SmogRank / History / December 12, 2024

Most polluted cities on December 12, 2024

2,290 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 209.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

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

← Lahore 209.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for December 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
    28413.9×
  2. 2Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    24211.1×
  3. 3DelhiDelhi, India
    23910.9×
  4. 4KolkataWest Bengal, India
    23210.5×
  5. 5Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1957.9×
  6. 6Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1917.5×
  7. 7Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1786.3×
  8. 8Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1766.1×
  9. 9BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1756.0×
  10. 10DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1725.7×
  11. 11MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1715.6×
  12. 12SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1695.4×
  13. 13Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1695.4×
  14. 14N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1665.1×
  15. 15HyderabadTelangana, India
    1655.0×
  16. 16Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1574.3×
  17. 17ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1513.7×
  18. 18Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1443.5×
  19. 19CairoCairo, Egypt
    1423.5×
  20. 20ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1383.4×
  21. 21Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1363.3×
  22. 22BeijingBeijing, China
    1353.3×
  23. 23JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    1313.2×
  24. 24Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1303.1×
  25. 25ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1273.1×
  26. 26Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1263.0×
  27. 27ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1263.0×
  28. 28Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1233.0×
  29. 29Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1233.0×
  30. 30Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1233.0×
  31. 31ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1222.9×
  32. 32PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1152.8×
  33. 33Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1152.7×
  34. 34Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1142.7×
  35. 35KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1142.7×
  36. 36Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    1142.7×
  37. 37Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1102.6×
  38. 38EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    1092.6×
  39. 39LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    1082.6×
  40. 40Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1072.5×
  41. 41DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    1052.5×
  42. 42DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    1052.5×
  43. 43ChungjuNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1042.5×
  44. 44YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1042.4×
  45. 45MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    1032.4×
  46. 46SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1022.4×
  47. 47CalaisHauts-de-France, France
    1022.4×
  48. 48DenainHauts-de-France, France
    1022.4×
  49. 49KoesanNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1002.3×
  50. 50AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    992.3×
  51. 51Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  52. 51KinzanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    992.3×
  53. 53PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    992.3×
  54. 54BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    992.3×
  55. 55TarbesOccitanie, France
    982.3×
  56. 56RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    982.3×
  57. 57GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    972.3×
  58. 58YeongdongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    972.3×
  59. 58Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    972.3×
  60. 60ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France
    972.3×
  61. 61SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    972.2×
  62. 62MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    962.2×
  63. 62JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    962.2×
  64. 64KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium
    962.2×
  65. 65Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    962.2×
  66. 66Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    962.2×
  67. 67YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    962.2×
  68. 68IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    952.2×
  69. 68HasseltFlanders, Belgium
    952.2×
  70. 70ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    952.2×
  71. 71LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    952.2×
  72. 72Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    952.2×
  73. 73KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    942.1×
  74. 74BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    942.1×
  75. 74YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    942.1×
  76. 76Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France
    932.1×
  77. 77Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  78. 77AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    932.1×
  79. 79Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    932.1×
  80. 80Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    932.1×
  81. 80Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    932.1×
  82. 82GentFlanders, Belgium
    922.1×
  83. 82ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    922.1×
  84. 84Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    922.1×
  85. 84KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    922.1×
  86. 84RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    922.1×
  87. 87FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    922.1×
  88. 87Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    922.1×
  89. 89FredrikstadØstfold, Norway
    922.1×
  90. 90KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    912.1×
  91. 91SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    912.0×
  92. 92ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    902.0×
  93. 92Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    902.0×
  94. 94NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    902.0×
  95. 95ShanghaiShanghai, China
    892.0×
  96. 95GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    892.0×
  97. 95Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  98. 98Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  99. 99KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    881.9×
  100. 99Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    881.9×
  101. 99Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    881.9×
  102. 102BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    881.9×
  103. 103GwangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  104. 104Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    871.9×
  105. 104MenenFlanders, Belgium
    871.9×
  106. 106BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    861.9×
  107. 106KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    861.9×
  108. 108WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    861.9×
  109. 108AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    861.9×
  110. 108DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    861.9×
  111. 108SarpsborgØstfold, Norway
    861.9×
  112. 112Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    861.9×
  113. 113MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    861.8×
  114. 113GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium
    861.8×
  115. 115ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    851.8×
  116. 116OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    851.8×
  117. 117KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    851.8×
  118. 118KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    851.8×
  119. 118ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  120. 118HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  121. 121HayangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    851.8×
  122. 121LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  123. 123LillestrømAkershus, Norway
    851.8×
  124. 124MechelenFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  125. 125BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  126. 126ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    841.8×
  127. 126NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  128. 128PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    841.8×
  129. 128HanamGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  130. 128RixensartWallonia, Belgium
    841.8×
  131. 128Florinlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    841.8×
  132. 132Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  133. 132MonsWallonia, Belgium
    841.8×
  134. 134Le HavreNormandy, France
    831.8×
  135. 135PohangGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  136. 136KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    831.8×
  137. 137ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    831.7×
  138. 137HwadoGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    831.7×
  139. 137ÖstersundJämtland, Sweden
    831.7×
  140. 137StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    831.7×
  141. 137KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    831.7×
  142. 142DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    821.7×
  143. 142PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  144. 142ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  145. 142AndenneWallonia, Belgium
    821.7×
  146. 146WanjuJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  147. 146MolFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  148. 148Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    821.7×
  149. 149Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  150. 149GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  151. 149PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  152. 149MantecaCalifornia, United States
    821.7×
  153. 153Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    821.7×
  154. 153AarschotFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  155. 153ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    821.7×
  156. 153MoulinsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    821.7×
  157. 157ZaventemFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  158. 157WeselNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    811.7×
  159. 157DrammenBuskerud, Norway
    811.7×
  160. 160NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    811.7×
  161. 160WillebroekFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  162. 160CharleroiWallonia, Belgium
    811.7×
  163. 160DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    811.7×
  164. 164YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  165. 164Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    811.7×
  166. 164BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    811.7×
  167. 167WabuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  168. 168Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    811.7×
  169. 168WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    811.7×
  170. 168HouthalenFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  171. 171AndongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  172. 172NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    801.7×
  173. 172OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    801.7×
  174. 172AmiensHauts-de-France, France
    801.7×
  175. 172Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    801.7×
  176. 176ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    801.6×
  177. 176NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  178. 176YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    801.6×
  179. 176Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France
    801.6×
  180. 176MarignaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    801.6×
  181. 181EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    801.6×
  182. 181Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    801.6×
  183. 183Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    801.6×
  184. 183RadomMazovia, Poland
    801.6×
  185. 183Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    801.6×
  186. 183Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    801.6×
  187. 187AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    801.6×
  188. 188DaeguDaegu, South Korea
    791.6×
  189. 188NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  190. 188BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium
    791.6×
  191. 188RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    791.6×
  192. 188TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    791.6×
  193. 193AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    791.6×
  194. 193NamyangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  195. 193PiscoIca, Peru
    791.6×
  196. 196KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    791.6×
  197. 196BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France
    791.6×
  198. 198JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    791.6×
  199. 199Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    781.6×
  200. 199NeietsuGangwon-do, South Korea
    781.6×

Top 200 of 2,290 shown.

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

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