SmogRank / History / February 23, 2025

Most polluted cities on February 23, 2025

2,548 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 134.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during February 23, 2025. All episodes.

← Dhaka 134.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for February 23, 2025, 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. 1Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    2098.9×
  2. 2Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    2088.9×
  3. 3Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    2038.5×
  4. 4MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1927.6×
  5. 5TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1856.9×
  6. 6SaharsaBihar, India
    1816.6×
  7. 7UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1806.5×
  8. 8Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1806.5×
  9. 9BawānaDelhi, India
    1806.4×
  10. 10Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1796.4×
  11. 11KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1786.2×
  12. 12Stodůlkylow-cost sensorsPrague, Czechia
    1776.2×
  13. 13ThiruvananthapuramKerala, India
    1776.2×
  14. 14LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1745.9×
  15. 15N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1745.9×
  16. 16SasarāmBihar, India
    1735.8×
  17. 17HājīpurBihar, India
    1725.7×
  18. 18SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1725.7×
  19. 19Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1715.6×
  20. 20BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1695.4×
  21. 21GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1695.4×
  22. 22NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1695.4×
  23. 23LaturMaharashtra, India
    1685.3×
  24. 24LoznicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1685.3×
  25. 25ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1675.2×
  26. 26NarelaDelhi, India
    1665.2×
  27. 27PatnaBihar, India
    1665.2×
  28. 28ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.1×
  29. 29AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1665.1×
  30. 30AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1645.0×
  31. 31KoperUrban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia
    1634.9×
  32. 32MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia
    1634.9×
  33. 33Tomaszów LubelskiLublin, Poland
    1634.9×
  34. 34Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1634.8×
  35. 35DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1634.8×
  36. 36DejCluj County, Romania
    1634.8×
  37. 37CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
    1624.8×
  38. 38Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1624.8×
  39. 38PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
    1624.8×
  40. 40TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1624.7×
  41. 41GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1614.7×
  42. 42Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1614.7×
  43. 43CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    1614.6×
  44. 44CiechanówMazovia, Poland
    1604.6×
  45. 44AngulOdisha, India
    1604.6×
  46. 46MothīhāriBihar, India
    1604.5×
  47. 47GurugramHaryana, India
    1604.5×
  48. 48VranjeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1594.5×
  49. 48PatancheruTelangana, India
    1594.5×
  50. 50DelhiDelhi, India
    1594.4×
  51. 51PāliRajasthan, India
    1594.4×
  52. 52Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1594.4×
  53. 53DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1584.4×
  54. 54NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    1584.4×
  55. 55MahādMaharashtra, India
    1584.4×
  56. 56BuxarBihar, India
    1584.4×
  57. 57HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    1584.4×
  58. 58RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1584.3×
  59. 60BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1564.2×
  60. 61GrazStyria, Austria
    1564.2×
  61. 62ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1564.2×
  62. 63Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1564.2×
  63. 64ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1554.1×
  64. 64SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  65. 66NandedMaharashtra, India
    1554.0×
  66. 67KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci, Croatia
    1544.0×
  67. 68TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1544.0×
  68. 69RājsamandRajasthan, India
    1544.0×
  69. 70ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1544.0×
  70. 71Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1544.0×
  71. 71BhayandarMaharashtra, India
    1544.0×
  72. 73PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1543.9×
  73. 74NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1543.9×
  74. 75RourkelaOdisha, India
    1533.9×
  75. 76GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1533.9×
  76. 77LublinLublin, Poland
    1533.9×
  77. 78VapiGujarat, India
    1533.9×
  78. 79BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1533.9×
  79. 80BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1523.8×
  80. 81TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1523.8×
  81. 82BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1523.8×
  82. 83MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1513.7×
  83. 84GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1513.7×
  84. 85OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1513.7×
  85. 85LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1513.7×
  86. 87GangtokSikkim, India
    1503.7×
  87. 88ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    1503.7×
  88. 89Bihār SharīfBihar, India
    1503.7×
  89. 90ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1493.7×
  90. 90BegusaraiBihar, India
    1493.7×
  91. 92ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1493.7×
  92. 93RājgīrBihar, India
    1483.6×
  93. 94KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1473.6×
  94. 95HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia
    1473.6×
  95. 96PraguePrague, Czechia
    1473.6×
  96. 97TraunUpper Austria, Austria
    1463.6×
  97. 98České BudějoviceSouth Bohemian Region, Czechia
    1453.6×
  98. 99BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1453.5×
  99. 100KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    1443.5×
  100. 101SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1443.5×
  101. 102JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    1433.5×
  102. 103NalbāriAssam, India
    1423.5×
  103. 104KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1423.5×
  104. 104RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    1423.5×
  105. 104KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1423.5×
  106. 107KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1413.5×
  107. 108TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1413.4×
  108. 109GayaBihar, India
    1413.4×
  109. 109Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland
    1413.4×
  110. 111RairangpurOdisha, India
    1403.4×
  111. 111ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1403.4×
  112. 113NashikMaharashtra, India
    1403.4×
  113. 114DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1393.4×
  114. 114AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1393.4×
  115. 116KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1393.4×
  116. 117KotaRajasthan, India
    1383.4×
  117. 118PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    1373.4×
  118. 118ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1373.4×
  119. 120GuwahatiAssam, India
    1373.3×
  120. 121CalafatDolj, Romania
    1373.3×
  121. 122LubańLower Silesia, Poland
    1363.3×
  122. 123ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1363.3×
  123. 123JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1363.3×
  124. 125KrotoszynGreater Poland, Poland
    1363.3×
  125. 126KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia
    1353.3×
  126. 126UjjainMadhya Pradesh, India
    1353.3×
  127. 128YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1343.3×
  128. 128WelsUpper Austria, Austria
    1343.3×
  129. 130KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1343.3×
  130. 130BarbilOdisha, India
    1343.3×
  131. 132MungerBihar, India
    1343.3×
  132. 132GdańskPomerania, Poland
    1343.3×
  133. 134PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    1343.2×
  134. 135LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    1333.2×
  135. 135YadgirKarnataka, India
    1333.2×
  136. 135BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1333.2×
  137. 138VisbyGotland, Sweden
    1333.2×
  138. 139SuratGujarat, India
    1323.2×
  139. 139JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1323.2×
  140. 141Nakhon LuangPhra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
    1323.2×
  141. 142GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1313.2×
  142. 142DehradunUttarakhand, India
    1313.2×
  143. 142LinzUpper Austria, Austria
    1313.2×
  144. 145AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1313.2×
  145. 146LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    1303.2×
  146. 146WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1303.2×
  147. 148StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1303.1×
  148. 148Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1303.1×
  149. 150MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1293.1×
  150. 150GdyniaPomerania, Poland
    1293.1×
  151. 150PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1293.1×
  152. 153Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1293.1×
  153. 154JaipurRajasthan, India
    1293.1×
  154. 155PassauBavaria, Germany
    1273.1×
  155. 156PurniaBihar, India
    1263.0×
  156. 156LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1263.0×
  157. 158Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1253.0×
  158. 159Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    1253.0×
  159. 160AnsfeldenUpper Austria, Austria
    1243.0×
  160. 161BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    1243.0×
  161. 162MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1243.0×
  162. 162KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1243.0×
  163. 162FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1243.0×
  164. 165Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1233.0×
  165. 165SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    1233.0×
  166. 167Prachin BuriPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1233.0×
  167. 168LudhianaPunjab, India
    1233.0×
  168. 169Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
    1222.9×
  169. 170RuseRuse, Bulgaria
    1222.9×
  170. 170Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    1222.9×
  171. 170Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    1222.9×
  172. 173Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1222.9×
  173. 173RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    1222.9×
  174. 175OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1222.9×
  175. 175RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    1222.9×
  176. 175KanchipuramTamil Nadu, India
    1222.9×
  177. 175DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1222.9×
  178. 175ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1222.9×
  179. 180NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1212.9×
  180. 181Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    1212.9×
  181. 182Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1212.9×
  182. 182MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1212.9×
  183. 184PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    1212.9×
  184. 185PuneMaharashtra, India
    1202.9×
  185. 186Sremska MitrovicaVojvodina, Serbia
    1202.9×
  186. 187ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1192.9×
  187. 187SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1192.9×
  188. 189TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia
    1192.9×
  189. 189KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1192.9×
  190. 191KanchanaburiKanchanaburi, Thailand
    1192.9×
  191. 192RadomMazovia, Poland
    1182.8×
  192. 192RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    1182.8×
  193. 194ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1182.8×
  194. 195WarsawMazovia, Poland
    1182.8×
  195. 195KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1182.8×
  196. 197WawerMazovia, Poland
    1182.8×
  197. 197ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1182.8×
  198. 199PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    1172.8×
  199. 199AmstettenLower Austria, Austria
    1172.8×

Top 200 of 2,548 shown.

Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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