SmogRank / History / week of August 26, 2024

Most polluted cities, week of August 26, 2024

1,525 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 7 days; the worst was Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 128.2 µg/m³. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    128.2
  2. 2Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    57.7
  3. 3Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    54.5
  4. 4JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    51.5
  5. 5MeridianIdaho, United States
    48.8
  6. 6BoiseIdaho, United States
    46.8
  7. 7DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    45.8
  8. 8Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    44.9
  9. 9Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    44.8
  10. 10NampaIdaho, United States
    43.1
  11. 11CairoCairo, Egypt
    39.5
  12. 12Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    38.0
  13. 13BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    37.5
  14. 14Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    30.5
  15. 15Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng, South Africa
    30.0
  16. 15Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    30.0
  17. 17Jacobo HunterArequipa, Peru
    28.0
  18. 18BeijingBeijing, China
    27.8
  19. 19Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    27.5
  20. 20San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    27.1
  21. 21MaputoMaputo City, Mozambique
    26.9
  22. 22São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
    25.6
  23. 22CallaoCallao, Peru
    25.6
  24. 24Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    25.0
  25. 25LimaLima Province, Peru
    24.7
  26. 26DelhiDelhi, India
    24.3
  27. 27BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    24.0
  28. 28Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    23.6
  29. 28N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    23.6
  30. 30GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    22.5
  31. 31Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    21.3
  32. 32JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    20.9
  33. 33SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    20.6
  34. 34ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    20.3
  35. 35GdańskPomerania, Poland
    20.2
  36. 36Jurong WestSingapore
    20.1
  37. 37MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    19.8
  38. 38ShanghaiShanghai, China
    19.7
  39. 39SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    19.6
  40. 40Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    19.5
  41. 41Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    19.2
  42. 42San ClementeIca, Peru
    19.0
  43. 43Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    18.8
  44. 44AlgiersAlgiers, Algeria
    18.6
  45. 45AntananarivoAnalamanga, Madagascar
    18.5
  46. 46Ang Mo Kio New TownSingapore
    18.4
  47. 47Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    18.0
  48. 47Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    18.0
  49. 47Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    18.0
  50. 50KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    17.9
  51. 51ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    17.7
  52. 52ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    17.6
  53. 53RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    17.5
  54. 54PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    17.4
  55. 54GainesvilleGeorgia, United States
    17.4
  56. 56BirminghamAlabama, United States
    17.3
  57. 57Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    17.0
  58. 57ChocopeLa Libertad, Peru
    17.0
  59. 57Jurupa ValleyCalifornia, United States
    17.0
  60. 60Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    16.9
  61. 61Columbialow-cost sensorsMissouri, United States
    16.8
  62. 61East RidgeTennessee, United States
    16.8
  63. 61New Taipei CityTaipei, Taiwan
    16.8
  64. 64YuanlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    16.7
  65. 65ZamośćLublin, Poland
    16.6
  66. 65AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    16.6
  67. 67MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    16.4
  68. 67Richards Baylow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    16.4
  69. 67MorrisvilleNorth Carolina, United States
    16.4
  70. 67VisaliaCalifornia, United States
    16.4
  71. 71NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    16.3
  72. 71DaxiTaiwan, Taiwan
    16.3
  73. 71XizhiTaipei, Taiwan
    16.3
  74. 71RiversideCalifornia, United States
    16.3
  75. 75GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    16.2
  76. 76TaipeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    16.1
  77. 76LawrencevilleGeorgia, United States
    16.1
  78. 76BartlettTennessee, United States
    16.1
  79. 76FresnoCalifornia, United States
    16.1
  80. 80LublinLublin, Poland
    15.9
  81. 80ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    15.9
  82. 82NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    15.7
  83. 83SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland
    15.6
  84. 83KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    15.6
  85. 83PortervilleCalifornia, United States
    15.6
  86. 86ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    15.5
  87. 86ChanghuaTaiwan, Taiwan
    15.5
  88. 88SopotPomerania, Poland
    15.4
  89. 89BuziTaiwan, Taiwan
    15.2
  90. 89FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    15.2
  91. 89Little RockArkansas, United States
    15.2
  92. 92KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    15.1
  93. 92ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    15.1
  94. 94KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    15.0
  95. 94Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    15.0
  96. 96RedfordMichigan, United States
    14.9
  97. 97ŁukówLublin, Poland
    14.8
  98. 97MiaoliTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.8
  99. 97Nepeanlow-cost sensorsOntario, Canada
    14.8
  100. 100Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    14.7
  101. 100Ulu BedokSingapore
    14.7
  102. 102RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    14.6
  103. 103OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    14.5
  104. 103XizhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.5
  105. 103ZhushanTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.5
  106. 103KeelungTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.5
  107. 103BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    14.5
  108. 103DurhamNorth Carolina, United States
    14.5
  109. 103Carsonlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    14.5
  110. 103Los AngelesCalifornia, United States
    14.5
  111. 111FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    14.4
  112. 111EvansvilleIndiana, United States
    14.4
  113. 111ColumbusOhio, United States
    14.4
  114. 111KnoxvilleTennessee, United States
    14.4
  115. 115GrajewoPodlasie, Poland
    14.3
  116. 115Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    14.3
  117. 115ChimboteAncash, Peru
    14.3
  118. 115East Saint LouisIllinois, United States
    14.3
  119. 115Winston-SalemNorth Carolina, United States
    14.3
  120. 115BurbankCalifornia, United States
    14.3
  121. 115ClovisCalifornia, United States
    14.3
  122. 122XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.2
  123. 122PuliTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.2
  124. 122ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    14.2
  125. 122GlendoraCalifornia, United States
    14.2
  126. 126TaichungTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.1
  127. 126NantouTaiwan, Taiwan
    14.1
  128. 126Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    14.1
  129. 126Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    14.1
  130. 126Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    14.1
  131. 131Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    14.0
  132. 131Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    14.0
  133. 131PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    14.0
  134. 131West MemphisArkansas, United States
    14.0
  135. 135RadomMazovia, Poland
    13.9
  136. 135PécsBaranya, Hungary
    13.9
  137. 137BeigangTaiwan, Taiwan
    13.8
  138. 137ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    13.8
  139. 137HanfordCalifornia, United States
    13.8
  140. 140NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    13.7
  141. 140AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    13.7
  142. 140DouliuTaiwan, Taiwan
    13.7
  143. 140WoodlandsSingapore
    13.7
  144. 140ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    13.7
  145. 140CincinnatiOhio, United States
    13.7
  146. 140AnaheimCalifornia, United States
    13.7
  147. 140Santa ClaritaCalifornia, United States
    13.7
  148. 140TaoyuanTaiwan, Taiwan
    13.7
  149. 149Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    13.6
  150. 149WrocławLower Silesia, Poland
    13.6
  151. 149OregonOhio, United States
    13.6
  152. 152ShulinTaipei, Taiwan
    13.5
  153. 152NorwoodOhio, United States
    13.5
  154. 154PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    13.4
  155. 154LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    13.4
  156. 154Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    13.4
  157. 154BakersfieldCalifornia, United States
    13.4
  158. 158Tsuen WanTsuen Wan, Hong Kong
    13.3
  159. 158KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    13.3
  160. 158ChattanoogaTennessee, United States
    13.3
  161. 158WestervilleOhio, United States
    13.3
  162. 158West MifflinPennsylvania, United States
    13.3
  163. 163GreensboroNorth Carolina, United States
    13.2
  164. 164YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    13.1
  165. 164TijuanaBaja California, Mexico
    13.1
  166. 164JasperIndiana, United States
    13.1
  167. 164St. LouisMissouri, United States
    13.1
  168. 164La Crescenta-Montroselow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    13.1
  169. 169Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    13.0
  170. 169BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    13.0
  171. 169HickoryNorth Carolina, United States
    13.0
  172. 169Agouralow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    13.0
  173. 169Inglewoodlow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    13.0
  174. 174OtwockMazovia, Poland
    12.9
  175. 174HernandoMississippi, United States
    12.9
  176. 174MiddletownOhio, United States
    12.9
  177. 174Torrancelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    12.9
  178. 178RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    12.8
  179. 178TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    12.8
  180. 178TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands
    12.8
  181. 178JeffersonvilleIndiana, United States
    12.8
  182. 178SpartanburgSouth Carolina, United States
    12.8
  183. 178DublinOhio, United States
    12.8
  184. 184Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    12.7
  185. 184KościanGreater Poland, Poland
    12.7
  186. 184AtlantaGeorgia, United States
    12.7
  187. 184CharlotteNorth Carolina, United States
    12.7
  188. 184Hawthornelow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    12.7
  189. 189StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    12.6
  190. 190WarsawMazovia, Poland
    12.5
  191. 190KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland
    12.5
  192. 190HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    12.5
  193. 190ZhudongTaiwan, Taiwan
    12.5
  194. 190Manchesterlow-cost sensorsEngland, United Kingdom
    12.5
  195. 190ClaytonNorth Carolina, United States
    12.5
  196. 190LexingtonNorth Carolina, United States
    12.5
  197. 190Roanoke RapidsNorth Carolina, United States
    12.5
  198. 190ChesapeakeVirginia, United States
    12.5
  199. 190ComptonCalifornia, United States
    12.5
  200. 190PocatelloIdaho, United States
    12.5

Top 200 of 1,525 shown.

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