SmogRank / History / January 15, 2025

Most polluted cities on January 15, 2025

2,132 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Lahore, Pakistan, at 314.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during January 15, 2025. All episodes.

← Lahore 314.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for January 15, 2025, 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
    47720.9×
  2. 2DelhiDelhi, India
    37817.6×
  3. 3AguascalientesAguascalientes, Mexico
    29714.8×
  4. 4Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    26212.5×
  5. 5Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    24511.3×
  6. 6KolkataWest Bengal, India
    23910.9×
  7. 7N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    23710.8×
  8. 8Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    2239.9×
  9. 9Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    2068.7×
  10. 10Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    2058.7×
  11. 11DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    2038.5×
  12. 12Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1957.9×
  13. 13Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1937.7×
  14. 14MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1856.9×
  15. 15HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1846.8×
  16. 16CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    1786.3×
  17. 17Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    1766.1×
  18. 18CairoCairo, Egypt
    1755.9×
  19. 19NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1655.0×
  20. 20BaghdadBaghdad, Iraq
    1644.9×
  21. 21DejCluj County, Romania
    1634.9×
  22. 22Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1614.7×
  23. 23HyderabadTelangana, India
    1614.7×
  24. 24Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1604.5×
  25. 25ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1594.5×
  26. 26SalorTashkent Region, Uzbekistan
    1594.5×
  27. 27Nong ChokBangkok, Thailand
    1564.2×
  28. 28Lak SiBangkok, Thailand
    1564.2×
  29. 29LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1554.1×
  30. 30Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    1554.1×
  31. 31Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1554.0×
  32. 32JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    1544.0×
  33. 33Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1544.0×
  34. 34Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1543.9×
  35. 35SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1543.9×
  36. 36ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    1533.9×
  37. 37PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1533.9×
  38. 38Lat KrabangBangkok, Thailand
    1533.9×
  39. 39ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  40. 40Bueng KumBangkok, Thailand
    1523.8×
  41. 41PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1513.7×
  42. 42Saphan SungBangkok, Thailand
    1513.7×
  43. 43BangkokBangkok, Thailand
    1483.6×
  44. 44Bang KapiBangkok, Thailand
    1483.6×
  45. 45Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  46. 45Mueang NonthaburiNonthaburi, Thailand
    1473.6×
  47. 47KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  48. 48Sai MaiBangkok, Thailand
    1423.5×
  49. 49ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1403.4×
  50. 50Ban Khlong PrawetBangkok, Thailand
    1393.4×
  51. 51SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1373.3×
  52. 52ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1363.3×
  53. 53MarignaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
    1363.3×
  54. 54Ban Samae DamBangkok, Thailand
    1343.3×
  55. 55DhahranEastern Province, Saudi Arabia
    1333.2×
  56. 56KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1323.2×
  57. 57YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1313.2×
  58. 58Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1313.2×
  59. 59FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1293.1×
  60. 60Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1293.1×
  61. 61KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1283.1×
  62. 62SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1243.0×
  63. 63TournaiWallonia, Belgium
    1233.0×
  64. 64Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1222.9×
  65. 65KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1212.9×
  66. 66Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    1192.9×
  67. 67ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    1182.8×
  68. 68BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1172.8×
  69. 69ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1172.8×
  70. 69Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1172.8×
  71. 71PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    1172.8×
  72. 72NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1152.8×
  73. 74MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1132.7×
  74. 75GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium
    1132.7×
  75. 76ConakryConakry, Guinea
    1132.7×
  76. 77MonsWallonia, Belgium
    1122.7×
  77. 78DenainHauts-de-France, France
    1112.6×
  78. 78CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    1112.6×
  79. 80IaşiIași County, Romania
    1102.6×
  80. 80Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania
    1102.6×
  81. 82GroßostheimBavaria, Germany
    1102.6×
  82. 83LampertheimHesse, Germany
    1102.6×
  83. 83PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    1102.6×
  84. 85ParedesPorto, Portugal
    1092.6×
  85. 86LubańLower Silesia, Poland
    1092.6×
  86. 87ZaventemFlanders, Belgium
    1092.6×
  87. 88MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    1082.6×
  88. 89MechelenFlanders, Belgium
    1082.5×
  89. 90KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    1072.5×
  90. 91JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    1062.5×
  91. 92MenenFlanders, Belgium
    1042.5×
  92. 93HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    1042.5×
  93. 94Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    1042.4×
  94. 95AntwerpFlanders, Belgium
    1032.4×
  95. 96WillebroekFlanders, Belgium
    1032.4×
  96. 97AshgabatAshgabat, Turkmenistan
    1022.4×
  97. 98TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    1002.4×
  98. 98Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
    1002.4×
  99. 98ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    1002.4×
  100. 101KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1002.3×
  101. 102SalouCatalonia, Spain
    992.3×
  102. 103WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    992.3×
  103. 103KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    992.3×
  104. 103NitraNitra Region, Slovakia
    992.3×
  105. 103KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia
    992.3×
  106. 107Dimitrovgradlow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    982.3×
  107. 108GentFlanders, Belgium
    982.3×
  108. 109TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia
    982.3×
  109. 110KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    982.3×
  110. 111GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    972.3×
  111. 112IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    972.2×
  112. 112BensheimHesse, Germany
    972.2×
  113. 114BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium
    962.2×
  114. 114DrammenBuskerud, Norway
    962.2×
  115. 116HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    962.2×
  116. 117BeverenFlanders, Belgium
    962.2×
  117. 118PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    952.2×
  118. 119Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    952.2×
  119. 120PassauBavaria, Germany
    952.2×
  120. 121PécsBaranya, Hungary
    952.2×
  121. 121LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    952.2×
  122. 124PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    942.2×
  123. 125SaarbrückenSaarland, Germany
    942.1×
  124. 126ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    932.1×
  125. 126HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    932.1×
  126. 128LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    932.1×
  127. 130PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    922.1×
  128. 131TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    922.1×
  129. 132BaselBasel-City, Switzerland
    912.1×
  130. 132HasseltFlanders, Belgium
    912.1×
  131. 134Tuen MunTuen Mun, Hong Kong
    912.0×
  132. 134KortrijkFlanders, Belgium
    912.0×
  133. 134Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    912.0×
  134. 137ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    912.0×
  135. 137Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    912.0×
  136. 137EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom, Hungary
    912.0×
  137. 140HouthalenFlanders, Belgium
    912.0×
  138. 140MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
    912.0×
  139. 142FengshanTakao, Taiwan
    902.0×
  140. 142AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany
    902.0×
  141. 144ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    902.0×
  142. 145RixensartWallonia, Belgium
    902.0×
  143. 146KaohsiungTakao, Taiwan
    902.0×
  144. 147NeiliTaiwan, Taiwan
    902.0×
  145. 147OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    902.0×
  146. 149Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    892.0×
  147. 149KapellenFlanders, Belgium
    892.0×
  148. 149DillingenSaarland, Germany
    892.0×
  149. 149Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region, Slovakia
    892.0×
  150. 153XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    892.0×
  151. 154HsinchuTaiwan, Taiwan
    892.0×
  152. 155Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    892.0×
  153. 156BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    881.9×
  154. 157HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  155. 158Puerto del RosarioCanary Islands, Spain
    881.9×
  156. 158LillehammerInnlandet, Norway
    881.9×
  157. 160VölklingenSaarland, Germany
    881.9×
  158. 160Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    881.9×
  159. 162TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    881.9×
  160. 163ThionvilleGrand Est, France
    881.9×
  161. 163KatowiceSilesia, Poland
    881.9×
  162. 163Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    881.9×
  163. 166ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium
    871.9×
  164. 166HualpénBiobio, Chile
    871.9×
  165. 168LindauBavaria, Germany
    871.9×
  166. 168Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany
    871.9×
  167. 170MagongTaiwan, Taiwan
    871.9×
  168. 170DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    871.9×
  169. 172RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    861.9×
  170. 172Hanau am MainHesse, Germany
    861.9×
  171. 172Žiar nad HronomBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    861.9×
  172. 172OurenseGalicia, Spain
    861.9×
  173. 176CharleroiWallonia, Belgium
    861.9×
  174. 176KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    861.9×
  175. 178IngolstadtBavaria, Germany
    861.9×
  176. 179StabroekFlanders, Belgium
    861.8×
  177. 179Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    861.8×
  178. 181EschbornHesse, Germany
    851.8×
  179. 181ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  180. 181RacibórzSilesia, Poland
    851.8×
  181. 184Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    851.8×
  182. 184ChaozhouTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  183. 184FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    851.8×
  184. 184PorsgrunnTelemark, Norway
    851.8×
  185. 184Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    851.8×
  186. 189Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    851.8×
  187. 189EvergemFlanders, Belgium
    851.8×
  188. 191ToufenTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  189. 191ZhubeiTaiwan, Taiwan
    851.8×
  190. 191RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    851.8×
  191. 194CraiovaDolj, Romania
    851.8×
  192. 194RiedstadtHesse, Germany
    851.8×
  193. 196SzegedCsongrád, Hungary
    841.8×
  194. 196IrapuatoGuanajuato, Mexico
    841.8×
  195. 198Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    841.8×
  196. 199XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    841.8×
  197. 200NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    841.8×

Top 200 of 2,132 shown.

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

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