SmogRank / World / South Korea / September 2024

Most polluted cities in South Korea, September 2024

136 cities in South Korea ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Buan at 13.3 µg/m³, #176 of 1,734 cities in the world. Cleanest: Kosong at 3.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Buan 13.3 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³0
Every city in South Korea ranked for September 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. 1BuanJeollabuk-do
    59
  2. 2TangjinChungcheongnam-do
    59
  3. 3KimjeJeollabuk-do
    58
  4. 3HayangGyeongsangbuk-do
    58
  5. 5GunsanJeollabuk-do
    58
  6. 5JeongeupJeollabuk-do
    58
  7. 7YesanChungcheongnam-do
    57
  8. 8NajuJeollanam-do
    57
  9. 9IksanJeollabuk-do
    56
  10. 10Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do
    56
  11. 10IncheonIncheon
    56
  12. 12GumiGyeongsangbuk-do
    56
  13. 13NonsanChungcheongnam-do
    55
  14. 14WanjuJeollabuk-do
    55
  15. 14Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do
    55
  16. 16ChangnyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    55
  17. 17Donghae CityGangwon-do
    55
  18. 18SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do
    55
  19. 18MokpoJeollanam-do
    55
  20. 18KinzanChungcheongnam-do
    55
  21. 21YeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  22. 22GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  23. 23PohangGyeongsangbuk-do
    54
  24. 23NamsaJeollabuk-do
    54
  25. 25Ganghwa-gunIncheon
    54
  26. 26HwasunJeollanam-do
    54
  27. 26Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong
    54
  28. 26HanamGyeonggi-do
    54
  29. 29MasanGwangju
    53
  30. 29TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  31. 29CheonanChungcheongnam-do
    53
  32. 29GaigeturiJeju-do
    53
  33. 33Koch'angJeollabuk-do
    53
  34. 33HadongGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  35. 35AsanChungcheongnam-do
    53
  36. 35Goyang-siGyeonggi-do
    53
  37. 35Icheon-siGyeonggi-do
    53
  38. 35NaesŏGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  39. 35GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do
    53
  40. 40PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do
    53
  41. 40OkcheonNorth Chungcheong
    53
  42. 40SeogwipoJeju-do
    53
  43. 43KwangyangJeollanam-do
    53
  44. 43UngsangGyeongsangnam-do
    53
  45. 45WŏnjuGangwon-do
    52
  46. 45SeoulSeoul
    52
  47. 47GwangjuGwangju
    52
  48. 48UlsanUlsan
    52
  49. 48Jeju CityJeju-do
    52
  50. 50SuwonGyeonggi-do
    52
  51. 50ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do
    52
  52. 50ChangwonGyeongsangnam-do
    52
  53. 50GwangyangJeollanam-do
    52
  54. 50HwawŏnDaegu
    52
  55. 55Ansan-siGyeonggi-do
    52
  56. 56YecheonGyeongsangbuk-do
    51
  57. 56SantyokuGangwon-do
    51
  58. 56BoseongJeollanam-do
    51
  59. 59YeosuJeollanam-do
    51
  60. 59YŏnmuChungcheongnam-do
    51
  61. 61BuyeoChungcheongnam-do
    51
  62. 61JeonjuJeollabuk-do
    51
  63. 63SuncheonJeollanam-do
    50
  64. 63SokchoGangwon-do
    50
  65. 63OsanGyeonggi-do
    50
  66. 63NangenJeollabuk-do
    50
  67. 63KoesanNorth Chungcheong
    50
  68. 63AndongGyeongsangbuk-do
    50
  69. 69Jinan-gunJeollabuk-do
    49
  70. 69Anyang-siGyeonggi-do
    49
  71. 71Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do
    49
  72. 71Guri-siGyeonggi-do
    49
  73. 71GoseongGyeongsangnam-do
    49
  74. 71ChangsuJeollabuk-do
    49
  75. 71PubalGyeonggi-do
    49
  76. 76SinanJeollanam-do
    48
  77. 77WaegwanGyeongsangbuk-do
    48
  78. 77HongseongChungcheongnam-do
    48
  79. 77CheorwonGangwon-do
    48
  80. 77SejongSejong-si
    48
  81. 81MuanJeollanam-do
    47
  82. 82YeojuGyeonggi-do
    47
  83. 82Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do
    47
  84. 82JangseongJeollanam-do
    47
  85. 85Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do
    46
  86. 85BeolgyoJeollanam-do
    46
  87. 85GongjuChungcheongnam-do
    46
  88. 88Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do
    46
  89. 88GwangjuGyeonggi-do
    46
  90. 88GijangBusan
    46
  91. 88Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong
    46
  92. 88JangheungJeollanam-do
    46
  93. 88NamyangjuGyeonggi-do
    46
  94. 94MiryangGyeongsangnam-do
    45
  95. 94Seongnam-siGyeonggi-do
    45
  96. 96YeongdongNorth Chungcheong
    44
  97. 96DaeguDaegu
    44
  98. 96JungpyongNorth Chungcheong
    44
  99. 96HwadoGyeonggi-do
    44
  100. 100SeosanChungcheongnam-do
    43
  101. 100BusanBusan
    43
  102. 100KimhaeGyeongsangnam-do
    43
  103. 100ChungjuNorth Chungcheong
    43
  104. 104YangsanGyeongsangnam-do
    43
  105. 104Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do
    43
  106. 104GeojeGyeongsangnam-do
    43
  107. 107DaejeonDaejeon
    42
  108. 108BoryeongChungcheongnam-do
    41
  109. 109GyeongjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    41
  110. 110EisenGyeongsangbuk-do
    40
  111. 110SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do
    40
  112. 112Hongch’ŏnGangwon-do
    39
  113. 113YeonilGyeongsangbuk-do
    39
  114. 114MunsanGyeonggi-do
    38
  115. 114WabuGyeonggi-do
    38
  116. 116GangneungGangwon-do
    38
  117. 116AnseongGyeonggi-do
    38
  118. 118YeonggwangJeollanam-do
    37
  119. 119SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do
    37
  120. 119HaenamJeollanam-do
    37
  121. 119JumunjinGangwon-do
    37
  122. 122KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do
    36
  123. 123ImsilJeollabuk-do
    35
  124. 124DamyangJeollanam-do
    34
  125. 124Cheongsong gunGyeongsangbuk-do
    34
  126. 126NeietsuGangwon-do
    33
  127. 127YangjuGyeonggi-do
    32
  128. 127KuryeJeollanam-do
    32
  129. 127YeongamJeollanam-do
    32
  130. 130MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do
    29
  131. 131HwacheonGangwon-do
    28
  132. 132T’aebaekGangwon-do
    27
  133. 133ChuncheonGangwon-do
    24
  134. 134GapyeongGyeonggi-do
    23
  135. 135YangguGangwon-do
    21
  136. 135KosongGangwon-do
    21
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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