SmogRank / History / August 22, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 22, 2024

1,797 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 93.3 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 93.3 µg/m³ 90 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 22, 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
    1776.2×
  2. 2Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1776.1×
  3. 3HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1715.6×
  4. 4OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1665.1×
  5. 5CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1634.9×
  6. 6Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1604.6×
  7. 7Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1604.6×
  8. 8Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    1594.5×
  9. 9CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1554.0×
  10. 10BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1523.8×
  11. 11Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1523.8×
  12. 12CasperWyoming, United States
    1453.6×
  13. 13La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1413.4×
  14. 14EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    1413.4×
  15. 15Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1303.1×
  16. 16CairoCairo, Egypt
    1293.1×
  17. 17ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1273.1×
  18. 18Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1253.0×
  19. 19TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1243.0×
  20. 20JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1212.9×
  21. 20SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    1212.9×
  22. 22DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1192.8×
  23. 23NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1152.7×
  24. 24Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    1112.6×
  25. 25São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    1062.5×
  26. 26Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1052.5×
  27. 27Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1042.5×
  28. 28Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1002.4×
  29. 29AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    992.3×
  30. 29VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    992.3×
  31. 31St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    982.3×
  32. 32RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    982.3×
  33. 33HualquiBiobio, Chile
    932.1×
  34. 34Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    902.0×
  35. 35San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    902.0×
  36. 36Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro, Brazil
    881.9×
  37. 37Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    871.9×
  38. 38CoronelBiobio, Chile
    841.8×
  39. 39ShanghaiShanghai, China
    831.8×
  40. 40Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    831.7×
  41. 41CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    821.7×
  42. 42Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    821.7×
  43. 43TemucoAraucania, Chile
    811.7×
  44. 43ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  45. 43SocorroTexas, United States
    811.7×
  46. 46TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    801.7×
  47. 47TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    791.6×
  48. 48ConroeTexas, United States
    791.6×
  49. 49SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.6×
  50. 49Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    771.6×
  51. 51Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    771.5×
  52. 51Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  53. 53YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    771.5×
  54. 54CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    761.5×
  55. 54Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    761.5×
  56. 56Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    751.5×
  57. 57Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    751.5×
  58. 58GilletteWyoming, United States
    741.4×
  59. 58Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  60. 60RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    741.4×
  61. 61QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    741.4×
  62. 61DallasTexas, United States
    741.4×
  63. 63ToméBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  64. 64DelhiDelhi, India
    731.4×
  65. 65SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    731.4×
  66. 66TratTrat, Thailand
    731.4×
  67. 67TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  68. 67ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  69. 67AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    721.4×
  70. 70QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  71. 71MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    721.3×
  72. 72BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    711.3×
  73. 73AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    711.3×
  74. 73HoustonTexas, United States
    711.3×
  75. 75KennerLouisiana, United States
    711.3×
  76. 76Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    701.3×
  77. 77CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    701.3×
  78. 78BeijingBeijing, China
    701.3×
  79. 78San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    701.3×
  80. 80Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    701.3×
  81. 81TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    701.3×
  82. 82SaraburiSaraburi, Thailand
    691.3×
  83. 82LafayetteLouisiana, United States
    691.3×
  84. 84ChillánÑuble, Chile
    691.3×
  85. 85MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    691.2×
  86. 85TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    691.2×
  87. 85CheyenneWyoming, United States
    691.2×
  88. 88Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    681.2×
  89. 89ObamaFukui, Japan
    681.2×
  90. 90ChalmetteLouisiana, United States
    681.2×
  91. 90SulphurLouisiana, United States
    681.2×
  92. 92ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    681.2×
  93. 92Port ArthurTexas, United States
    681.2×
  94. 94Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    671.2×
  95. 95Suphan BuriSuphan Buri, Thailand
    671.2×
  96. 95Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    671.2×
  97. 95QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    671.2×
  98. 98ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    671.2×
  99. 98CallaoCallao, Peru
    671.2×
  100. 100Jurong WestSingapore
    661.2×
  101. 101MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    661.2×
  102. 101CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    661.2×
  103. 101ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    661.2×
  104. 101SaginawTexas, United States
    661.2×
  105. 105Buri RamBuriram, Thailand
    661.1×
  106. 105HattiesburgMississippi, United States
    661.1×
  107. 107Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    661.1×
  108. 107BaytownTexas, United States
    661.1×
  109. 107ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    661.1×
  110. 107Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    661.1×
  111. 111CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.1×
  112. 111PasadenaTexas, United States
    661.1×
  113. 111Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  114. 111El PasoTexas, United States
    661.1×
  115. 115La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    651.1×
  116. 116Nakhon RatchasimaNakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
    651.1×
  117. 116LimaLima Province, Peru
    651.1×
  118. 118Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    651.1×
  119. 118SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    651.1×
  120. 118AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    651.1×
  121. 118GulfportMississippi, United States
    651.1×
  122. 118Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    651.1×
  123. 123Ulu BedokSingapore
    641.1×
  124. 123Chula VistaCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  125. 125Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    641.1×
  126. 126NakatsuOita, Japan
    641.1×
  127. 126LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    641.1×
  128. 128Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    641.1×
  129. 129Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    641.1×
  130. 129SheridanWyoming, United States
    641.1×
  131. 131ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    631.1×
  132. 132FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    631.0×
  133. 132CorsicanaTexas, United States
    631.0×
  134. 134Lop BuriLopburi, Thailand
    631.0×
  135. 134Fort WorthTexas, United States
    631.0×
  136. 136GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    631.0×
  137. 136JacksonMississippi, United States
    631.0×
  138. 138Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    631.0×
  139. 138PascagoulaMississippi, United States
    631.0×
  140. 140LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    621.0×
  141. 140Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    621.0×
  142. 140SagaeYamagata, Japan
    621.0×
  143. 143New OrleansLouisiana, United States
    621.0×
  144. 143MooreOklahoma, United States
    621.0×
  145. 145Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    621.0×
  146. 145DentonTexas, United States
    621.0×
  147. 145Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    621.0×
  148. 148SōjaOkayama, Japan
    621.0×
  149. 149Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    611.0×
  150. 149FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    611.0×
  151. 149TakasakiGunma, Japan
    611.0×
  152. 149Missouri CityTexas, United States
    611.0×
  153. 149TanbaHyōgo, Japan
    611.0×
  154. 154Nakhon NayokNakhon Nayok, Thailand
    611.0×
  155. 154Sunland ParkNew Mexico, United States
    611.0×
  156. 156Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    611.0×
  157. 156MiyazuKyoto, Japan
    611.0×
  158. 158OkayamaOkayama, Japan
    611.0×
  159. 158FairhopeAlabama, United States
    611.0×
  160. 160Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    610.9×
  161. 160N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    610.9×
  162. 160BirminghamAlabama, United States
    610.9×
  163. 160Rapid CitySouth Dakota, United States
    610.9×
  164. 164BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    600.9×
  165. 164GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    600.9×
  166. 164SakataYamagata, Japan
    600.9×
  167. 164PrichardAlabama, United States
    600.9×
  168. 164WatertownSouth Dakota, United States
    600.9×
  169. 169KashiwaraNara, Japan
    600.9×
  170. 169RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    600.9×
  171. 171ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    600.9×
  172. 171Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    600.9×
  173. 171East RidgeTennessee, United States
    600.9×
  174. 171BizenOkayama, Japan
    600.9×
  175. 171MimaTokushima, Japan
    600.9×
  176. 176UozuToyama, Japan
    600.9×
  177. 176Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    600.9×
  178. 178TokiGifu, Japan
    590.9×
  179. 178Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
    590.9×
  180. 180YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    590.9×
  181. 180KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    590.9×
  182. 180LotaBiobio, Chile
    590.9×
  183. 180Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    590.9×
  184. 180EdmondOklahoma, United States
    590.9×
  185. 180Dodge CityKansas, United States
    590.9×
  186. 186NagahamaShiga, Japan
    590.9×
  187. 186ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    590.9×
  188. 186JōetsuNiigata, Japan
    590.9×
  189. 189KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    590.9×
  190. 189ToyamaToyama, Japan
    590.9×
  191. 189GifuGifu, Japan
    590.9×
  192. 189GadsdenAlabama, United States
    590.9×
  193. 189Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    590.9×
  194. 194Kodamachō-kodamaminamiSaitama, Japan
    590.9×
  195. 194FukushimaFukushima, Japan
    590.9×
  196. 194La PorteTexas, United States
    590.9×
  197. 194Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    590.9×
  198. 198GyōdaSaitama, Japan
    580.9×
  199. 198SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    580.9×
  200. 198RedfordMichigan, United States
    580.9×

Top 200 of 1,797 shown.

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

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