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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 287.9
  2. 2Mokpo 127.0
  3. 3Yeonggwang 96.2
  4. 4Jangheung 92.0
  5. 5Muan 89.6
  6. 6Haenam 81.9
  7. 7Boseong 79.6
  8. 8Naju 70.4
  9. 9Sinan 67.9
  10. 10Kurye 64.5
  11. 11Yeongam 52.1
  12. 12Jangseong 50.3
  13. 13Gwangyang 43.6
  14. 14Suncheon 39.1
  15. 15Kwangyang 24.6
  16. 16Yeosu 23.6
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

PM2.5 in µg/m³, coloured by the US EPA's PM2.5 categories. 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 in µg/m³.