SmogRank / History / October 28, 2024

Most polluted cities on October 28, 2024

2,231 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 315.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during October 28, 2024. All episodes.

← Lahore 315.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for October 28, 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
    47921.0×
  2. 2Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    22510.0×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    1937.7×
  4. 4HyderabadTelangana, India
    1826.7×
  5. 5Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1695.4×
  6. 6Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1685.3×
  7. 7Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1634.9×
  8. 8MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1624.8×
  9. 9AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1624.8×
  10. 10NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1604.5×
  11. 11ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1594.4×
  12. 12N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1574.3×
  13. 13NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1554.1×
  14. 14Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1493.7×
  15. 15Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1403.4×
  16. 16CairoCairo, Egypt
    1383.4×
  17. 17Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1343.3×
  18. 18KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1313.2×
  19. 19KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1283.1×
  20. 20LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1263.0×
  21. 21UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1253.0×
  22. 22CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    1243.0×
  23. 23ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1212.9×
  24. 24Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1192.8×
  25. 25SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1172.8×
  26. 26ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1172.8×
  27. 27NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1162.8×
  28. 28ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1152.8×
  29. 29ŁukówLublin, Poland
    1132.7×
  30. 30KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1122.7×
  31. 31JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1122.7×
  32. 32DejCluj County, Romania
    1122.7×
  33. 33ShanghaiShanghai, China
    1102.6×
  34. 34ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1072.5×
  35. 35BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1052.5×
  36. 36Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1042.5×
  37. 37IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    1012.4×
  38. 38DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1002.4×
  39. 39BeijingBeijing, China
    1002.3×
  40. 40OtwockMazovia, Poland
    992.3×
  41. 41BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  42. 42KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    982.3×
  43. 43Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    982.3×
  44. 44AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    962.2×
  45. 45TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    962.2×
  46. 46Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    962.2×
  47. 47PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    962.2×
  48. 48Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    952.2×
  49. 49Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    952.2×
  50. 50WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    952.2×
  51. 51SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    942.1×
  52. 52PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    932.1×
  53. 52ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    932.1×
  54. 54JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    932.1×
  55. 55KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    922.1×
  56. 56Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    922.1×
  57. 56Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    922.1×
  58. 58LublinLublin, Poland
    912.0×
  59. 59JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    902.0×
  60. 59DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    902.0×
  61. 59ConakryConakry, Guinea
    902.0×
  62. 62FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    902.0×
  63. 63MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    892.0×
  64. 64AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    892.0×
  65. 65PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    892.0×
  66. 65BirminghamAlabama, United States
    892.0×
  67. 67SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    892.0×
  68. 68KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    881.9×
  69. 69Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  70. 69ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    881.9×
  71. 71Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  72. 72BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  73. 73LimaLima Province, Peru
    881.9×
  74. 74KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    871.9×
  75. 75KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    871.9×
  76. 76SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    871.9×
  77. 77NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    871.9×
  78. 78DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    861.9×
  79. 79Koch'angJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    861.9×
  80. 80Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    861.8×
  81. 81KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    851.8×
  82. 81HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    851.8×
  83. 83Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    851.8×
  84. 84Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    841.8×
  85. 85ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    831.7×
  86. 86YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    831.7×
  87. 87Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    821.7×
  88. 87WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  89. 87KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    821.7×
  90. 90MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    821.7×
  91. 90DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    821.7×
  92. 92SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  93. 92WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    821.7×
  94. 94PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  95. 95MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    821.7×
  96. 96Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  97. 96Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    821.7×
  98. 96Port ArthurTexas, United States
    821.7×
  99. 99GrazStyria, Austria
    811.7×
  100. 99SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    811.7×
  101. 101PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    811.7×
  102. 102Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    811.7×
  103. 102BrawleyCalifornia, United States
    811.7×
  104. 102JeongeupJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  105. 105RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    801.7×
  106. 105CheonanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  107. 107NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    801.7×
  108. 107YeonggwangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  109. 109MokpoJeollanam-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  110. 109Anyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  111. 109RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    801.6×
  112. 112BucharestBucharest, Romania
    791.6×
  113. 112EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom, Hungary
    791.6×
  114. 114RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    791.6×
  115. 115MasanGwangju, South Korea
    791.6×
  116. 115HernandoMississippi, United States
    791.6×
  117. 117KoesanNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    791.6×
  118. 117HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  119. 117Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    791.6×
  120. 120IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  121. 121ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  122. 121Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    781.6×
  123. 123PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    781.6×
  124. 124DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary
    781.6×
  125. 124BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    781.6×
  126. 124HualpénBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  127. 127Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    781.6×
  128. 127BartlettTennessee, United States
    781.6×
  129. 129PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    771.6×
  130. 129KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    771.6×
  131. 129Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    771.6×
  132. 132YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  133. 132GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  134. 132Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    771.5×
  135. 135JeonjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  136. 136GwangjuGwangju, South Korea
    761.5×
  137. 136GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  138. 136KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    761.5×
  139. 139RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    761.5×
  140. 139PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  141. 139LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia
    761.5×
  142. 139HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    761.5×
  143. 139Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    761.5×
  144. 144Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  145. 144Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    761.5×
  146. 144Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  147. 144TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    761.5×
  148. 148HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  149. 148CoronelBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  150. 150BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    761.5×
  151. 151SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  152. 151QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  153. 151YumaArizona, United States
    751.5×
  154. 154JangseongJeollanam-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  155. 154PécsBaranya, Hungary
    751.5×
  156. 154QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    751.5×
  157. 157CraiovaDolj, Romania
    751.5×
  158. 157StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    751.5×
  159. 159Sioux FallsSouth Dakota, United States
    751.5×
  160. 160BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  161. 160Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  162. 160GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  163. 160Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  164. 160San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    741.4×
  165. 165CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  166. 165Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    741.4×
  167. 167ZamośćLublin, Poland
    741.4×
  168. 167OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  169. 167NajuJeollanam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  170. 167Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia
    741.4×
  171. 167HualquiBiobio, Chile
    741.4×
  172. 172KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  173. 173Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    741.4×
  174. 174KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    741.4×
  175. 174RadomMazovia, Poland
    741.4×
  176. 174DamyangJeollanam-do, South Korea
    741.4×
  177. 177ToméBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  178. 177San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    731.4×
  179. 177RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    731.4×
  180. 177San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    731.4×
  181. 181Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    731.4×
  182. 181TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    731.4×
  183. 183Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  184. 183PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    731.4×
  185. 183Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  186. 186WawerMazovia, Poland
    731.4×
  187. 186NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    731.4×
  188. 186Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    731.4×
  189. 186Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    731.4×
  190. 186TallahasseeFlorida, United States
    731.4×
  191. 191WarsawMazovia, Poland
    731.4×
  192. 191MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    731.4×
  193. 193JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    721.4×
  194. 194Khlong LuangPathum Thani, Thailand
    721.4×
  195. 194OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    721.4×
  196. 194BogatyniaLower Silesia, Poland
    721.4×
  197. 197Mexico CityMexico City, Mexico
    721.4×
  198. 197TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    721.4×
  199. 199IngolstadtBavaria, Germany
    721.3×
  200. 199GyöngyösHeves County, Hungary
    721.3×

Top 200 of 2,231 shown.

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

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