SmogRank / History / August 13, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 13, 2024

2,242 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Villarrica, Chile, at 123.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 13, 2024. All episodes.

← Villarrica 123.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 13, 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. 1VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1988.2×
  2. 2Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    1766.1×
  3. 3Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1766.0×
  4. 4ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1756.0×
  5. 5Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1725.7×
  6. 6La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1695.4×
  7. 7TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1695.4×
  8. 8OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1675.3×
  9. 9NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1665.1×
  10. 10ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1604.6×
  11. 11CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1594.5×
  12. 12HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1584.4×
  13. 13CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1584.3×
  14. 14Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1554.1×
  15. 15JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1533.9×
  16. 16CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1493.7×
  17. 17ToméBiobio, Chile
    1483.6×
  18. 18Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1473.6×
  19. 19HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1453.6×
  20. 20Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1423.5×
  21. 21SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1403.4×
  22. 22TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1393.4×
  23. 23RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1353.3×
  24. 24ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1343.3×
  25. 25CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1263.1×
  26. 26ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1263.0×
  27. 27LimaLima Province, Peru
    1202.9×
  28. 28San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    1192.9×
  29. 29TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1192.8×
  30. 30AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1172.8×
  31. 31CairoCairo, Egypt
    1162.8×
  32. 32CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1132.7×
  33. 33Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1122.7×
  34. 34Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1072.5×
  35. 35CallaoCallao, Peru
    1062.5×
  36. 36Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1062.5×
  37. 37BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1032.4×
  38. 38TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    992.3×
  39. 38QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    992.3×
  40. 38DuluthMinnesota, United States
    992.3×
  41. 41SuperiorWisconsin, United States
    992.3×
  42. 42Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    952.2×
  43. 42Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    952.2×
  44. 44Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    912.0×
  45. 45KolkataWest Bengal, India
    902.0×
  46. 46AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    881.9×
  47. 47Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    881.9×
  48. 48Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    881.9×
  49. 49Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    881.9×
  50. 50BendOregon, United States
    861.9×
  51. 51AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    851.8×
  52. 52MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    851.8×
  53. 53Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    841.8×
  54. 54KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  55. 55HyderabadTelangana, India
    841.8×
  56. 56Thunder BayOntario, Canada
    831.8×
  57. 57Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    831.8×
  58. 58QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    831.8×
  59. 58ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    831.8×
  60. 60JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    811.7×
  61. 61SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    811.7×
  62. 62Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    801.6×
  63. 63San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    801.6×
  64. 64MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    791.6×
  65. 64AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    791.6×
  66. 66HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  67. 67HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  68. 67NitraNitra Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  69. 69RedmondOregon, United States
    781.6×
  70. 70Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    771.6×
  71. 71ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    771.5×
  72. 72JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  73. 73TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  74. 73ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  75. 75HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  76. 75SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  77. 75PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  78. 78DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  79. 78Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    751.5×
  80. 80Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    741.4×
  81. 81ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    741.4×
  82. 82TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    741.4×
  83. 83TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  84. 84West MemphisArkansas, United States
    731.4×
  85. 85Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    721.4×
  86. 85PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    721.4×
  87. 87ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    721.4×
  88. 87Misato, SaitamaSaitama, Japan
    721.4×
  89. 89Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    721.4×
  90. 90BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    721.3×
  91. 91Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    711.3×
  92. 91ChigasakiKanagawa, Japan
    711.3×
  93. 93GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    711.3×
  94. 94MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    711.3×
  95. 95ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    711.3×
  96. 96SōkaSaitama, Japan
    711.3×
  97. 96Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    711.3×
  98. 98Great FallsMontana, United States
    711.3×
  99. 99UtoKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  100. 99NamyangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  101. 101YokohamaKanagawa, Japan
    701.3×
  102. 101Ulu BedokSingapore
    701.3×
  103. 103KamagayaChiba, Japan
    701.3×
  104. 104MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan
    701.3×
  105. 104RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    701.3×
  106. 106KotōKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  107. 107UrayasuChiba, Japan
    691.3×
  108. 108NodaChiba, Japan
    691.3×
  109. 108North BayOntario, Canada
    691.3×
  110. 110MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia
    691.3×
  111. 111OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  112. 111TokyoTokyo, Japan
    691.2×
  113. 111Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    691.2×
  114. 111TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan
    691.2×
  115. 111NarashinoChiba, Japan
    691.2×
  116. 116GwangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  117. 116Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  118. 116TakasakiGunma, Japan
    691.2×
  119. 116KashiwaChiba, Japan
    691.2×
  120. 116BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia
    691.2×
  121. 121Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    681.2×
  122. 121YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  123. 121YokosukaKanagawa, Japan
    681.2×
  124. 121SendaiKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  125. 121KamloopsBritish Columbia, Canada
    681.2×
  126. 126KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  127. 126ChibaChiba, Japan
    681.2×
  128. 128Guri-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  129. 128KushikinoKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  130. 128MiuraKanagawa, Japan
    681.2×
  131. 128N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    681.2×
  132. 132GostivarGostivar, North Macedonia
    681.2×
  133. 132AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    681.2×
  134. 134NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  135. 134Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  136. 134MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    681.2×
  137. 137Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    671.2×
  138. 137KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  139. 137CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    671.2×
  140. 140Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  141. 140GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  142. 140KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    671.2×
  143. 140CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    671.2×
  144. 144MatsudoChiba, Japan
    671.2×
  145. 144FujisawaKanagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  146. 144CartagenaMurcia, Spain
    671.2×
  147. 144FuchūTokyo, Japan
    671.2×
  148. 148ZapopanJalisco, Mexico
    671.2×
  149. 149HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  150. 149KurihamaKanagawa, Japan
    671.2×
  151. 149Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    671.2×
  152. 149La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    671.2×
  153. 149Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    671.2×
  154. 154MóstolesMadrid, Spain
    661.2×
  155. 154TrentoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    661.2×
  156. 154MilanLombardy, Italy
    661.2×
  157. 157MasanGwangju, South Korea
    661.2×
  158. 157Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    661.2×
  159. 157KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    661.2×
  160. 157North CharlestonSouth Carolina, United States
    661.2×
  161. 161WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  162. 161PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  163. 161BolzanoTrentino-Alto Adige, Italy
    661.1×
  164. 164GroßostheimBavaria, Germany
    661.1×
  165. 164YamatoKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  166. 166SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  167. 166NichinanMiyazaki, Japan
    661.1×
  168. 166KikuchiKumamoto, Japan
    661.1×
  169. 166SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia
    661.1×
  170. 166Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  171. 171KoshigayaSaitama, Japan
    661.1×
  172. 171ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    661.1×
  173. 171TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    661.1×
  174. 171CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    661.1×
  175. 171Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    661.1×
  176. 171EbinaKanagawa, Japan
    661.1×
  177. 171YachiyoChiba, Japan
    661.1×
  178. 178SeoulSeoul, South Korea
    651.1×
  179. 178Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    651.1×
  180. 178MachidaTokyo, Japan
    651.1×
  181. 178AiharaKanagawa, Japan
    651.1×
  182. 178Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    651.1×
  183. 183OyamaTochigi, Japan
    651.1×
  184. 184SakadoSaitama, Japan
    651.1×
  185. 184ŌmeTokyo, Japan
    651.1×
  186. 184KamakuraKanagawa, Japan
    651.1×
  187. 184IzumiKagoshima, Japan
    651.1×
  188. 188SanoTochigi, Japan
    651.1×
  189. 188SaikiOita, Japan
    651.1×
  190. 188MiyakonojōMiyazaki, Japan
    651.1×
  191. 188MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    651.1×
  192. 188HigashikurumeTokyo, Japan
    651.1×
  193. 188MinamikyushuKagoshima, Japan
    651.1×
  194. 194KanoyaKagoshima, Japan
    651.1×
  195. 194BirminghamAlabama, United States
    651.1×
  196. 196GwangjuGwangju, South Korea
    641.1×
  197. 196JangseongJeollanam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  198. 196TorideIbaraki, Japan
    641.1×
  199. 196MurciaMurcia, Spain
    641.1×
  200. 196TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    641.1×

Top 200 of 2,242 shown.

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

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