SmogRank / History / September 16, 2024

Most polluted cities on September 16, 2024

1,705 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 87.7 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during September 16, 2024. All episodes.

← Lahore 87.7 µg/m³ 80 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for September 16, 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. 1Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1745.8×
  2. 2Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1735.7×
  3. 3JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1644.9×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1634.8×
  5. 5Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1533.9×
  6. 6Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1513.7×
  7. 7KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1493.7×
  8. 8OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1493.7×
  9. 9HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1383.4×
  10. 10Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1373.4×
  11. 11Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1323.2×
  12. 12QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1313.2×
  13. 12La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1313.2×
  14. 14TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1202.9×
  15. 15VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1192.9×
  16. 16Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1152.8×
  17. 17CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1122.7×
  18. 18GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    1122.7×
  19. 19DelhiDelhi, India
    1102.6×
  20. 20DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1092.6×
  21. 21AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1082.6×
  22. 22CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1052.5×
  23. 23CairoCairo, Egypt
    1022.4×
  24. 24HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1002.4×
  25. 25ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1002.4×
  26. 26ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    992.3×
  27. 27Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    952.2×
  28. 28QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    932.1×
  29. 29SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    912.0×
  30. 30XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    912.0×
  31. 31AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    902.0×
  32. 32Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    892.0×
  33. 33AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    892.0×
  34. 33RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    892.0×
  35. 35GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    881.9×
  36. 36BeijingBeijing, China
    881.9×
  37. 37BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    881.9×
  38. 38TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    871.9×
  39. 38RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    871.9×
  40. 40NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  41. 41ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    861.9×
  42. 42DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    861.8×
  43. 42ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    861.8×
  44. 44CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    851.8×
  45. 45CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    841.8×
  46. 46WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    841.8×
  47. 47MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    841.8×
  48. 48Duque de CaxiasRio de Janeiro, Brazil
    831.7×
  49. 49QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    821.7×
  50. 50Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    821.7×
  51. 50La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    821.7×
  52. 52Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    811.7×
  53. 53CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    811.7×
  54. 54AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    801.7×
  55. 55Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    801.6×
  56. 56PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    801.6×
  57. 56GdańskPomerania, Poland
    801.6×
  58. 56CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    801.6×
  59. 59HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    791.6×
  60. 59Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  61. 59CallaoCallao, Peru
    791.6×
  62. 62ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    791.6×
  63. 63PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    771.5×
  64. 64Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    771.5×
  65. 65EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    771.5×
  66. 65PłockMazovia, Poland
    771.5×
  67. 67ToméBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  68. 68BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    761.5×
  69. 69San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    751.5×
  70. 70N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    751.5×
  71. 70TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  72. 70Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    751.5×
  73. 73KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    741.4×
  74. 74CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    741.4×
  75. 75Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    741.4×
  76. 76TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  77. 76Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    731.4×
  78. 78Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    731.4×
  79. 79ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    731.4×
  80. 80KolkataWest Bengal, India
    731.4×
  81. 81LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    721.4×
  82. 82ChillánÑuble, Chile
    721.4×
  83. 82BrawleyCalifornia, United States
    721.4×
  84. 84MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    711.3×
  85. 84KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    711.3×
  86. 86Jurong WestSingapore
    711.3×
  87. 87Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    711.3×
  88. 88Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    701.3×
  89. 88San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    701.3×
  90. 90PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    701.3×
  91. 90KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    701.3×
  92. 92FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    701.3×
  93. 92AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    701.3×
  94. 92Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    701.3×
  95. 95KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    701.3×
  96. 95Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    701.3×
  97. 97Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    691.3×
  98. 98MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    691.3×
  99. 98BytówPomerania, Poland
    691.3×
  100. 100Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    691.2×
  101. 100Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    691.2×
  102. 100RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    691.2×
  103. 103WarsawMazovia, Poland
    691.2×
  104. 104San ClementeIca, Peru
    681.2×
  105. 105KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    681.2×
  106. 106ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    681.2×
  107. 106YanacanchaPasco, Peru
    681.2×
  108. 108Alto HospicioTarapacá, Chile
    671.2×
  109. 109YumaArizona, United States
    671.2×
  110. 110Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    661.1×
  111. 111XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    661.1×
  112. 111HerrimanUtah, United States
    661.1×
  113. 113Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    661.1×
  114. 113TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    661.1×
  115. 115KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland
    661.1×
  116. 116Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    651.1×
  117. 116CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    651.1×
  118. 118GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    651.1×
  119. 118SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    651.1×
  120. 118Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    651.1×
  121. 121NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    651.1×
  122. 121ŁukówLublin, Poland
    651.1×
  123. 123ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    651.1×
  124. 124LublinLublin, Poland
    651.1×
  125. 125ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    641.1×
  126. 126BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    641.1×
  127. 126YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    641.1×
  128. 126HuntingtonWest Virginia, United States
    641.1×
  129. 129PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    641.1×
  130. 129JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    641.1×
  131. 129Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    641.1×
  132. 132ZamośćLublin, Poland
    641.1×
  133. 133Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    641.1×
  134. 134Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    631.1×
  135. 134ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    631.1×
  136. 134Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    631.1×
  137. 134BirminghamAlabama, United States
    631.1×
  138. 134OakvilleOntario, Canada
    631.1×
  139. 139RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    631.0×
  140. 140KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    631.0×
  141. 140Ulu BedokSingapore
    631.0×
  142. 140Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    631.0×
  143. 140ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    631.0×
  144. 144ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    631.0×
  145. 145OtwockMazovia, Poland
    631.0×
  146. 146WawerMazovia, Poland
    631.0×
  147. 146SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland
    631.0×
  148. 146RedfordMichigan, United States
    631.0×
  149. 146SaguenayQuebec, Canada
    631.0×
  150. 150StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    621.0×
  151. 150Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×
  152. 152Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×
  153. 152NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    621.0×
  154. 154YangonYangon, Myanmar
    621.0×
  155. 154Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×
  156. 154ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    621.0×
  157. 157Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    621.0×
  158. 157RadomMazovia, Poland
    621.0×
  159. 157DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    621.0×
  160. 157Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    621.0×
  161. 161ShanghaiShanghai, China
    621.0×
  162. 162KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    611.0×
  163. 163ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    611.0×
  164. 163BarrieOntario, Canada
    611.0×
  165. 163Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    611.0×
  166. 166DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    611.0×
  167. 166WoodlandsSingapore
    611.0×
  168. 166BrantfordOntario, Canada
    611.0×
  169. 169MilwaukeeWisconsin, United States
    611.0×
  170. 169ShawiniganQuebec, Canada
    611.0×
  171. 171YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    611.0×
  172. 171MiltonOntario, Canada
    611.0×
  173. 173YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    600.9×
  174. 173ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    600.9×
  175. 173Port ArthurTexas, United States
    600.9×
  176. 176TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    600.9×
  177. 177Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    600.9×
  178. 177WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    600.9×
  179. 179HyderabadTelangana, India
    600.9×
  180. 179Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    600.9×
  181. 179Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    600.9×
  182. 179El CentroCalifornia, United States
    600.9×
  183. 183TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    590.9×
  184. 183PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    590.9×
  185. 185BramptonOntario, Canada
    590.9×
  186. 186ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    590.9×
  187. 186AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    590.9×
  188. 186HernandoMississippi, United States
    590.9×
  189. 186RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    590.9×
  190. 186QuébecQuebec, Canada
    590.9×
  191. 191RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    580.9×
  192. 191TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    580.9×
  193. 191Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    580.9×
  194. 191CatañoCataño, Puerto Rico
    580.9×
  195. 195Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    580.9×
  196. 195ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    580.9×
  197. 195LewistonIdaho, United States
    580.9×
  198. 195MontréalQuebec, Canada
    580.9×
  199. 199Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    580.9×
  200. 200BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    580.9×

Top 200 of 1,705 shown.

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

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