SmogRank / South Korea / Gyeongsangbuk-do

Air quality in Waegwan

Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. PM2.5 from 1 reference monitor, updated hourly.

13India AQI
Good

Latest hour (04:00 UTC), 0.5× the WHO 24-hour guideline. PM2.5 8.0 µg/m³.

Rank, worst first

24 hours–not enough data
7 days#382of 2,604, at 23 India AQI (13.7 µg/m³)
30 days#102of 2,624, at 88 India AQI (53.3 µg/m³)
This year#163of 2,447, at 70 India AQI (42.2 µg/m³)

Why it ranks here

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were November, averaging up to 89.6 µg/m³ against 7.7 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

Based on Waegwan's own measurements; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

The last 12 months, day by day

1102031Nov 2025DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct2025-11-01: 14.0 µg/m³2025-11-02: 9.9 µg/m³2025-11-03: 12.8 µg/m³2025-11-04: 18.6 µg/m³2025-11-05: 23.9 µg/m³2025-11-06: 26.3 µg/m³2025-11-07: 22.4 µg/m³2025-11-08: 17.3 µg/m³2025-11-09: 21.6 µg/m³2025-11-10: 10.5 µg/m³2025-11-11: 9.4 µg/m³2025-11-12: 17.2 µg/m³2025-11-13: 27.3 µg/m³2025-11-14: 21.1 µg/m³2025-11-15: 19.3 µg/m³2025-11-16: 19.4 µg/m³2025-11-17: 15.9 µg/m³2025-11-18: 15.5 µg/m³2025-11-19: 849.0 µg/m³2025-11-20: 22.4 µg/m³2025-11-21: 12.6 µg/m³2025-11-22: 19.6 µg/m³2025-11-23: 30.0 µg/m³2025-11-24: 30.5 µg/m³2025-11-25: 38.2 µg/m³2025-11-26: 35.9 µg/m³2025-11-27: 29.3 µg/m³2025-11-28: 425.0 µg/m³2025-11-29: 432.0 µg/m³2025-11-30: 440.0 µg/m³2025-12-01: 434.0 µg/m³2025-12-02: 14.1 µg/m³2025-12-03: 9.6 µg/m³2025-12-04: 10.7 µg/m³2025-12-05: 10.6 µg/m³2025-12-06: 14.4 µg/m³2025-12-07: 29.9 µg/m³2025-12-08: 19.6 µg/m³2025-12-09: 12.0 µg/m³2025-12-10: 26.3 µg/m³2025-12-11: 33.3 µg/m³2025-12-12: 11.8 µg/m³2025-12-13: 11.0 µg/m³2025-12-14: 11.9 µg/m³2025-12-15: 17.7 µg/m³2025-12-16: 27.6 µg/m³2025-12-17: 36.5 µg/m³2025-12-18: 24.5 µg/m³2025-12-19: 28.6 µg/m³2025-12-20: 40.8 µg/m³2025-12-21: 14.6 µg/m³2025-12-22: 15.6 µg/m³2025-12-23: 20.8 µg/m³2025-12-24: 18.5 µg/m³2025-12-25: 19.2 µg/m³2025-12-26: 5.4 µg/m³2025-12-27: 15.2 µg/m³2025-12-28: 20.5 µg/m³2025-12-29: 28.1 µg/m³2025-12-30: 26.8 µg/m³2025-12-31: 10.5 µg/m³2026-01-01: 7.6 µg/m³2026-01-02: 9.0 µg/m³2026-01-03: 14.4 µg/m³2026-01-04: 32.5 µg/m³2026-01-05: 14.2 µg/m³2026-01-06: 10.5 µg/m³2026-01-07: 19.9 µg/m³2026-01-08: 8.2 µg/m³2026-01-09: 12.8 µg/m³2026-01-10: 15.8 µg/m³2026-01-11: 7.3 µg/m³2026-01-12: 14.8 µg/m³2026-01-13: 17.2 µg/m³2026-01-14: 15.3 µg/m³2026-01-15: 40.9 µg/m³2026-01-16: 56.8 µg/m³2026-01-17: 40.8 µg/m³2026-01-18: 37.3 µg/m³2026-01-19: 31.2 µg/m³2026-01-20: 10.7 µg/m³2026-01-21: 12.6 µg/m³2026-01-22: 10.2 µg/m³2026-01-23: 23.0 µg/m³2026-01-24: 24.0 µg/m³2026-01-25: 11.2 µg/m³2026-01-26: 14.8 µg/m³2026-01-27: 20.4 µg/m³2026-01-28: 13.4 µg/m³2026-01-29: 18.2 µg/m³2026-01-30: 12.5 µg/m³2026-01-31: 18.4 µg/m³2026-02-01: 29.3 µg/m³2026-02-02: 28.2 µg/m³2026-02-03: 14.9 µg/m³2026-02-04: 44.8 µg/m³2026-02-05: 52.2 µg/m³2026-02-06: 29.0 µg/m³2026-02-07: 13.5 µg/m³2026-02-08: 14.3 µg/m³2026-02-09: 11.6 µg/m³2026-02-10: 24.2 µg/m³2026-02-11: 34.3 µg/m³2026-02-12: 48.8 µg/m³2026-02-13: 49.7 µg/m³2026-02-14: 60.4 µg/m³2026-02-15: 46.1 µg/m³2026-02-16: 13.8 µg/m³2026-02-17: 12.5 µg/m³2026-02-18: 16.7 µg/m³2026-02-19: 14.8 µg/m³2026-02-20: 25.0 µg/m³2026-02-21: 37.8 µg/m³2026-02-22: 23.9 µg/m³2026-02-23: 9.8 µg/m³2026-02-24: 14.9 µg/m³2026-02-25: 13.9 µg/m³2026-02-26: 13.5 µg/m³2026-02-27: 11.0 µg/m³2026-02-28: 14.0 µg/m³2026-03-01: 15.3 µg/m³2026-03-02: 10.3 µg/m³2026-03-03: 5.8 µg/m³2026-03-04: 10.3 µg/m³2026-03-05: 18.0 µg/m³2026-03-06: 20.8 µg/m³2026-03-07: 22.0 µg/m³2026-03-08: 16.5 µg/m³2026-03-09: 34.9 µg/m³2026-03-10: 53.9 µg/m³2026-03-11: 34.0 µg/m³2026-03-12: 26.5 µg/m³2026-03-13: 9.9 µg/m³2026-03-14: 10.9 µg/m³2026-03-15: 31.8 µg/m³2026-03-16: 36.5 µg/m³2026-03-17: 27.4 µg/m³2026-03-18: 24.7 µg/m³2026-03-19: 26.2 µg/m³2026-03-20: 18.7 µg/m³2026-03-21: 28.0 µg/m³2026-03-22: 25.1 µg/m³2026-03-23: 27.0 µg/m³2026-03-24: 62.9 µg/m³2026-03-25: 61.8 µg/m³2026-03-26: 34.5 µg/m³2026-03-27: 41.8 µg/m³2026-03-28: 51.7 µg/m³2026-03-29: 35.0 µg/m³2026-03-30: 32.4 µg/m³2026-03-31: 9.1 µg/m³2026-04-01: 21.0 µg/m³2026-04-02: 17.5 µg/m³2026-04-03: 24.8 µg/m³2026-04-04: 12.2 µg/m³2026-04-05: 14.8 µg/m³2026-04-06: 18.9 µg/m³2026-04-07: 7.3 µg/m³2026-04-08: 10.9 µg/m³2026-04-09: 14.5 µg/m³2026-04-10: 11.0 µg/m³2026-04-11: 14.1 µg/m³2026-04-12: 18.2 µg/m³2026-04-13: 17.3 µg/m³2026-04-14: 17.8 µg/m³2026-04-15: 15.3 µg/m³2026-04-16: 12.6 µg/m³2026-04-17: 15.2 µg/m³2026-04-18: 17.9 µg/m³2026-04-19: 16.5 µg/m³2026-04-20: 12.7 µg/m³2026-04-21: 19.6 µg/m³2026-04-22: 14.8 µg/m³2026-04-23: 13.5 µg/m³2026-04-24: 9.4 µg/m³2026-04-25: 11.7 µg/m³2026-04-26: 16.1 µg/m³2026-04-27: 16.4 µg/m³2026-04-28: 14.0 µg/m³2026-04-29: 12.8 µg/m³2026-04-30: 18.8 µg/m³2026-05-01: 12.4 µg/m³2026-05-02: 21.4 µg/m³2026-05-03: 18.3 µg/m³2026-05-04: 9.2 µg/m³2026-05-05: 12.2 µg/m³2026-05-06: 14.3 µg/m³2026-05-07: 17.4 µg/m³2026-05-08: 8.9 µg/m³2026-05-09: 10.3 µg/m³2026-05-10: 13.0 µg/m³2026-05-11: 13.4 µg/m³2026-05-12: 850.0 µg/m³2026-05-13: 16.8 µg/m³2026-05-14: 20.8 µg/m³2026-05-15: 16.2 µg/m³2026-05-16: 21.5 µg/m³2026-05-17: 21.8 µg/m³2026-05-18: 22.2 µg/m³2026-05-19: 28.0 µg/m³2026-05-20: 14.0 µg/m³2026-05-21: 9.7 µg/m³2026-05-22: 13.8 µg/m³2026-05-23: 13.1 µg/m³2026-05-24: 14.2 µg/m³2026-05-25: 19.5 µg/m³2026-05-26: 853.0 µg/m³2026-05-27: 13.8 µg/m³2026-05-28: 11.0 µg/m³2026-05-29: 22.0 µg/m³2026-05-30: 14.3 µg/m³2026-05-31: 15.2 µg/m³2026-06-01: 24.8 µg/m³2026-06-02: 25.0 µg/m³2026-06-03: 14.5 µg/m³2026-06-04: 15.2 µg/m³2026-06-05: 11.6 µg/m³2026-06-06: 12.0 µg/m³2026-06-07: 8.5 µg/m³2026-06-08: 13.5 µg/m³2026-06-09: 18.1 µg/m³2026-06-10: 19.5 µg/m³2026-06-11: 12.7 µg/m³2026-06-12: 12.0 µg/m³2026-06-13: 14.6 µg/m³2026-06-14: 17.9 µg/m³2026-06-15: 18.8 µg/m³2026-06-16: 847.0 µg/m³2026-06-17: 14.6 µg/m³2026-06-18: 430.0 µg/m³2026-06-19: 20.3 µg/m³2026-06-20: 7.6 µg/m³2026-06-21: 5.9 µg/m³2026-06-22: 15.4 µg/m³2026-06-23: 7.4 µg/m³2026-06-24: 6.2 µg/m³2026-06-25: 7.3 µg/m³2026-06-26: 11.5 µg/m³2026-06-27: 12.3 µg/m³2026-06-28: 10.8 µg/m³2026-06-29: 433.0 µg/m³2026-06-30: 16.0 µg/m³2026-07-01: 15.4 µg/m³2026-07-02: 15.3 µg/m³2026-07-03: no data2026-07-04: no data2026-07-05: 19.0 µg/m³2026-07-06: 844.0 µg/m³2026-07-07: 17.8 µg/m³2026-07-08: 10.3 µg/m³2026-07-09: 12.5 µg/m³2026-07-10: 13.8 µg/m³2026-07-11: 14.1 µg/m³2026-07-12: 14.8 µg/m³2026-07-13: 13.1 µg/m³2026-07-14: no data2026-07-15: 12.7 µg/m³2026-07-16: 17.2 µg/m³2026-07-17: 18.3 µg/m³2026-07-18: 18.9 µg/m³2026-07-19: 14.1 µg/m³2026-07-20: 15.3 µg/m³2026-07-21: 13.4 µg/m³2026-07-22: 16.4 µg/m³2026-07-23: no data2026-07-24: no data2026-07-25: 14.1 µg/m³2026-07-26: 8.6 µg/m³2026-07-27: 7.4 µg/m³2026-07-28: 11.3 µg/m³2026-07-29: 9.0 µg/m³2026-07-30: 9.2 µg/m³2026-07-31: 11.7 µg/m³2026-08-01: 14.8 µg/m³2026-08-02: 20.0 µg/m³2026-08-03: 18.4 µg/m³2026-08-04: 14.0 µg/m³2026-08-05: 7.8 µg/m³2026-08-06: no data2026-08-07: no data2026-08-08: 6.6 µg/m³2026-08-09: 7.0 µg/m³2026-08-10: 5.7 µg/m³2026-08-11: 5.7 µg/m³2026-08-12: 5.8 µg/m³2026-08-13: 7.5 µg/m³2026-08-14: 11.0 µg/m³2026-08-15: 16.5 µg/m³2026-08-16: 11.8 µg/m³2026-08-17: 6.3 µg/m³2026-08-18: 11.0 µg/m³2026-08-19: 13.3 µg/m³2026-08-20: 11.5 µg/m³2026-08-21: 19.3 µg/m³2026-08-22: 18.0 µg/m³2026-08-23: 13.0 µg/m³2026-08-24: 855.0 µg/m³2026-08-25: 428.0 µg/m³2026-08-26: 15.3 µg/m³2026-08-27: 19.4 µg/m³2026-08-28: 11.5 µg/m³2026-08-29: 6.8 µg/m³2026-08-30: 5.3 µg/m³2026-08-31: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-01: 9.1 µg/m³2026-09-02: 425.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 10.2 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.8 µg/m³2026-09-05: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-06: 9.3 µg/m³2026-09-07: 11.7 µg/m³2026-09-08: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-09: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-10: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-11: 9.6 µg/m³2026-09-12: 10.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 13.2 µg/m³2026-09-14: 21.6 µg/m³2026-09-15: 16.6 µg/m³2026-09-16: 847.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-18: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-21: 13.2 µg/m³2026-09-22: 11.7 µg/m³2026-09-23: 9.1 µg/m³2026-09-24: 16.8 µg/m³2026-09-25: 16.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-27: 14.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 15.2 µg/m³2026-09-29: 14.1 µg/m³2026-09-30: 12.2 µg/m³2026-10-01: 12.1 µg/m³
171 of 356 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³). One row per month, one square per local day.
Good0–50
Satisfactory51–100
Moderate101–200
Poor201–300
Very poor301–400
Severe401+

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

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15302026-10-02 00:00 UTC: 22.0 µg/m³2026-10-02 01:00 UTC: 13.0 µg/m³2026-10-02 02:00 UTC: 11.0 µg/m³2026-10-02 03:00 UTC: 9.0 µg/m³2026-10-02 04:00 UTC: 8.0 µg/m³Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1Oct 2
Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Where it stood each day

Top 10Top 100#1#10#100#1,000#2,835NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep#500
Its rank on each day's world board, #1 being the most polluted city that day. The scale is logarithmic: each step down is ten times as many cities. See it among every city.

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2025: 24.0 µg/m³Jan 2026: 19.2 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 17.9 µg/m³Feb 2026: 25.8 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 21.3 µg/m³Mar 2026: 27.9 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 19.3 µg/m³Apr 2026: 15.3 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 18.3 µg/m³May 2026: 69.7 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 17.9 µg/m³Jun 2026: 69.5 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 12.1 µg/m³Jul 2026: 45.7 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 10.3 µg/m³Aug 2026: 55.0 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 7.7 µg/m³Sep 2026: 53.2 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 7.8 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 89.6 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 32.9 µg/m³Dec
Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 13.7 µg/m³13.720252025: 10.8 µg/m³10.8
Mean PM2.5 for 25 Sept to 1 Oct in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
칠곡군Permission requested (AirKorea, 2026-10-01)Korea Air Ministry of EnvironmentReference

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SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means, Waegwan, South Korea, 2 Oct 2025 – 1 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/kr/waegwan (accessed 2 Oct 2026).

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Other cities in South Korea

30-day averages, India AQI. All of South Korea.

Updated 2026-10-02 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the India AQI PM2.5 sub-index.