SmogRank / History / December 14, 2024

Most polluted cities on December 14, 2024

2,291 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 260.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during December 14, 2024. All episodes.

← Dhaka 260.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for December 14, 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
    37017.3×
  2. 2BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    34716.6×
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    25912.3×
  4. 4Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    25211.8×
  5. 5KolkataWest Bengal, India
    24811.5×
  6. 6Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    2048.6×
  7. 7Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    2028.5×
  8. 8DelhiDelhi, India
    1867.1×
  9. 9Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1735.8×
  10. 10Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1715.6×
  11. 11N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1695.4×
  12. 12UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1685.3×
  13. 13DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1665.1×
  14. 14TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1634.8×
  15. 15Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1624.8×
  16. 16Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1624.8×
  17. 17NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1624.7×
  18. 18ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1614.7×
  19. 19MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  20. 20Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1584.4×
  21. 21ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    1584.4×
  22. 22Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1523.8×
  23. 23SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1523.8×
  24. 24ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  25. 25Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1463.6×
  26. 26Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1453.6×
  27. 27Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    1393.4×
  28. 28Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1383.4×
  29. 29ShanghaiShanghai, China
    1333.2×
  30. 30GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    1313.2×
  31. 31Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1313.2×
  32. 32SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1293.1×
  33. 32Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    1293.1×
  34. 34NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    1273.1×
  35. 35ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1273.1×
  36. 36Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1253.0×
  37. 37KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1233.0×
  38. 38CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    1233.0×
  39. 39XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    1222.9×
  40. 40FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1212.9×
  41. 41ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    1202.9×
  42. 42DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    1192.9×
  43. 42Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    1192.9×
  44. 44San Tung Chung HangIslands, Hong Kong
    1182.8×
  45. 45NogalesSonora, Mexico
    1182.8×
  46. 46Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    1172.8×
  47. 47ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    1172.8×
  48. 48TaoyuanTaiwan, Taiwan
    1162.8×
  49. 49PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1142.7×
  50. 49HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    1142.7×
  51. 51Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    1142.7×
  52. 52ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    1132.7×
  53. 53KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1132.7×
  54. 53SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  55. 55NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  56. 56ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1132.7×
  57. 57DejCluj County, Romania
    1112.6×
  58. 58Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    1102.6×
  59. 58New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    1102.6×
  60. 60Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1102.6×
  61. 61Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1092.6×
  62. 62ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1092.6×
  63. 62OurenseGalicia, Spain
    1092.6×
  64. 62SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1092.6×
  65. 65KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1092.6×
  66. 66KeelungTaiwan, Taiwan
    1082.6×
  67. 67OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1082.6×
  68. 68Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    1082.6×
  69. 69FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    1072.5×
  70. 70AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1052.5×
  71. 71MiaoliTaiwan, Taiwan
    1042.5×
  72. 71ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    1042.5×
  73. 73XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    1032.4×
  74. 73ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    1032.4×
  75. 73Medina Estateslow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1032.4×
  76. 73NogalesArizona, United States
    1032.4×
  77. 77NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    1022.4×
  78. 77TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    1022.4×
  79. 79Sha TinSha Tin, Hong Kong
    1012.4×
  80. 80WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    1012.4×
  81. 81Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    1012.4×
  82. 82ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1002.4×
  83. 82VictoriaCentral and Western, Hong Kong
    1002.4×
  84. 84MagongTaiwan, Taiwan
    1002.3×
  85. 84Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    1002.3×
  86. 84Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    1002.3×
  87. 87LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  88. 88BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    992.3×
  89. 89ZhudongTaiwan, Taiwan
    992.3×
  90. 90ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  91. 91Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    982.3×
  92. 91KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    982.3×
  93. 93StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    972.3×
  94. 94PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    972.3×
  95. 95Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    962.2×
  96. 95Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    962.2×
  97. 97Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    962.2×
  98. 97ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    962.2×
  99. 99CairoCairo, Egypt
    962.2×
  100. 100IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    952.2×
  101. 101Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    952.2×
  102. 102BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    942.2×
  103. 103KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    942.1×
  104. 103AbasoloGuanajuato, Mexico
    942.1×
  105. 105Silao de la VictoriaGuanajuato, Mexico
    942.1×
  106. 106SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    942.1×
  107. 107YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    932.1×
  108. 107TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    932.1×
  109. 109DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    922.1×
  110. 109Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    922.1×
  111. 111PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    922.1×
  112. 111DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    922.1×
  113. 111BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    922.1×
  114. 114ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.1×
  115. 115ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    912.0×
  116. 116BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  117. 116ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  118. 116BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    912.0×
  119. 119JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    902.0×
  120. 120WawerMazovia, Poland
    902.0×
  121. 120BremenBremen, Germany
    902.0×
  122. 122WarsawMazovia, Poland
    902.0×
  123. 123ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    902.0×
  124. 124ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    902.0×
  125. 124KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    902.0×
  126. 126ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    892.0×
  127. 127Chiayi CityTaiwan, Taiwan
    892.0×
  128. 127Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    892.0×
  129. 129Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    881.9×
  130. 130LublinLublin, Poland
    881.9×
  131. 130CreilHauts-de-France, France
    881.9×
  132. 132Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    881.9×
  133. 133VigoGalicia, Spain
    871.9×
  134. 134TaibaoTaiwan, Taiwan
    871.9×
  135. 134Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    871.9×
  136. 134KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia
    871.9×
  137. 134LimaLima Province, Peru
    871.9×
  138. 138OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    871.9×
  139. 138Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    871.9×
  140. 138KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    871.9×
  141. 138NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  142. 142TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    871.9×
  143. 143PułtuskMazovia, Poland
    861.9×
  144. 143CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France
    861.9×
  145. 145RadomMazovia, Poland
    861.9×
  146. 145PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia
    861.9×
  147. 147ŁukówLublin, Poland
    861.9×
  148. 147NiortNew Aquitaine, France
    861.9×
  149. 149WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    861.9×
  150. 149Imperial BeachCalifornia, United States
    861.9×
  151. 151ThionvilleGrand Est, France
    861.8×
  152. 152YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  153. 152FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    851.8×
  154. 152AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    851.8×
  155. 152Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    851.8×
  156. 156KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    851.8×
  157. 157Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  158. 157LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia
    851.8×
  159. 159HasseltFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  160. 159DillingenSaarland, Germany
    851.8×
  161. 159KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    851.8×
  162. 162PátraWest Greece, Greece
    851.8×
  163. 162ParisÎle-de-France, France
    851.8×
  164. 164MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    851.8×
  165. 164PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    851.8×
  166. 166CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    841.8×
  167. 167IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    841.8×
  168. 168GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary
    841.8×
  169. 169Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    841.8×
  170. 170ReimsGrand Est, France
    841.8×
  171. 171ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    831.8×
  172. 171PoitiersNew Aquitaine, France
    831.8×
  173. 171PécsBaranya, Hungary
    831.8×
  174. 174StrasbourgGrand Est, France
    831.8×
  175. 174Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    831.8×
  176. 174León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    831.8×
  177. 177AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    831.8×
  178. 177NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    831.8×
  179. 179RixensartWallonia, Belgium
    831.7×
  180. 180YangonYangon, Myanmar
    821.7×
  181. 180KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    821.7×
  182. 180MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
    821.7×
  183. 183Dimitrovgradlow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    821.7×
  184. 183TeltowBrandenburg, Germany
    821.7×
  185. 183DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  186. 183SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    821.7×
  187. 183PhoenixArizona, United States
    821.7×
  188. 188MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    821.7×
  189. 188KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    821.7×
  190. 188Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    821.7×
  191. 191DenainHauts-de-France, France
    821.7×
  192. 191OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    821.7×
  193. 193MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    821.7×
  194. 194BellinzonaTicino, Switzerland
    821.7×
  195. 194SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    821.7×
  196. 194GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    821.7×
  197. 197PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    811.7×
  198. 198BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    811.7×
  199. 199KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    811.7×
  200. 199ZaventemFlanders, Belgium
    811.7×

Top 200 of 2,291 shown.

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

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