SmogRank / History / week of August 19, 2024

Most polluted cities, week of August 19, 2024

1,553 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 7 days; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 100.0 µg/m³. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    100.0
  2. 2Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    65.3
  3. 3Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    57.7
  4. 4BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    54.2
  5. 5JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    51.2
  6. 6DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    50.6
  7. 7Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    49.8
  8. 8Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng, South Africa
    47.9
  9. 9Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    46.5
  10. 10Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    44.9
  11. 11CairoCairo, Egypt
    42.6
  12. 12KolkataWest Bengal, India
    34.9
  13. 13Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    31.4
  14. 14São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    31.0
  15. 15San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    29.3
  16. 16Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    27.6
  17. 16Fort McMurrayAlberta, Canada
    27.6
  18. 18AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    27.5
  19. 19CallaoCallao, Peru
    26.4
  20. 20Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    25.8
  21. 21LimaLima Province, Peru
    25.5
  22. 22Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    24.7
  23. 22Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    24.7
  24. 22SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    24.7
  25. 25DelhiDelhi, India
    24.4
  26. 26Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    23.6
  27. 27BeijingBeijing, China
    22.3
  28. 28EdmontonAlberta, Canada
    22.0
  29. 29MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    21.9
  30. 30Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    21.7
  31. 31Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    21.4
  32. 32BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    20.7
  33. 33GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    20.6
  34. 33Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    20.6
  35. 35YauriCuzco Department, Peru
    20.5
  36. 36Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    19.2
  37. 37N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    18.8
  38. 38ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    18.6
  39. 39ConroeTexas, United States
    18.4
  40. 40Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    18.2
  41. 41ShanghaiShanghai, China
    18.0
  42. 42Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    17.9
  43. 42SpringdaleArkansas, United States
    17.9
  44. 44Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    17.8
  45. 45Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    17.7
  46. 46Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    17.6
  47. 47ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    17.3
  48. 48BartlettTennessee, United States
    17.2
  49. 49Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    16.8
  50. 50DallasTexas, United States
    16.5
  51. 50El PasoTexas, United States
    16.5
  52. 52AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    16.3
  53. 52ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    16.3
  54. 54OlatheKansas, United States
    16.1
  55. 54ShreveportLouisiana, United States
    16.1
  56. 56LafayetteLouisiana, United States
    16.0
  57. 57HyderabadTelangana, India
    15.9
  58. 57Baton RougeLouisiana, United States
    15.9
  59. 59SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    15.7
  60. 59ChimboteAncash, Peru
    15.7
  61. 61RedfordMichigan, United States
    15.6
  62. 61Sherwood ParkAlberta, Canada
    15.6
  63. 61St. AlbertAlberta, Canada
    15.6
  64. 64BirminghamAlabama, United States
    15.5
  65. 65ŌtsukiYamanashi, Japan
    15.3
  66. 65West FargoNorth Dakota, United States
    15.3
  67. 67WatertownSouth Dakota, United States
    15.2
  68. 68Saint CloudMinnesota, United States
    15.0
  69. 69Port ArthurTexas, United States
    14.9
  70. 70KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    14.8
  71. 71MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    14.7
  72. 71HernandoMississippi, United States
    14.7
  73. 71HoustonTexas, United States
    14.7
  74. 74Little RockArkansas, United States
    14.6
  75. 74TopekaKansas, United States
    14.6
  76. 76Briton FerryWales, United Kingdom
    14.5
  77. 76BurnsvilleMinnesota, United States
    14.5
  78. 78LublinLublin, Poland
    14.4
  79. 78ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    14.4
  80. 78RochesterMinnesota, United States
    14.4
  81. 78Saint MichaelMinnesota, United States
    14.4
  82. 78ShakopeeMinnesota, United States
    14.4
  83. 83MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    14.3
  84. 84AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    14.2
  85. 85Jurong WestSingapore
    14.1
  86. 85LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    14.1
  87. 85MankatoMinnesota, United States
    14.1
  88. 88Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    14.0
  89. 89TakasakiGunma, Japan
    13.9
  90. 89ShenyangLiaoning, China
    13.9
  91. 89DerbyKansas, United States
    13.9
  92. 92LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    13.8
  93. 93MinneapolisMinnesota, United States
    13.7
  94. 94MooreOklahoma, United States
    13.6
  95. 94TulsaOklahoma, United States
    13.6
  96. 96SaginawTexas, United States
    13.5
  97. 97ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    13.4
  98. 97SulphurLouisiana, United States
    13.4
  99. 97Saint JosephMissouri, United States
    13.4
  100. 97McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    13.4
  101. 101NakatsuOita, Japan
    13.3
  102. 101FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    13.3
  103. 101TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    13.3
  104. 101East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    13.3
  105. 105Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    13.2
  106. 105West MemphisArkansas, United States
    13.2
  107. 105GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    13.2
  108. 105SocorroTexas, United States
    13.2
  109. 105Great FallsMontana, United States
    13.2
  110. 105RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    13.2
  111. 111Saint PaulMinnesota, United States
    13.1
  112. 112DentonTexas, United States
    13.0
  113. 112OmahaNebraska, United States
    13.0
  114. 112TsuchiuraIbaraki, Japan
    13.0
  115. 115Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    12.9
  116. 115ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    12.9
  117. 115DublinOhio, United States
    12.9
  118. 118Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    12.8
  119. 118Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    12.8
  120. 118AdaOklahoma, United States
    12.8
  121. 118CaryIllinois, United States
    12.8
  122. 122OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    12.7
  123. 122KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    12.7
  124. 122Ponca CityOklahoma, United States
    12.7
  125. 122TexarkanaTexas, United States
    12.7
  126. 122Grande PrairieAlberta, Canada
    12.7
  127. 127RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    12.6
  128. 127Kansas CityKansas, United States
    12.6
  129. 127KennerLouisiana, United States
    12.6
  130. 127Oklahoma CityOklahoma, United States
    12.6
  131. 127CorsicanaTexas, United States
    12.6
  132. 132BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    12.5
  133. 132Ulu BedokSingapore
    12.5
  134. 132RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    12.5
  135. 132BlaineMinnesota, United States
    12.5
  136. 136Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    12.4
  137. 136St. LouisMissouri, United States
    12.4
  138. 136BaytownTexas, United States
    12.4
  139. 136Fort WorthTexas, United States
    12.4
  140. 136Apple ValleyMinnesota, United States
    12.4
  141. 136BellevueNebraska, United States
    12.4
  142. 136BismarckNorth Dakota, United States
    12.4
  143. 143NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    12.3
  144. 143ZamośćLublin, Poland
    12.3
  145. 143East RidgeTennessee, United States
    12.3
  146. 143BrookingsSouth Dakota, United States
    12.3
  147. 143TooeleUtah, United States
    12.3
  148. 143AyaseKanagawa, Japan
    12.3
  149. 149KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    12.2
  150. 149GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    12.2
  151. 149WaterlooIowa, United States
    12.2
  152. 149ChikuseiIbaraki, Japan
    12.2
  153. 153PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    12.1
  154. 153ŁukówLublin, Poland
    12.1
  155. 153JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    12.1
  156. 153PécsBaranya, Hungary
    12.1
  157. 153EdmondOklahoma, United States
    12.1
  158. 153Sioux FallsSouth Dakota, United States
    12.1
  159. 153HelenaMontana, United States
    12.1
  160. 160OtwockMazovia, Poland
    12.0
  161. 160SagaeYamagata, Japan
    12.0
  162. 160TrussvilleAlabama, United States
    12.0
  163. 160AnkenyIowa, United States
    12.0
  164. 160Franklin ParkIllinois, United States
    12.0
  165. 160WyomingMichigan, United States
    12.0
  166. 166HueytownAlabama, United States
    11.9
  167. 166HattiesburgMississippi, United States
    11.9
  168. 166GaryIndiana, United States
    11.9
  169. 166Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    11.9
  170. 170SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    11.8
  171. 170Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    11.8
  172. 170KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    11.8
  173. 170JacksonMississippi, United States
    11.8
  174. 170ColumbusOhio, United States
    11.8
  175. 170Missouri CityTexas, United States
    11.8
  176. 170Iowa CityIowa, United States
    11.8
  177. 170FontanaCalifornia, United States
    11.8
  178. 170Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    11.8
  179. 170Red DeerAlberta, Canada
    11.8
  180. 180RadomMazovia, Poland
    11.7
  181. 180Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    11.7
  182. 180KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    11.7
  183. 180Cedar RapidsIowa, United States
    11.7
  184. 180OregonOhio, United States
    11.7
  185. 180JōetsuNiigata, Japan
    11.7
  186. 186NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    11.6
  187. 186Chiang Mailow-cost sensorsChiang Mai, Thailand
    11.6
  188. 186FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    11.6
  189. 186Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    11.6
  190. 186MasonOhio, United States
    11.6
  191. 186PasadenaTexas, United States
    11.6
  192. 186UkihaFukuoka, Japan
    11.6
  193. 193Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    11.5
  194. 193AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    11.5
  195. 193LincolnNebraska, United States
    11.5
  196. 193CantonOhio, United States
    11.5
  197. 193AberdeenSouth Dakota, United States
    11.5
  198. 193WhitehorseYukon, Canada
    11.5
  199. 199PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    11.4
  200. 199TamanaKumamoto, Japan
    11.4

Top 200 of 1,553 shown.

Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+