SmogRank / History / August 29, 2024

Most polluted cities on August 29, 2024

1,707 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 127.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Kinshasa 127.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 29, 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
    2028.5×
  2. 2JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1644.9×
  3. 3CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1594.4×
  4. 4HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1584.4×
  5. 5CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  6. 6TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1533.9×
  7. 7TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1523.8×
  8. 8Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1423.5×
  9. 9CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1403.4×
  10. 10AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1393.4×
  11. 11ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1343.3×
  12. 12BoiseIdaho, United States
    1333.2×
  13. 12Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1333.2×
  14. 14HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  15. 15MeridianIdaho, United States
    1293.1×
  16. 16NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1283.1×
  17. 17CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1283.1×
  18. 18Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1202.9×
  19. 19Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1182.8×
  20. 20RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1182.8×
  21. 21TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1132.7×
  22. 21ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1132.7×
  23. 23ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1092.6×
  24. 23Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    1092.6×
  25. 25CairoCairo, Egypt
    1082.5×
  26. 26DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1062.5×
  27. 27Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1062.5×
  28. 28Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1052.5×
  29. 29CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1022.4×
  30. 30ZamośćLublin, Poland
    1022.4×
  31. 31Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    982.3×
  32. 32SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    962.2×
  33. 33NampaIdaho, United States
    962.2×
  34. 34Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    952.2×
  35. 35RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    952.2×
  36. 36BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    942.2×
  37. 37Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    942.1×
  38. 38Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    932.1×
  39. 39BeijingBeijing, China
    912.0×
  40. 40São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    912.0×
  41. 41Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    902.0×
  42. 42Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    902.0×
  43. 43San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    902.0×
  44. 44San ClementeIca, Peru
    881.9×
  45. 45Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    871.9×
  46. 46La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    861.9×
  47. 47BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    861.9×
  48. 48Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    831.7×
  49. 49QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    821.7×
  50. 50Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    811.7×
  51. 51MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    801.7×
  52. 52Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    801.6×
  53. 53VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    791.6×
  54. 54Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    791.6×
  55. 55OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    791.6×
  56. 56LotaBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  57. 57Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    771.6×
  58. 58JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    771.5×
  59. 58KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    771.5×
  60. 60QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    771.5×
  61. 61PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    761.5×
  62. 62SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    751.5×
  63. 62KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    751.5×
  64. 64MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    751.5×
  65. 64Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    751.5×
  66. 66ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    751.5×
  67. 66Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    751.5×
  68. 68Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    741.4×
  69. 68Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    741.4×
  70. 68ChesapeakeVirginia, United States
    741.4×
  71. 71RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  72. 72Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    741.4×
  73. 72KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  74. 72LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    741.4×
  75. 75TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    741.4×
  76. 76Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    741.4×
  77. 77AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    741.4×
  78. 78KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    731.4×
  79. 78Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    731.4×
  80. 78ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    731.4×
  81. 78FontanaCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  82. 82QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  83. 83GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    731.4×
  84. 84OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    731.4×
  85. 84ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    731.4×
  86. 84Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  87. 84SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    731.4×
  88. 88FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    721.4×
  89. 88Jurong WestSingapore
    721.4×
  90. 90BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    721.4×
  91. 91KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    721.4×
  92. 92Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    721.3×
  93. 93LublinLublin, Poland
    711.3×
  94. 93XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    711.3×
  95. 93WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    711.3×
  96. 93RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    711.3×
  97. 93East RidgeTennessee, United States
    711.3×
  98. 98ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    711.3×
  99. 98GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    711.3×
  100. 100ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  101. 101Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  102. 102Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    711.3×
  103. 103StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    701.3×
  104. 103Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  105. 105AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    701.3×
  106. 105New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    701.3×
  107. 107VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  108. 107ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    701.3×
  109. 109KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    701.3×
  110. 110ŁukówLublin, Poland
    701.3×
  111. 111PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    691.3×
  112. 111AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    691.3×
  113. 111GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    691.3×
  114. 111EvansvilleIndiana, United States
    691.3×
  115. 111East HamptonVirginia, United States
    691.3×
  116. 116Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    691.3×
  117. 116ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    691.3×
  118. 116MorrisvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    691.3×
  119. 119LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.3×
  120. 119OkinawaOkinawa, Japan
    691.3×
  121. 119Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    691.3×
  122. 119LimaLima Province, Peru
    691.3×
  123. 123AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    691.2×
  124. 123KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    691.2×
  125. 125Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  126. 126SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    691.2×
  127. 126Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    691.2×
  128. 126San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    691.2×
  129. 129GdańskPomerania, Poland
    681.2×
  130. 130AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    681.2×
  131. 130San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    681.2×
  132. 130Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    681.2×
  133. 130Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    681.2×
  134. 130CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    681.2×
  135. 130Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    681.2×
  136. 130RaleighNorth Carolina, United States
    681.2×
  137. 130San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    681.2×
  138. 138ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    681.2×
  139. 139PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  140. 140DelhiDelhi, India
    671.2×
  141. 141RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    671.2×
  142. 141Carsonlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  143. 143LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    671.2×
  144. 143GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    671.2×
  145. 143DurhamNorth Carolina, United States
    671.2×
  146. 146NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    671.2×
  147. 146ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    671.2×
  148. 146DrammenBuskerud, Norway
    671.2×
  149. 146Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  150. 150TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.2×
  151. 150KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    661.2×
  152. 150BartlettTennessee, United States
    661.2×
  153. 153Little RockArkansas, United States
    661.2×
  154. 154ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    661.1×
  155. 154XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.1×
  156. 154Ulu BedokSingapore
    661.1×
  157. 154Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    661.1×
  158. 154Winston-SalemNorth Carolina, United States
    661.1×
  159. 154PocatelloIdaho, United States
    661.1×
  160. 160CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    661.1×
  161. 160East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    661.1×
  162. 162BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    661.1×
  163. 162KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    661.1×
  164. 162Saint MatthewsKentucky, United States
    661.1×
  165. 165WarsawMazovia, Poland
    661.1×
  166. 165ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.1×
  167. 165Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    661.1×
  168. 165Roanoke RapidsNorth Carolina, United States
    661.1×
  169. 165ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    661.1×
  170. 170RadomMazovia, Poland
    651.1×
  171. 170RiversideCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  172. 172Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    651.1×
  173. 172CallaoCallao, Peru
    651.1×
  174. 172Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  175. 172Torrancelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  176. 176PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    651.1×
  177. 176KeelungTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  178. 176Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    651.1×
  179. 176PaducahKentucky, United States
    651.1×
  180. 180Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    651.1×
  181. 180MedemblikNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    651.1×
  182. 180LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    651.1×
  183. 180Inglewoodlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  184. 184PécsBaranya, Hungary
    641.1×
  185. 184PorsgrunnTelemark, Norway
    641.1×
  186. 184JasperIndiana, United States
    641.1×
  187. 184GreensboroNorth Carolina, United States
    641.1×
  188. 188DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    641.1×
  189. 188NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    641.1×
  190. 188OsloOslo, Norway
    641.1×
  191. 191BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    641.1×
  192. 191ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    641.1×
  193. 191St. LouisMissouri, United States
    641.1×
  194. 194OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    641.1×
  195. 194Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  196. 196Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    641.1×
  197. 196Strzelce OpolskieOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    641.1×
  198. 196West MemphisArkansas, United States
    641.1×
  199. 199ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    631.1×
  200. 199La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    631.1×

Top 200 of 1,707 shown.

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

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