SmogRank / Bangladesh / Dhaka Division

Air quality in Dhaka

Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. PM2.5 from 10 low-cost sensors, updated hourly.

68.0 µg/m³
Unhealthy

Latest hour (06:00 UTC), 4.5× the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Rank

24 h
–
not enough data
7 days
#29
of 2,327 · 49.3 µg/m³
30 days
#21
of 2,325 · 49.3 µg/m³
Year
#17
of 2,160 · 65.7 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Chronic pollution. Its typical day over the past year was 51.2 µg/m³, 3.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline, so it ranks high most of the time, not only during events.

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

Last 4 days, hour by hour

151002026-10-01 00:00 UTC: 85.7 µg/m³2026-10-01 01:00 UTC: 91.5 µg/m³2026-10-01 02:00 UTC: 100.3 µg/m³2026-10-01 03:00 UTC: 92.5 µg/m³2026-10-01 04:00 UTC: 71.7 µg/m³2026-10-01 05:00 UTC: 63.3 µg/m³2026-10-01 06:00 UTC: 68.0 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1

Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Every day for a year

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data2026-01-09: no data2026-01-10: no data2026-01-11: no data2026-01-12: no data2026-01-13: no data2026-01-14: no data2026-01-15: no data2026-01-16: no data2026-01-17: no data2026-01-18: no data2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: no data2026-01-21: no data2026-01-22: no data2026-01-23: no data2026-01-24: no data2026-01-25: no data2026-01-26: no data2026-01-27: no data2026-01-28: no data2026-01-29: no data2026-01-30: no data2026-01-31: no data2026-02-01: no data2026-02-02: no data2026-02-03: no data2026-02-04: no data2026-02-05: no data2026-02-06: no data2026-02-07: no data2026-02-08: no data2026-02-09: no data2026-02-10: 225.5 µg/m³2026-02-11: 211.0 µg/m³2026-02-12: 153.0 µg/m³2026-02-13: 171.0 µg/m³2026-02-14: 118.0 µg/m³2026-02-15: 159.5 µg/m³2026-02-16: 162.0 µg/m³2026-02-17: 179.0 µg/m³2026-02-18: 173.0 µg/m³2026-02-19: 190.0 µg/m³2026-02-20: 206.0 µg/m³2026-02-21: 156.0 µg/m³2026-02-22: 158.0 µg/m³2026-02-23: 220.0 µg/m³2026-02-24: 203.0 µg/m³2026-02-25: 229.0 µg/m³2026-02-26: 177.0 µg/m³2026-02-27: 179.0 µg/m³2026-02-28: 168.0 µg/m³2026-03-01: 105.5 µg/m³2026-03-02: 136.5 µg/m³2026-03-03: 197.0 µg/m³2026-03-04: 200.0 µg/m³2026-03-05: 217.5 µg/m³2026-03-06: 214.0 µg/m³2026-03-07: 108.0 µg/m³2026-03-08: 96.4 µg/m³2026-03-09: 130.5 µg/m³2026-03-10: 149.0 µg/m³2026-03-11: 133.0 µg/m³2026-03-12: 93.3 µg/m³2026-03-13: 74.9 µg/m³2026-03-14: 53.5 µg/m³2026-03-15: 45.9 µg/m³2026-03-16: 56.7 µg/m³2026-03-17: 48.0 µg/m³2026-03-18: 44.5 µg/m³2026-03-19: 61.6 µg/m³2026-03-20: 73.2 µg/m³2026-03-21: 65.5 µg/m³2026-03-22: 59.5 µg/m³2026-03-23: 110.0 µg/m³2026-03-24: 97.3 µg/m³2026-03-25: 78.9 µg/m³2026-03-26: 99.6 µg/m³2026-03-27: 103.0 µg/m³2026-03-28: 59.1 µg/m³2026-03-29: 89.9 µg/m³2026-03-30: 76.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 71.6 µg/m³2026-04-01: 60.2 µg/m³2026-04-02: 73.5 µg/m³2026-04-03: 55.4 µg/m³2026-04-04: 82.2 µg/m³2026-04-05: 59.4 µg/m³2026-04-06: 76.1 µg/m³2026-04-07: 52.0 µg/m³2026-04-08: 69.3 µg/m³2026-04-09: 68.1 µg/m³2026-04-10: 89.1 µg/m³2026-04-11: 95.0 µg/m³2026-04-12: 61.2 µg/m³2026-04-13: 62.3 µg/m³2026-04-14: 57.2 µg/m³2026-04-15: 59.7 µg/m³2026-04-16: 72.9 µg/m³2026-04-17: 58.5 µg/m³2026-04-18: 54.5 µg/m³2026-04-19: 60.2 µg/m³2026-04-20: 48.1 µg/m³2026-04-21: 47.2 µg/m³2026-04-22: 50.7 µg/m³2026-04-23: 69.6 µg/m³2026-04-24: 68.9 µg/m³2026-04-25: 69.2 µg/m³2026-04-26: 50.6 µg/m³2026-04-27: 55.0 µg/m³2026-04-28: 42.3 µg/m³2026-04-29: 50.0 µg/m³2026-04-30: 60.0 µg/m³2026-05-01: 54.1 µg/m³2026-05-02: 54.4 µg/m³2026-05-03: 60.9 µg/m³2026-05-04: 55.1 µg/m³2026-05-05: 79.1 µg/m³2026-05-06: 61.5 µg/m³2026-05-07: 70.3 µg/m³2026-05-08: 71.4 µg/m³2026-05-09: 86.1 µg/m³2026-05-10: 70.9 µg/m³2026-05-11: 88.1 µg/m³2026-05-12: 77.2 µg/m³2026-05-13: 35.3 µg/m³2026-05-14: 56.9 µg/m³2026-05-15: 29.9 µg/m³2026-05-16: 34.3 µg/m³2026-05-17: 38.5 µg/m³2026-05-18: 45.3 µg/m³2026-05-19: 57.5 µg/m³2026-05-20: 41.5 µg/m³2026-05-21: 59.6 µg/m³2026-05-22: 62.6 µg/m³2026-05-23: 52.1 µg/m³2026-05-24: 44.6 µg/m³2026-05-25: 44.7 µg/m³2026-05-26: 37.1 µg/m³2026-05-27: 36.2 µg/m³2026-05-28: 41.1 µg/m³2026-05-29: 46.7 µg/m³2026-05-30: 42.3 µg/m³2026-05-31: 55.6 µg/m³2026-06-01: 45.6 µg/m³2026-06-02: 46.4 µg/m³2026-06-03: 46.7 µg/m³2026-06-04: 54.6 µg/m³2026-06-05: 52.5 µg/m³2026-06-06: 68.6 µg/m³2026-06-07: 53.8 µg/m³2026-06-08: 41.8 µg/m³2026-06-09: 47.1 µg/m³2026-06-10: 53.2 µg/m³2026-06-11: 59.5 µg/m³2026-06-12: 56.5 µg/m³2026-06-13: 51.7 µg/m³2026-06-14: 47.8 µg/m³2026-06-15: 40.2 µg/m³2026-06-16: 57.2 µg/m³2026-06-17: 39.3 µg/m³2026-06-18: 45.8 µg/m³2026-06-19: 51.8 µg/m³2026-06-20: 42.7 µg/m³2026-06-21: 40.1 µg/m³2026-06-22: 47.1 µg/m³2026-06-23: 49.8 µg/m³2026-06-24: 55.4 µg/m³2026-06-25: 46.3 µg/m³2026-06-26: 37.9 µg/m³2026-06-27: 30.9 µg/m³2026-06-28: 34.2 µg/m³2026-06-29: 42.3 µg/m³2026-06-30: 51.1 µg/m³2026-07-01: 42.0 µg/m³2026-07-02: 41.3 µg/m³2026-07-03: 34.5 µg/m³2026-07-04: 23.0 µg/m³2026-07-05: 20.1 µg/m³2026-07-06: 28.8 µg/m³2026-07-07: 34.4 µg/m³2026-07-08: 35.7 µg/m³2026-07-09: 34.4 µg/m³2026-07-10: 29.9 µg/m³2026-07-11: 43.4 µg/m³2026-07-12: 42.6 µg/m³2026-07-13: 56.5 µg/m³2026-07-14: 50.2 µg/m³2026-07-15: 42.7 µg/m³2026-07-16: 36.7 µg/m³2026-07-17: 39.2 µg/m³2026-07-18: 34.7 µg/m³2026-07-19: 32.8 µg/m³2026-07-20: 33.1 µg/m³2026-07-21: 35.9 µg/m³2026-07-22: 31.4 µg/m³2026-07-23: 27.3 µg/m³2026-07-24: 33.6 µg/m³2026-07-25: 31.7 µg/m³2026-07-26: 31.8 µg/m³2026-07-27: 29.4 µg/m³2026-07-28: 34.7 µg/m³2026-07-29: 33.1 µg/m³2026-07-30: 34.8 µg/m³2026-07-31: 33.6 µg/m³2026-08-01: 26.7 µg/m³2026-08-02: 29.5 µg/m³2026-08-03: 42.5 µg/m³2026-08-04: 38.2 µg/m³2026-08-05: 45.8 µg/m³2026-08-06: 48.4 µg/m³2026-08-07: 33.7 µg/m³2026-08-08: 32.0 µg/m³2026-08-09: 27.3 µg/m³2026-08-10: 41.6 µg/m³2026-08-11: 39.0 µg/m³2026-08-12: 32.3 µg/m³2026-08-13: 36.2 µg/m³2026-08-14: 32.9 µg/m³2026-08-15: 28.6 µg/m³2026-08-16: 27.5 µg/m³2026-08-17: 30.6 µg/m³2026-08-18: 39.9 µg/m³2026-08-19: 36.4 µg/m³2026-08-20: 41.6 µg/m³2026-08-21: 51.3 µg/m³2026-08-22: 53.2 µg/m³2026-08-23: 28.2 µg/m³2026-08-24: 33.1 µg/m³2026-08-25: 33.8 µg/m³2026-08-26: 37.4 µg/m³2026-08-27: 41.6 µg/m³2026-08-28: 46.7 µg/m³2026-08-29: 35.2 µg/m³2026-08-30: 25.0 µg/m³2026-08-31: 33.2 µg/m³2026-09-01: 43.8 µg/m³2026-09-02: 42.0 µg/m³2026-09-03: 39.9 µg/m³2026-09-04: 41.9 µg/m³2026-09-05: 43.3 µg/m³2026-09-06: 60.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 58.8 µg/m³2026-09-08: 58.3 µg/m³2026-09-09: 67.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 47.5 µg/m³2026-09-11: 33.7 µg/m³2026-09-12: 45.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 51.1 µg/m³2026-09-14: 65.0 µg/m³2026-09-15: 58.3 µg/m³2026-09-16: 59.9 µg/m³2026-09-17: 53.7 µg/m³2026-09-18: 65.5 µg/m³2026-09-19: 58.5 µg/m³2026-09-20: 39.2 µg/m³2026-09-21: 39.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 33.2 µg/m³2026-09-23: 26.7 µg/m³2026-09-24: 33.1 µg/m³2026-09-25: 30.2 µg/m³2026-09-26: 37.1 µg/m³2026-09-27: 41.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 72.1 µg/m³2026-09-29: 59.0 µg/m³2026-09-30: 72.6 µg/m³
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

233 of 233 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#235MarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15JanFeb 2026: 180.9 µg/m³FebMar 2026: 101.6 µg/m³MarApr 2026: 62.6 µg/m³AprMay 2026: 54.5 µg/m³MayJun 2026: 47.9 µg/m³JunJul 2026: 35.3 µg/m³JulAug 2026: 36.4 µg/m³AugSep 2026: 49.3 µg/m³SepOctNovDec

Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
RAJUK Uttara Apartment Project, Sector - 18, UttaraCC BY 4.0AirGradientLow-cost
Gulshan Society Lake Park | Dhaka | Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Hazaribagh, Jigatola | Dhaka | Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Dhanmondi, Road No. 7 | Dhaka l Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Kalshi, Mirpur-12 | Dhaka l Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Moghbazar; Bhodro Goli | Dhaka | Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Baridhara, Park Road | Dhaka l Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost
Baridhara LakesideCC BY 4.0AirGradientLow-cost
Demra | Dhaka | Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0AirGradientLow-cost
Ahmedbagh, Sabujbagh | Dhaka | Smart Air BangladeshCC BY 4.0Smart Air BangladeshLow-cost

No reference monitor here, so the value is the median of low-cost sensors (at least two reporting each hour). Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Updated 2026-10-01 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.