SmogRank / History / February 26, 2025

Most polluted cities on February 26, 2025

1,969 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was N'Djamena, Chad, at 201.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during February 26, 2025. All episodes.

← N'Djamena 201.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for February 26, 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. 1N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    27613.4×
  2. 2Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    24711.5×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    24111.1×
  4. 4BawānaDelhi, India
    2239.9×
  5. 5HassanKarnataka, India
    2209.7×
  6. 6NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    2119.1×
  7. 7ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    2058.7×
  8. 7ThanjavurTamil Nadu, India
    2058.7×
  9. 9NarelaDelhi, India
    2048.6×
  10. 10Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1988.1×
  11. 11LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1947.8×
  12. 11HājīpurBihar, India
    1947.8×
  13. 13DelhiDelhi, India
    1927.6×
  14. 14TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    1917.5×
  15. 15TirupparangunramTamil Nadu, India
    1897.3×
  16. 16Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1887.2×
  17. 17MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1856.9×
  18. 18VranjeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1836.7×
  19. 19LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1826.7×
  20. 20SaharsaBihar, India
    1826.6×
  21. 21BaripādaOdisha, India
    1816.5×
  22. 22SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1806.4×
  23. 23Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1786.3×
  24. 24Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1786.2×
  25. 25ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1756.0×
  26. 26Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1756.0×
  27. 27Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1745.9×
  28. 28LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1735.8×
  29. 29Dimitrovgradlow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1725.7×
  30. 30KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1725.7×
  31. 30Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1725.7×
  32. 32RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1725.7×
  33. 33KrotoszynGreater Poland, Poland
    1715.6×
  34. 34WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1705.5×
  35. 35BarbilOdisha, India
    1695.4×
  36. 36PatnaBihar, India
    1695.4×
  37. 37LublinLublin, Poland
    1695.4×
  38. 37ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1695.4×
  39. 39RairangpurOdisha, India
    1685.4×
  40. 40HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    1685.3×
  41. 41SasarāmBihar, India
    1685.3×
  42. 42NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1685.3×
  43. 43ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1685.3×
  44. 44RourkelaOdisha, India
    1685.3×
  45. 44MothīhāriBihar, India
    1685.3×
  46. 44DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1685.3×
  47. 47GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1675.3×
  48. 48ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.2×
  49. 49VirudunagarTamil Nadu, India
    1665.1×
  50. 50PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    1665.1×
  51. 51KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.1×
  52. 52BegusaraiBihar, India
    1655.0×
  53. 53Tomaszów LubelskiLublin, Poland
    1645.0×
  54. 54BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1645.0×
  55. 55CiechanówMazovia, Poland
    1645.0×
  56. 56ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1644.9×
  57. 57BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1644.9×
  58. 58GurugramHaryana, India
    1634.9×
  59. 59MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1634.8×
  60. 60Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1634.8×
  61. 61ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1634.8×
  62. 62BorCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1624.8×
  63. 63NashikMaharashtra, India
    1624.8×
  64. 64MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1624.7×
  65. 64NandedMaharashtra, India
    1624.7×
  66. 66KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1614.7×
  67. 67Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1614.7×
  68. 68AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1614.7×
  69. 69BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1614.6×
  70. 69ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1614.6×
  71. 71PāliRajasthan, India
    1614.6×
  72. 71AngulOdisha, India
    1614.6×
  73. 73VirārMaharashtra, India
    1614.6×
  74. 74Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1604.6×
  75. 75KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1604.6×
  76. 76ZamośćLublin, Poland
    1604.6×
  77. 76BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1604.6×
  78. 78BuxarBihar, India
    1604.5×
  79. 79NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    1604.5×
  80. 80CuttackOdisha, India
    1604.5×
  81. 81MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1594.5×
  82. 81KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1594.5×
  83. 83MahādMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  84. 84PurniaBihar, India
    1594.5×
  85. 84KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1594.5×
  86. 86BhayandarMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  87. 87StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1594.4×
  88. 87PuneMaharashtra, India
    1594.4×
  89. 89KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1594.4×
  90. 90LudhianaPunjab, India
    1584.4×
  91. 91VapiGujarat, India
    1584.4×
  92. 92ArāriaBihar, India
    1584.4×
  93. 93Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1584.3×
  94. 94KotaRajasthan, India
    1584.3×
  95. 95PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1584.3×
  96. 96LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    1574.3×
  97. 97AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1574.3×
  98. 98DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1574.2×
  99. 99PatancheruTelangana, India
    1564.2×
  100. 100ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1564.2×
  101. 100KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1564.2×
  102. 102JodaOdisha, India
    1564.2×
  103. 103Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  104. 104Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    1564.2×
  105. 105OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1564.2×
  106. 106MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  107. 107NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1554.1×
  108. 107ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    1554.1×
  109. 109GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  110. 110FaridabadHaryana, India
    1554.0×
  111. 110FutogVojvodina, Serbia
    1554.0×
  112. 112WarsawMazovia, Poland
    1554.0×
  113. 113AriyalūrTamil Nadu, India
    1544.0×
  114. 113BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1544.0×
  115. 115KrakówLesser Poland, Poland
    1544.0×
  116. 116HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  117. 117LoznicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1544.0×
  118. 118MungerBihar, India
    1543.9×
  119. 119NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
    1543.9×
  120. 119PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1543.9×
  121. 121SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    1533.9×
  122. 122ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1533.9×
  123. 123MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    1523.8×
  124. 123JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1523.8×
  125. 125JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1523.8×
  126. 126KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  127. 127ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1523.8×
  128. 127Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    1523.8×
  129. 129GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1523.8×
  130. 130Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1523.8×
  131. 131BettiahBihar, India
    1523.8×
  132. 131SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1523.8×
  133. 133PatiālaPunjab, India
    1523.8×
  134. 134EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1513.7×
  135. 135GayaBihar, India
    1513.7×
  136. 136NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1513.7×
  137. 137DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1513.7×
  138. 138DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1503.7×
  139. 139BārānRajasthan, India
    1503.7×
  140. 140Bihār SharīfBihar, India
    1493.7×
  141. 141KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1493.7×
  142. 142KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1483.6×
  143. 143SuboticaVojvodina, Serbia
    1483.6×
  144. 144GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1483.6×
  145. 145AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1473.6×
  146. 145LaturMaharashtra, India
    1473.6×
  147. 147PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    1473.6×
  148. 148RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    1463.6×
  149. 148SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1463.6×
  150. 150KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1453.6×
  151. 151Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    1453.5×
  152. 151ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1453.5×
  153. 151PłockMazovia, Poland
    1453.5×
  154. 154KikindaVojvodina, Serbia
    1443.5×
  155. 155DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1433.5×
  156. 156SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    1433.5×
  157. 157KohimaNagaland, India
    1433.5×
  158. 157ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1433.5×
  159. 159Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    1423.5×
  160. 160Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland
    1413.5×
  161. 161ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    1403.4×
  162. 161ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    1403.4×
  163. 161DindigulTamil Nadu, India
    1403.4×
  164. 161DausaRajasthan, India
    1403.4×
  165. 161AurangābādBihar, India
    1403.4×
  166. 166OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1383.4×
  167. 166RājgīrBihar, India
    1383.4×
  168. 166JodhpurRajasthan, India
    1383.4×
  169. 169SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1383.4×
  170. 170RadomMazovia, Poland
    1383.4×
  171. 171YadgirKarnataka, India
    1363.3×
  172. 172UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1363.3×
  173. 172NalbāriAssam, India
    1363.3×
  174. 174VelloreTamil Nadu, India
    1353.3×
  175. 175KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1343.3×
  176. 176MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1343.3×
  177. 177WawerMazovia, Poland
    1333.2×
  178. 178Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1333.2×
  179. 179Jeju CityJeju-do, South Korea
    1323.2×
  180. 180Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1323.2×
  181. 181JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    1313.2×
  182. 181BelpaharOdisha, India
    1313.2×
  183. 183AlangadKerala, India
    1313.2×
  184. 184KatiharBihar, India
    1303.2×
  185. 185XinyingTaiwan, Taiwan
    1303.2×
  186. 186YongkangTaiwan, Taiwan
    1303.1×
  187. 187TainanTaiwan, Taiwan
    1293.1×
  188. 188TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1293.1×
  189. 189GiżyckoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1293.1×
  190. 189AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1293.1×
  191. 189Sremska MitrovicaVojvodina, Serbia
    1293.1×
  192. 192KarurTamil Nadu, India
    1283.1×
  193. 192GaigeturiJeju-do, South Korea
    1283.1×
  194. 194RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh, India
    1273.1×
  195. 195TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1273.1×
  196. 196NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1273.1×
  197. 196BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1273.1×
  198. 196OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland
    1273.1×
  199. 196Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1273.1×
  200. 200KishanganjBihar, India
    1263.0×

Top 200 of 1,969 shown.

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

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