SmogRank / History / August 5, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 5, 2024

2,165 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Jakarta, Indonesia, at 515.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Jakarta 515.0 µg/m³ 500 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 5, 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. 1JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    500+34.3×
  2. 2CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1846.9×
  3. 3Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1836.7×
  4. 4BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    1614.7×
  5. 5NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1614.6×
  6. 6Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1564.2×
  7. 7Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1523.8×
  8. 8RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1513.7×
  9. 9AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1453.6×
  10. 10Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1433.5×
  11. 11Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1313.2×
  12. 12CairoCairo, Egypt
    1283.1×
  13. 13RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1273.1×
  14. 14Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1212.9×
  15. 15BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1192.9×
  16. 16LimaLima Province, Peru
    1182.8×
  17. 17DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1152.8×
  18. 18RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    1082.6×
  19. 19Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1052.5×
  20. 20AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    1052.5×
  21. 21Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    962.2×
  22. 21San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    962.2×
  23. 23HualpénBiobio, Chile
    952.2×
  24. 24CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    942.2×
  25. 25SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    942.1×
  26. 26HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    922.1×
  27. 27Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    912.0×
  28. 28RedmondOregon, United States
    902.0×
  29. 29CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  30. 30Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    881.9×
  31. 31QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    881.9×
  32. 31QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    881.9×
  33. 33OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    871.9×
  34. 34Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    871.9×
  35. 35GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    861.9×
  36. 36Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    861.8×
  37. 37HualquiBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  38. 38La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    851.8×
  39. 39BendOregon, United States
    851.8×
  40. 40CoronelBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  41. 41QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    841.8×
  42. 42JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    831.8×
  43. 43SaikiOita, Japan
    821.7×
  44. 44ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    801.7×
  45. 45Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    791.6×
  46. 46BartlettTennessee, United States
    791.6×
  47. 47MostaIl-Mosta, Malta
    781.6×
  48. 47ConroeTexas, United States
    781.6×
  49. 49FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    781.6×
  50. 49GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    781.6×
  51. 51AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    771.6×
  52. 51VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    771.6×
  53. 53ChillánÑuble, Chile
    771.5×
  54. 54MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  55. 54Elk Grovelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    771.5×
  56. 56Sydneylow-cost sensorsNew South Wales, Australia
    761.5×
  57. 56TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  58. 58Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  59. 58VallettaValletta, Malta
    761.5×
  60. 58Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    761.5×
  61. 61ŌitaOita, Japan
    761.5×
  62. 62MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    761.5×
  63. 62Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    761.5×
  64. 62ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    761.5×
  65. 62TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    761.5×
  66. 66Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    751.5×
  67. 67SeoulSeoul, South Korea
    751.5×
  68. 68Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  69. 68TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    751.5×
  70. 68LouisvilleKentucky, United States
    751.5×
  71. 71Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  72. 72ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    741.4×
  73. 73KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    741.4×
  74. 73DublinOhio, United States
    741.4×
  75. 75TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  76. 76Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  77. 76Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  78. 78EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  79. 79IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    731.4×
  80. 79IyoEhime, Japan
    731.4×
  81. 79West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    731.4×
  82. 82Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    731.4×
  83. 82HyūgaMiyazaki, Japan
    731.4×
  84. 84MarugameKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  85. 84Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  86. 84ChristchurchCanterbury, New Zealand
    731.4×
  87. 84TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    731.4×
  88. 84AraoKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  89. 89HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    721.4×
  90. 90NakatsuOita, Japan
    721.4×
  91. 90West MemphisArkansas, United States
    721.4×
  92. 92Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    721.4×
  93. 92NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    721.4×
  94. 92Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    721.4×
  95. 92MantecaCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  96. 96TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    721.3×
  97. 96San Pawl il-BaħarSaint Paul’s Bay, Malta
    721.3×
  98. 96AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    721.3×
  99. 99Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    711.3×
  100. 99HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  101. 99ToméBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  102. 99TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    711.3×
  103. 99Little RockArkansas, United States
    711.3×
  104. 99TurlockCalifornia, United States
    711.3×
  105. 105BeijingBeijing, China
    711.3×
  106. 105Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  107. 105ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  108. 105SōjaOkayama, Japan
    711.3×
  109. 105Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  110. 105ModestoCalifornia, United States
    711.3×
  111. 111Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  112. 111IkedachōTokushima, Japan
    711.3×
  113. 113MimaTokushima, Japan
    711.3×
  114. 114AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    711.3×
  115. 114NorwoodOhio, United States
    711.3×
  116. 114ShintomiMiyazaki, Japan
    711.3×
  117. 117MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    711.3×
  118. 117TakanabeMiyazaki, Japan
    711.3×
  119. 117BrantfordOntario, Canada
    711.3×
  120. 120AnanTokushima, Japan
    701.3×
  121. 120TemucoAraucania, Chile
    701.3×
  122. 120KotōKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  123. 123ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    701.3×
  124. 123Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  125. 123Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    701.3×
  126. 126JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    701.3×
  127. 127KolkataWest Bengal, India
    701.3×
  128. 127CincinnatiOhio, United States
    701.3×
  129. 129KureHiroshima, Japan
    701.3×
  130. 129KunisakiOita, Japan
    701.3×
  131. 131AthensAttica, Greece
    691.3×
  132. 132WestervilleOhio, United States
    691.3×
  133. 133ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  134. 133ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    691.3×
  135. 135TsurusakiOita, Japan
    691.2×
  136. 135SakuNagano, Japan
    691.2×
  137. 135Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    691.2×
  138. 135PittsburghPennsylvania, United States
    691.2×
  139. 139PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  140. 139San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  141. 139HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  142. 139NamyangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  143. 143Anyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  144. 143MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    691.2×
  145. 143IwadeWakayama, Japan
    691.2×
  146. 143AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.2×
  147. 143Saint MatthewsKentucky, United States
    691.2×
  148. 143Great FallsMontana, United States
    691.2×
  149. 149Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  150. 149Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  151. 149Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  152. 149MieOita, Japan
    681.2×
  153. 149Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  154. 149ImabariEhime, Japan
    681.2×
  155. 149ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  156. 149Valley StationKentucky, United States
    681.2×
  157. 149TracyCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  158. 158Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    681.2×
  159. 158DallasTexas, United States
    681.2×
  160. 158WilkinsburgPennsylvania, United States
    681.2×
  161. 161Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  162. 161Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    681.2×
  163. 163AsoKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  164. 163YawatahamaEhime, Japan
    681.2×
  165. 163MatsusakaMie, Japan
    681.2×
  166. 166Guri-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  167. 166KochiKochi, Japan
    681.2×
  168. 166KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan
    681.2×
  169. 166Ulu BedokSingapore
    681.2×
  170. 166BizenOkayama, Japan
    681.2×
  171. 171Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  172. 171UtoKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  173. 171IkarugaHyōgo, Japan
    671.2×
  174. 171KitchenerOntario, Canada
    671.2×
  175. 171VernonBritish Columbia, Canada
    671.2×
  176. 171YufuOita, Japan
    671.2×
  177. 177SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  178. 177MiyazakiMiyazaki, Japan
    671.2×
  179. 177IzumiOsaka, Japan
    671.2×
  180. 177HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  181. 177MiddletownOhio, United States
    671.2×
  182. 177HoustonTexas, United States
    671.2×
  183. 177HanfordCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  184. 184Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    671.2×
  185. 184DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  186. 184ColumbusOhio, United States
    671.2×
  187. 187Kawachi-NaganoOsaka, Japan
    671.2×
  188. 188YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  189. 188ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    671.2×
  190. 188KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  191. 188Jurong WestSingapore
    671.2×
  192. 188WarrenOhio, United States
    671.2×
  193. 188StocktonCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  194. 194Port ArthurTexas, United States
    661.2×
  195. 194AshlandOregon, United States
    661.2×
  196. 194ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    661.2×
  197. 197Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    661.2×
  198. 197CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    661.2×
  199. 197DaytonOhio, United States
    661.2×
  200. 197MiltonOntario, Canada
    661.2×

Top 200 of 2,165 shown.

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

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