SmogRank / History / November 15, 2024
Most polluted cities on November 15, 2024
2,106 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 474.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.
- South-eastern Europe, November 202415 to 20 November 2024, 6 days65 cities233Banja Luka
- Japan and South Korea, November 202415 to 16 November 2024, 2 days17 cities30Saijō
- Taiwan, November 202414 to 15 November 2024, 2 days21 cities52Taoyuan
Bad-air episodes during November 15, 2024. All episodes.
← Lahore 474.0 µg/m³
400 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
- 1Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 500+31.6×
- 2DelhiDelhi, India 35216.7×
- 3NacimientoBiobio, Chile 25512.0×
- 4Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan 2199.6×
- 5KolkataWest Bengal, India 2179.5×
- 6Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh 2169.4×
- 7Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 1887.2×
- 8Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda 1867.1×
- 9Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait 1786.3×
- 10SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan 1766.0×
- 11N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad 1755.9×
- 12BeijingBeijing, China 1695.4×
- 13AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar 1634.9×
- 14Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal 1634.8×
- 15HyderabadTelangana, India 1624.8×
- 16MumbaiMaharashtra, India 1624.8×
- 17JakartaJakarta, Indonesia 1624.8×
- 18HanoiHanoi, Vietnam 1574.3×
- 19Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan 1483.6×
- 20BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq 1443.5×
- 21TaoyuanTaiwan, Taiwan 1433.5×
- 22Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1413.4×
- 23DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan 1383.4×
- 24NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan 1303.1×
- 25KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan 1283.1×
- 25Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan 1283.1×
- 27Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia 1263.0×
- 28Bang NaBangkok, Thailand 1233.0×
- 29Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia 1233.0×
- 29Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan 1233.0×
- 31ShulinTaipei, Taiwan 1212.9×
- 32ShanghaiShanghai, China 1212.9×
- 33DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan 1192.8×
- 34YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan 1182.8×
- 35Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand 1162.8×
- 36TainanTaiwan, Taiwan 1162.8×
- 37Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary 1152.8×
- 37Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia 1152.8×
- 39XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan 1142.7×
- 40Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand 1132.7×
- 41New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan 1122.7×
- 42Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines 1122.7×
- 43NantouTaiwan, Taiwan 1102.6×
- 44ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia 1092.6×
- 45Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos 1092.6×
- 46ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan 1082.6×
- 47KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary 1082.5×
- 48CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia 1062.5×
- 49ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan 1052.5×
- 50YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan 1052.5×
- 50KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci, Croatia 1052.5×
- 52NišCentral Serbia, Serbia 1002.3×
- 53TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan 992.3×
- 54ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan 992.3×
- 55LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 992.3×
- 56BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan 982.3×
- 57MiaoliTaiwan, Taiwan 972.2×
- 57HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan 972.2×
- 59ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan 962.2×
- 60PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia 962.2×
- 61FengshanTakao, Taiwan 962.2×
- 62TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan 952.2×
- 63SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia 942.2×
- 64Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay 932.1×
- 65BangkokBangkok, Thailand 932.1×
- 66KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia 932.1×
- 67Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand 932.1×
- 68Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo 922.1×
- 69BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina 912.1×
- 70TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia 912.0×
- 71KigaliKigali, Rwanda 902.0×
- 72SaijōEhime, Japan 902.0×
- 73XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan 902.0×
- 74MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary 902.0×
- 74SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia 902.0×
- 76ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia 892.0×
- 77Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand 892.0×
- 78ZhudongTaiwan, Taiwan 892.0×
- 78Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland 892.0×
- 80RacibórzSilesia, Poland 892.0×
- 81ŻywiecSilesia, Poland 881.9×
- 82PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 881.9×
- 83SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina 881.9×
- 84ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan 881.9×
- 85ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan 871.9×
- 85Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand 871.9×
- 87BuziTaiwan, Taiwan 871.9×
- 87NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 871.9×
- 89Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand 871.9×
- 90Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand 871.9×
- 91ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia 861.9×
- 91Lak SiBangkok, Thailand 861.9×
- 93Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey 861.9×
- 94Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand 861.8×
- 95LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia 851.8×
- 96Tanushimarumachi-toyokiFukuoka, Japan 851.8×
- 96FutogVojvodina, Serbia 851.8×
- 98UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia 851.8×
- 98TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina 851.8×
- 100IaşiIași County, Romania 851.8×
- 100TsuyamaOkayama, Japan 851.8×
- 100SocorroTexas, United States 851.8×
- 103Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia 851.8×
- 104ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia 851.8×
- 104BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia 851.8×
- 106PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia 841.8×
- 107PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia 841.8×
- 107Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 841.8×
- 107Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand 841.8×
- 110PančevoVojvodina, Serbia 841.8×
- 110TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 841.8×
- 112San RoqueAndalusia, Spain 841.8×
- 113ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan 831.8×
- 114ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 831.8×
- 115ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia 831.8×
- 115AraoKumamoto, Japan 831.8×
- 117BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia 831.7×
- 117KasaokaOkayama, Japan 831.7×
- 117Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico 831.7×
- 120TarbesOccitanie, France 821.7×
- 121YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 821.7×
- 121ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland 821.7×
- 123Mont-de-MarsanNew Aquitaine, France 821.7×
- 123Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile 821.7×
- 125AthensAttica, Greece 821.7×
- 125BakuBaki, Azerbaijan 821.7×
- 127Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia 821.7×
- 128ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 811.7×
- 129KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia 811.7×
- 129OlivetCentre-Val de Loire, France 811.7×
- 131SokchoGangwon-do, South Korea 811.7×
- 131GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 811.7×
- 131HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea 811.7×
- 134LampertheimHesse, Germany 801.6×
- 135Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan 801.6×
- 135BizenOkayama, Japan 801.6×
- 137ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia 801.6×
- 137Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand 801.6×
- 137Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand 801.6×
- 137Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea 801.6×
- 137Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia 801.6×
- 137LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia 801.6×
- 137HualpénBiobio, Chile 801.6×
- 137Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru 801.6×
- 145Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand 801.6×
- 145KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 801.6×
- 145SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 801.6×
- 148NiihamaEhime, Japan 791.6×
- 149Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan 791.6×
- 149Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico 791.6×
- 151BucharestBucharest, Romania 791.6×
- 151PuliTaiwan, Taiwan 791.6×
- 151TamanaKumamoto, Japan 791.6×
- 151IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico 791.6×
- 155SōjaOkayama, Japan 791.6×
- 156NakatsuOita, Japan 781.6×
- 156SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile 781.6×
- 156UkihaFukuoka, Japan 781.6×
- 159Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland 781.6×
- 160NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary 781.6×
- 160SevillaAndalusia, Spain 781.6×
- 160BailénAndalusia, Spain 781.6×
- 163Narutochō-mitsuishiTokushima, Japan 781.6×
- 163KumamotoKumamoto, Japan 781.6×
- 163OurenseGalicia, Spain 781.6×
- 166HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 781.6×
- 166GrazStyria, Austria 781.6×
- 168AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France 771.6×
- 169KurashikiOkayama, Japan 771.5×
- 169IsahayaNagasaki, Japan 771.5×
- 171Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria 771.5×
- 171KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland 771.5×
- 173HigashihiroshimaHiroshima, Japan 771.5×
- 174MasanGwangju, South Korea 771.5×
- 175GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 771.5×
- 175KurumeFukuoka, Japan 771.5×
- 175Oconomowoclow-cost sensorsWisconsin, United States 771.5×
- 178KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia 761.5×
- 178HigashigōSaga, Japan 761.5×
- 180TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan 761.5×
- 180DaeguDaegu, South Korea 761.5×
- 180GoseongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 761.5×
- 180OnomichiHiroshima, Japan 761.5×
- 180FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan 761.5×
- 180MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France 761.5×
- 180MontaubanOccitanie, France 761.5×
- 187Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 761.5×
- 187ImabariEhime, Japan 761.5×
- 187LleidaCatalonia, Spain 761.5×
- 190JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia 751.5×
- 190DejCluj County, Romania 751.5×
- 192Kanzakimachi-kanzakiSaga, Japan 751.5×
- 192UngsangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 751.5×
- 194ŌmuraNagasaki, Japan 751.5×
- 194OrléansCentre-Val de Loire, France 751.5×
- 196PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia 751.5×
- 196BoseongJeollanam-do, South Korea 751.5×
- 198BusanBusan, South Korea 751.5×
- 198TsurusakiOita, Japan 751.5×
- 198ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia 751.5×
Top 200 of 2,106 shown.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
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