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Most polluted cities in Jeollanam-do, South Korea

16 measured cities, last 30 days; 16 above the WHO 24-hour guideline. Worst: Hwasun at 287.9 µg/m³, #2 in the world.

Gyeongsangbuk-do: 16 measured citiesJeollanam-do: 16 measured citiesGwangju: 2 measured citiesGyeongsangnam-do: 13 measured citiesJeollabuk-do: 13 measured cities#16 Yeosu: 23.6 µg/m³#15 Kwangyang: 24.6 µg/m³#14 Suncheon: 39.1 µg/m³#13 Gwangyang: 43.6 µg/m³#12 Jangseong: 50.3 µg/m³#11 Yeongam: 52.1 µg/m³#10 Kurye: 64.5 µg/m³#9 Sinan: 67.9 µg/m³#8 Naju: 70.4 µg/m³#7 Boseong: 79.6 µg/m³#6 Haenam: 81.9 µg/m³#5 Muan: 89.6 µg/m³#4 Jangheung: 92.0 µg/m³#3 Yeonggwang: 96.2 µg/m³#2 Mokpo: 127.0 µg/m³#1 Hwasun: 287.9 µg/m³
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5; tap a dot to open the city.
← Hwasun 287.9 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every measured city in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, 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. 1Hwasun 338
  2. 2Mokpo 168
  3. 3Yeonggwang 127
  4. 4Jangheung 122
  5. 5Muan 119
  6. 6Haenam 109
  7. 7Boseong 106
  8. 8Naju 95
  9. 9Sinan 92
  10. 10Kurye 87
  11. 11Yeongam 72
  12. 12Jangseong 70
  13. 13Gwangyang 61
  14. 14Suncheon 56
  15. 15Kwangyang 36
  16. 16Yeosu 34
Excellent0–50
Good51–100
Lightly polluted101–150
Moderately polluted151–200
Heavily polluted201–300
Severely polluted301+

China's Air Quality Index (HJ 633-2012), PM2.5 individual index. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, PM2.5, last 30 days to 2 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC, smogrank.com/kr/region/jeollanam-do?w=30d.

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Updated 2026-10-02 06:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the China AQI PM2.5 sub-index.