SmogRank / World / South Korea / May 2024

Most polluted cities in South Korea, May 2024

136 cities in South Korea ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Seonghwan at 22.3 µg/m³, #113 of 2,330 cities in the world. Cleanest: Neietsu at 7.5. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Seonghwan 22.3 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in South Korea ranked for May 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. 1SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do
    76
  2. 2YeojuGyeonggi-do
    75
  3. 3YesanChungcheongnam-do
    74
  4. 4SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    70
  5. 5IksanJeollabuk-do
    69
  6. 6PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do
    69
  7. 6AsanChungcheongnam-do
    69
  8. 6PubalGyeonggi-do
    69
  9. 9Icheon-siGyeonggi-do
    68
  10. 10TangjinChungcheongnam-do
    68
  11. 11SokchoGangwon-do
    67
  12. 12WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do
    66
  13. 12DamyangJeollanam-do
    66
  14. 14YeonggwangJeollanam-do
    66
  15. 14PohangGyeongsangbuk-do
    66
  16. 14KoesanNorth Chungcheong
    66
  17. 14Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong
    66
  18. 18Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do
    66
  19. 18AndongGyeongsangbuk-do
    66
  20. 20IncheonIncheon
    65
  21. 20Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do
    65
  22. 22HayangGyeongsangbuk-do
    65
  23. 23Goyang-siGyeonggi-do
    65
  24. 24YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    65
  25. 24JungpyongNorth Chungcheong
    65
  26. 26YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do
    65
  27. 27GunsanJeollabuk-do
    64
  28. 27GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do
    64
  29. 29GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    64
  30. 29CheonanChungcheongnam-do
    64
  31. 31KimjeJeollabuk-do
    64
  32. 31HongseongChungcheongnam-do
    64
  33. 33BuanJeollabuk-do
    64
  34. 34SeoulSeoul
    64
  35. 34KinzanChungcheongnam-do
    64
  36. 36WŏnjuGangwon-do
    63
  37. 36OsanGyeonggi-do
    63
  38. 38CheorwonGangwon-do
    63
  39. 38Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong
    63
  40. 40WanjuJeollabuk-do
    63
  41. 40Ansan-siGyeonggi-do
    63
  42. 40HwadoGyeonggi-do
    63
  43. 43NamsaJeollabuk-do
    63
  44. 43Ganghwa-gunIncheon
    63
  45. 45ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    63
  46. 46YeongdongNorth Chungcheong
    63
  47. 47SuwonGyeonggi-do
    62
  48. 48Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do
    62
  49. 48Guri-siGyeonggi-do
    62
  50. 50Anyang-siGyeonggi-do
    62
  51. 51YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    62
  52. 51Koch'angJeollabuk-do
    62
  53. 53UlsanUlsan
    62
  54. 53HanamGyeonggi-do
    62
  55. 55Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do
    61
  56. 55JeongeupJeollabuk-do
    61
  57. 57ImsilJeollabuk-do
    61
  58. 58NonsanChungcheongnam-do
    61
  59. 59Hongch’ŏnGangwon-do
    61
  60. 59SejongSejong-si
    61
  61. 61NajuJeollanam-do
    61
  62. 61MasanGwangju
    61
  63. 61GijangBusan
    61
  64. 64Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do
    61
  65. 64Jeju CityJeju-do
    61
  66. 64ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do
    61
  67. 67ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do
    60
  68. 68MokpoJeollanam-do
    60
  69. 68GwangjuGyeonggi-do
    60
  70. 68JeonjuJeollabuk-do
    60
  71. 71Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do
    60
  72. 71GongjuChungcheongnam-do
    60
  73. 71JangseongJeollanam-do
    60
  74. 71NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do
    60
  75. 75BusanBusan
    60
  76. 75MiryangGyeongsangnam-do
    60
  77. 75GumiGyeongsangbuk-do
    60
  78. 75ChungjuNorth Chungcheong
    60
  79. 79KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do
    60
  80. 80GwangjuGwangju
    59
  81. 80AnseongGyeonggi-do
    59
  82. 82YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do
    59
  83. 82DaejeonDaejeon
    59
  84. 82SuncheonJeollanam-do
    59
  85. 82JangheungJeollanam-do
    59
  86. 86GoseongGyeongsangnam-do
    59
  87. 87EisenGyeongsangbuk-do
    59
  88. 87NamyangjuGyeonggi-do
    59
  89. 89ChangsuJeollabuk-do
    59
  90. 90BuyeoChungcheongnam-do
    58
  91. 90GaigeturiJeju-do
    58
  92. 90HwawŏnDaegu
    58
  93. 93DaeguDaegu
    58
  94. 93Seongnam-siGyeonggi-do
    58
  95. 93UngsangGyeongsangnam-do
    58
  96. 93WabuGyeonggi-do
    58
  97. 93SinanJeollanam-do
    58
  98. 93SeogwipoJeju-do
    58
  99. 99GwangyangJeollanam-do
    58
  100. 99Donghae CityGangwon-do
    58
  101. 101YangsanGyeongsangnam-do
    58
  102. 101YangjuGyeonggi-do
    58
  103. 101KwangyangJeollanam-do
    58
  104. 104BoryeongChungcheongnam-do
    57
  105. 104SeosanChungcheongnam-do
    57
  106. 106MunsanGyeonggi-do
    57
  107. 106KuryeJeollanam-do
    57
  108. 106GapyeongGyeonggi-do
    57
  109. 106HaenamJeollanam-do
    57
  110. 110MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do
    57
  111. 110YeosuJeollanam-do
    57
  112. 112JumunjinGangwon-do
    57
  113. 113GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    56
  114. 114BoseongJeollanam-do
    56
  115. 115HwasunJeollanam-do
    56
  116. 115HadongGyeongsangnam-do
    56
  117. 117OkcheonNorth Chungcheong
    56
  118. 118GeojeGyeongsangnam-do
    55
  119. 119MuanJeollanam-do
    55
  120. 120Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do
    55
  121. 121TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    55
  122. 122GangneungGangwon-do
    54
  123. 122ChuncheonGangwon-do
    54
  124. 124BeolgyoJeollanam-do
    54
  125. 125NangenJeollabuk-do
    54
  126. 125KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  127. 125Cheongsong gunGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  128. 128Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do
    53
  129. 129YeongamJeollanam-do
    53
  130. 130HwacheonGangwon-do
    52
  131. 130SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do
    52
  132. 132SantyokuGangwon-do
    52
  133. 133YangguGangwon-do
    51
  134. 134T’aebaekGangwon-do
    49
  135. 135KosongGangwon-do
    43
  136. 136NeietsuGangwon-do
    42
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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