SmogRank / History / September 6, 2024

Most polluted cities on September 6, 2024

1,710 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 169.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during September 6, 2024. All episodes.

← Kinshasa 169.0 µg/m³ 150 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for September 6, 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
    24411.3×
  2. 2Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    1887.2×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1665.1×
  4. 4DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1655.0×
  5. 5Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1513.7×
  6. 6Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1463.6×
  7. 7Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1403.4×
  8. 8RedmondOregon, United States
    1373.3×
  9. 9Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    1323.2×
  10. 10AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    1313.2×
  11. 11Prince GeorgeBritish Columbia, Canada
    1283.1×
  12. 12Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1283.1×
  13. 13KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1253.0×
  14. 14Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1233.0×
  15. 15ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1222.9×
  16. 16La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1182.8×
  17. 17Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1132.7×
  18. 18BendOregon, United States
    1122.7×
  19. 19OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1072.5×
  20. 20Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    1052.5×
  21. 21QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1052.5×
  22. 22CairoCairo, Egypt
    1012.4×
  23. 23AraoKumamoto, Japan
    1002.3×
  24. 24JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    992.3×
  25. 24Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    992.3×
  26. 26Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan
    982.3×
  27. 27VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    982.3×
  28. 28RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    982.3×
  29. 29BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    972.3×
  30. 29Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    972.3×
  31. 31TemucoAraucania, Chile
    962.2×
  32. 32CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    962.2×
  33. 33NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    942.1×
  34. 34RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    942.1×
  35. 35ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    932.1×
  36. 35SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    932.1×
  37. 37HualquiBiobio, Chile
    932.1×
  38. 38MeridianIdaho, United States
    932.1×
  39. 39TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    922.1×
  40. 39ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    922.1×
  41. 41ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    922.1×
  42. 42TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    922.1×
  43. 43CoronelBiobio, Chile
    902.0×
  44. 44Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    902.0×
  45. 45ShanghaiShanghai, China
    892.0×
  46. 45MinamataKumamoto, Japan
    892.0×
  47. 45KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    892.0×
  48. 45CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  49. 45TigardOregon, United States
    892.0×
  50. 50MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    892.0×
  51. 50UtoKumamoto, Japan
    892.0×
  52. 52KotōKumamoto, Japan
    881.9×
  53. 53BeavertonOregon, United States
    871.9×
  54. 54NagasakiNagasaki, Japan
    861.9×
  55. 54Maebaru-chūōFukuoka, Japan
    861.9×
  56. 56HonmachiKumamoto, Japan
    861.9×
  57. 56ObitaNagasaki, Japan
    861.9×
  58. 58QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    861.9×
  59. 59GotōNagasaki, Japan
    861.8×
  60. 60NakatsuOita, Japan
    851.8×
  61. 60HualpénBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  62. 60EugeneOregon, United States
    851.8×
  63. 63ŌzuKumamoto, Japan
    851.8×
  64. 63La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    851.8×
  65. 65SaikaiNagasaki, Japan
    851.8×
  66. 66ZamośćLublin, Poland
    841.8×
  67. 66PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    841.8×
  68. 66CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    841.8×
  69. 69TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    841.8×
  70. 69CanbyOregon, United States
    841.8×
  71. 71IsahayaNagasaki, Japan
    841.8×
  72. 72KikuchiKumamoto, Japan
    831.8×
  73. 72MilwaukieOregon, United States
    831.8×
  74. 74TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    831.8×
  75. 75BoiseIdaho, United States
    831.7×
  76. 76ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    831.7×
  77. 77Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    821.7×
  78. 78SaseboNagasaki, Japan
    821.7×
  79. 78MatsuuraNagasaki, Japan
    821.7×
  80. 78San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    821.7×
  81. 81Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    821.7×
  82. 82MoscowIdaho, United States
    821.7×
  83. 82UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    821.7×
  84. 84The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    811.7×
  85. 84PortlandOregon, United States
    811.7×
  86. 86YamagaKumamoto, Japan
    811.7×
  87. 87TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    811.7×
  88. 87CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    811.7×
  89. 89ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    801.7×
  90. 90PullmanWashington, United States
    801.7×
  91. 91HillsboroOregon, United States
    801.6×
  92. 92LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    801.6×
  93. 92Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    801.6×
  94. 94KurumeFukuoka, Japan
    801.6×
  95. 95NewmarketEngland, United Kingdom
    791.6×
  96. 96ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    791.6×
  97. 97SalemOregon, United States
    791.6×
  98. 97TakuSaga, Japan
    791.6×
  99. 99N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    791.6×
  100. 99Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    791.6×
  101. 101GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    791.6×
  102. 101Imarichō-kōSaga, Japan
    791.6×
  103. 103KitakyushuFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  104. 103KashimaSaga, Japan
    781.6×
  105. 103WakasugiFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  106. 106Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    781.6×
  107. 106SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    781.6×
  108. 106VancouverWashington, United States
    781.6×
  109. 106AsoKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  110. 106HigashigōSaga, Japan
    781.6×
  111. 111IkiNagasaki, Japan
    781.6×
  112. 111ItoshimaFukuoka, Japan
    781.6×
  113. 113SagaSaga, Japan
    781.6×
  114. 113MifuneKumamoto, Japan
    781.6×
  115. 113Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan
    781.6×
  116. 113Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    781.6×
  117. 117BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    771.6×
  118. 118TosuSaga, Japan
    771.5×
  119. 118Jurong WestSingapore
    771.5×
  120. 118ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    771.5×
  121. 118CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    771.5×
  122. 122TagawaFukuoka, Japan
    771.5×
  123. 122ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    771.5×
  124. 124Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    771.5×
  125. 124Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    771.5×
  126. 126Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    771.5×
  127. 126ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    771.5×
  128. 126NesttunVestland, Norway
    771.5×
  129. 129LewistonIdaho, United States
    761.5×
  130. 130SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    761.5×
  131. 130BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    761.5×
  132. 132Royal Leamington SpaEngland, United Kingdom
    761.5×
  133. 132CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    761.5×
  134. 132Forest GroveOregon, United States
    761.5×
  135. 135FukuokaFukuoka, Japan
    761.5×
  136. 135San ClementeIca, Peru
    761.5×
  137. 137KandaFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  138. 138AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    751.5×
  139. 138BuzenFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  140. 140NakamaFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  141. 140NagatoYamaguchi, Japan
    751.5×
  142. 140BergenVestland, Norway
    751.5×
  143. 143Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    751.5×
  144. 143Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  145. 145SōjaOkayama, Japan
    751.5×
  146. 145HitaOita, Japan
    751.5×
  147. 145Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    751.5×
  148. 145AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  149. 145El CentroCalifornia, United States
    751.5×
  150. 145Salmon CreekWashington, United States
    751.5×
  151. 151Ureshinomachi-shimojukuSaga, Japan
    741.4×
  152. 151RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  153. 151Summerlin SouthNevada, United States
    741.4×
  154. 154IzumiKagoshima, Japan
    741.4×
  155. 154Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    741.4×
  156. 154Las VegasNevada, United States
    741.4×
  157. 157YameFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  158. 157MineYamaguchi, Japan
    741.4×
  159. 159OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    741.4×
  160. 159GreshamOregon, United States
    741.4×
  161. 159KasugaFukuoka, Japan
    741.4×
  162. 162LublinLublin, Poland
    741.4×
  163. 162KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  164. 164BeijingBeijing, China
    741.4×
  165. 164SquamishBritish Columbia, Canada
    741.4×
  166. 166TakeoSaga, Japan
    731.4×
  167. 166ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    731.4×
  168. 166IizukaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  169. 166HendersonNevada, United States
    731.4×
  170. 170OnodaYamaguchi, Japan
    731.4×
  171. 170KaratsuSaga, Japan
    731.4×
  172. 170GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    731.4×
  173. 170FontanaCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  174. 170MunakataFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  175. 175YanagawaFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  176. 175Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  177. 177ShimonosekiYamaguchi, Japan
    731.4×
  178. 177VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands
    731.4×
  179. 177Spring ValleyNevada, United States
    731.4×
  180. 177OgōriFukuoka, Japan
    731.4×
  181. 177YufuOita, Japan
    731.4×
  182. 182QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    721.4×
  183. 182BizenOkayama, Japan
    721.4×
  184. 184Kingston upon HullEngland, United Kingdom
    721.4×
  185. 185ŌitaOita, Japan
    721.4×
  186. 185RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    721.4×
  187. 185YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    721.4×
  188. 188Tottori-shiTottori, Japan
    721.4×
  189. 188PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    721.4×
  190. 190PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    721.3×
  191. 190Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    721.3×
  192. 190NōgataFukuoka, Japan
    721.3×
  193. 190GdańskPomerania, Poland
    721.3×
  194. 190BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    721.3×
  195. 190WoodburnOregon, United States
    721.3×
  196. 190AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    721.3×
  197. 197DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    711.3×
  198. 197OkayamaOkayama, Japan
    711.3×
  199. 199YukuhashiFukuoka, Japan
    711.3×
  200. 199NorwichEngland, United Kingdom
    711.3×

Top 200 of 1,710 shown.

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

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