Air Pollution in South Korea

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Current Air Quality

66

Moderate

on Wednesday, Sep 10th 2025, 04:00 am

Past 24 hours Air Quality

Cities with the worst air quality

#	AQI	City
1	102	Hwaseong-si
2	80	Incheon
3	78	Haenam
4	78	Ansan-si
5	72	Tonghae
6	68	Suwon
7	63	Santyoku
8	61	Seonghwan
9	61	Kwangmyŏng
10	61	Taesal-li
11	59	Pubal
12	59	Hanam
13	59	Ganghwa-gun
14	59	Goyang-si
15	59	Seoul
16	59	Anyang-si
17	59	Osan
18	57	Yangju
19	57	Munsan
20	55	Hwado
21	55	Neietsu
22	55	Yeonggwang
23	55	Eisen
24	55	Seosan
25	55	Wŏnju
26	55	Yanggu
27	55	Uijeongbu-si
28	53	Kimhae
29	53	Hongseong
30	53	Icheon-si
31	53	Bucheon-si
32	50	Gwangju
33	50	Daejeon
34	50	Yeoju
35	50	Kimje
36	50	Guri-si
37	50	Seongnam-si
38	46	Cheongju-si
39	46	Ulsan
40	46	Mungyeong
41	46	Wabu
42	46	Yesan
43	42	Sejong
44	42	Iksan
45	42	Buyeo
46	42	Koesan
47	42	Boryeong
48	42	Eisen
49	39	Pohang
50	39	Yeonil

Cities with the best air quality

#	AQI	City
1	13	Koch'ang
2	17	Kurye
3	17	Beolgyo
4	17	Daegu
5	17	Seogwipo
6	17	Chinch'ŏn
7	17	Yeongam
8	18	Sinan
9	18	Kosong
10	19	Hwacheon
11	21	Nangen
12	21	Okcheon
13	21	Suncheon
14	22	Yangp'yŏng
15	22	Jinan-gun
16	22	Changnyeong
17	23	Changsu
18	24	Naju
19	24	Kinzan
20	24	Chuncheon
21	25	Wanju
22	25	Chinju
23	25	Jeongeup
24	25	Imsil
25	25	Muan
26	25	Jeonju
27	25	Changwon
28	25	Naesŏ
29	25	Hwasun
30	25	Hwawŏn
31	25	Miryang
32	26	Yeongdong
33	26	Masan
34	28	Hayang
35	29	Gwangju
36	29	Andong
37	29	Yeosu
38	29	Kwangyang
39	30	Hongch’ŏn
40	30	Sokcho
41	30	Anseong
42	30	Goseong
43	30	Mokpo
44	30	Gyeongsan-si
45	30	Kyosai
46	30	Gumi
47	33	Ungsang
48	34	Namyangju
49	34	Jeju City
50	34	Sinhyeon

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AQI	Air Pollution Level	Health Implications	Cautionary Statement (for PM2.5)
0 - 50	Good	Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk	None
51 -100	Moderate	Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.	Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
300+	Hazardous	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects	Everyone should avoid all outdoor exertion

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