SmogRank / History / August 28, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 28, 2024

1,679 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 153.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 153.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 28, 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
    22810.2×
  2. 2NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  3. 3CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1564.2×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1554.0×
  5. 5CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1523.8×
  6. 6HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1523.8×
  7. 7ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1493.7×
  8. 8OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1473.6×
  9. 9TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1463.6×
  10. 10Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1433.5×
  11. 11CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1373.3×
  12. 12JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1353.3×
  13. 13Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1343.3×
  14. 14TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1333.2×
  15. 15Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1283.1×
  16. 16DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1253.0×
  17. 17La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1243.0×
  18. 18RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1222.9×
  19. 19Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1202.9×
  20. 19HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1202.9×
  21. 21RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1192.8×
  22. 22Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1162.8×
  23. 23CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1122.7×
  24. 24BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1112.6×
  25. 25Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1102.6×
  26. 26MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    1092.6×
  27. 27CairoCairo, Egypt
    1082.6×
  28. 28CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1082.6×
  29. 29ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1082.5×
  30. 30Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1062.5×
  31. 31TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1042.4×
  32. 32SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1022.4×
  33. 33Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1012.4×
  34. 34ChillánÑuble, Chile
    982.3×
  35. 35TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    962.2×
  36. 36San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    942.1×
  37. 37Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    912.0×
  38. 38GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    902.0×
  39. 39QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    881.9×
  40. 40Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    881.9×
  41. 41Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    881.9×
  42. 42VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    871.9×
  43. 42ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    871.9×
  44. 44East RidgeTennessee, United States
    871.9×
  45. 45BartlettTennessee, United States
    871.9×
  46. 46SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    861.9×
  47. 47Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    861.9×
  48. 48N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    841.8×
  49. 49Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    821.7×
  50. 50LotaBiobio, Chile
    821.7×
  51. 51West MemphisArkansas, United States
    821.7×
  52. 52GdańskPomerania, Poland
    811.7×
  53. 52Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    811.7×
  54. 54BirminghamAlabama, United States
    801.6×
  55. 55Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    801.6×
  56. 55MorrisvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    801.6×
  57. 57Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    791.6×
  58. 58BeijingBeijing, China
    791.6×
  59. 59ShanghaiShanghai, China
    781.6×
  60. 59AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    781.6×
  61. 61ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    781.6×
  62. 61HernandoMississippi, United States
    781.6×
  63. 63AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    781.6×
  64. 63Little RockArkansas, United States
    781.6×
  65. 65SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    781.6×
  66. 66LimaLima Province, Peru
    771.5×
  67. 67Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    771.5×
  68. 68Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    771.5×
  69. 69Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    771.5×
  70. 69TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  71. 71QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  72. 72ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    751.5×
  73. 73CallaoCallao, Peru
    751.5×
  74. 74MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    741.4×
  75. 74ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  76. 74AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    741.4×
  77. 77Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    741.4×
  78. 78San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    741.4×
  79. 79DurhamNorth Carolina, United States
    731.4×
  80. 80LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    731.4×
  81. 80Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    731.4×
  82. 82ToméBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  83. 83FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    731.4×
  84. 84Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    721.4×
  85. 85Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    721.3×
  86. 86LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    711.3×
  87. 87Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  88. 87ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  89. 89GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    711.3×
  90. 90RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    711.3×
  91. 91RaleighNorth Carolina, United States
    701.3×
  92. 92JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    701.3×
  93. 93Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  94. 94Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  95. 95Winston-SalemNorth Carolina, United States
    691.3×
  96. 96FontanaCalifornia, United States
    691.3×
  97. 97AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    691.2×
  98. 98Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  99. 99RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    691.2×
  100. 100San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  101. 100GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    681.2×
  102. 100Roanoke RapidsNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  103. 103Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  104. 104XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    681.2×
  105. 104La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    681.2×
  106. 104CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    681.2×
  107. 104ChesapeakeVirginia, United States
    681.2×
  108. 108Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    681.2×
  109. 108CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    681.2×
  110. 108East HamptonVirginia, United States
    681.2×
  111. 111NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    681.2×
  112. 111BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    681.2×
  113. 111Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    681.2×
  114. 111The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    681.2×
  115. 111LexingtonNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  116. 111KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    681.2×
  117. 117Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  118. 118KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    671.2×
  119. 118EvansvilleIndiana, United States
    671.2×
  120. 118GreensboroNorth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  121. 121JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    671.2×
  122. 122LouisvilleKentucky, United States
    671.2×
  123. 123BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    661.2×
  124. 123KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    661.2×
  125. 125PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    661.1×
  126. 126SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    661.1×
  127. 127Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  128. 127ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    661.1×
  129. 129ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    661.1×
  130. 130Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    651.1×
  131. 130Valley StationKentucky, United States
    651.1×
  132. 130SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    651.1×
  133. 133KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    651.1×
  134. 133VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  135. 135LublinLublin, Poland
    651.1×
  136. 135ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  137. 135NashvilleTennessee, United States
    651.1×
  138. 138AtlantaGeorgia, United States
    651.1×
  139. 138JasperIndiana, United States
    651.1×
  140. 140MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    641.1×
  141. 140RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    641.1×
  142. 140São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    641.1×
  143. 143KennesawGeorgia, United States
    641.1×
  144. 143ClemmonsNorth Carolina, United States
    641.1×
  145. 145ŁukówLublin, Poland
    641.1×
  146. 145IJsselsteinUtrecht, The Netherlands
    641.1×
  147. 145WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    641.1×
  148. 145Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    641.1×
  149. 145Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    641.1×
  150. 150Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    641.1×
  151. 150ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    641.1×
  152. 150Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  153. 150RiversideCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  154. 154PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    641.1×
  155. 154FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    641.1×
  156. 156TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    631.1×
  157. 156FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    631.1×
  158. 156BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    631.1×
  159. 156Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    631.1×
  160. 156MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    631.1×
  161. 156FresnoCalifornia, United States
    631.1×
  162. 162Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    631.0×
  163. 162SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    631.0×
  164. 162ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    631.0×
  165. 162Saint MatthewsKentucky, United States
    631.0×
  166. 162HickoryNorth Carolina, United States
    631.0×
  167. 162Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    631.0×
  168. 168VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    631.0×
  169. 168PortsmouthOhio, United States
    631.0×
  170. 170HueytownAlabama, United States
    631.0×
  171. 171DelhiDelhi, India
    631.0×
  172. 171ClaytonNorth Carolina, United States
    631.0×
  173. 173JeffersontownKentucky, United States
    621.0×
  174. 173New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    621.0×
  175. 175ZamośćLublin, Poland
    621.0×
  176. 175RadomMazovia, Poland
    621.0×
  177. 175Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    621.0×
  178. 175ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    621.0×
  179. 175CharlotteNorth Carolina, United States
    621.0×
  180. 175GreenvilleSouth Carolina, United States
    621.0×
  181. 175Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×
  182. 182ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  183. 182OkinawaOkinawa, Japan
    621.0×
  184. 184YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  185. 184ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    621.0×
  186. 184VictorvilleCalifornia, United States
    621.0×
  187. 187KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    621.0×
  188. 187PaducahKentucky, United States
    621.0×
  189. 187CincinnatiOhio, United States
    621.0×
  190. 190PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    611.0×
  191. 190YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    611.0×
  192. 190KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    611.0×
  193. 190BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    611.0×
  194. 190LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    611.0×
  195. 190RichmondVirginia, United States
    611.0×
  196. 196SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    611.0×
  197. 196DoverDelaware, United States
    611.0×
  198. 196GreenvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    611.0×
  199. 196CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    611.0×
  200. 200PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    611.0×

Top 200 of 1,679 shown.

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

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