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Most polluted cities in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
26 measured cities, this year; 26 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Pubal at 21.5 µg/m³, #330 in the world.
Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.
- 1Pubal 14%
- 2Anseong 14%
- 3Pyeongtaek 12%
- 4Hwaseong-si 12%
- 5Hwado 11%
- 6Suwon 10%
- 7Bucheon-si 10%
- 8Osan 10%
- 9Gwangmyeong 10%
- 10Ansan-si 10%
- 11Gimpo-si 9%
- 12Yeoju 9%
- 13Munsan 9%
- 14Icheon-si 9%
- 15Gapyeonglast full day 29 Sept 9%
- 16Goyang-si 9%
- 17Guri-si 9%
- 18Anyang-si 8%
- 19Seongnam-si 8%
- 20Yangp'yŏng 8%
- 21Gwangju 8%
- 22Namyangju 8%
- 23Wabu 8%
- 24Uijeongbu-si 7%
- 25Yangju 7%
- 26Hanam 7%
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Estimated: cities without a monitor
Gyeonggi-do cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.
| City | 7-day estimate |
|---|---|
| Gunpo | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
| Uiwang | ≈ 10 µg/m³ |
Bad-air episodes in Gyeonggi-do
- South Korea, 20 August 20261 day19 cities39 µg/m³peak, Osan
- Japan and South Korea, July 202616 to 25 July 2026, 10 days205 cities39 µg/m³peak, Mooka
- South Korea, 29 May 20261 day26 cities44 µg/m³peak, Hongseong
- South Korea, 2 May 20261 day59 cities52 µg/m³peak, Goyang-si
- South Korea, 2 to 3 April 20262 days49 cities59 µg/m³peak, Goyang-si
- Japan and South Korea, March 202623 to 31 March 2026, 9 days322 cities86 µg/m³peak, Pohang
Times when many cities around here had PM2.5 at twice their usual or more on the same days.
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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, PM2.5, this year to 6 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC, smogrank.com/kr/region/gyeonggi-do?w=year.
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Updated 2026-10-06 22:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.