SmogRank / History / September 22, 2024

Most polluted cities on September 22, 2024

1,739 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Peshawar, Pakistan, at 78.3 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during September 22, 2024. All episodes.

← Peshawar 78.3 µg/m³ 70 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for September 22, 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. 1Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1675.2×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1624.8×
  3. 3Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1624.7×
  4. 4Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1564.1×
  5. 5DelhiDelhi, India
    1554.1×
  6. 6JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1544.0×
  7. 7BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1544.0×
  8. 8DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1533.9×
  9. 9Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    1483.6×
  10. 10Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1433.5×
  11. 11Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1403.4×
  12. 12AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1283.1×
  13. 13CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1202.9×
  14. 14KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1162.8×
  15. 15Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1142.7×
  16. 16LimaLima Province, Peru
    1062.5×
  17. 17Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    1052.5×
  18. 18CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1012.4×
  19. 19RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    992.3×
  20. 20ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    972.2×
  21. 21YanacanchaPasco, Peru
    962.2×
  22. 22KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    952.2×
  23. 23Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    952.2×
  24. 24Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    952.2×
  25. 25NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    922.1×
  26. 26Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    912.1×
  27. 27PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    902.0×
  28. 28Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    902.0×
  29. 29La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    892.0×
  30. 30KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    892.0×
  31. 31KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    881.9×
  32. 31WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    881.9×
  33. 33KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    881.9×
  34. 34KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    881.9×
  35. 34Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    881.9×
  36. 36Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    871.9×
  37. 36MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    871.9×
  38. 38KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    851.8×
  39. 39LublinLublin, Poland
    851.8×
  40. 40CairoCairo, Egypt
    851.8×
  41. 41RadomMazovia, Poland
    851.8×
  42. 42OtwockMazovia, Poland
    841.8×
  43. 42SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    841.8×
  44. 42HualquiBiobio, Chile
    841.8×
  45. 45San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    841.8×
  46. 46Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    841.8×
  47. 47StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    831.8×
  48. 48AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    821.7×
  49. 49CanterburyEngland, United Kingdom
    821.7×
  50. 50AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    821.7×
  51. 51SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    821.7×
  52. 51ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    821.7×
  53. 53VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    821.7×
  54. 53OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    821.7×
  55. 55Jurong WestSingapore
    811.7×
  56. 56RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    811.7×
  57. 56BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    811.7×
  58. 58Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    801.7×
  59. 58Canvey IslandEngland, United Kingdom
    801.7×
  60. 60NewmarketEngland, United Kingdom
    791.6×
  61. 61Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    791.6×
  62. 62NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    791.6×
  63. 62Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    791.6×
  64. 64LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    791.6×
  65. 65CoronelBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  66. 66ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    781.6×
  67. 66ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    781.6×
  68. 68JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    781.6×
  69. 69ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    771.6×
  70. 69DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    771.6×
  71. 69Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    771.6×
  72. 72PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    771.5×
  73. 72Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    771.5×
  74. 74SheffieldEngland, United Kingdom
    771.5×
  75. 75KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    771.5×
  76. 76Clacton-on-SeaEngland, United Kingdom
    771.5×
  77. 77KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland
    771.5×
  78. 78ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    761.5×
  79. 79ChesterfieldEngland, United Kingdom
    761.5×
  80. 80Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    761.5×
  81. 81ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    761.5×
  82. 81ManchesterEngland, United Kingdom
    761.5×
  83. 83Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    761.5×
  84. 83QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  85. 85Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    751.5×
  86. 86CallaoCallao, Peru
    751.5×
  87. 87WarsawMazovia, Poland
    751.5×
  88. 88AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    751.5×
  89. 89TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    741.4×
  90. 89KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    741.4×
  91. 89Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  92. 89QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    741.4×
  93. 93OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    741.4×
  94. 94LeedsEngland, United Kingdom
    741.4×
  95. 94GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    741.4×
  96. 94BirminghamAlabama, United States
    741.4×
  97. 97San ClementeIca, Peru
    741.4×
  98. 98BexleyEngland, United Kingdom
    741.4×
  99. 99Kingston upon HullEngland, United Kingdom
    741.4×
  100. 100SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    731.4×
  101. 101ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    731.4×
  102. 101Little RockArkansas, United States
    731.4×
  103. 103BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    731.4×
  104. 103Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    731.4×
  105. 103Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    731.4×
  106. 103BarnsleyEngland, United Kingdom
    731.4×
  107. 103TemucoAraucania, Chile
    731.4×
  108. 103QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  109. 109RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    731.4×
  110. 110GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    731.4×
  111. 111AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    721.4×
  112. 112NorwichEngland, United Kingdom
    721.4×
  113. 113RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    721.4×
  114. 114HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    721.3×
  115. 115PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    711.3×
  116. 115Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    711.3×
  117. 117RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    711.3×
  118. 118Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    711.3×
  119. 118PłockMazovia, Poland
    711.3×
  120. 118OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    711.3×
  121. 121HualpénBiobio, Chile
    711.3×
  122. 122MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    711.3×
  123. 122CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    711.3×
  124. 124ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    701.3×
  125. 125NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    701.3×
  126. 126KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    701.3×
  127. 126WiganEngland, United Kingdom
    701.3×
  128. 126RedfordMichigan, United States
    701.3×
  129. 129Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    701.3×
  130. 129Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    701.3×
  131. 131WawerMazovia, Poland
    701.3×
  132. 131GdańskPomerania, Poland
    701.3×
  133. 133HayesEngland, United Kingdom
    691.3×
  134. 133West MemphisArkansas, United States
    691.3×
  135. 135BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    691.3×
  136. 135PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    691.3×
  137. 135Cheadle HulmeEngland, United Kingdom
    691.3×
  138. 138ZamośćLublin, Poland
    691.2×
  139. 138YorkEngland, United Kingdom
    691.2×
  140. 138Strzelce OpolskieOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    691.2×
  141. 138LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    691.2×
  142. 138High PeakEngland, United Kingdom
    691.2×
  143. 143IrlamEngland, United Kingdom
    691.2×
  144. 143Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    691.2×
  145. 143TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    691.2×
  146. 146LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    691.2×
  147. 146ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    691.2×
  148. 148Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    681.2×
  149. 148ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    681.2×
  150. 150BelfastNorthern Ireland, United Kingdom
    681.2×
  151. 150ChimboteAncash, Peru
    681.2×
  152. 152PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    681.2×
  153. 152FontanaCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  154. 154NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    681.2×
  155. 154PrestonEngland, United Kingdom
    681.2×
  156. 154Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    681.2×
  157. 157ŁukówLublin, Poland
    671.2×
  158. 157BartlettTennessee, United States
    671.2×
  159. 159DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    671.2×
  160. 159Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    671.2×
  161. 159CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    671.2×
  162. 162MiltonOntario, Canada
    671.2×
  163. 163Ulu BedokSingapore
    671.2×
  164. 163BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    671.2×
  165. 163Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    671.2×
  166. 166SarpsborgØstfold, Norway
    661.2×
  167. 166UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    661.2×
  168. 166Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    661.2×
  169. 166YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    661.2×
  170. 170The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    661.2×
  171. 170Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    661.2×
  172. 172GillinghamEngland, United Kingdom
    661.1×
  173. 172ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    661.1×
  174. 172ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    661.1×
  175. 172CalamaAntofagasta, Chile
    661.1×
  176. 172BrantfordOntario, Canada
    661.1×
  177. 177Carsonlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    661.1×
  178. 178ReadingEngland, United Kingdom
    651.1×
  179. 178KitchenerOntario, Canada
    651.1×
  180. 180MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands
    651.1×
  181. 180La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    651.1×
  182. 182Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    651.1×
  183. 182NijmegenGelderland, The Netherlands
    651.1×
  184. 182WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    651.1×
  185. 182RiversideCalifornia, United States
    651.1×
  186. 186Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    651.1×
  187. 186Newcastle upon TyneEngland, United Kingdom
    651.1×
  188. 186RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    651.1×
  189. 186ChillánÑuble, Chile
    651.1×
  190. 190CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    641.1×
  191. 191MiddlesbroughEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  192. 191Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    641.1×
  193. 191Inglewoodlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    641.1×
  194. 194NewportWales, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  195. 194TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    641.1×
  196. 196WoodlandsSingapore
    641.1×
  197. 196BiggleswadeEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  198. 196BytówPomerania, Poland
    641.1×
  199. 199Royal Leamington SpaEngland, United Kingdom
    641.1×
  200. 199McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    641.1×

Top 200 of 1,739 shown.

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

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