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Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, India, June 2026

For 1 day, on 28 June 2026, 9 cities in India had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Panipat, Haryana, India: 232.0 µg/m³ on 28 June, about 3.6× its usual 63.7.

No cause namedWe have no fire or smoke records for these days, so we only say what the measurements show.
Cities reached9in 1 country
Days128 June 2026
Worst day28 June9 cities counted
Furthest above usual3.6×Sonīpat

Day by day

28 June 9 cities at twice their usual or more
NarelaLoniBawānaGhāziābādDelhiNoidaBahadurgarhHāpurNajafgarhDādriGreater NoidaAya NagarDera MāndiFaridabadGurugramThānesarYamuna NagarMānesarBulandshahrJīndKaithalBhiwadiKhurjaDhāruheraCharkhi DādriAmbālaBhiwāniRishīkeshPatiālaMorādābādPanchkulaMohaliChandigarhHisarNarnaulVrindāvanGobindgarhBaddiAlwarKhannaFatehābādRoparBharatpurAgraJhunjhunūnLudhianaBareillySirsaFīrozābādChūruDausaBathindaSīkarJalandharJaipurHanumāngarhAmritsarSri GanganagarLahoreNāgaurBikanerLucknowFaisalabadKarnālMuzaffarnagarBāghpatPalwalMeerutDehradunRohtakSonīpatPanipat
25 Jun26272829301 Jul
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

MuzaffarnagarMuzaffarnagar, 25 June: no readingMuzaffarnagar, 26 June: 93.0 µg/m³, 2.5× usualMuzaffarnagar, 27 June: 62.7 µg/m³, 1.7× usualMuzaffarnagar, 28 June: 79.6 µg/m³, 2.1× usualMuzaffarnagar, 29 June: 57.9 µg/m³, 1.5× usualMuzaffarnagar, 30 June: 59.7 µg/m³, 1.6× usualMuzaffarnagar, 1 July: 34.2 µg/m³, 0.9× usualPalwalPalwal, 25 June: no readingPalwal, 26 June: 83.9 µg/m³, 2.7× usualPalwal, 27 June: 52.9 µg/m³, 1.7× usualPalwal, 28 June: 77.5 µg/m³, 2.5× usualPalwal, 29 June: 48.4 µg/m³, 1.6× usualPalwal, 30 June: 74.3 µg/m³, 2.4× usualPalwal, 1 July: 19.9 µg/m³, 0.6× usualMeerutMeerut, 25 June: no readingMeerut, 26 June: 39.4 µg/m³, 1.6× usualMeerut, 27 June: 55.9 µg/m³, 2.2× usualMeerut, 28 June: 64.9 µg/m³, 2.6× usualMeerut, 29 June: 61.1 µg/m³, 2.4× usualMeerut, 30 June: 38.9 µg/m³, 1.5× usualMeerut, 1 July: 14.2 µg/m³, 0.6× usualDehradunDehradun, 25 June: no readingDehradun, 26 June: no readingDehradun, 27 June: 47.8 µg/m³, 2.5× usualDehradun, 28 June: 56.1 µg/m³, 3.0× usualDehradun, 29 June: 42.5 µg/m³, 2.2× usualDehradun, 30 June: 36.3 µg/m³, 1.9× usualDehradun, 1 July: 17.8 µg/m³, 0.9× usualPanipatPanipat, 25 June: no readingPanipat, 26 June: 76.9 µg/m³, 1.2× usualPanipat, 27 June: 106.0 µg/m³, 1.7× usualPanipat, 28 June: 232.0 µg/m³, 3.6× usualPanipat, 29 June: 126.0 µg/m³, 2.0× usualPanipat, 30 June: 156.0 µg/m³, 2.4× usualPanipat, 1 July: 147.0 µg/m³, 2.3× usualSonīpatSonīpat, 25 June: no readingSonīpat, 26 June: no readingSonīpat, 27 June: 60.1 µg/m³, 1.3× usualSonīpat, 28 June: 149.0 µg/m³, 3.3× usualSonīpat, 29 June: no readingSonīpat, 30 June: 177.0 µg/m³, 3.9× usualSonīpat, 1 July: 81.8 µg/m³, 1.8× usualRohtakRohtak, 25 June: no readingRohtak, 26 June: 46.8 µg/m³, 1.1× usualRohtak, 27 June: no readingRohtak, 28 June: 134.0 µg/m³, 3.3× usualRohtak, 29 June: 54.8 µg/m³, 1.3× usualRohtak, 30 June: 73.4 µg/m³, 1.8× usualRohtak, 1 July: 38.2 µg/m³, 0.9× usualKarnālKarnāl, 25 June: no readingKarnāl, 26 June: 84.3 µg/m³, 1.4× usualKarnāl, 27 June: 77.7 µg/m³, 1.3× usualKarnāl, 28 June: 126.0 µg/m³, 2.0× usualKarnāl, 29 June: 116.0 µg/m³, 1.9× usualKarnāl, 30 June: 119.0 µg/m³, 1.9× usualKarnāl, 1 July: 111.0 µg/m³, 1.8× usualBāghpatBāghpat, 25 June: no readingBāghpat, 26 June: 35.6 µg/m³, 1.1× usualBāghpat, 27 June: 56.4 µg/m³, 1.7× usualBāghpat, 28 June: 72.3 µg/m³, 2.2× usualBāghpat, 29 June: no readingBāghpat, 30 June: 47.7 µg/m³, 1.4× usualBāghpat, 1 July: 26.6 µg/m³, 0.8× usual25 Jun26272829301 Jul
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
SonīpatHaryana, India1 177.030 June45.73.9×
PanipatHaryana, India1 232.028 June63.73.6×
RohtakHaryana, India1 134.028 June41.23.3×
DehradunUttarakhand, India1 56.128 June18.93.0×
PalwalHaryana, India1 83.926 June31.02.7×
MeerutUttar Pradesh, India1 64.928 June25.12.6×
MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India1 93.026 June37.62.5×
BāghpatUttar Pradesh, India1 72.328 June33.42.2×
KarnālHaryana, India1 126.028 June61.92.0×

Daily means in µg/m³. Usual: the city's median for this time of year (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that.

Against other episodes in India

Number 43 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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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.