SmogRank / History / August 16, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 16, 2024

1,768 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 129.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 16, 2024. All episodes.

← Kinshasa 129.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 16, 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
    2048.6×
  2. 2Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1836.7×
  3. 3OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1735.8×
  4. 4VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1715.6×
  5. 5Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1675.2×
  6. 6DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1645.0×
  7. 7SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1584.4×
  8. 8Swift CurrentSaskatchewan, Canada
    1584.3×
  9. 9ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1574.2×
  10. 10Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1564.2×
  11. 11ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    1544.0×
  12. 12AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1533.9×
  13. 13Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1533.9×
  14. 14JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1513.7×
  15. 15NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1513.7×
  16. 16HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1393.4×
  17. 17RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1373.3×
  18. 18CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1333.2×
  19. 19São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    1293.1×
  20. 20HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1273.1×
  21. 21CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1263.0×
  22. 22ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1243.0×
  23. 23SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    1233.0×
  24. 24Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1212.9×
  25. 25ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1212.9×
  26. 26TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1172.8×
  27. 27BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1152.7×
  28. 28RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1142.7×
  29. 28SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    1142.7×
  30. 30Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1132.7×
  31. 31BeijingBeijing, China
    1122.7×
  32. 32Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1112.6×
  33. 33CalgaryAlberta, Canada
    1102.6×
  34. 34QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1072.5×
  35. 35Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1042.4×
  36. 36CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1002.4×
  37. 37Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1002.3×
  38. 37Medicine HatAlberta, Canada
    1002.3×
  39. 39ShawiniganQuebec, Canada
    982.3×
  40. 40Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    972.3×
  41. 40SherbrookeQuebec, Canada
    972.3×
  42. 40QuébecQuebec, Canada
    972.3×
  43. 43KolkataWest Bengal, India
    972.2×
  44. 44CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    962.2×
  45. 45EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    932.1×
  46. 46L'Ancienne-LoretteQuebec, Canada
    932.1×
  47. 47Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    922.1×
  48. 48Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    902.0×
  49. 49Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    902.0×
  50. 50KamloopsBritish Columbia, Canada
    892.0×
  51. 51CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    892.0×
  52. 52TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    881.9×
  53. 52Sorel-TracyQuebec, Canada
    881.9×
  54. 54Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    871.9×
  55. 55Trois-RivièresQuebec, Canada
    871.9×
  56. 56QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    871.9×
  57. 56GranbyQuebec, Canada
    871.9×
  58. 58SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    861.9×
  59. 59LimaLima Province, Peru
    851.8×
  60. 60ShanghaiShanghai, China
    851.8×
  61. 60RutlandVermont, United States
    851.8×
  62. 62DrummondvilleQuebec, Canada
    841.8×
  63. 63AltamontOregon, United States
    841.8×
  64. 64Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    831.8×
  65. 65MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    831.7×
  66. 66Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    821.7×
  67. 67La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    811.7×
  68. 68TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  69. 68San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  70. 70HartfordConnecticut, United States
    811.7×
  71. 71AlbanyNew York, United States
    791.6×
  72. 72Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    791.6×
  73. 73Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesQuebec, Canada
    791.6×
  74. 74Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    791.6×
  75. 75Rapid CitySouth Dakota, United States
    781.6×
  76. 76RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    771.6×
  77. 76LethbridgeAlberta, Canada
    771.6×
  78. 78MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  79. 79TratTrat, Thailand
    771.5×
  80. 79BrocktonMassachusetts, United States
    771.5×
  81. 81KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    761.5×
  82. 82TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    761.5×
  83. 82CallaoCallao, Peru
    761.5×
  84. 84LowellMassachusetts, United States
    761.5×
  85. 85AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    761.5×
  86. 86DanburyConnecticut, United States
    761.5×
  87. 87Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    751.5×
  88. 87CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    751.5×
  89. 87Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    751.5×
  90. 90Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    751.5×
  91. 90SpringfieldMassachusetts, United States
    751.5×
  92. 92Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand
    751.5×
  93. 93Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    751.5×
  94. 93MontréalQuebec, Canada
    751.5×
  95. 95Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    741.4×
  96. 96CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    741.4×
  97. 97LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  98. 98Fall RiverMassachusetts, United States
    741.4×
  99. 99AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    741.4×
  100. 100NobeokaMiyazaki, Japan
    741.4×
  101. 101KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  102. 101TemucoAraucania, Chile
    731.4×
  103. 101WorcesterMassachusetts, United States
    731.4×
  104. 104KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    731.4×
  105. 104MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    731.4×
  106. 104BostonMassachusetts, United States
    731.4×
  107. 107WaterburyConnecticut, United States
    731.4×
  108. 107PittsfieldMassachusetts, United States
    731.4×
  109. 107San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    731.4×
  110. 110HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    731.4×
  111. 111New LondonConnecticut, United States
    721.4×
  112. 111BarrieOntario, Canada
    721.4×
  113. 111DorvalQuebec, Canada
    721.4×
  114. 114KushikinoKagoshima, Japan
    721.4×
  115. 115MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    721.4×
  116. 115Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    721.4×
  117. 115HaverhillMassachusetts, United States
    721.4×
  118. 118ProvidenceRhode Island, United States
    721.3×
  119. 119MiltonOntario, Canada
    711.3×
  120. 120IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    711.3×
  121. 120DerryNew Hampshire, United States
    711.3×
  122. 122ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    711.3×
  123. 122Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    711.3×
  124. 122New HavenConnecticut, United States
    711.3×
  125. 125QuincyMassachusetts, United States
    711.3×
  126. 126North ChicopeeMassachusetts, United States
    711.3×
  127. 127Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    701.3×
  128. 127ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    701.3×
  129. 127St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    701.3×
  130. 130MatsuyamaEhime, Japan
    701.3×
  131. 130New York CityNew York, United States
    701.3×
  132. 130NewmarketOntario, Canada
    701.3×
  133. 133AugustaMaine, United States
    701.3×
  134. 133BramptonOntario, Canada
    701.3×
  135. 135MinamikyushuKagoshima, Japan
    701.3×
  136. 136ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    701.3×
  137. 136KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    701.3×
  138. 136BrossardQuebec, Canada
    701.3×
  139. 139UtoKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  140. 139PhiladelphiaPennsylvania, United States
    691.3×
  141. 139ChesapeakeVirginia, United States
    691.3×
  142. 139East HamptonVirginia, United States
    691.3×
  143. 143LynnMassachusetts, United States
    691.3×
  144. 143Fort LeeNew Jersey, United States
    691.3×
  145. 145ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  146. 145Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    691.3×
  147. 145YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    691.3×
  148. 148KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan
    691.2×
  149. 149Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    691.2×
  150. 149Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    691.2×
  151. 151White PlainsNew York, United States
    691.2×
  152. 151Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    691.2×
  153. 153AraoKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  154. 154RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    681.2×
  155. 154GreenvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  156. 154RedfordMichigan, United States
    681.2×
  157. 154KeeneNew Hampshire, United States
    681.2×
  158. 154PortsmouthNew Hampshire, United States
    681.2×
  159. 154BrantfordOntario, Canada
    681.2×
  160. 160NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    681.2×
  161. 160Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  162. 160CoventryRhode Island, United States
    681.2×
  163. 163YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  164. 163KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  165. 163OakvilleOntario, Canada
    681.2×
  166. 163TerraceBritish Columbia, Canada
    681.2×
  167. 163KotōKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  168. 168MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    681.2×
  169. 169Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    671.2×
  170. 169TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    671.2×
  171. 169KochiKochi, Japan
    671.2×
  172. 169IzumiKagoshima, Japan
    671.2×
  173. 169KitchenerOntario, Canada
    671.2×
  174. 174SaikiOita, Japan
    671.2×
  175. 174BridgeportConnecticut, United States
    671.2×
  176. 176HyderabadTelangana, India
    671.2×
  177. 177NanNan, Thailand
    671.2×
  178. 177North CharlestonSouth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  179. 179PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    671.2×
  180. 179BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    671.2×
  181. 179LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    671.2×
  182. 179HolbrookNew York, United States
    671.2×
  183. 183IyoEhime, Japan
    661.2×
  184. 183ChimboteAncash, Peru
    661.2×
  185. 183RichmondVirginia, United States
    661.2×
  186. 186KanoyaKagoshima, Japan
    661.2×
  187. 186ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    661.2×
  188. 186Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    661.2×
  189. 189SendaiKagoshima, Japan
    661.1×
  190. 189TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    661.1×
  191. 189TorontoOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  192. 189WaterdownOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  193. 193Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    661.1×
  194. 194Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    661.1×
  195. 194NakamuraKochi, Japan
    661.1×
  196. 194GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    661.1×
  197. 194GuelphOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  198. 194OttawaOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  199. 199New CityNew York, United States
    661.1×
  200. 200ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    651.1×

Top 200 of 1,768 shown.

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

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