SmogRank / History / August 27, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 27, 2024

1,687 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 124.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during August 27, 2024. All episodes.

← Kinshasa 124.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 27, 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
    1998.3×
  2. 2Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1725.7×
  3. 3Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1715.6×
  4. 4ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1665.1×
  5. 5La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1604.5×
  6. 6JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1594.4×
  7. 7OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1584.3×
  8. 8DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1523.8×
  9. 9Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1493.7×
  10. 10Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    1493.7×
  11. 11VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1483.6×
  12. 12BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    1363.3×
  13. 13TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1343.3×
  14. 14HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1303.2×
  15. 15NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1263.0×
  16. 16ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1222.9×
  17. 17MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    1212.9×
  18. 18CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1182.8×
  19. 19Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1162.8×
  20. 20SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1162.8×
  21. 21CairoCairo, Egypt
    1142.7×
  22. 22BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1112.6×
  23. 23GdańskPomerania, Poland
    1102.6×
  24. 24CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1092.6×
  25. 25HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1052.5×
  26. 26Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1052.5×
  27. 27N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    992.3×
  28. 28Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    982.3×
  29. 28CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    982.3×
  30. 30TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    972.3×
  31. 30CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    972.3×
  32. 32Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    972.3×
  33. 33Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    962.2×
  34. 34Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    962.2×
  35. 35RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    952.2×
  36. 36Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    922.1×
  37. 37RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    912.0×
  38. 38Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    912.0×
  39. 39Little RockArkansas, United States
    892.0×
  40. 40GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  41. 41JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    881.9×
  42. 42QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    871.9×
  43. 42Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    871.9×
  44. 44CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    861.9×
  45. 45ChillánÑuble, Chile
    861.9×
  46. 46JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    851.8×
  47. 47San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    851.8×
  48. 48LimaLima Province, Peru
    851.8×
  49. 49CallaoCallao, Peru
    841.8×
  50. 50BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  51. 51Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    831.8×
  52. 51ShanghaiShanghai, China
    831.8×
  53. 53Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    831.7×
  54. 54Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    821.7×
  55. 54Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    821.7×
  56. 56KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  57. 56TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  58. 56ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  59. 56BartlettTennessee, United States
    811.7×
  60. 60NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  61. 61GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    801.7×
  62. 61AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  63. 63YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  64. 63MorrisvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    801.6×
  65. 65Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    791.6×
  66. 66AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    781.6×
  67. 67AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    781.6×
  68. 68AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    771.6×
  69. 68TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    771.6×
  70. 70BirminghamAlabama, United States
    771.5×
  71. 71East RidgeTennessee, United States
    771.5×
  72. 72Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    771.5×
  73. 72TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    771.5×
  74. 74DublinOhio, United States
    771.5×
  75. 75Jurong WestSingapore
    761.5×
  76. 76LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    761.5×
  77. 76MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  78. 76QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  79. 76ColumbusOhio, United States
    761.5×
  80. 80Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    761.5×
  81. 80SantyokuGangwon-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  82. 82SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    761.5×
  83. 83ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    751.5×
  84. 84ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  85. 85LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    741.4×
  86. 86IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  87. 87GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    741.4×
  88. 88HafnarfjörðurCapital Region, Iceland
    731.4×
  89. 89BuyeoChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  90. 90Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    731.4×
  91. 90TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  92. 90Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    731.4×
  93. 90Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    731.4×
  94. 94SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    721.4×
  95. 95Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    721.4×
  96. 96OregonOhio, United States
    721.4×
  97. 96Great FallsMontana, United States
    721.4×
  98. 98SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    721.3×
  99. 98West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    721.3×
  100. 100East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    711.3×
  101. 101MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    711.3×
  102. 101BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    711.3×
  103. 101DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    711.3×
  104. 101CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    711.3×
  105. 105ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    711.3×
  106. 105San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  107. 107ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    701.3×
  108. 107YeonggwangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  109. 107La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    701.3×
  110. 110WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  111. 110CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    701.3×
  112. 112RedfordMichigan, United States
    701.3×
  113. 112WestervilleOhio, United States
    701.3×
  114. 114Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    691.3×
  115. 115HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    691.3×
  116. 115ClevelandOhio, United States
    691.3×
  117. 117NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  118. 117MasanGwangju, South Korea
    691.2×
  119. 117Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    691.2×
  120. 120West MemphisArkansas, United States
    691.2×
  121. 121St. LouisMissouri, United States
    691.2×
  122. 121HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    691.2×
  123. 123AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    681.2×
  124. 123ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  125. 125PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    681.2×
  126. 125AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    681.2×
  127. 125BeijingBeijing, China
    681.2×
  128. 125Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  129. 125GwangjuGwangju, South Korea
    681.2×
  130. 125ToméBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  131. 125AlbanyNew York, United States
    681.2×
  132. 125SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    681.2×
  133. 133Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    681.2×
  134. 133Winston-SalemNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  135. 133DaytonOhio, United States
    681.2×
  136. 133SinanJeollanam-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  137. 137WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  138. 138LotaBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  139. 138DurhamNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  140. 138HickoryNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  141. 138MiddletownOhio, United States
    681.2×
  142. 138SejongSejong-si, South Korea
    681.2×
  143. 143Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  144. 143GwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  145. 143HernandoMississippi, United States
    671.2×
  146. 143Lexingtonlow-cost sensorsMassachusetts, United States
    671.2×
  147. 143BoseongJeollanam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  148. 148FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  149. 148WarrenOhio, United States
    671.2×
  150. 150FishersIndiana, United States
    671.2×
  151. 151FontanaCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  152. 152GongjuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  153. 152Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    671.2×
  154. 152WoodlandsSingapore
    671.2×
  155. 152KennesawGeorgia, United States
    671.2×
  156. 152KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    671.2×
  157. 152NorthbrookIllinois, United States
    671.2×
  158. 158NorwoodOhio, United States
    661.2×
  159. 158CantonOhio, United States
    661.2×
  160. 160BoryeongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  161. 160MuanJeollanam-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  162. 160Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    661.1×
  163. 163JeonjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  164. 163ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    661.1×
  165. 165SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.1×
  166. 165IndianapolisIndiana, United States
    661.1×
  167. 165RaleighNorth Carolina, United States
    661.1×
  168. 168CincinnatiOhio, United States
    661.1×
  169. 168SpringfieldOhio, United States
    661.1×
  170. 170KinzanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  171. 170MuncieIndiana, United States
    651.1×
  172. 170MontréalQuebec, Canada
    651.1×
  173. 173SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    651.1×
  174. 173DorvalQuebec, Canada
    651.1×
  175. 175LexingtonNorth Carolina, United States
    651.1×
  176. 175SteubenvilleOhio, United States
    651.1×
  177. 177ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  178. 177PittsburghPennsylvania, United States
    651.1×
  179. 177New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    651.1×
  180. 180Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  181. 180YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  182. 180DecaturIllinois, United States
    651.1×
  183. 183KwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  184. 183CaryIllinois, United States
    641.1×
  185. 183Franklin ParkIllinois, United States
    641.1×
  186. 186ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    641.1×
  187. 186CheonanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  188. 186ChampaignIllinois, United States
    641.1×
  189. 186Fort WayneIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  190. 186Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-TremblesQuebec, Canada
    641.1×
  191. 191DelhiDelhi, India
    641.1×
  192. 191IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    641.1×
  193. 191GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    641.1×
  194. 191JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  195. 195PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  196. 195OkcheonNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    641.1×
  197. 195Ulu BedokSingapore
    641.1×
  198. 195AtlantaGeorgia, United States
    641.1×
  199. 195EvansvilleIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  200. 200Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    641.1×

Top 200 of 1,687 shown.

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

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