SmogRank / South Korea / Jeollanam-do / Suncheon

Suncheon, month by month

Suncheon has a measured daily mean on 925 days since 23 March 2024. Its worst month was March 2026, at 73 US AQI (21.1 µg/m³), 562nd of 2,971 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was September 2025, at 39 US AQI (7.1 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 57 US AQI (12.1 µg/m³), against 56 US AQI (11.7 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2024

202456 for the year282 days measured422nd of 2,097 in the world
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Suncheon's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Suncheon marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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

Months without a mean, and why

1 month
MonthWhy
Mar 20249 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Suncheon's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
March 2026 7321.1 µg/m³31 of 31562ndof 2,971Japan and South Korea, March 2026
South Korea, 15 to 18 March 2026and 1 more
April 2024 6617.4 µg/m³28 of 30312thof 2,520Japan and South Korea, April 2024
South Korea, 6 to 9 April 2024
March 2025 6617.2 µg/m³31 of 31758thof 2,862Japan and South Korea, March 2025
February 2026 6616.9 µg/m³28 of 28692ndof 2,866South Korea and Japan, 19 to 21 February 2026
South Korea and Japan, 10 to 15 February 2026and 1 more
January 2025 6315.4 µg/m³31 of 31466thof 2,474Japan and South Korea, 17 to 24 January 2025
South Korea, 13 to 14 January 2025
December 2025 6214.8 µg/m³31 of 31740thof 3,006South Korea, 16 to 20 December 2025
South Korea and Japan, December 2025and 1 more

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Suncheon's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
27 Mar 2026 12243.9 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026
10 Mar 2026 11340.3 µg/m³South Korea, 9 to 12 March 2026
24 Mar 2026 10737.9 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026
21 Jan 2025 10637.5 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, 17 to 24 January 2025
25 Mar 2025 10537.3 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2025
12 Feb 2026 10235.8 µg/m³South Korea and Japan, 10 to 15 February 2026
25 Mar 2026 10235.8 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026
25 Nov 2025 10035.3 µg/m³South Korea and Japan, November 2025
16 Mar 2026 9834.5 µg/m³South Korea, 15 to 18 March 2026
15 Feb 2026 9633.2 µg/m³South Korea and Japan, 10 to 15 February 2026

Daily means, the highest since 23 Mar 2024; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Suncheon, South Korea, 23 Mar 2024 – 12 Oct 2026. Monitor data from Korea Air Ministry of Environment via OpenAQ; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/kr/suncheon/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Suncheon now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

Updated 2026-10-12 18:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).