 78UwajimaEhime, Japan
    761.5×
  80. 78ChristchurchCanterbury, New Zealand
    761.5×
  81. 78JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  82. 82BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    761.5×
  83. 82ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    761.5×
  84. 82HyūgaMiyazaki, Japan
    761.5×
  85. 85TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  86. 86UlsanUlsan, South Korea
    761.5×
  87. 87Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    751.5×
  88. 87SpokaneWashington, United States
    751.5×
  89. 89PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  90. 89KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  91. 89MimaTokushima, Japan
    751.5×
  92. 92GwangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  93. 92KofuYamanashi, Japan
    751.5×
  94. 94GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  95. 94BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    751.5×
  96. 96Sault Ste. MarieOntario, Canada
    741.4×
  97. 96Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  98. 98KashiwaraNara, Japan
    741.4×
  99. 98MedfordOregon, United States
    741.4×
  100. 100DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    741.4×
  101. 101YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  102. 101OkcheonNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    741.4×
  103. 103KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    741.4×
  104. 103NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  105. 105HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    731.4×
  106. 105MoscowIdaho, United States
    731.4×
  107. 107Kashihara-shiNara, Japan
    731.4×
  108. 108SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    731.4×
  109. 109TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  110. 109CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    731.4×
  111. 109ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  112. 109AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    731.4×
  113. 113ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  114. 113ShintomiMiyazaki, Japan
    731.4×
  115. 115NeietsuGangwon-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  116. 115IkomaNara, Japan
    721.4×
  117. 115IkarugaHyōgo, Japan
    721.4×
  118. 115DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.4×
  119. 115San ClementeIca, Peru
    721.4×
  120. 115Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    721.4×
  121. 115AltamontOregon, United States
    721.4×
  122. 122LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.4×
  123. 122DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.4×
  124. 122Coeur d'AleneIdaho, United States
    721.4×
  125. 125Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  126. 125BillingsMontana, United States
    721.4×
  127. 127SatunSatun, Thailand
    721.4×
  128. 127ReddingCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  129. 127San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  130. 130BusanBusan, South Korea
    721.3×
  131. 130GapyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    721.3×
  132. 130Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    721.3×
  133. 130BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    721.3×
  134. 134Hat YaiSongkhla, Thailand
    711.3×
  135. 134PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  136. 136HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    711.3×
  137. 136PohangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  138. 136KoesanNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    711.3×
  139. 136IwadeWakayama, Japan
    711.3×
  140. 136UngsangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  141. 141YakimaWashington, United States
    711.3×
  142. 142AshlandOregon, United States
    711.3×
  143. 143Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    711.3×
  144. 143PhuketPhuket, Thailand
    711.3×
  145. 143GijangBusan, South Korea
    711.3×
  146. 143RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  147. 147NarathiwatNarathiwat, Thailand
    711.3×
  148. 147AndongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  149. 147Nara-shiNara, Japan
    711.3×
  150. 147BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    711.3×
  151. 147LewistonIdaho, United States
    711.3×
  152. 147TatsunoHyōgo, Japan
    711.3×
  153. 153AthensAttica, Greece
    701.3×
  154. 153IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia
    701.3×
  155. 153YalaYala, Thailand
    701.3×
  156. 153OnoHyōgo, Japan
    701.3×
  157. 153KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan
    701.3×
  158. 153ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  159. 153QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    701.3×
  160. 160YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  161. 160NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    701.3×
  162. 160Kawachi-NaganoOsaka, Japan
    701.3×
  163. 163VelesVeles, North Macedonia
    701.3×
  164. 163TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    701.3×
  165. 163Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan
    701.3×
  166. 163OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  167. 163MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  168. 163TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    701.3×
  169. 169SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    701.3×
  170. 169GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  171. 169DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  172. 169ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    701.3×
  173. 173EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  174. 173KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    701.3×
  175. 173PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    701.3×
  176. 173YoshinogawaTokushima, Japan
    701.3×
  177. 177Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    691.3×
  178. 177KochiKochi, Japan
    691.3×
  179. 177IkedachōTokushima, Japan
    691.3×
  180. 177GwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  181. 177TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    691.3×
  182. 177FujiyoshidaYamanashi, Japan
    691.3×
  183. 177BizenOkayama, Japan
    691.3×
  184. 184ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  185. 184WabuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  186. 184TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    691.3×
  187. 187TakasakiGunma, Japan
    691.3×
  188. 187MiyazakiMiyazaki, Japan
    691.3×
  189. 187ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  190. 187JōyōKyoto, Japan
    691.3×
  191. 191GongjuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  192. 191OkayamaOkayama, Japan
    691.2×
  193. 191KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    691.2×
  194. 191KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.2×
  195. 191EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    691.2×
  196. 191HammondIndiana, United States
    691.2×
  197. 197Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
    691.2×
  198. 197ChungjuNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    691.2×
  199. 197SandachōHyōgo, Japan
    691.2×
  200. 197MieOita, Japan
    691.2×

Top 200 of 2,253 shown.

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

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