SmogRank / History / December 13, 2024

Most polluted cities on December 13, 2024

2,321 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 186.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during December 13, 2024. All episodes.

← Dhaka 186.0 µg/m³ 150 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for December 13, 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. 1Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    26112.4×
  2. 1KolkataWest Bengal, India
    26112.4×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    24411.3×
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    22710.1×
  5. 5Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    2179.5×
  6. 6DelhiDelhi, India
    1968.0×
  7. 7Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1917.5×
  8. 8Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1806.4×
  9. 9Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1725.7×
  10. 10Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1655.1×
  11. 11N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1655.1×
  12. 12Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1634.9×
  13. 13ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1634.8×
  14. 13Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1634.8×
  15. 15Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1624.7×
  16. 16BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1594.4×
  17. 17Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1574.3×
  18. 18Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1544.0×
  19. 19ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1533.9×
  20. 20ShanghaiShanghai, China
    1523.8×
  21. 21MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1523.8×
  22. 22ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1513.7×
  23. 23DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1513.7×
  24. 24LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1483.6×
  25. 25Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1413.4×
  26. 26KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1333.2×
  27. 27DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1333.2×
  28. 28Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1323.2×
  29. 29ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1303.1×
  30. 30SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1253.0×
  31. 31Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1243.0×
  32. 32SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1212.9×
  33. 33PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1202.9×
  34. 33NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1202.9×
  35. 33Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    1202.9×
  36. 33Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1202.9×
  37. 37KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1192.9×
  38. 38ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1182.8×
  39. 39ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1172.8×
  40. 40NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    1162.8×
  41. 41IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    1142.7×
  42. 42DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    1132.7×
  43. 43YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1092.6×
  44. 44LublinLublin, Poland
    1092.6×
  45. 44ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1092.6×
  46. 46PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.6×
  47. 47PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    1082.6×
  48. 48BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.5×
  49. 49KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1072.5×
  50. 50SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1072.5×
  51. 51Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    1072.5×
  52. 52DrammenBuskerud, Norway
    1062.5×
  53. 53SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1062.5×
  54. 54DejCluj County, Romania
    1062.5×
  55. 55PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    1042.4×
  56. 56Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    1032.4×
  57. 57NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1012.4×
  58. 58Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    992.3×
  59. 59Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    992.3×
  60. 60León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    982.3×
  61. 61Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    962.2×
  62. 62OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    952.2×
  63. 62Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    952.2×
  64. 64Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    942.2×
  65. 65DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    942.1×
  66. 65LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    942.1×
  67. 67StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    942.1×
  68. 67MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    942.1×
  69. 67IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    942.1×
  70. 67CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    942.1×
  71. 71KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    932.1×
  72. 71Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    932.1×
  73. 73CairoCairo, Egypt
    922.1×
  74. 73Mont-de-MarsanNew Aquitaine, France
    922.1×
  75. 75OtwockMazovia, Poland
    922.1×
  76. 76JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    922.1×
  77. 76Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    922.1×
  78. 78RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    912.1×
  79. 79RoubaixHauts-de-France, France
    912.0×
  80. 79Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    912.0×
  81. 81EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    912.0×
  82. 82RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    912.0×
  83. 83RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    902.0×
  84. 83CalaisHauts-de-France, France
    902.0×
  85. 83SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    902.0×
  86. 86ShenyangLiaoning, China
    902.0×
  87. 87SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    902.0×
  88. 87KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    902.0×
  89. 87KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    902.0×
  90. 90Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    902.0×
  91. 90NodaChiba, Japan
    902.0×
  92. 90WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    902.0×
  93. 93KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    902.0×
  94. 93MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
    902.0×
  95. 95KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    892.0×
  96. 95KościerzynaPomerania, Poland
    892.0×
  97. 97MenenFlanders, Belgium
    892.0×
  98. 97LleidaCatalonia, Spain
    892.0×
  99. 97CelayaGuanajuato, Mexico
    892.0×
  100. 100Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    881.9×
  101. 100Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    881.9×
  102. 102MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    871.9×
  103. 102Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    871.9×
  104. 102KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    871.9×
  105. 105KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium
    871.9×
  106. 106Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France
    871.9×
  107. 107SalamancaGuanajuato, Mexico
    861.9×
  108. 108Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    861.9×
  109. 108GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    861.9×
  110. 108KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    861.9×
  111. 108AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    861.9×
  112. 112TarbesOccitanie, France
    861.9×
  113. 113JōsōIbaraki, Japan
    861.9×
  114. 114ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    861.8×
  115. 115LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  116. 115HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    851.8×
  117. 117VillefontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  118. 117ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  119. 117ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    851.8×
  120. 120AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    851.8×
  121. 121GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    851.8×
  122. 122ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  123. 122GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  124. 124GraysEngland, United Kingdom
    851.8×
  125. 124EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  126. 124MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  127. 124FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    851.8×
  128. 128PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    841.8×
  129. 128Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    841.8×
  130. 128KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    841.8×
  131. 131Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    841.8×
  132. 132MontluçonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    841.8×
  133. 133QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    841.8×
  134. 134KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci, Croatia
    831.8×
  135. 134Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    831.8×
  136. 136AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    831.8×
  137. 136YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  138. 136LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    831.8×
  139. 139JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    831.8×
  140. 139Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    831.8×
  141. 139TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    831.8×
  142. 142KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    831.7×
  143. 143BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    831.7×
  144. 144ŁukówLublin, Poland
    821.7×
  145. 144SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    821.7×
  146. 144RixensartWallonia, Belgium
    821.7×
  147. 144KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    821.7×
  148. 148MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands
    821.7×
  149. 148DouaiHauts-de-France, France
    821.7×
  150. 150RadomMazovia, Poland
    821.7×
  151. 150GentFlanders, Belgium
    821.7×
  152. 150ÉpinalGrand Est, France
    821.7×
  153. 153MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    821.7×
  154. 154StrasbourgGrand Est, France
    821.7×
  155. 155MurciaMurcia, Spain
    811.7×
  156. 156ReimsGrand Est, France
    811.7×
  157. 157MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    811.7×
  158. 158KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    811.7×
  159. 158CherbourgNormandy, France
    811.7×
  160. 158GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    811.7×
  161. 158PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    811.7×
  162. 162AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×
  163. 162LimaLima Province, Peru
    811.7×
  164. 164Santiago de QuerétaroQuerétaro, Mexico
    801.7×
  165. 165ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    801.7×
  166. 166BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    801.6×
  167. 166Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    801.6×
  168. 166ParisÎle-de-France, France
    801.6×
  169. 169BernburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany
    801.6×
  170. 170NogalesSonora, Mexico
    801.6×
  171. 171StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    801.6×
  172. 171MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
    801.6×
  173. 171LourdesOccitanie, France
    801.6×
  174. 174KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    791.6×
  175. 174Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    791.6×
  176. 174NancyGrand Est, France
    791.6×
  177. 174VigoGalicia, Spain
    791.6×
  178. 178TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    791.6×
  179. 178The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    791.6×
  180. 178BrestBrittany, France
    791.6×
  181. 178Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    791.6×
  182. 182RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    791.6×
  183. 182RidderkerkSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    791.6×
  184. 182CreilHauts-de-France, France
    791.6×
  185. 182ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    791.6×
  186. 186Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    791.6×
  187. 186IksanJeollabuk-do, South Korea
    791.6×
  188. 186SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    791.6×
  189. 186MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    791.6×
  190. 186OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    791.6×
  191. 191BexleyEngland, United Kingdom
    781.6×
  192. 191's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    781.6×
  193. 193AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    781.6×
  194. 193PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  195. 193ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    781.6×
  196. 193Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    781.6×
  197. 197AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    781.6×
  198. 197ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    781.6×
  199. 197SpijkenisseSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    781.6×
  200. 197TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    781.6×

Top 200 of 2,321 shown.

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

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