SmogRank / History / November 17, 2024

Most polluted cities on November 17, 2024

2,108 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Delhi, India, at 470.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during November 17, 2024. All episodes.

← Delhi 470.0 µg/m³ 400 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for November 17, 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. 1DelhiDelhi, India
    500+31.3×
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    27613.4×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    23910.9×
  4. 4KolkataWest Bengal, India
    22510.0×
  5. 5Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    2109.0×
  6. 6MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1846.9×
  7. 7NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1786.3×
  8. 8KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1745.9×
  9. 9HyderabadTelangana, India
    1735.8×
  10. 10UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1715.6×
  11. 11TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1705.5×
  12. 12Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1665.1×
  13. 13SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.1×
  14. 14Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1655.0×
  15. 15BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1644.9×
  16. 15ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1644.9×
  17. 17SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1634.8×
  18. 18Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1634.8×
  19. 19N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1624.8×
  20. 20LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1624.8×
  21. 21Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1584.4×
  22. 22Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1574.3×
  23. 23Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1574.2×
  24. 24JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1574.2×
  25. 25Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1564.2×
  26. 26ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1564.1×
  27. 27ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1544.0×
  28. 28AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    1523.8×
  29. 29NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1513.7×
  30. 30Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1493.7×
  31. 31FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1483.6×
  32. 32HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1453.6×
  33. 33PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1433.5×
  34. 34ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1423.5×
  35. 34KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1423.5×
  36. 36DejCluj County, Romania
    1403.4×
  37. 37PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1393.4×
  38. 37ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1393.4×
  39. 39SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1363.3×
  40. 40BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1343.2×
  41. 41Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1333.2×
  42. 41Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1333.2×
  43. 43CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    1293.1×
  44. 44Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1233.0×
  45. 45Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    1132.7×
  46. 46Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1112.6×
  47. 47PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    1102.6×
  48. 48Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1102.6×
  49. 49BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1062.5×
  50. 50MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1032.4×
  51. 50PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    1032.4×
  52. 52Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1002.4×
  53. 53LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia
    1002.3×
  54. 54JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    992.3×
  55. 55KoperUrban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia
    992.3×
  56. 56BirminghamAlabama, United States
    982.3×
  57. 57LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    972.3×
  58. 58NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    962.2×
  59. 59PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    952.2×
  60. 60Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    942.2×
  61. 61GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    932.1×
  62. 62StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    932.1×
  63. 63KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    922.1×
  64. 64Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    922.1×
  65. 65SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    912.0×
  66. 66TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia
    912.0×
  67. 67ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    902.0×
  68. 68ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    902.0×
  69. 69KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia
    902.0×
  70. 70Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  71. 71Mont-de-MarsanNew Aquitaine, France
    881.9×
  72. 71PécsBaranya, Hungary
    881.9×
  73. 73Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    881.9×
  74. 74Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    871.9×
  75. 75Kosovo PoljePristina, Kosovo
    871.9×
  76. 76Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    871.9×
  77. 77Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    871.9×
  78. 78GjilanGjilan, Kosovo
    861.9×
  79. 79IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    861.9×
  80. 80Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    861.9×
  81. 81ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    861.8×
  82. 81Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    861.8×
  83. 81Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    861.8×
  84. 84HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  85. 84PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    851.8×
  86. 84KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  87. 87VillefontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  88. 88KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci, Croatia
    851.8×
  89. 89Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    851.8×
  90. 89NiihamaEhime, Japan
    851.8×
  91. 89PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  92. 92Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    841.8×
  93. 93CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    841.8×
  94. 94CraiovaDolj, Romania
    831.8×
  95. 94AugustaGeorgia, United States
    831.8×
  96. 96NitraNitra Region, Slovakia
    831.8×
  97. 97KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    831.7×
  98. 97PejëPec, Kosovo
    831.7×
  99. 97TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    831.7×
  100. 100EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom, Hungary
    831.7×
  101. 100PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    831.7×
  102. 102León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    821.7×
  103. 103BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    821.7×
  104. 103SaijōEhime, Japan
    821.7×
  105. 105Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    821.7×
  106. 105VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    821.7×
  107. 105Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    821.7×
  108. 108MitrovicëMitrovica, Kosovo
    821.7×
  109. 109QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    821.7×
  110. 110Oconomowoclow-cost sensorsWisconsin, United States
    821.7×
  111. 111Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    811.7×
  112. 112PrizrenPrizren, Kosovo
    811.7×
  113. 112VigoGalicia, Spain
    811.7×
  114. 114RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    811.7×
  115. 114Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    811.7×
  116. 116Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    811.7×
  117. 116San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    811.7×
  118. 118NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    811.7×
  119. 118Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    811.7×
  120. 118SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  121. 121OtwockMazovia, Poland
    801.7×
  122. 121SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    801.7×
  123. 123VannesBrittany, France
    801.7×
  124. 124SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria
    801.6×
  125. 125LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia
    801.6×
  126. 126MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    791.6×
  127. 127LimaLima Province, Peru
    791.6×
  128. 128SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia
    791.6×
  129. 128LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    791.6×
  130. 130IaşiIași County, Romania
    791.6×
  131. 130Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    791.6×
  132. 130AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    791.6×
  133. 133Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    791.6×
  134. 134FresnoCalifornia, United States
    781.6×
  135. 135VarnaVarna, Bulgaria
    781.6×
  136. 135GlogovacPristina, Kosovo
    781.6×
  137. 137MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
    781.6×
  138. 138Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    781.6×
  139. 138PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    781.6×
  140. 140RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    771.5×
  141. 140OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    771.5×
  142. 140OurenseGalicia, Spain
    771.5×
  143. 140Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    771.5×
  144. 144ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    771.5×
  145. 145KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    771.5×
  146. 145ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    771.5×
  147. 147Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    771.5×
  148. 147Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    771.5×
  149. 147LormontNew Aquitaine, France
    771.5×
  150. 150Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    761.5×
  151. 150LublinLublin, Poland
    761.5×
  152. 150OrléansCentre-Val de Loire, France
    761.5×
  153. 153TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  154. 153BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France
    761.5×
  155. 153GreenvilleSouth Carolina, United States
    761.5×
  156. 156KumamotoKumamoto, Japan
    761.5×
  157. 156PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France
    761.5×
  158. 156MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    761.5×
  159. 156Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    761.5×
  160. 156ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    761.5×
  161. 156SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    761.5×
  162. 162ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    761.5×
  163. 163ŁukówLublin, Poland
    751.5×
  164. 164Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  165. 164Dimitrovgradlow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    751.5×
  166. 164Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    751.5×
  167. 164Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    751.5×
  168. 168KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  169. 168ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  170. 170ŌmutaFukuoka, Japan
    751.5×
  171. 170KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    751.5×
  172. 170Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    751.5×
  173. 173VilniusVilnius, Lithuania
    741.4×
  174. 173Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    741.4×
  175. 173BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    741.4×
  176. 173Uekimachi-mōnoKumamoto, Japan
    741.4×
  177. 177WarsawMazovia, Poland
    741.4×
  178. 177Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    741.4×
  179. 177KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    741.4×
  180. 180AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    741.4×
  181. 181LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  182. 181BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  183. 183SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    741.4×
  184. 184BucharestBucharest, Romania
    731.4×
  185. 184Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    731.4×
  186. 186RadomMazovia, Poland
    731.4×
  187. 186RodezOccitanie, France
    731.4×
  188. 186DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary
    731.4×
  189. 186OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    731.4×
  190. 190CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    731.4×
  191. 191Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    731.4×
  192. 191RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    731.4×
  193. 191CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    731.4×
  194. 194Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    731.4×
  195. 194QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    731.4×
  196. 196MontaubanOccitanie, France
    721.4×
  197. 196TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    721.4×
  198. 198YangonYangon, Myanmar
    721.4×
  199. 198Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    721.4×
  200. 198La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    721.4×

Top 200 of 2,108 shown.

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

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