SmogRank / History / February 28, 2025

Most polluted cities on February 28, 2025

2,322 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Ariyalūr, India, at 236.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during February 28, 2025. All episodes.

← Ariyalūr 236.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for February 28, 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. 1AriyalūrTamil Nadu, India
    32215.7×
  2. 2KarwarKarnataka, India
    27513.3×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    26512.7×
  4. 4NavalpattuTamil Nadu, India
    26412.6×
  5. 5N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    26012.3×
  6. 6HājīpurBihar, India
    2239.9×
  7. 7Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    2129.1×
  8. 8SasarāmBihar, India
    1877.1×
  9. 9LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1867.1×
  10. 10BeijingBeijing, China
    1846.9×
  11. 10MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1846.9×
  12. 12Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    1826.7×
  13. 13Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1816.6×
  14. 14MothīhāriBihar, India
    1816.5×
  15. 15BaripādaOdisha, India
    1776.2×
  16. 16ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1756.0×
  17. 17LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1756.0×
  18. 18SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1756.0×
  19. 19RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1745.9×
  20. 20AngulOdisha, India
    1735.8×
  21. 21ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1725.7×
  22. 22ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1725.7×
  23. 23Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1705.5×
  24. 24ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1695.4×
  25. 25BuxarBihar, India
    1695.4×
  26. 26DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1685.3×
  27. 27JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1685.3×
  28. 28BettiahBihar, India
    1675.3×
  29. 29BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1675.2×
  30. 30ArāriaBihar, India
    1675.2×
  31. 31BawānaDelhi, India
    1675.2×
  32. 32VapiGujarat, India
    1665.2×
  33. 33BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1665.1×
  34. 34ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.1×
  35. 35TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1665.1×
  36. 36BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1655.0×
  37. 37NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1655.0×
  38. 37GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1655.0×
  39. 39RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    1645.0×
  40. 40GuwahatiAssam, India
    1644.9×
  41. 41MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1634.9×
  42. 42NandedMaharashtra, India
    1634.9×
  43. 43PatnaBihar, India
    1634.8×
  44. 44GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1634.8×
  45. 45AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1634.8×
  46. 46PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1624.8×
  47. 47SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    1624.8×
  48. 48BhayandarMaharashtra, India
    1624.7×
  49. 49PatancheruTelangana, India
    1614.7×
  50. 50JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    1614.6×
  51. 51KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1614.6×
  52. 51BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1614.6×
  53. 53BegusaraiBihar, India
    1614.6×
  54. 54Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1604.6×
  55. 55KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1604.5×
  56. 56DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1604.5×
  57. 57KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1604.5×
  58. 58GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1594.5×
  59. 59MungerBihar, India
    1594.5×
  60. 59MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  61. 61KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1594.4×
  62. 62VirārMaharashtra, India
    1584.4×
  63. 62KotaRajasthan, India
    1584.4×
  64. 64NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1584.4×
  65. 65KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1584.3×
  66. 66GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1584.3×
  67. 67AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1574.3×
  68. 68Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1574.3×
  69. 68AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1574.3×
  70. 70DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1574.3×
  71. 71Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1574.2×
  72. 71NashikMaharashtra, India
    1574.2×
  73. 73PurniaBihar, India
    1564.2×
  74. 74OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1554.1×
  75. 74ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1554.1×
  76. 76PāliRajasthan, India
    1554.1×
  77. 77NarelaDelhi, India
    1554.1×
  78. 78LaturMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  79. 79MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  80. 80Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1554.1×
  81. 81BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1554.0×
  82. 82Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1554.0×
  83. 83RairangpurOdisha, India
    1544.0×
  84. 83JaipurRajasthan, India
    1544.0×
  85. 85BelpaharOdisha, India
    1544.0×
  86. 86MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1544.0×
  87. 86JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1544.0×
  88. 88Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    1544.0×
  89. 89Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    1544.0×
  90. 90DewasMadhya Pradesh, India
    1533.9×
  91. 90BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1533.9×
  92. 92BūndiRajasthan, India
    1533.9×
  93. 93AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1533.9×
  94. 94PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1533.9×
  95. 95BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1533.9×
  96. 96LublinLublin, Poland
    1533.9×
  97. 97CairoCairo, Egypt
    1523.8×
  98. 97BhilaiChhattisgarh, India
    1523.8×
  99. 99LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  100. 100Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1523.8×
  101. 101GayaBihar, India
    1523.8×
  102. 102DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1513.7×
  103. 103DelhiDelhi, India
    1513.7×
  104. 104LegionowoMazovia, Poland
    1513.7×
  105. 105KohimaNagaland, India
    1503.7×
  106. 106EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1493.7×
  107. 107SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1483.6×
  108. 107BharatpurRajasthan, India
    1483.6×
  109. 109KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  110. 109RourkelaOdisha, India
    1473.6×
  111. 111Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1473.6×
  112. 112SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  113. 112CuttackOdisha, India
    1473.6×
  114. 114PuneMaharashtra, India
    1453.6×
  115. 115DausaRajasthan, India
    1453.6×
  116. 116Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1453.5×
  117. 116Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1453.5×
  118. 118RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    1443.5×
  119. 119Bang NaBangkok, Thailand
    1433.5×
  120. 120DhuleMaharashtra, India
    1423.5×
  121. 121AugustówPodlasie, Poland
    1413.5×
  122. 121BānswāraRajasthan, India
    1413.5×
  123. 123ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1393.4×
  124. 124Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1383.4×
  125. 125KarauliRajasthan, India
    1373.3×
  126. 126TirupparangunramTamil Nadu, India
    1363.3×
  127. 127TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1363.3×
  128. 128AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1363.3×
  129. 129UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1353.3×
  130. 129TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1353.3×
  131. 131BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1353.3×
  132. 131Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1353.3×
  133. 133NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh, India
    1333.2×
  134. 134ArrahBihar, India
    1333.2×
  135. 135Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1323.2×
  136. 135PratāpgarhRajasthan, India
    1323.2×
  137. 137SīkarRajasthan, India
    1313.2×
  138. 138AurangābādBihar, India
    1313.2×
  139. 139BarbilOdisha, India
    1313.2×
  140. 140TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1313.2×
  141. 141ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    1303.1×
  142. 142NagaonAssam, India
    1303.1×
  143. 142KatiharBihar, India
    1303.1×
  144. 142SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1303.1×
  145. 145Ban Talat BuengChon Buri, Thailand
    1293.1×
  146. 146ErlunTaiwan, Taiwan
    1283.1×
  147. 147NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1283.1×
  148. 148VelloreTamil Nadu, India
    1283.1×
  149. 149RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    1273.1×
  150. 150JodhpurRajasthan, India
    1273.1×
  151. 150PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1273.1×
  152. 152PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1253.0×
  153. 153VranjeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1253.0×
  154. 154Tha BoNong Khai, Thailand
    1243.0×
  155. 155KishanganjBihar, India
    1243.0×
  156. 156Si Maha PhotPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1243.0×
  157. 156ImabariEhime, Japan
    1243.0×
  158. 158BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1233.0×
  159. 159Nong KhaemBangkok, Thailand
    1233.0×
  160. 159McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    1233.0×
  161. 161Prachin BuriPrachin Buri, Thailand
    1233.0×
  162. 162PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland
    1222.9×
  163. 163BiałystokPodlasie, Poland
    1222.9×
  164. 163SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1222.9×
  165. 163RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    1222.9×
  166. 166HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    1212.9×
  167. 166Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1212.9×
  168. 168Dimitrovgradlow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1212.9×
  169. 168JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    1212.9×
  170. 168AlangadKerala, India
    1212.9×
  171. 171NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland
    1212.9×
  172. 172KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1202.9×
  173. 173RatchaburiRatchaburi, Thailand
    1202.9×
  174. 174Khlong Sam WaBangkok, Thailand
    1192.9×
  175. 175HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1192.9×
  176. 175YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1192.9×
  177. 177ZamośćLublin, Poland
    1182.8×
  178. 178DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    1182.8×
  179. 179KalaburagiKarnataka, India
    1172.8×
  180. 180KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  181. 180Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    1172.8×
  182. 182ShidoKagawa, Japan
    1172.8×
  183. 183AranyaprathetSa Kaeo, Thailand
    1172.8×
  184. 184ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    1172.8×
  185. 185WawerMazovia, Poland
    1162.8×
  186. 186GurugramHaryana, India
    1152.8×
  187. 186Khan Na YaoBangkok, Thailand
    1152.8×
  188. 188Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    1152.7×
  189. 189SaijōEhime, Japan
    1142.7×
  190. 190GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1132.7×
  191. 191GiżyckoWarmia-Masuria, Poland
    1132.7×
  192. 192ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1132.7×
  193. 193FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    1122.7×
  194. 194Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    1122.7×
  195. 194HyderabadTelangana, India
    1122.7×
  196. 194Bang Pakonglow-cost sensorsChachoengsao, Thailand
    1122.7×
  197. 197Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    1122.7×
  198. 198ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    1112.6×
  199. 198DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1112.6×
  200. 198NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1112.6×

Top 200 of 2,322 shown.

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

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