SmogRank / History / September 13, 2024

Most polluted cities on September 13, 2024

1,704 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Fort McMurray, Canada, at 127.5 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Fort McMurray 127.5 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for September 13, 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. 1Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    2038.5×
  2. 2Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1917.5×
  3. 3Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1877.1×
  4. 4DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1614.7×
  5. 5La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1614.7×
  6. 6São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    1604.5×
  7. 7Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1564.2×
  8. 8KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1544.0×
  9. 9Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1523.8×
  10. 10Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    1463.6×
  11. 11YanacanchaPasco, Peru
    1463.6×
  12. 12HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1333.2×
  13. 13VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1313.2×
  14. 14Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1303.1×
  15. 15San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    1222.9×
  16. 16Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1222.9×
  17. 17ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1172.8×
  18. 18ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1142.7×
  19. 19BendOregon, United States
    1132.7×
  20. 20KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1062.5×
  21. 21Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1062.5×
  22. 22CallaoCallao, Peru
    1052.5×
  23. 23HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1042.4×
  24. 24OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1032.4×
  25. 25EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    1002.4×
  26. 26Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  27. 27MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    992.3×
  28. 28CoronelBiobio, Chile
    992.3×
  29. 29TemucoAraucania, Chile
    982.3×
  30. 30NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    982.3×
  31. 31CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    952.2×
  32. 32Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    942.2×
  33. 33HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    942.1×
  34. 34Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    932.1×
  35. 34JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    932.1×
  36. 36BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    932.1×
  37. 37AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    912.0×
  38. 38CairoCairo, Egypt
    912.0×
  39. 39GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    912.0×
  40. 40TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    902.0×
  41. 41ToméBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  42. 42CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  43. 43Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    851.8×
  44. 44Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    841.8×
  45. 45RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    841.8×
  46. 46CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    831.8×
  47. 46Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    831.8×
  48. 48Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    831.7×
  49. 49ChillánÑuble, Chile
    821.7×
  50. 50TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  51. 50Arvadalow-cost sensorsColorado, United States
    811.7×
  52. 52CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    801.7×
  53. 52YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    801.7×
  54. 54HyderabadTelangana, India
    801.6×
  55. 54N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    801.6×
  56. 56SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    801.6×
  57. 57RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    791.6×
  58. 58QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    781.6×
  59. 58La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    781.6×
  60. 60ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  61. 61Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    771.5×
  62. 62San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    771.5×
  63. 63San ClementeIca, Peru
    761.5×
  64. 64Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  65. 64QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  66. 66ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    761.5×
  67. 67ManamaManama, Bahrain
    751.5×
  68. 67LimaLima Province, Peru
    751.5×
  69. 69AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  70. 70BeijingBeijing, China
    731.4×
  71. 70BogotáBogota D.C., Colombia
    731.4×
  72. 72ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    731.4×
  73. 73YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    731.4×
  74. 73VictorvilleCalifornia, United States
    731.4×
  75. 75XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.4×
  76. 75CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    721.4×
  77. 77PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    721.4×
  78. 77ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    721.4×
  79. 79HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    721.3×
  80. 80ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    711.3×
  81. 81Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    711.3×
  82. 81TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    711.3×
  83. 83Samut SakhonSamut Sakhon, Thailand
    711.3×
  84. 83ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    711.3×
  85. 85BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    711.3×
  86. 85Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    711.3×
  87. 87CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    701.3×
  88. 88HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    701.3×
  89. 89QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    701.3×
  90. 90TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  91. 90ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    701.3×
  92. 92FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    691.3×
  93. 92Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    691.3×
  94. 92HamiltonOntario, Canada
    691.3×
  95. 95BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    691.2×
  96. 95St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    691.2×
  97. 97Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    691.2×
  98. 98TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    681.2×
  99. 98Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    681.2×
  100. 100AndongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  101. 101Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    681.2×
  102. 102GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    681.2×
  103. 102Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    681.2×
  104. 102Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    681.2×
  105. 105Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    671.2×
  106. 105Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  107. 107Phra PradaengSamut Prakan, Thailand
    671.2×
  108. 107WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  109. 109ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    671.2×
  110. 110BanningCalifornia, United States
    671.2×
  111. 111Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    661.2×
  112. 111Donghae CityGangwon-do, South Korea
    661.2×
  113. 113Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    661.2×
  114. 113AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    661.2×
  115. 115KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  116. 115CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.1×
  117. 117YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  118. 117YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  119. 119NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.1×
  120. 119EisenGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    661.1×
  121. 119FontanaCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  122. 122LublinLublin, Poland
    651.1×
  123. 123HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea
    651.1×
  124. 124ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    651.1×
  125. 124DaeguDaegu, South Korea
    651.1×
  126. 126Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    651.1×
  127. 126Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    651.1×
  128. 126GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    651.1×
  129. 126IndioCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  130. 130Bang Bo DistrictSamut Prakan, Thailand
    641.1×
  131. 130TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    641.1×
  132. 132ŁukówLublin, Poland
    641.1×
  133. 132PohangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    641.1×
  134. 132WatertownSouth Dakota, United States
    641.1×
  135. 135VilniusVilnius, Lithuania
    641.1×
  136. 135MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    641.1×
  137. 135BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    641.1×
  138. 135DerbyKansas, United States
    641.1×
  139. 135Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    641.1×
  140. 140Samut PrakanSamut Prakan, Thailand
    631.1×
  141. 140UlsanUlsan, South Korea
    631.1×
  142. 140Santa Monicalow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    631.1×
  143. 143Cheongsong gunGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  144. 143TopekaKansas, United States
    631.0×
  145. 145Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    631.0×
  146. 146Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    631.0×
  147. 146NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  148. 146KwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    631.0×
  149. 146RichmondCalifornia, United States
    631.0×
  150. 150DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  151. 150UngsangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    621.0×
  152. 150Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    621.0×
  153. 150RiversideCalifornia, United States
    621.0×
  154. 154OtwockMazovia, Poland
    621.0×
  155. 154FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    621.0×
  156. 154SuncheonJeollanam-do, South Korea
    621.0×
  157. 154ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    621.0×
  158. 158MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    621.0×
  159. 158TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  160. 158PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  161. 158McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    621.0×
  162. 158Santa ClaritaCalifornia, United States
    621.0×
  163. 163Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    611.0×
  164. 163KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    611.0×
  165. 165AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    611.0×
  166. 165ObitaNagasaki, Japan
    611.0×
  167. 167ChimboteAncash, Peru
    611.0×
  168. 167Medicine HatAlberta, Canada
    611.0×
  169. 169Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    611.0×
  170. 169BrookfieldIllinois, United States
    611.0×
  171. 169BarrieOntario, Canada
    611.0×
  172. 172Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    611.0×
  173. 172ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    611.0×
  174. 172GwangyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    611.0×
  175. 172ConroeTexas, United States
    611.0×
  176. 172NapervilleIllinois, United States
    611.0×
  177. 177YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    610.9×
  178. 178RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    600.9×
  179. 178TogitsuNagasaki, Japan
    600.9×
  180. 178Hondomachi-hondoKumamoto, Japan
    600.9×
  181. 178WyomingMichigan, United States
    600.9×
  182. 178West FargoNorth Dakota, United States
    600.9×
  183. 183YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    600.9×
  184. 183Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    600.9×
  185. 183Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    600.9×
  186. 183ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    600.9×
  187. 183MooreOklahoma, United States
    600.9×
  188. 183Summerlin SouthNevada, United States
    600.9×
  189. 189NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    600.9×
  190. 189JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    600.9×
  191. 191ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan
    600.9×
  192. 192Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    600.9×
  193. 192MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    600.9×
  194. 192GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    600.9×
  195. 192KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    600.9×
  196. 192Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    600.9×
  197. 197ImabariEhime, Japan
    590.9×
  198. 198RadomMazovia, Poland
    590.9×
  199. 198PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    590.9×
  200. 198Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    590.9×

Top 200 of 1,704 shown.

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

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