The world's most polluted cities, ranked

2,346 of 2,447 measured cities in 72 countries breathed air above the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ so far this year. The worst was Miryang, South Korea, at 256.9.

#359 Loei 26.4 µg/m³, more polluted than 85% of 2,447
← Miryang 256.9 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³5 WHO annual guideline
Every ranked city, 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. 1MiryangGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 400+51.4×
  2. 2HwasunJeollanam-do, South Korea 37443.2×
  3. 3SinhyeonGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 31929.0×
  4. 4SejongSejong-si, South Korea 31527.8×
  5. 5HadongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 31327.4×
  6. 6SeogwipoJeju-do, South Korea 31327.2×
  7. 7SeosanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 30826.0×
  8. 8GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea 30324.9×
  9. 9HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 30324.7×
  10. 10PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea 25621.4×
  11. 11KinzanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 25621.3×
  12. 12TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 24921.0×
  13. 13GurugramHaryana, India 24220.6×▼12
  14. 14BeolgyoJeollanam-do, South Korea no daily values yet23220.0×
  15. 15AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 22819.7×
  16. 16Taesal-liChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 22819.7×
  17. 17GapyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea 20818.7×
  18. 18YangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 20418.4×
  19. 19Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea 20118.3×
  20. 20Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea 20018.0×
  21. 21GangneungGangwon-do, South Korea 20018.0×
  22. 22YeongdongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 19317.6×
  23. 23Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 18617.3×▼21
  24. 23GeojeGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 18617.3×
  25. 25HwawŏnDaegu, South Korea 18317.0×
  26. 26TongyeongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 18316.9×
  27. 27BoryeongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 18016.8×
  28. 28GongjuChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 18016.8×
  29. 29NonsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 18016.8×
  30. 30SinanJeollanam-do, South Korea 17616.6×
  31. 31SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea 17616.6×
  32. 32BawānaDelhi, India 16916.2×
  33. 33KosongGangwon-do, South Korea 16616.1×
  34. 34Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea 16616.1×
  35. 35Charkhi DādriHaryana, India 16616.0×
  36. 36NangenJeollabuk-do, South Korea 16215.7×
  37. 36KunwiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 16215.7×
  38. 38ChuncheonGangwon-do, South Korea 15915.6×
  39. 39WabuGyeonggi-do, South Korea 15915.5×
  40. 40ChinjuGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15915.5×
  41. 41Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 15615.4×▼38
  42. 42KimjeJeollabuk-do, South Korea 15615.4×
  43. 43GoseongGyeongsangnam-do, South Korea 15615.3×
  44. 44Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan 15215.3×▼40
  45. 45Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea 14915.0×
  46. 46NamsaJeollabuk-do, South Korea 14915.0×
  47. 47ChangsuJeollabuk-do, South Korea 14914.9×
  48. 48OkcheonNorth Chungcheong, South Korea 14514.9×
  49. 49T’aebaekGangwon-do, South Korea 14514.7×
  50. 49MānesarHaryana, India 14514.7×
All 2,447 cities
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

Who led, day by day

Hwasun2 days #12026-09-02: 424.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 13.4 µg/m³2026-09-04: 8.0 µg/m³2026-09-05: 422.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-06: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-07: 12.2 µg/m³2026-09-08: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 9.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 839.0 µg/m³, #42026-09-11: 426.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 843.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-13: 844.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-14: 845.0 µg/m³, #82026-09-15: 433.0 µg/m³2026-09-16: 15.4 µg/m³2026-09-17: 423.0 µg/m³2026-09-18: 424.0 µg/m³2026-09-19: 425.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-20: 425.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-21: 428.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 12.6 µg/m³2026-09-23: 12.1 µg/m³2026-09-24: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-25: 17.3 µg/m³2026-09-26: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-27: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-28: 10.8 µg/m³2026-09-29: 10.9 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.0 µg/m³2026-10-01: 8.3 µg/m³Miryang2 days #12026-09-02: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-03: 15.8 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.3 µg/m³2026-09-05: 5.4 µg/m³2026-09-06: 10.3 µg/m³2026-09-07: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-08: 7.1 µg/m³2026-09-09: 840.0 µg/m³, #72026-09-10: 423.0 µg/m³2026-09-11: 839.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 425.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-15: 14.4 µg/m³2026-09-16: 842.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-18: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-19: 842.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-20: 842.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-21: 844.0 µg/m³, #72026-09-22: 10.6 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.0 µg/m³2026-09-24: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 19.6 µg/m³2026-09-26: 10.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-28: 15.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 14.0 µg/m³2026-09-30: 9.8 µg/m³2026-10-01: 11.4 µg/m³Gurugram2 days #12026-09-02: 48.7 µg/m³2026-09-03: 46.3 µg/m³2026-09-04: 30.4 µg/m³2026-09-05: 28.9 µg/m³2026-09-06: 33.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 45.1 µg/m³2026-09-08: 28.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 52.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 82.9 µg/m³2026-09-11: 66.4 µg/m³2026-09-12: 33.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 24.3 µg/m³2026-09-14: 38.2 µg/m³2026-09-15: 44.2 µg/m³2026-09-16: 31.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 33.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 34.3 µg/m³2026-09-19: 111.0 µg/m³, #102026-09-20: 122.9 µg/m³, #92026-09-21: 160.5 µg/m³2026-09-22: 165.1 µg/m³, #42026-09-23: 170.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-24: 112.2 µg/m³, #22026-09-25: 47.2 µg/m³2026-09-26: 57.0 µg/m³2026-09-27: 60.9 µg/m³2026-09-28: 104.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-29: 20.5 µg/m³Kinshasa2 days #12026-09-02: 70.1 µg/m³2026-09-03: 43.2 µg/m³2026-09-04: 73.1 µg/m³2026-09-05: 51.9 µg/m³2026-09-06: 78.5 µg/m³2026-09-07: 111.2 µg/m³2026-09-08: 138.0 µg/m³2026-09-09: 58.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 70.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 83.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 70.9 µg/m³2026-09-14: 86.5 µg/m³2026-09-15: 102.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 51.1 µg/m³2026-09-17: 56.0 µg/m³2026-09-18: 72.4 µg/m³2026-09-19: 71.9 µg/m³2026-09-20: 73.4 µg/m³2026-09-21: 71.2 µg/m³2026-09-23: 113.0 µg/m³, #32026-09-24: 151.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-25: 114.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-26: 65.6 µg/m³2026-09-27: 50.1 µg/m³2026-09-28: 58.2 µg/m³2026-09-30: 75.5 µg/m³, #42026-10-01: 48.5 µg/m³Gujranwala2 days #12026-09-02: 48.3 µg/m³2026-09-03: 50.9 µg/m³2026-09-04: 45.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 63.5 µg/m³2026-09-06: 51.0 µg/m³2026-09-07: 69.1 µg/m³2026-09-08: 80.0 µg/m³2026-09-09: 65.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 49.4 µg/m³2026-09-11: 58.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 59.6 µg/m³2026-09-13: 77.4 µg/m³, #72026-09-14: 46.7 µg/m³2026-09-15: 45.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 55.2 µg/m³2026-09-17: 34.1 µg/m³2026-09-18: 46.2 µg/m³2026-09-19: 89.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 87.6 µg/m³2026-09-21: 130.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 108.5 µg/m³, #62026-09-23: 104.0 µg/m³, #42026-09-24: 96.4 µg/m³, #52026-09-25: 83.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-26: 67.8 µg/m³, #102026-09-27: 105.5 µg/m³, #12026-09-28: 53.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 52.5 µg/m³2026-09-30: 81.0 µg/m³, #32026-10-01: 104.0 µg/m³, #1Yesan1 day #12026-09-02: 1,270.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-03: 21.0 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-06: 6.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 8.9 µg/m³2026-09-08: 16.4 µg/m³2026-09-09: 840.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-10: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-11: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 22.2 µg/m³2026-09-13: 26.0 µg/m³2026-09-14: 21.9 µg/m³2026-09-15: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-16: 13.3 µg/m³2026-09-17: 7.6 µg/m³2026-09-18: 840.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-19: 9.9 µg/m³2026-09-20: 14.0 µg/m³2026-09-21: 17.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 17.3 µg/m³2026-09-23: 19.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 19.6 µg/m³2026-09-25: 20.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 10.7 µg/m³2026-09-27: 13.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 17.0 µg/m³2026-09-29: 18.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 17.2 µg/m³2026-10-01: 5.8 µg/m³Gaigeturi1 day #12026-09-02: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #52026-09-03: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-04: 632.0 µg/m³, #62026-09-05: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-06: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-07: 12.3 µg/m³2026-09-08: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 425.3 µg/m³2026-09-10: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 215.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 7.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 6.6 µg/m³2026-09-14: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #22026-09-15: 8.6 µg/m³2026-09-16: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-17: 628.3 µg/m³2026-09-18: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-20: 6.8 µg/m³2026-09-21: 11.7 µg/m³2026-09-22: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-23: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 9.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.7 µg/m³2026-09-26: 5.5 µg/m³2026-09-27: 3.7 µg/m³2026-09-28: 6.7 µg/m³2026-09-29: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 7.3 µg/m³2026-10-01: 6.4 µg/m³Yecheon1 day #12026-09-02: 421.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-04: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-05: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-06: 7.6 µg/m³2026-09-07: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-08: 10.3 µg/m³2026-09-09: 5.7 µg/m³2026-09-10: 5.8 µg/m³2026-09-11: 7.4 µg/m³2026-09-12: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-13: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 14.5 µg/m³2026-09-16: 843.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 5.9 µg/m³2026-09-18: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-19: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-20: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-21: 12.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 9.8 µg/m³2026-09-23: 8.3 µg/m³2026-09-24: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-25: 17.8 µg/m³2026-09-26: 9.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-28: 12.2 µg/m³2026-09-29: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.9 µg/m³2026-10-01: 8.4 µg/m³Cheorwon1 day #12026-09-02: 427.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 13.0 µg/m³2026-09-04: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-05: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-06: 5.6 µg/m³2026-09-07: 1,050.5 µg/m³, #32026-09-08: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-09: 217.2 µg/m³2026-09-10: 8.4 µg/m³2026-09-11: 11.2 µg/m³2026-09-12: 16.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 17.5 µg/m³2026-09-14: 19.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 13.5 µg/m³2026-09-16: 12.4 µg/m³2026-09-17: 11.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 218.6 µg/m³2026-09-19: 12.4 µg/m³2026-09-20: 13.7 µg/m³2026-09-21: 224.2 µg/m³2026-09-22: 20.0 µg/m³2026-09-23: 18.5 µg/m³2026-09-24: 19.9 µg/m³2026-09-25: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-27: 15.8 µg/m³2026-09-28: 16.9 µg/m³2026-09-29: 12.5 µg/m³2026-09-30: 15.5 µg/m³2026-10-01: 9.5 µg/m³T’aebaek1 day #12026-09-02: 419.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 3.7 µg/m³2026-09-04: 3.3 µg/m³2026-09-05: 2.3 µg/m³2026-09-06: 4.1 µg/m³2026-09-07: 1,260.0 µg/m³, #12026-09-08: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-09: 3.1 µg/m³2026-09-10: 2.7 µg/m³2026-09-11: 3.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-14: 11.1 µg/m³2026-09-15: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-16: 7.3 µg/m³2026-09-17: 3.1 µg/m³2026-09-18: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-19: 5.0 µg/m³2026-09-20: 6.3 µg/m³2026-09-21: 6.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 5.4 µg/m³2026-09-23: 4.6 µg/m³2026-09-24: 10.0 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.3 µg/m³2026-09-26: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-27: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-28: 8.6 µg/m³2026-09-29: 4.8 µg/m³2026-09-30: 7.6 µg/m³2026-10-01: 9.0 µg/m³Sep 2Oct 1
Every city that was the world's most polluted on at least one of the last 30 days. Filled square: #1 that day; ring: in the top 10; dot: measured but lower. Each city's own local day.

The world's air, last 30 days

2026-09-02: 126 of 2649 cities severe (5%)2026-09-02: 3 of 2649 cities poor (0%)2026-09-02: 4 of 2649 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-02: 85 of 2649 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-02: 2431 of 2649 cities good (92%)Sep 22026-09-03: 17 of 2653 cities severe (1%)2026-09-03: 7 of 2653 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-03: 1 of 2653 cities poor (0%)2026-09-03: 7 of 2653 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-03: 91 of 2653 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-03: 2530 of 2653 cities good (95%)2026-09-04: 14 of 2654 cities severe (1%)2026-09-04: 3 of 2654 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-04: 13 of 2654 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-04: 80 of 2654 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-04: 2544 of 2654 cities good (96%)2026-09-05: 9 of 2662 cities severe (0%)2026-09-05: 5 of 2662 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-05: 1 of 2662 cities poor (0%)2026-09-05: 10 of 2662 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-05: 74 of 2662 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-05: 2563 of 2662 cities good (96%)2026-09-06: 6 of 2455 cities severe (0%)2026-09-06: 5 of 2455 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-06: 6 of 2455 cities poor (0%)2026-09-06: 7 of 2455 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-06: 81 of 2455 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-06: 2350 of 2455 cities good (96%)2026-09-07: 19 of 2637 cities severe (1%)2026-09-07: 5 of 2637 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-07: 2 of 2637 cities poor (0%)2026-09-07: 12 of 2637 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-07: 96 of 2637 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-07: 2503 of 2637 cities good (95%)Sep 72026-09-08: 10 of 2600 cities severe (0%)2026-09-08: 4 of 2600 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-08: 1 of 2600 cities poor (0%)2026-09-08: 13 of 2600 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-08: 102 of 2600 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-08: 2470 of 2600 cities good (95%)2026-09-09: 23 of 2631 cities severe (1%)2026-09-09: 9 of 2631 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-09: 4 of 2631 cities poor (0%)2026-09-09: 15 of 2631 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-09: 100 of 2631 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-09: 2480 of 2631 cities good (94%)2026-09-10: 17 of 2579 cities severe (1%)2026-09-10: 5 of 2579 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-10: 3 of 2579 cities poor (0%)2026-09-10: 16 of 2579 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-10: 110 of 2579 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-10: 2428 of 2579 cities good (94%)2026-09-11: 25 of 2411 cities severe (1%)2026-09-11: 6 of 2411 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-11: 1 of 2411 cities poor (0%)2026-09-11: 9 of 2411 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-11: 102 of 2411 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-11: 2268 of 2411 cities good (94%)2026-09-12: 5 of 2468 cities severe (0%)2026-09-12: 1 of 2468 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-12: 3 of 2468 cities poor (0%)2026-09-12: 7 of 2468 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-12: 94 of 2468 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-12: 2358 of 2468 cities good (96%)2026-09-13: 4 of 2303 cities severe (0%)2026-09-13: 2 of 2303 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-13: 10 of 2303 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-13: 87 of 2303 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-13: 2200 of 2303 cities good (96%)2026-09-14: 14 of 2455 cities severe (1%)2026-09-14: 3 of 2455 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-14: 3 of 2455 cities poor (0%)2026-09-14: 8 of 2455 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-14: 85 of 2455 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-14: 2342 of 2455 cities good (95%)Sep 142026-09-15: 16 of 2545 cities severe (1%)2026-09-15: 6 of 2545 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-15: 4 of 2545 cities poor (0%)2026-09-15: 6 of 2545 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-15: 105 of 2545 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-15: 2408 of 2545 cities good (95%)2026-09-16: 32 of 2624 cities severe (1%)2026-09-16: 4 of 2624 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-16: 1 of 2624 cities poor (0%)2026-09-16: 14 of 2624 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-16: 118 of 2624 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-16: 2455 of 2624 cities good (94%)2026-09-17: 21 of 2607 cities severe (1%)2026-09-17: 2 of 2607 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-17: 2 of 2607 cities poor (0%)2026-09-17: 8 of 2607 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-17: 110 of 2607 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-17: 2464 of 2607 cities good (95%)2026-09-18: 18 of 2683 cities severe (1%)2026-09-18: 5 of 2683 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-18: 7 of 2683 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-18: 93 of 2683 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-18: 2560 of 2683 cities good (95%)2026-09-19: 5 of 2685 cities severe (0%)2026-09-19: 4 of 2685 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-19: 1 of 2685 cities poor (0%)2026-09-19: 24 of 2685 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-19: 98 of 2685 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-19: 2553 of 2685 cities good (95%)2026-09-20: 3 of 2425 cities severe (0%)2026-09-20: 6 of 2425 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-20: 2 of 2425 cities poor (0%)2026-09-20: 25 of 2425 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-20: 94 of 2425 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-20: 2295 of 2425 cities good (95%)2026-09-21: 23 of 2554 cities severe (1%)2026-09-21: 5 of 2554 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-21: 6 of 2554 cities poor (0%)2026-09-21: 25 of 2554 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-21: 110 of 2554 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-21: 2385 of 2554 cities good (93%)Sep 212026-09-22: 2 of 2628 cities severe (0%)2026-09-22: 3 of 2628 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-22: 5 of 2628 cities poor (0%)2026-09-22: 30 of 2628 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-22: 113 of 2628 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-22: 2475 of 2628 cities good (94%)2026-09-23: 1 of 2685 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-23: 10 of 2685 cities poor (0%)2026-09-23: 30 of 2685 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-23: 103 of 2685 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-23: 2541 of 2685 cities good (95%)2026-09-24: 1 of 2701 cities very poor (0%)2026-09-24: 6 of 2701 cities poor (0%)2026-09-24: 28 of 2701 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-24: 104 of 2701 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-24: 2562 of 2701 cities good (95%)2026-09-25: 3 of 2659 cities poor (0%)2026-09-25: 17 of 2659 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-25: 80 of 2659 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-25: 2559 of 2659 cities good (96%)2026-09-26: 2 of 2666 cities poor (0%)2026-09-26: 18 of 2666 cities moderate (1%)2026-09-26: 68 of 2666 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-26: 2578 of 2666 cities good (97%)2026-09-27: 2 of 2560 cities poor (0%)2026-09-27: 12 of 2560 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-27: 67 of 2560 cities satisfactory (3%)2026-09-27: 2479 of 2560 cities good (97%)2026-09-28: 1 of 2638 cities poor (0%)2026-09-28: 10 of 2638 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-28: 102 of 2638 cities satisfactory (4%)2026-09-28: 2525 of 2638 cities good (96%)Sep 282026-09-29: 1 of 2681 cities poor (0%)2026-09-29: 10 of 2681 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-29: 128 of 2681 cities satisfactory (5%)2026-09-29: 2542 of 2681 cities good (95%)2026-09-30: 1 of 2438 cities poor (0%)2026-09-30: 10 of 2438 cities moderate (0%)2026-09-30: 30 of 2438 cities satisfactory (1%)2026-09-30: 2397 of 2438 cities good (98%)2026-10-01: 1 of 1506 cities poor (0%)2026-10-01: 3 of 1506 cities moderate (0%)2026-10-01: 31 of 1506 cities satisfactory (2%)2026-10-01: 1471 of 1506 cities good (98%)Oct 1
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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 India AQI PM2.5 sub-index.