SmogRank / History / August 19, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 19, 2024

1,705 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Coyhaique, Chile, at 117.5 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 19, 2024. All episodes.

← Coyhaique 117.5 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 19, 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. 1CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1947.8×
  2. 2NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1887.2×
  3. 3DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1867.0×
  4. 4La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1816.5×
  5. 5Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1786.2×
  6. 6Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1725.7×
  7. 7Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1715.6×
  8. 8TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1665.1×
  9. 9VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1645.0×
  10. 10Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1644.9×
  11. 11OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1634.8×
  12. 12ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1614.6×
  13. 13Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  14. 14HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  15. 15ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1544.0×
  16. 16TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1523.8×
  17. 17Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1523.8×
  18. 18São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    1513.7×
  19. 19CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1483.6×
  20. 20CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1453.6×
  21. 21ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1443.5×
  22. 22ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1443.5×
  23. 23Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1423.5×
  24. 24TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1383.4×
  25. 25HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  26. 26Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1303.1×
  27. 27Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    1293.1×
  28. 28Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    1283.1×
  29. 29JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1273.1×
  30. 30Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1233.0×
  31. 31CairoCairo, Egypt
    1222.9×
  32. 32RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1202.9×
  33. 33CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1142.7×
  34. 34Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1142.7×
  35. 35BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1132.7×
  36. 36ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1122.7×
  37. 37Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1092.6×
  38. 38SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1082.6×
  39. 39Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    1062.5×
  40. 40QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1042.4×
  41. 40CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1042.4×
  42. 42San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    1002.3×
  43. 43HyderabadTelangana, India
    992.3×
  44. 44LimaLima Province, Peru
    952.2×
  45. 45BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    932.1×
  46. 46CallaoCallao, Peru
    922.1×
  47. 47IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    892.0×
  48. 48Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    892.0×
  49. 49PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    871.9×
  50. 50TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    871.9×
  51. 51Saint CloudMinnesota, United States
    861.9×
  52. 52San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  53. 53KolkataWest Bengal, India
    851.8×
  54. 53Saint MichaelMinnesota, United States
    851.8×
  55. 55Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    851.8×
  56. 56QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    841.8×
  57. 56ShakopeeMinnesota, United States
    841.8×
  58. 58TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  59. 58Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  60. 60Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    831.8×
  61. 61Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    831.8×
  62. 62Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    831.7×
  63. 63BurnsvilleMinnesota, United States
    821.7×
  64. 64PortsmouthEngland, United Kingdom
    821.7×
  65. 65Saint PaulMinnesota, United States
    811.7×
  66. 66MinneapolisMinnesota, United States
    811.7×
  67. 67West FargoNorth Dakota, United States
    811.7×
  68. 68AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    811.7×
  69. 68Eau ClaireWisconsin, United States
    811.7×
  70. 70Iowa CityIowa, United States
    801.7×
  71. 71MankatoMinnesota, United States
    801.6×
  72. 71EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    801.6×
  73. 73QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    801.6×
  74. 73BlaineMinnesota, United States
    801.6×
  75. 73RochesterMinnesota, United States
    801.6×
  76. 76ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    791.6×
  77. 76SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    791.6×
  78. 78ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    781.6×
  79. 79Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    781.6×
  80. 80Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    771.6×
  81. 81MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    771.5×
  82. 82Briton FerryWales, United Kingdom
    771.5×
  83. 83DavenportIowa, United States
    771.5×
  84. 84BeijingBeijing, China
    771.5×
  85. 85Cedar RapidsIowa, United States
    771.5×
  86. 86Apple ValleyMinnesota, United States
    761.5×
  87. 87ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  88. 88Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    751.5×
  89. 89Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    751.5×
  90. 89East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    751.5×
  91. 91AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    741.4×
  92. 92GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    741.4×
  93. 93Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    741.4×
  94. 94YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  95. 94ChimboteAncash, Peru
    731.4×
  96. 96GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  97. 97SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    731.4×
  98. 97OlatheKansas, United States
    731.4×
  99. 99Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  100. 100Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  101. 101TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  102. 102MolineIllinois, United States
    721.4×
  103. 103Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    721.4×
  104. 103SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  105. 105GwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    721.3×
  106. 106HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  107. 107Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    711.3×
  108. 107Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    711.3×
  109. 107MuscatineIowa, United States
    711.3×
  110. 110Granite CityIllinois, United States
    711.3×
  111. 111GraysEngland, United Kingdom
    711.3×
  112. 112WaterlooIowa, United States
    701.3×
  113. 113ClintonIowa, United States
    701.3×
  114. 114YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    701.3×
  115. 115AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  116. 115NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  117. 115TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    691.3×
  118. 118DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  119. 118KwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  120. 118CheonanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  121. 118Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    691.3×
  122. 118TopekaKansas, United States
    691.3×
  123. 123AnkenyIowa, United States
    691.3×
  124. 123BellevueNebraska, United States
    691.3×
  125. 125DelhiDelhi, India
    691.2×
  126. 125Saint JosephMissouri, United States
    691.2×
  127. 125OmahaNebraska, United States
    691.2×
  128. 128GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  129. 129LondonEngland, United Kingdom
    691.2×
  130. 129AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    691.2×
  131. 131GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  132. 132Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  133. 133HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  134. 133St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    681.2×
  135. 135ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  136. 136HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  137. 136Anyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  138. 136YamanashiYamanashi, Japan
    681.2×
  139. 139MasanGwangju, South Korea
    671.2×
  140. 139St. LouisMissouri, United States
    671.2×
  141. 139Des MoinesIowa, United States
    671.2×
  142. 139SuperiorWisconsin, United States
    671.2×
  143. 143ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    671.2×
  144. 144SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  145. 144OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  146. 144GwangjuGwangju, South Korea
    671.2×
  147. 144CaryIllinois, United States
    671.2×
  148. 148SeoulSeoul, South Korea
    661.2×
  149. 148NewportWales, United Kingdom
    661.2×
  150. 148JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    661.2×
  151. 151MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    661.1×
  152. 151SuncheonJeollanam-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  153. 151GotembaShizuoka, Japan
    661.1×
  154. 151CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.1×
  155. 155DartfordEngland, United Kingdom
    661.1×
  156. 156DuluthMinnesota, United States
    661.1×
  157. 156ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    661.1×
  158. 158RockfordIllinois, United States
    661.1×
  159. 159WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  160. 159Upper AltonIllinois, United States
    651.1×
  161. 159AppletonWisconsin, United States
    651.1×
  162. 162Sioux FallsSouth Dakota, United States
    651.1×
  163. 162MadisonWisconsin, United States
    651.1×
  164. 162AraoKumamoto, Japan
    651.1×
  165. 165ConroeTexas, United States
    651.1×
  166. 166MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    651.1×
  167. 166Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    651.1×
  168. 168Guri-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  169. 168N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    641.1×
  170. 168ManchesterEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  171. 168DagenhamEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  172. 172HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  173. 172BarnstapleEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  174. 172BoseongJeollanam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  175. 175Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  176. 176NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  177. 176MinamirinkanKanagawa, Japan
    641.1×
  178. 176SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  179. 179AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    641.1×
  180. 179SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  181. 179AiharaKanagawa, Japan
    641.1×
  182. 179KamisuIbaraki, Japan
    641.1×
  183. 183Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    631.1×
  184. 183NapervilleIllinois, United States
    631.1×
  185. 183Green BayWisconsin, United States
    631.1×
  186. 186PlymouthEngland, United Kingdom
    631.0×
  187. 186WaukeshaWisconsin, United States
    631.0×
  188. 186Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    631.0×
  189. 189NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    631.0×
  190. 189HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea
    631.0×
  191. 189CardiffWales, United Kingdom
    631.0×
  192. 192Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  193. 192NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  194. 192BexleyEngland, United Kingdom
    631.0×
  195. 192Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    631.0×
  196. 192BrookingsSouth Dakota, United States
    631.0×
  197. 197WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  198. 197ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  199. 199NajuJeollanam-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  200. 199SouthamptonEngland, United Kingdom
    631.0×

Top 200 of 1,705 shown.

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

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