SmogRank / History / December 3, 2024

Most polluted cities on December 3, 2024

1,709 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Victoria de Durango, Mexico, at 434.2 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

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← Victoria de Durango 434.2 µg/m³ 400 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for December 3, 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. 1Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    500+28.9×
  2. 2KolkataWest Bengal, India
    24911.6×
  3. 3Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    2189.5×
  4. 4BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    2119.1×
  5. 5SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    2109.0×
  6. 6Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    2088.9×
  7. 7DelhiDelhi, India
    1968.0×
  8. 8Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1917.5×
  9. 9DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1917.5×
  10. 10Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1766.1×
  11. 11Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1655.0×
  12. 12SaltilloCoahuila, Mexico
    1614.6×
  13. 13MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1584.4×
  14. 14Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1584.4×
  15. 15N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1574.3×
  16. 16Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1574.2×
  17. 17CairoCairo, Egypt
    1554.1×
  18. 18Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1554.1×
  19. 19VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    1533.9×
  20. 20SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1533.9×
  21. 21GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1533.9×
  22. 22Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1523.8×
  23. 23ShanghaiShanghai, China
    1503.7×
  24. 24Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1463.6×
  25. 25Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1453.5×
  26. 26Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1443.5×
  27. 27Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1433.5×
  28. 28Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1413.5×
  29. 29BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    1353.3×
  30. 30BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1353.3×
  31. 31Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1353.3×
  32. 32MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1323.2×
  33. 33HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1323.2×
  34. 34Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    1313.2×
  35. 35Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1313.2×
  36. 35DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    1313.2×
  37. 37HanfordCalifornia, United States
    1313.2×
  38. 38PortervilleCalifornia, United States
    1293.1×
  39. 39Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    1293.1×
  40. 40Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1273.1×
  41. 41Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    1263.0×
  42. 42Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1243.0×
  43. 43FresnoCalifornia, United States
    1243.0×
  44. 44Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    1243.0×
  45. 45Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    1222.9×
  46. 46KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1212.9×
  47. 47Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1202.9×
  48. 48NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    1192.9×
  49. 49Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    1182.8×
  50. 50KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    1162.8×
  51. 51DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1152.7×
  52. 52AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1152.7×
  53. 53GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    1142.7×
  54. 53Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    1142.7×
  55. 55ClovisCalifornia, United States
    1122.7×
  56. 56LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1122.7×
  57. 57Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    1102.6×
  58. 58Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1102.6×
  59. 59ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    1082.6×
  60. 60ConroeTexas, United States
    1062.5×
  61. 61OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1062.5×
  62. 62Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    1052.5×
  63. 63Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1032.4×
  64. 64MillcreekUtah, United States
    1032.4×
  65. 65ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1032.4×
  66. 65StocktonCalifornia, United States
    1032.4×
  67. 67ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    1022.4×
  68. 68KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1022.4×
  69. 69StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1002.4×
  70. 69Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1002.4×
  71. 71ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1002.3×
  72. 72AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    992.3×
  73. 73CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    992.3×
  74. 74CorcoranCalifornia, United States
    982.3×
  75. 75YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    982.3×
  76. 76MaderaCalifornia, United States
    972.3×
  77. 77Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    972.2×
  78. 78BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    962.2×
  79. 79OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    962.2×
  80. 80Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    962.2×
  81. 80ModestoCalifornia, United States
    962.2×
  82. 82Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    962.2×
  83. 83West JordanUtah, United States
    952.2×
  84. 84KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    942.2×
  85. 85PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    942.2×
  86. 86TurlockCalifornia, United States
    942.1×
  87. 87West Valley CityUtah, United States
    922.1×
  88. 88Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    922.1×
  89. 88Salt Lake CityUtah, United States
    922.1×
  90. 90Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    922.1×
  91. 90MantecaCalifornia, United States
    922.1×
  92. 92ŁukówLublin, Poland
    912.1×
  93. 93TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  94. 94RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    912.0×
  95. 94Florinlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    912.0×
  96. 96BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  97. 97XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  98. 97MedfordOregon, United States
    902.0×
  99. 99LimaLima Province, Peru
    902.0×
  100. 100ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    902.0×
  101. 100FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    902.0×
  102. 102TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  103. 103RadomMazovia, Poland
    902.0×
  104. 103ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  105. 105WoodlandCalifornia, United States
    892.0×
  106. 106WarsawMazovia, Poland
    892.0×
  107. 107Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    892.0×
  108. 108AmmanAmman, Jordan
    892.0×
  109. 108WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    892.0×
  110. 110PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    881.9×
  111. 111SulphurLouisiana, United States
    881.9×
  112. 112Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    881.9×
  113. 113YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  114. 113NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  115. 115Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    871.9×
  116. 116DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    871.9×
  117. 117PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    871.9×
  118. 118AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    861.9×
  119. 119WawerMazovia, Poland
    861.9×
  120. 119YangonYangon, Myanmar
    861.9×
  121. 121PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    861.8×
  122. 122FontanaCalifornia, United States
    851.8×
  123. 123PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  124. 124PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    851.8×
  125. 124EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    851.8×
  126. 124KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    851.8×
  127. 127Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    841.8×
  128. 127ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    841.8×
  129. 129MercedCalifornia, United States
    841.8×
  130. 129Arden-ArcadeCalifornia, United States
    841.8×
  131. 131Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    831.8×
  132. 132Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    831.8×
  133. 133BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    831.8×
  134. 133ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    831.8×
  135. 135Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    831.7×
  136. 135SacramentoCalifornia, United States
    831.7×
  137. 135BadgerAlaska, United States
    831.7×
  138. 138Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    831.7×
  139. 138BusanBusan, South Korea
    831.7×
  140. 138GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    831.7×
  141. 141Birminghamlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    821.7×
  142. 142PiscoIca, Peru
    811.7×
  143. 143HyderabadTelangana, India
    811.7×
  144. 143GdańskPomerania, Poland
    811.7×
  145. 143Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    811.7×
  146. 146ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  147. 146Lake MaryFlorida, United States
    811.7×
  148. 146RiversideCalifornia, United States
    811.7×
  149. 149Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    811.7×
  150. 150ColomboWestern Province, Sri Lanka
    811.7×
  151. 150ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    811.7×
  152. 152OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    801.7×
  153. 153TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    801.7×
  154. 153NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    801.7×
  155. 155NogalesSonora, Mexico
    801.6×
  156. 156ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    801.6×
  157. 157MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    801.6×
  158. 157KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    801.6×
  159. 157ChicoCalifornia, United States
    801.6×
  160. 160PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    791.6×
  161. 161BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    791.6×
  162. 162LublinLublin, Poland
    791.6×
  163. 162XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    791.6×
  164. 162Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    791.6×
  165. 165KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    791.6×
  166. 166KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    791.6×
  167. 166Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    791.6×
  168. 168ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    781.6×
  169. 168Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    781.6×
  170. 170TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    781.6×
  171. 171BurbankCalifornia, United States
    781.6×
  172. 171BountifulUtah, United States
    781.6×
  173. 173KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    781.6×
  174. 173Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    781.6×
  175. 175NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    771.6×
  176. 175CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    771.6×
  177. 177BytówPomerania, Poland
    771.5×
  178. 177HualpénBiobio, Chile
    771.5×
  179. 179Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    771.5×
  180. 179MagnaUtah, United States
    771.5×
  181. 181JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    771.5×
  182. 181OremUtah, United States
    771.5×
  183. 181Spanish ForkUtah, United States
    771.5×
  184. 184RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    771.5×
  185. 184SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea
    771.5×
  186. 186BeijingBeijing, China
    771.5×
  187. 186ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    771.5×
  188. 188Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    761.5×
  189. 188AltamontOregon, United States
    761.5×
  190. 190MeridianIdaho, United States
    761.5×
  191. 191San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    761.5×
  192. 192JasłoSubcarpathia, Poland
    761.5×
  193. 192KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    761.5×
  194. 194AntofagastaAntofagasta, Chile
    751.5×
  195. 195Shimo-tsumaIbaraki, Japan
    751.5×
  196. 196AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    751.5×
  197. 197AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    751.5×
  198. 197PohangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    751.5×
  199. 197GijangBusan, South Korea
    751.5×
  200. 197SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    751.5×

Top 200 of 1,709 shown.

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

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