SmogRank / History / September 5, 2024

Most polluted cities on September 5, 2024

1,725 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 September 5, 2024. All episodes.

← Kinshasa 124.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for September 5, 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. 2MeridianIdaho, United States
    1725.7×
  3. 3Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1675.2×
  4. 4Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1634.9×
  5. 4OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1634.9×
  6. 6ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1594.4×
  7. 7NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  8. 8DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1554.1×
  9. 9La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1544.0×
  10. 10TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1544.0×
  11. 11Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1533.8×
  12. 12KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1523.8×
  13. 13Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1473.6×
  14. 14BoiseIdaho, United States
    1453.6×
  15. 15Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1433.5×
  16. 16VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1423.5×
  17. 17Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1403.4×
  18. 17Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1403.4×
  19. 19NampaIdaho, United States
    1323.2×
  20. 20CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1323.2×
  21. 21ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1313.2×
  22. 22SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1303.1×
  23. 23ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1202.9×
  24. 24SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1152.8×
  25. 25RedmondOregon, United States
    1102.6×
  26. 26RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1092.6×
  27. 27HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1072.5×
  28. 28Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    1072.5×
  29. 29JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1062.5×
  30. 29YanacanchaPasco, Peru
    1062.5×
  31. 31BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1052.5×
  32. 32TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1042.4×
  33. 33HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1012.4×
  34. 33CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1012.4×
  35. 35TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1002.3×
  36. 36ZamośćLublin, Poland
    982.3×
  37. 37RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    972.3×
  38. 38São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    972.3×
  39. 39Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    972.2×
  40. 40CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    942.2×
  41. 41ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    942.1×
  42. 42Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    942.1×
  43. 42QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    942.1×
  44. 44MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    932.1×
  45. 45Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    932.1×
  46. 45Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    932.1×
  47. 47CairoCairo, Egypt
    932.1×
  48. 47Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    932.1×
  49. 47BendOregon, United States
    932.1×
  50. 47AraoKumamoto, Japan
    932.1×
  51. 51Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    922.1×
  52. 52CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    922.1×
  53. 53HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    912.0×
  54. 54Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    912.0×
  55. 55ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    881.9×
  56. 55QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    881.9×
  57. 57San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    881.9×
  58. 58Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    871.9×
  59. 59PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    871.9×
  60. 60ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    871.9×
  61. 61Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    861.9×
  62. 62ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    861.8×
  63. 63SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    851.8×
  64. 64TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    851.8×
  65. 64PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    851.8×
  66. 66XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    851.8×
  67. 67Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    841.8×
  68. 67KotōKumamoto, Japan
    841.8×
  69. 69YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    841.8×
  70. 70Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    831.8×
  71. 71Jurong WestSingapore
    831.8×
  72. 72KikuchiKumamoto, Japan
    831.7×
  73. 73Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    831.7×
  74. 73StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    831.7×
  75. 75Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    821.7×
  76. 75TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    821.7×
  77. 77ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    821.7×
  78. 77KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    821.7×
  79. 79AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    821.7×
  80. 80Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    821.7×
  81. 81La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    821.7×
  82. 82Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    811.7×
  83. 82DelhiDelhi, India
    811.7×
  84. 84UtoKumamoto, Japan
    801.6×
  85. 84BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    801.6×
  86. 86KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    801.6×
  87. 87ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  88. 87MesquiteNevada, United States
    791.6×
  89. 89OremUtah, United States
    791.6×
  90. 90YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    791.6×
  91. 90ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    791.6×
  92. 90ObitaNagasaki, Japan
    791.6×
  93. 90KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    791.6×
  94. 90CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    791.6×
  95. 90HendersonNevada, United States
    791.6×
  96. 96QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  97. 97IsahayaNagasaki, Japan
    781.6×
  98. 98CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    781.6×
  99. 98TooeleUtah, United States
    781.6×
  100. 100Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    781.6×
  101. 100EugeneOregon, United States
    781.6×
  102. 102NagasakiNagasaki, Japan
    771.6×
  103. 103YameFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  104. 104Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    771.5×
  105. 105SendaiKagoshima, Japan
    771.5×
  106. 106BeijingBeijing, China
    771.5×
  107. 107ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    771.5×
  108. 107WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    771.5×
  109. 107AltamontOregon, United States
    771.5×
  110. 107San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    771.5×
  111. 111IzumiKagoshima, Japan
    761.5×
  112. 111SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    761.5×
  113. 113BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    761.5×
  114. 113KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    761.5×
  115. 113Las VegasNevada, United States
    761.5×
  116. 116Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  117. 116CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    761.5×
  118. 118ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    751.5×
  119. 118TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    751.5×
  120. 118Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    751.5×
  121. 118SaikaiNagasaki, Japan
    751.5×
  122. 122LublinLublin, Poland
    751.5×
  123. 122TigardOregon, United States
    751.5×
  124. 124AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  125. 125MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    741.4×
  126. 125Boulder CityNevada, United States
    741.4×
  127. 127Ulu BedokSingapore
    741.4×
  128. 128Cedar CityUtah, United States
    741.4×
  129. 129KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  130. 129Spanish ForkUtah, United States
    741.4×
  131. 131MillcreekUtah, United States
    731.4×
  132. 131West JordanUtah, United States
    731.4×
  133. 131UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  134. 134SaseboNagasaki, Japan
    731.4×
  135. 134HitaOita, Japan
    731.4×
  136. 134CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  137. 137YanagawaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  138. 137Kaseda-shirakameKagoshima, Japan
    731.4×
  139. 139KushikinoKagoshima, Japan
    731.4×
  140. 139Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan
    731.4×
  141. 141MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    721.4×
  142. 141WoodlandsSingapore
    721.4×
  143. 143MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    721.4×
  144. 143LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    721.4×
  145. 143ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    721.4×
  146. 143HurricaneUtah, United States
    721.4×
  147. 147KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    721.4×
  148. 147NakatsuOita, Japan
    721.4×
  149. 147Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    721.4×
  150. 147GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    721.4×
  151. 147Summerlin SouthNevada, United States
    721.4×
  152. 152PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    721.4×
  153. 152PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.4×
  154. 152GdańskPomerania, Poland
    721.4×
  155. 155KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland
    711.3×
  156. 155MedfordOregon, United States
    711.3×
  157. 157LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    711.3×
  158. 157Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    711.3×
  159. 159MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    711.3×
  160. 159ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    711.3×
  161. 159SagaSaga, Japan
    711.3×
  162. 159TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    711.3×
  163. 159San ClementeIca, Peru
    711.3×
  164. 159Rapid CitySouth Dakota, United States
    711.3×
  165. 165MatsuuraNagasaki, Japan
    701.3×
  166. 166PłockMazovia, Poland
    701.3×
  167. 166CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    701.3×
  168. 166EnterpriseNevada, United States
    701.3×
  169. 166Spring ValleyNevada, United States
    701.3×
  170. 170PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    701.3×
  171. 170SarpsborgØstfold, Norway
    701.3×
  172. 170GotōNagasaki, Japan
    701.3×
  173. 173WarsawMazovia, Poland
    701.3×
  174. 173Salt Lake CityUtah, United States
    701.3×
  175. 173HigashigōSaga, Japan
    701.3×
  176. 176YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  177. 176AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    701.3×
  178. 178KashimaSaga, Japan
    691.3×
  179. 179KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    691.3×
  180. 179LotaBiobio, Chile
    691.3×
  181. 181XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.3×
  182. 181N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    691.3×
  183. 183TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  184. 183LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    691.2×
  185. 185TosuSaga, Japan
    691.2×
  186. 186ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    691.2×
  187. 187KanoyaKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  188. 187KagoshimaKagoshima, Japan
    681.2×
  189. 187Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    681.2×
  190. 187PocatelloIdaho, United States
    681.2×
  191. 187CanbyOregon, United States
    681.2×
  192. 187West Valley CityUtah, United States
    681.2×
  193. 193Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    681.2×
  194. 193GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    681.2×
  195. 193GreshamOregon, United States
    681.2×
  196. 196ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  197. 196RadomMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  198. 196PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  199. 196NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    681.2×
  200. 196Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    681.2×

Top 200 of 1,725 shown.

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

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