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Rajasthan, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, India, May and June 2025

For 4 days, from 29 May to 1 June 2025, 14 cities in India had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Jaipur, Rajasthan, India: 118.0 µg/m³ on 29 May, about 2.7× its usual 44.2.

No cause namedWe have no fire or smoke records for these days, so we only say what the measurements show.
Cities reached14in 1 country
Days429 May to 1 June 2025
Worst day30 May8 cities counted
Furthest above usual3.3×Bārān

Day by day

30 May 8 cities at twice their usual or more
BikanerAjmerNandriJodhpurPāliTonkBhilwaraDausaAlwarSri GanganagarBūndiChittorgarhJalorBhiwadiKotaBathindaSirohiUdaipurKarauliNajafgarhAya NagarDera MāndiBawānaNarelaDelhiNoidaLoniBāghpatGhāziābādJhālāwārGreater NoidaPratāpgarhVrindāvanDādriPatiālaDūngarpurKhurjaDhaulpurBulandshahrHāpurKhannaLudhianaMeerutGobindgarhAgraBānswāraMuzaffarnagarMohaliLahoreJalandharChandigarhGwaliorFīrozābādBaddiGandhinagarAhmedabadMorādābādDehradunJhānsiRishīkeshDewasIndoreBhopalMandideepSaugorRajākheriRatlāmSīkarRājsamandChūruBārmerJaisalmerAmritsarBharatpurJhunjhunūnNāgaurHanumāngarhJaipurSawai MadhopurBārān
26 May27282930311 Jun234
Every measured city in the area, coloured by its PM2.5 that day; a dark ring marks a city at twice its usual or more. Bars: cities counted each day, coloured by their median level. Choose a day or press play; without JavaScript, the days link to that day's world ranking.

How it spread

JaipurJaipur, 26 May: no readingJaipur, 27 May: 39.4 µg/m³Jaipur, 28 May: no readingJaipur, 29 May: 118.0 µg/m³, 2.7× its usual 44.2Jaipur, 30 May: 62.6 µg/m³Jaipur, 31 May: 71.2 µg/m³Jaipur, 1 June: 60.6 µg/m³Jaipur, 2 June: 40.0 µg/m³Jaipur, 3 June: no readingJaipur, 4 June: 44.2 µg/m³JhunjhunūnJhunjhunūn, 26 May: no readingJhunjhunūn, 27 May: 37.6 µg/m³Jhunjhunūn, 28 May: no readingJhunjhunūn, 29 May: 79.6 µg/m³, 2.6× its usual 31.2Jhunjhunūn, 30 May: 50.0 µg/m³Jhunjhunūn, 31 May: 51.8 µg/m³Jhunjhunūn, 1 June: 52.9 µg/m³Jhunjhunūn, 2 June: 25.7 µg/m³Jhunjhunūn, 3 June: no readingJhunjhunūn, 4 June: 20.4 µg/m³NāgaurNāgaur, 26 May: no readingNāgaur, 27 May: 62.6 µg/m³Nāgaur, 28 May: no readingNāgaur, 29 May: 62.1 µg/m³, 2.5× its usual 25.3Nāgaur, 30 May: 62.6 µg/m³, 2.5× its usual 24.6Nāgaur, 31 May: 64.9 µg/m³, 2.7× its usual 24.0Nāgaur, 1 June: 61.4 µg/m³, 2.6× its usual 24.0Nāgaur, 2 June: 51.1 µg/m³Nāgaur, 3 June: no readingNāgaur, 4 June: 34.9 µg/m³ChūruChūru, 26 May: no readingChūru, 27 May: 34.4 µg/m³Chūru, 28 May: no readingChūru, 29 May: 58.6 µg/m³, 2.1× its usual 27.6Chūru, 30 May: 49.1 µg/m³Chūru, 31 May: 46.4 µg/m³Chūru, 1 June: 49.7 µg/m³Chūru, 2 June: 25.8 µg/m³Chūru, 3 June: no readingChūru, 4 June: 15.7 µg/m³BārānBārān, 26 May: no readingBārān, 27 May: 30.9 µg/m³Bārān, 28 May: no readingBārān, 29 May: 24.2 µg/m³Bārān, 30 May: 92.3 µg/m³, 3.3× its usual 27.6Bārān, 31 May: 39.6 µg/m³Bārān, 1 June: 30.8 µg/m³Bārān, 2 June: 25.0 µg/m³Bārān, 3 June: no readingBārān, 4 June: 14.7 µg/m³HanumāngarhHanumāngarh, 26 May: no readingHanumāngarh, 27 May: 21.3 µg/m³Hanumāngarh, 28 May: no readingHanumāngarh, 29 May: 62.8 µg/m³Hanumāngarh, 30 May: 87.6 µg/m³, 2.7× its usual 31.9Hanumāngarh, 31 May: 83.5 µg/m³, 2.9× its usual 28.5Hanumāngarh, 1 June: 68.6 µg/m³, 2.5× its usual 27.6Hanumāngarh, 2 June: 81.6 µg/m³Hanumāngarh, 3 June: no readingHanumāngarh, 4 June: 35.1 µg/m³SīkarSīkar, 26 May: no readingSīkar, 27 May: 37.9 µg/m³Sīkar, 28 May: no readingSīkar, 29 May: 51.0 µg/m³Sīkar, 30 May: 59.5 µg/m³, 2.0× its usual 29.2Sīkar, 31 May: 47.8 µg/m³Sīkar, 1 June: 40.1 µg/m³Sīkar, 2 June: 27.9 µg/m³Sīkar, 3 June: no readingSīkar, 4 June: no readingRatlāmRatlām, 26 May: no readingRatlām, 27 May: no readingRatlām, 28 May: no readingRatlām, 29 May: no readingRatlām, 30 May: 58.5 µg/m³, 2.0× its usual 29.1Ratlām, 31 May: no readingRatlām, 1 June: no readingRatlām, 2 June: no readingRatlām, 3 June: no readingRatlām, 4 June: 25.8 µg/m³BharatpurBharatpur, 26 May: no readingBharatpur, 27 May: 20.3 µg/m³Bharatpur, 28 May: no readingBharatpur, 29 May: 31.4 µg/m³Bharatpur, 30 May: 47.5 µg/m³, 2.6× its usual 18.0Bharatpur, 31 May: 40.5 µg/m³, 2.3× its usual 17.5Bharatpur, 1 June: 27.3 µg/m³Bharatpur, 2 June: 22.6 µg/m³Bharatpur, 3 June: no readingBharatpur, 4 June: 27.9 µg/m³RājsamandRājsamand, 26 May: no readingRājsamand, 27 May: 42.9 µg/m³Rājsamand, 28 May: no readingRājsamand, 29 May: 23.6 µg/m³Rājsamand, 30 May: 45.8 µg/m³, 2.1× its usual 22.1Rājsamand, 31 May: 39.3 µg/m³Rājsamand, 1 June: 32.3 µg/m³Rājsamand, 2 June: 28.8 µg/m³Rājsamand, 3 June: no readingRājsamand, 4 June: 28.9 µg/m³BārmerBārmer, 26 May: no readingBārmer, 27 May: 48.3 µg/m³Bārmer, 28 May: no readingBārmer, 29 May: 23.5 µg/m³Bārmer, 30 May: 41.0 µg/m³, 2.1× its usual 19.3Bārmer, 31 May: 44.8 µg/m³, 2.3× its usual 19.3Bārmer, 1 June: 28.1 µg/m³Bārmer, 2 June: 30.5 µg/m³Bārmer, 3 June: no readingBārmer, 4 June: 43.3 µg/m³Sawai MadhopurSawai Madhopur, 26 May: no readingSawai Madhopur, 27 May: 25.8 µg/m³Sawai Madhopur, 28 May: no readingSawai Madhopur, 29 May: no readingSawai Madhopur, 30 May: 44.0 µg/m³Sawai Madhopur, 31 May: 64.8 µg/m³, 2.8× its usual 23.1Sawai Madhopur, 1 June: 50.3 µg/m³, 2.3× its usual 22.0Sawai Madhopur, 2 June: 33.0 µg/m³Sawai Madhopur, 3 June: no readingSawai Madhopur, 4 June: 27.1 µg/m³JaisalmerJaisalmer, 26 May: no readingJaisalmer, 27 May: 59.0 µg/m³Jaisalmer, 28 May: no readingJaisalmer, 29 May: 38.9 µg/m³Jaisalmer, 30 May: 36.2 µg/m³Jaisalmer, 31 May: 61.0 µg/m³, 2.3× its usual 26.6Jaisalmer, 1 June: 33.4 µg/m³Jaisalmer, 2 June: 31.2 µg/m³Jaisalmer, 3 June: no readingJaisalmer, 4 June: 44.2 µg/m³AmritsarAmritsar, 26 May: no readingAmritsar, 27 May: 32.7 µg/m³Amritsar, 28 May: no readingAmritsar, 29 May: no readingAmritsar, 30 May: 33.8 µg/m³Amritsar, 31 May: 64.9 µg/m³Amritsar, 1 June: 111.0 µg/m³, 2.5× its usual 45.2Amritsar, 2 June: 18.5 µg/m³Amritsar, 3 June: no readingAmritsar, 4 June: 22.0 µg/m³26 May27282930311 Jun234
Every counted city, in the order the episode reached them, 3 days before to 3 after. Each square is a day, coloured by that day's PM2.5; outlined: at twice the city's usual or more.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

Every city it reached

CityDaysHighestUsualAbove usual
BārānRajasthan, India1 92.330 May27.63.3×
Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India2 64.831 May23.12.8×
JaipurRajasthan, India1 118.029 May44.22.7×
HanumāngarhRajasthan, India3 87.630 May31.92.7×
NāgaurRajasthan, India4 64.931 May24.02.7×
JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India1 79.629 May31.22.6×
BharatpurRajasthan, India2 47.530 May18.02.6×
AmritsarPunjab, India1 111.01 June45.22.5×
JaisalmerRajasthan, India1 61.031 May26.62.3×
BārmerRajasthan, India2 44.831 May19.32.3×
ChūruRajasthan, India1 58.629 May27.62.1×
RājsamandRajasthan, India1 45.830 May22.12.1×
SīkarRajasthan, India1 59.530 May29.22.0×
RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India1 58.530 May29.12.0×

Daily means in µg/m³, over the days each city counted in this episode. Highest: its highest of those days. Usual: the city's median for the time of year of that day (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that, with a usual under 5 µg/m³ taken as 5.

Against other episodes in India

Number 20 of 54 episodes in India since our records began, by cities reached.

Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 54.

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SmogRank, Rajasthan, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, India, May and June 2025: 14 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 29 May to 1 June 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-05-rajasthan-punjab-and-madhya-pradesh-india (accessed 4 October 2026).

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An episode is a run of days when many cities close to each other (four or more within 350 km on a day, 8 or more in all) each had a daily PM2.5 mean of at least 25 µg/m³ and at least 2 times their usual for that time of year. Found in our own measurements, not picked by hand. How we find episodes. Values are each city's daily mean of its own monitors; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.