SmogRank / History / August 7, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 7, 2024

2,245 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Jakarta, Indonesia, at 281.6 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 7, 2024. All episodes.

← Jakarta 281.6 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 7, 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
    41318.8×
  2. 2Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    27713.5×
  3. 3OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    23910.9×
  4. 4La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1756.0×
  5. 5CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1685.4×
  6. 6VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1685.3×
  7. 7TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1685.3×
  8. 8NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1645.0×
  9. 9Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1634.9×
  10. 10ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1634.9×
  11. 11CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1624.7×
  12. 12HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1574.3×
  13. 13ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1554.1×
  14. 14TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1463.6×
  15. 15BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1443.5×
  16. 16DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1413.5×
  17. 17Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1363.3×
  18. 18Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1313.2×
  19. 19AltamontOregon, United States
    1263.0×
  20. 20Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1243.0×
  21. 21SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    1182.8×
  22. 22ToméBiobio, Chile
    1132.7×
  23. 23CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1102.6×
  24. 24CairoCairo, Egypt
    1092.6×
  25. 25Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1082.6×
  26. 26AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1062.5×
  27. 27MedfordOregon, United States
    1042.5×
  28. 27RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    1042.5×
  29. 29Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1022.4×
  30. 30Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    1012.4×
  31. 31Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1002.4×
  32. 32GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    992.3×
  33. 32CoronelBiobio, Chile
    992.3×
  34. 34Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    992.3×
  35. 34BeijingBeijing, China
    992.3×
  36. 36BoiseIdaho, United States
    982.3×
  37. 37VictorvilleCalifornia, United States
    982.3×
  38. 38BodøNordland, Norway
    972.3×
  39. 39CalgaryAlberta, Canada
    972.2×
  40. 40TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    972.2×
  41. 40BendOregon, United States
    972.2×
  42. 42Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    962.2×
  43. 43HualquiBiobio, Chile
    952.2×
  44. 44Grants PassOregon, United States
    952.2×
  45. 45ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    942.1×
  46. 46Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    932.1×
  47. 47Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    932.1×
  48. 48QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    922.1×
  49. 49Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    922.1×
  50. 50HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    912.1×
  51. 51Swift CurrentSaskatchewan, Canada
    912.0×
  52. 52Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    892.0×
  53. 53PocatelloIdaho, United States
    892.0×
  54. 54MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    892.0×
  55. 55RedmondOregon, United States
    881.9×
  56. 56TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    881.9×
  57. 57Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    881.9×
  58. 58San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    831.8×
  59. 59Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    821.7×
  60. 60CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    811.7×
  61. 61SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    801.6×
  62. 61RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    801.6×
  63. 63Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    791.6×
  64. 63BirminghamAlabama, United States
    791.6×
  65. 65MeridianIdaho, United States
    791.6×
  66. 66TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    781.6×
  67. 66RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    781.6×
  68. 66Idaho FallsIdaho, United States
    781.6×
  69. 69ShanghaiShanghai, China
    781.6×
  70. 70LimaLima Province, Peru
    771.6×
  71. 71Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  72. 72Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  73. 73Santa CatarinaNuevo León, Mexico
    771.5×
  74. 74AshlandOregon, United States
    761.5×
  75. 75ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    761.5×
  76. 76AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    751.5×
  77. 77MimaTokushima, Japan
    751.5×
  78. 78ShenyangLiaoning, China
    751.5×
  79. 78Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    751.5×
  80. 78TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  81. 81LethbridgeAlberta, Canada
    741.4×
  82. 82GwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  83. 82HermistonOregon, United States
    741.4×
  84. 84Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    741.4×
  85. 84Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  86. 86MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    741.4×
  87. 87KochiKochi, Japan
    731.4×
  88. 87JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  89. 89EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  90. 90Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    731.4×
  91. 90TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  92. 90NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    731.4×
  93. 93QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  94. 94YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  95. 94SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  96. 96VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  97. 97HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  98. 98GoseongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  99. 99AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    711.3×
  100. 99Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand
    711.3×
  101. 99NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  102. 99New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    711.3×
  103. 103Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  104. 104ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  105. 104KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  106. 104IkedachōTokushima, Japan
    701.3×
  107. 107Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  108. 107San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  109. 107MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  110. 110DallasTexas, United States
    701.3×
  111. 111GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    701.3×
  112. 111São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    701.3×
  113. 111MillcreekUtah, United States
    701.3×
  114. 114IyoEhime, Japan
    701.3×
  115. 115ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    691.3×
  116. 115TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  117. 115ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  118. 115EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    691.3×
  119. 119MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    691.3×
  120. 120Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  121. 120Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  122. 122KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    691.2×
  123. 122LafayetteLouisiana, United States
    691.2×
  124. 124Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    691.2×
  125. 124AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.2×
  126. 126SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    681.2×
  127. 126ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  128. 126Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  129. 129TratTrat, Thailand
    681.2×
  130. 129Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    681.2×
  131. 129SaikiOita, Japan
    681.2×
  132. 129Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    681.2×
  133. 133Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  134. 133UlsanUlsan, South Korea
    681.2×
  135. 133ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    681.2×
  136. 133KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    681.2×
  137. 133ChalmetteLouisiana, United States
    681.2×
  138. 133ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  139. 139PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  140. 139PendletonOregon, United States
    681.2×
  141. 141ImabariEhime, Japan
    681.2×
  142. 141Walla WallaWashington, United States
    681.2×
  143. 143XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    671.2×
  144. 143Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  145. 143Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  146. 143AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  147. 143MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  148. 143SocorroTexas, United States
    671.2×
  149. 149KennerLouisiana, United States
    671.2×
  150. 149BerkeleyCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  151. 149FresnoCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  152. 152ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  153. 152NampaIdaho, United States
    671.2×
  154. 152Medicine HatAlberta, Canada
    671.2×
  155. 152HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  156. 156East RidgeTennessee, United States
    671.2×
  157. 156ChicoCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  158. 156TooeleUtah, United States
    671.2×
  159. 159KwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    661.2×
  160. 159North OgdenUtah, United States
    661.2×
  161. 161BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    661.2×
  162. 161ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    661.2×
  163. 161ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.2×
  164. 161BurbankCalifornia, United States
    661.2×
  165. 161LewistonIdaho, United States
    661.2×
  166. 166TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.1×
  167. 166Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    661.1×
  168. 166SusonoShizuoka, Japan
    661.1×
  169. 166ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    661.1×
  170. 170IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  171. 171WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  172. 171MinamikyushuKagoshima, Japan
    661.1×
  173. 173AthensAttica, Greece
    661.1×
  174. 173NanNan, Thailand
    661.1×
  175. 173Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    661.1×
  176. 173KobayashiMiyazaki, Japan
    661.1×
  177. 173FujinomiyaShizuoka, Japan
    661.1×
  178. 173SaijōEhime, Japan
    661.1×
  179. 173CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.1×
  180. 173Ferry PassFlorida, United States
    661.1×
  181. 173Port ArthurTexas, United States
    661.1×
  182. 182KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    651.1×
  183. 182KeelungTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  184. 182BusanBusan, South Korea
    651.1×
  185. 182FairhopeAlabama, United States
    651.1×
  186. 182ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    651.1×
  187. 187GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  188. 187KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  189. 187ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    651.1×
  190. 187NiihamaEhime, Japan
    651.1×
  191. 187MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    651.1×
  192. 187AkiKochi, Japan
    651.1×
  193. 187Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    651.1×
  194. 187Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    651.1×
  195. 195HattiesburgMississippi, United States
    651.1×
  196. 195Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    651.1×
  197. 197HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea
    651.1×
  198. 197KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    651.1×
  199. 197Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  200. 197Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    651.1×

Top 200 of 2,245 shown.

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

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