SmogRank / History / November 12, 2024

Most polluted cities on November 12, 2024

2,221 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 424.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during November 12, 2024. All episodes.

← Lahore 424.0 µg/m³ 400 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 12, 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
    500+28.3×
  2. 2DelhiDelhi, India
    25211.8×
  3. 3Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    24711.5×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    2139.2×
  5. 5BeijingBeijing, China
    1776.2×
  6. 6Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1735.8×
  7. 7Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1735.7×
  8. 8SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1725.7×
  9. 9HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1725.7×
  10. 10N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1685.3×
  11. 11MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1675.2×
  12. 12Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1675.2×
  13. 13Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1634.8×
  14. 14Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1604.6×
  15. 15DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1574.3×
  16. 16KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1574.2×
  17. 17LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1513.7×
  18. 18ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1513.7×
  19. 19Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1433.5×
  20. 20Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1323.2×
  21. 21CairoCairo, Egypt
    1313.2×
  22. 21TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1313.2×
  23. 23KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1313.2×
  24. 24BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1273.1×
  25. 25KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1273.1×
  26. 26ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1253.0×
  27. 27AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1253.0×
  28. 27PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1253.0×
  29. 29HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1243.0×
  30. 30PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    1233.0×
  31. 31SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    1233.0×
  32. 32FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1233.0×
  33. 33MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia
    1222.9×
  34. 34ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1212.9×
  35. 35PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1192.9×
  36. 36ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    1192.9×
  37. 37Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    1192.9×
  38. 38DejCluj County, Romania
    1182.8×
  39. 39San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    1182.8×
  40. 40KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    1162.8×
  41. 41Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1152.8×
  42. 42ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1152.7×
  43. 42Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    1152.7×
  44. 44Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1142.7×
  45. 45Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1142.7×
  46. 46SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  47. 47ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  48. 47KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1132.7×
  49. 49PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    1122.7×
  50. 50Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    1112.6×
  51. 51AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1112.6×
  52. 51SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1112.6×
  53. 53Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    1112.6×
  54. 54Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1102.6×
  55. 55UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1092.6×
  56. 56Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    1092.6×
  57. 57ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.6×
  58. 57Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1082.6×
  59. 59Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1082.6×
  60. 60ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    1072.5×
  61. 60WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1072.5×
  62. 62IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    1062.5×
  63. 63PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    1062.5×
  64. 63KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    1062.5×
  65. 65Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1062.5×
  66. 65ConakryConakry, Guinea
    1062.5×
  67. 67KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    1052.5×
  68. 67Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1052.5×
  69. 69Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    1052.5×
  70. 70KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1042.4×
  71. 71Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1042.4×
  72. 71SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1042.4×
  73. 73RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1032.4×
  74. 74Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1032.4×
  75. 74Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    1032.4×
  76. 76HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    1032.4×
  77. 77SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1022.4×
  78. 78DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1022.4×
  79. 79Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region, Slovakia
    1022.4×
  80. 80OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1002.4×
  81. 81Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1002.3×
  82. 82BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    992.3×
  83. 83ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    992.3×
  84. 84ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  85. 85BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    982.3×
  86. 85OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    982.3×
  87. 87Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    982.3×
  88. 88Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    982.3×
  89. 89MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    972.3×
  90. 89SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia
    972.3×
  91. 89LublinLublin, Poland
    972.3×
  92. 89YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    972.3×
  93. 93Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    972.3×
  94. 94PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    962.2×
  95. 94GwangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    962.2×
  96. 96KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    962.2×
  97. 96BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    962.2×
  98. 98ShanghaiShanghai, China
    962.2×
  99. 98TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    962.2×
  100. 100ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    962.2×
  101. 101HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    952.2×
  102. 102ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    952.2×
  103. 102Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    952.2×
  104. 104KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    952.2×
  105. 104AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    952.2×
  106. 104KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    952.2×
  107. 104CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    952.2×
  108. 108CheonanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    952.2×
  109. 109Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    942.2×
  110. 109Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    942.2×
  111. 111NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    942.1×
  112. 112KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia
    942.1×
  113. 113YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    932.1×
  114. 113Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    932.1×
  115. 115PłockMazovia, Poland
    932.1×
  116. 115Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  117. 117YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    932.1×
  118. 117BuyeoChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    932.1×
  119. 119ŻaryLubusz, Poland
    922.1×
  120. 119Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    922.1×
  121. 121San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    922.1×
  122. 122CieszynSilesia, Poland
    922.1×
  123. 122ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    922.1×
  124. 124NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    922.1×
  125. 124PécsBaranya, Hungary
    922.1×
  126. 126NitraNitra Region, Slovakia
    912.1×
  127. 127Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    912.0×
  128. 128Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    912.0×
  129. 128GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    912.0×
  130. 128ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    912.0×
  131. 128LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia
    912.0×
  132. 132PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    912.0×
  133. 132SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    912.0×
  134. 134PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    912.0×
  135. 134Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    912.0×
  136. 134JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    912.0×
  137. 134Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    912.0×
  138. 138Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    902.0×
  139. 139Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    902.0×
  140. 139PraguePrague, Czechia
    902.0×
  141. 139Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia
    902.0×
  142. 139Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    902.0×
  143. 143Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland
    902.0×
  144. 143GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    902.0×
  145. 143Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    902.0×
  146. 146Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    892.0×
  147. 146BuanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    892.0×
  148. 148OtwockMazovia, Poland
    892.0×
  149. 149KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    881.9×
  150. 149WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  151. 151HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  152. 151Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia
    881.9×
  153. 153Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    881.9×
  154. 153Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  155. 153Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    881.9×
  156. 156LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  157. 156ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    881.9×
  158. 156IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    881.9×
  159. 159JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    881.9×
  160. 159DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary
    881.9×
  161. 159SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  162. 159KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  163. 163Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    871.9×
  164. 163Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    871.9×
  165. 163Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    871.9×
  166. 166EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany
    871.9×
  167. 166WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    871.9×
  168. 168Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    871.9×
  169. 168PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    871.9×
  170. 170LimaLima Province, Peru
    871.9×
  171. 171SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    861.9×
  172. 171MasanGwangju, South Korea
    861.9×
  173. 171Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    861.9×
  174. 174GunsanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    861.9×
  175. 174CottbusBrandenburg, Germany
    861.9×
  176. 174TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    861.9×
  177. 177QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    861.9×
  178. 178FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    851.8×
  179. 178OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    851.8×
  180. 180ZamośćLublin, Poland
    851.8×
  181. 181CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    851.8×
  182. 181Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    851.8×
  183. 181GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    851.8×
  184. 181Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    851.8×
  185. 181VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    851.8×
  186. 181SejongSejong-si, South Korea
    851.8×
  187. 187TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia
    851.8×
  188. 188RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    851.8×
  189. 189Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    841.8×
  190. 189Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    841.8×
  191. 189Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  192. 189BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia
    841.8×
  193. 193WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  194. 193DublinLeinster, Ireland
    841.8×
  195. 193LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia
    841.8×
  196. 196BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    841.8×
  197. 197ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    841.8×
  198. 197BernburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    841.8×
  199. 199ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    841.8×
  200. 200Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    831.8×

Top 200 of 2,221 shown.

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

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