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Most polluted cities in South Korea, August 2024

135 cities in South Korea ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Tangjin at 19.9 µg/m³, #75 of 1,736 cities in the world. Cleanest: Kosong at 5.3. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Tangjin 19.9 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in South Korea ranked for August 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. 1TangjinChungcheongnam-do
    71
  2. 2Ganghwa-gunIncheon
    69
  3. 3IncheonIncheon
    69
  4. 4YesanChungcheongnam-do
    68
  5. 5Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do
    68
  6. 6JeongeupJeollabuk-do
    66
  7. 7HanamGyeonggi-do
    66
  8. 8GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do
    66
  9. 9SeoulSeoul
    65
  10. 10SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do
    65
  11. 11PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do
    64
  12. 12NonsanChungcheongnam-do
    64
  13. 13Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do
    64
  14. 14WŏnjuGangwon-do
    63
  15. 15MokpoJeollanam-do
    63
  16. 16Guri-siGyeonggi-do
    63
  17. 16HayangGyeongsangbuk-do
    63
  18. 18AsanChungcheongnam-do
    63
  19. 18Goyang-siGyeonggi-do
    63
  20. 18Icheon-siGyeonggi-do
    63
  21. 21GunsanJeollabuk-do
    63
  22. 22KimjeJeollabuk-do
    62
  23. 23BuanJeollabuk-do
    62
  24. 24Ansan-siGyeonggi-do
    62
  25. 25KwangyangJeollanam-do
    61
  26. 25Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong
    61
  27. 25GwangyangJeollanam-do
    61
  28. 25NamyangjuGyeonggi-do
    61
  29. 29SuwonGyeonggi-do
    61
  30. 29OsanGyeonggi-do
    61
  31. 29IksanJeollabuk-do
    61
  32. 29ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    61
  33. 33Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do
    61
  34. 34HadongGyeongsangnam-do
    61
  35. 35Anyang-siGyeonggi-do
    61
  36. 36WanjuJeollabuk-do
    60
  37. 36OkcheonNorth Chungcheong
    60
  38. 38DamyangJeollanam-do
    60
  39. 38CheonanChungcheongnam-do
    60
  40. 40NamsaJeollabuk-do
    60
  41. 41YeojuGyeonggi-do
    59
  42. 41PohangGyeongsangbuk-do
    59
  43. 41NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do
    59
  44. 44TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    59
  45. 45GwangjuGyeonggi-do
    59
  46. 46ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do
    59
  47. 46Donghae CityGangwon-do
    59
  48. 48GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    58
  49. 48JungpyongNorth Chungcheong
    58
  50. 50Seongnam-siGyeonggi-do
    58
  51. 51MasanGwangju
    58
  52. 52CheorwonGangwon-do
    58
  53. 53UlsanUlsan
    57
  54. 54Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do
    57
  55. 54Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do
    57
  56. 54SeosanChungcheongnam-do
    57
  57. 57EisenGyeongsangbuk-do
    57
  58. 57SuncheonJeollanam-do
    57
  59. 57HongseongChungcheongnam-do
    57
  60. 57JeonjuJeollabuk-do
    57
  61. 57ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do
    57
  62. 62GumiGyeongsangbuk-do
    57
  63. 62ChungjuNorth Chungcheong
    57
  64. 62Jeju CityJeju-do
    57
  65. 62ChangsuJeollabuk-do
    57
  66. 62AndongGyeongsangbuk-do
    57
  67. 62YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do
    57
  68. 68YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    57
  69. 68HwasunJeollanam-do
    57
  70. 68Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do
    57
  71. 68GaigeturiJeju-do
    57
  72. 68UngsangGyeongsangnam-do
    57
  73. 68SejongSejong-si
    57
  74. 74NajuJeollanam-do
    56
  75. 74GwangjuGwangju
    56
  76. 74GoseongGyeongsangnam-do
    56
  77. 74GongjuChungcheongnam-do
    56
  78. 78NangenJeollabuk-do
    56
  79. 78GijangBusan
    56
  80. 80NeietsuGangwon-do
    56
  81. 80Hongch’ŏnGangwon-do
    56
  82. 80Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong
    56
  83. 80BoseongJeollanam-do
    56
  84. 84KinzanChungcheongnam-do
    56
  85. 84YeosuJeollanam-do
    56
  86. 86KoesanNorth Chungcheong
    56
  87. 86PubalGyeonggi-do
    56
  88. 88WabuGyeonggi-do
    55
  89. 89Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do
    55
  90. 90AnseongGyeonggi-do
    55
  91. 91BuyeoChungcheongnam-do
    55
  92. 91Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do
    55
  93. 91KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do
    55
  94. 94WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do
    55
  95. 94DaejeonDaejeon
    55
  96. 94BusanBusan
    55
  97. 97MunsanGyeonggi-do
    54
  98. 97JangheungJeollanam-do
    54
  99. 99YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  100. 99Koch'angJeollabuk-do
    54
  101. 101BoryeongChungcheongnam-do
    54
  102. 101SokchoGangwon-do
    54
  103. 103BeolgyoJeollanam-do
    54
  104. 103SeogwipoJeju-do
    54
  105. 105YeonggwangJeollanam-do
    54
  106. 105YangjuGyeonggi-do
    54
  107. 105JangseongJeollanam-do
    54
  108. 105HwawŏnDaegu
    54
  109. 109YeongdongNorth Chungcheong
    53
  110. 110SinanJeollanam-do
    53
  111. 111YangsanGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  112. 112MuanJeollanam-do
    53
  113. 113HaenamJeollanam-do
    53
  114. 113GeojeGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  115. 115MiryangGyeongsangnam-do
    52
  116. 115GapyeongGyeonggi-do
    52
  117. 117GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    51
  118. 118SantyokuGangwon-do
    51
  119. 118ImsilJeollabuk-do
    51
  120. 120DaeguDaegu
    51
  121. 121SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do
    50
  122. 122YeongamJeollanam-do
    49
  123. 123GangneungGangwon-do
    48
  124. 123Cheongsong gunGyeongsangbuk-do
    48
  125. 125YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do
    47
  126. 125MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do
    47
  127. 127JumunjinGangwon-do
    47
  128. 128KuryeJeollanam-do
    46
  129. 129SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    43
  130. 130KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do
    43
  131. 131ChuncheonGangwon-do
    42
  132. 132HwacheonGangwon-do
    40
  133. 133YangguGangwon-do
    37
  134. 134T’aebaekGangwon-do
    36
  135. 135KosongGangwon-do
    29
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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