SmogRank / History / August 6, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 6, 2024

2,154 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 127.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 127.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 6, 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
    2028.5×
  2. 2CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1917.5×
  3. 3HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1867.1×
  4. 4NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1745.9×
  5. 5OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1665.2×
  6. 6La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1634.9×
  7. 7Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1624.7×
  8. 8BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1564.2×
  9. 9ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1533.9×
  10. 10CairoCairo, Egypt
    1523.8×
  11. 11ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1513.7×
  12. 12Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1503.7×
  13. 13EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    1483.6×
  14. 14DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1443.5×
  15. 15ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan
    1433.5×
  16. 16AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1403.4×
  17. 17Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1393.4×
  18. 18ToméBiobio, Chile
    1393.4×
  19. 19TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1363.3×
  20. 20Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1353.3×
  21. 21HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1353.3×
  22. 22ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1343.3×
  23. 23Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1263.0×
  24. 24VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1253.0×
  25. 25Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    1202.9×
  26. 26CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1152.7×
  27. 27San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    1132.7×
  28. 28Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1062.5×
  29. 29Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1052.5×
  30. 30ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1042.4×
  31. 30Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    1042.4×
  32. 32TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1032.4×
  33. 32Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1032.4×
  34. 34CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1022.4×
  35. 35RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    992.3×
  36. 36JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    982.3×
  37. 37St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    962.2×
  38. 38Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    942.2×
  39. 39Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    932.1×
  40. 40BeijingBeijing, China
    932.1×
  41. 41Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    922.1×
  42. 41BendOregon, United States
    922.1×
  43. 43HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    922.1×
  44. 44CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  45. 45Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    871.9×
  46. 45GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    871.9×
  47. 47KolkataWest Bengal, India
    851.8×
  48. 48KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    841.8×
  49. 49TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    841.8×
  50. 50QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    831.8×
  51. 51BartlettTennessee, United States
    831.8×
  52. 52ShanghaiShanghai, China
    821.7×
  53. 53ConroeTexas, United States
    811.7×
  54. 54Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    811.7×
  55. 54QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    811.7×
  56. 56LimaLima Province, Peru
    811.7×
  57. 57HermistonOregon, United States
    801.7×
  58. 58Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    791.6×
  59. 59Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    791.6×
  60. 59TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    791.6×
  61. 61RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    781.6×
  62. 62CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    781.6×
  63. 62Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    781.6×
  64. 64AsoKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  65. 65BoiseIdaho, United States
    771.5×
  66. 66AltamontOregon, United States
    771.5×
  67. 67San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  68. 67ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    761.5×
  69. 67ŌitaOita, Japan
    761.5×
  70. 70Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  71. 71RedmondOregon, United States
    741.4×
  72. 72MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    741.4×
  73. 73AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    741.4×
  74. 74SōjaOkayama, Japan
    741.4×
  75. 75Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  76. 76LouisvilleKentucky, United States
    731.4×
  77. 77MarugameKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  78. 77KureHiroshima, Japan
    731.4×
  79. 77SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    731.4×
  80. 80Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    731.4×
  81. 80ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    731.4×
  82. 80SaikiOita, Japan
    731.4×
  83. 83Port ArthurTexas, United States
    721.4×
  84. 83Walla WallaWashington, United States
    721.4×
  85. 85Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  86. 85BizenOkayama, Japan
    721.4×
  87. 87GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    721.4×
  88. 87TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  89. 89MostaIl-Mosta, Malta
    721.4×
  90. 90QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    721.3×
  91. 91ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  92. 92Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    711.3×
  93. 92ImabariEhime, Japan
    711.3×
  94. 92ChristchurchCanterbury, New Zealand
    711.3×
  95. 95KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    711.3×
  96. 95Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan
    711.3×
  97. 95FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    711.3×
  98. 98Ciudad ApodacaNuevo León, Mexico
    711.3×
  99. 99DallasTexas, United States
    711.3×
  100. 99HoustonTexas, United States
    711.3×
  101. 101BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    711.3×
  102. 101VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  103. 101AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    711.3×
  104. 104MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    701.3×
  105. 104HiragiKagawa, Japan
    701.3×
  106. 106Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    701.3×
  107. 106HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  108. 106TsurusakiOita, Japan
    701.3×
  109. 106SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    701.3×
  110. 106RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    701.3×
  111. 111ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  112. 111Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  113. 111JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    701.3×
  114. 114Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  115. 114TakasakiGunma, Japan
    701.3×
  116. 114Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    701.3×
  117. 114IkedachōTokushima, Japan
    701.3×
  118. 114Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    701.3×
  119. 114Little RockArkansas, United States
    701.3×
  120. 120AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    701.3×
  121. 120LewistonIdaho, United States
    701.3×
  122. 122OnomichiHiroshima, Japan
    691.3×
  123. 122KochiKochi, Japan
    691.3×
  124. 122West MemphisArkansas, United States
    691.3×
  125. 122PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    691.3×
  126. 122MeridianIdaho, United States
    691.3×
  127. 127BaytownTexas, United States
    691.3×
  128. 128AiharaKanagawa, Japan
    691.3×
  129. 128ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    691.3×
  130. 128West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    691.3×
  131. 131AsprópyrgosAttica, Greece
    691.2×
  132. 131ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    691.2×
  133. 131NiihamaEhime, Japan
    691.2×
  134. 131NorwoodOhio, United States
    691.2×
  135. 131MimaTokushima, Japan
    691.2×
  136. 136Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  137. 136ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    691.2×
  138. 138SaijōEhime, Japan
    691.2×
  139. 138JeffersontownKentucky, United States
    691.2×
  140. 140CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    681.2×
  141. 141AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    681.2×
  142. 141Valley StationKentucky, United States
    681.2×
  143. 143MiharaHiroshima, Japan
    681.2×
  144. 143MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  145. 143DublinOhio, United States
    681.2×
  146. 143FontanaCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  147. 143Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    681.2×
  148. 148DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  149. 148YanaiYamaguchi, Japan
    681.2×
  150. 148Saint MatthewsKentucky, United States
    681.2×
  151. 148CincinnatiOhio, United States
    681.2×
  152. 152MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  153. 152KotōKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  154. 154UtoKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  155. 154TakeharaHiroshima, Japan
    671.2×
  156. 154Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    671.2×
  157. 154MiddletownOhio, United States
    671.2×
  158. 158ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    671.2×
  159. 158TamanoOkayama, Japan
    671.2×
  160. 158IwadeWakayama, Japan
    671.2×
  161. 158ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    671.2×
  162. 162San Pawl il-BaħarSaint Paul’s Bay, Malta
    671.2×
  163. 163TakinomiyaKagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  164. 164Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    661.2×
  165. 164Jurong WestSingapore
    661.2×
  166. 164Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    661.2×
  167. 167AnanTokushima, Japan
    661.2×
  168. 167VallettaValletta, Malta
    661.2×
  169. 167São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    661.2×
  170. 167PortsmouthOhio, United States
    661.2×
  171. 167CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    661.2×
  172. 167NampaIdaho, United States
    661.2×
  173. 173AthensAttica, Greece
    661.1×
  174. 173Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    661.1×
  175. 173MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    661.1×
  176. 173Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    661.1×
  177. 173BirminghamAlabama, United States
    661.1×
  178. 173FresnoCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  179. 173HanfordCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  180. 180HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan
    661.1×
  181. 181Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    661.1×
  182. 181IyoEhime, Japan
    661.1×
  183. 181BrawleyCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  184. 181SusonoShizuoka, Japan
    661.1×
  185. 181ShūnanYamaguchi, Japan
    661.1×
  186. 186NakatsuOita, Japan
    651.1×
  187. 186KikuchiKumamoto, Japan
    651.1×
  188. 186SulphurLouisiana, United States
    651.1×
  189. 186PasadenaTexas, United States
    651.1×
  190. 190Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    651.1×
  191. 190Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    651.1×
  192. 190YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  193. 190ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  194. 190EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  195. 190YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    651.1×
  196. 190ShibukawaGunma, Japan
    651.1×
  197. 190Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    651.1×
  198. 190ColumbusOhio, United States
    651.1×
  199. 190McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    651.1×
  200. 200KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    651.1×

Top 200 of 2,154 shown.

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

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