SmogRank / History / March 1, 2025

Most polluted cities on March 1, 2025

1,962 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Cuddalore, India, at 395.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 1, 2025. All episodes.

← Cuddalore 395.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 1, 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. 1CuddaloreTamil Nadu, India
    500+26.3×
  2. 2AriyalūrTamil Nadu, India
    32815.9×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    26412.6×
  4. 4BeijingBeijing, China
    25612.1×
  5. 5Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    22810.2×
  6. 6HājīpurBihar, India
    1978.1×
  7. 7BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1867.1×
  8. 8AngulOdisha, India
    1856.9×
  9. 8MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1856.9×
  10. 10MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1806.5×
  11. 11DausaRajasthan, India
    1796.4×
  12. 12RamanathapuramTamil Nadu, India
    1796.4×
  13. 13DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1766.0×
  14. 14ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1756.0×
  15. 15GuwahatiAssam, India
    1756.0×
  16. 16KohimaNagaland, India
    1745.9×
  17. 17DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1745.9×
  18. 18GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1725.7×
  19. 19PatnaBihar, India
    1705.5×
  20. 20KarurTamil Nadu, India
    1705.5×
  21. 21N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1695.4×
  22. 22ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1695.4×
  23. 22NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1695.4×
  24. 24RourkelaOdisha, India
    1685.3×
  25. 25NandedMaharashtra, India
    1675.3×
  26. 26MothīhāriBihar, India
    1675.2×
  27. 27JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1675.2×
  28. 28SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1665.2×
  29. 29VapiGujarat, India
    1665.2×
  30. 30RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1665.1×
  31. 30BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1665.1×
  32. 32RājgīrBihar, India
    1655.0×
  33. 33BuxarBihar, India
    1655.0×
  34. 34AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1655.0×
  35. 35NashikMaharashtra, India
    1644.9×
  36. 36BawānaDelhi, India
    1644.9×
  37. 37LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1634.9×
  38. 38Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1624.7×
  39. 39BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1624.7×
  40. 40KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1614.7×
  41. 41Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1614.7×
  42. 42Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1614.6×
  43. 43MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1594.4×
  44. 44RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    1584.4×
  45. 45Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1584.4×
  46. 46KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1584.4×
  47. 47PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1574.3×
  48. 48GayaBihar, India
    1574.3×
  49. 49PāliRajasthan, India
    1574.3×
  50. 50KarauliRajasthan, India
    1574.3×
  51. 51BelpaharOdisha, India
    1574.3×
  52. 52PuneMaharashtra, India
    1574.3×
  53. 53PurniaBihar, India
    1574.2×
  54. 54Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    1564.2×
  55. 55AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1564.2×
  56. 56BegusaraiBihar, India
    1564.2×
  57. 57BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1564.1×
  58. 58Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1554.1×
  59. 59Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1554.1×
  60. 60BhilaiChhattisgarh, India
    1554.1×
  61. 61MungerBihar, India
    1554.1×
  62. 61MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  63. 63LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  64. 64AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1544.0×
  65. 65GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  66. 66PatancheruTelangana, India
    1544.0×
  67. 67DelhiDelhi, India
    1544.0×
  68. 68ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1544.0×
  69. 68PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1544.0×
  70. 70BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1543.9×
  71. 71Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1533.9×
  72. 71AurangābādBihar, India
    1533.9×
  73. 73BarbilOdisha, India
    1533.9×
  74. 74JaipurRajasthan, India
    1533.9×
  75. 75NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1533.9×
  76. 76RairangpurOdisha, India
    1533.9×
  77. 77KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1533.8×
  78. 78NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  79. 78Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1523.8×
  80. 80ThiruvananthapuramKerala, India
    1523.8×
  81. 81AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1523.8×
  82. 82GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1513.7×
  83. 83DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1513.7×
  84. 84YesanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1503.7×
  85. 85CuttackOdisha, India
    1493.7×
  86. 85BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1493.7×
  87. 87AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1473.6×
  88. 88SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1473.6×
  89. 89BettiahBihar, India
    1463.6×
  90. 90ArāriaBihar, India
    1463.6×
  91. 91ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1463.6×
  92. 91GwangmyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1463.6×
  93. 93NarelaDelhi, India
    1453.6×
  94. 94TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1443.5×
  95. 95YadgirKarnataka, India
    1443.5×
  96. 96ChuncheonGangwon-do, South Korea
    1433.5×
  97. 97UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1423.5×
  98. 98ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1413.5×
  99. 99AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1413.5×
  100. 100Chinch'ŏnNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1413.4×
  101. 100ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1413.4×
  102. 102DhuleMaharashtra, India
    1413.4×
  103. 103ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    1403.4×
  104. 103SuwonGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1403.4×
  105. 103PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1403.4×
  106. 106YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1393.4×
  107. 106Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1393.4×
  108. 108Botevgradlow-cost sensorsSofia, Bulgaria
    1393.4×
  109. 109AsakuchiOkayama, Japan
    1383.4×
  110. 110Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1383.4×
  111. 111IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    1373.4×
  112. 112Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1373.3×
  113. 112BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1373.3×
  114. 112ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    1373.3×
  115. 115JinchengFukien, Taiwan
    1373.3×
  116. 116GurugramHaryana, India
    1363.3×
  117. 117SeoulSeoul, South Korea
    1363.3×
  118. 117SejongSejong-si, South Korea
    1363.3×
  119. 119GwangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1363.3×
  120. 120ArrahBihar, India
    1343.3×
  121. 121Icheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1343.3×
  122. 121BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1343.3×
  123. 123Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    1343.2×
  124. 124RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    1333.2×
  125. 125Yangp'yŏngGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1333.2×
  126. 125GapyeongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1333.2×
  127. 127KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1323.2×
  128. 127Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1323.2×
  129. 129SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1323.2×
  130. 130KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1313.2×
  131. 131AnseongGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1313.2×
  132. 131KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    1313.2×
  133. 133Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1313.2×
  134. 134JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    1303.2×
  135. 135BilāspurChhattisgarh, India
    1303.1×
  136. 136ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1303.1×
  137. 137SaijōEhime, Japan
    1293.1×
  138. 138KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1293.1×
  139. 139PyeongtaekGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1283.1×
  140. 139HongseongChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1283.1×
  141. 141Hwaseong-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1283.1×
  142. 142Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1273.1×
  143. 143Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1273.1×
  144. 144NiihamaEhime, Japan
    1273.1×
  145. 145WŏnjuGangwon-do, South Korea
    1263.0×
  146. 146JodaOdisha, India
    1263.0×
  147. 147Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1253.0×
  148. 148Guri-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1243.0×
  149. 148Anyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1243.0×
  150. 148ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    1243.0×
  151. 148ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1243.0×
  152. 152TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1243.0×
  153. 153DehradunUttarakhand, India
    1233.0×
  154. 154GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1233.0×
  155. 155LaturMaharashtra, India
    1233.0×
  156. 155Seongnam-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1233.0×
  157. 157SōjaOkayama, Japan
    1222.9×
  158. 158ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    1222.9×
  159. 159IndoreMadhya Pradesh, India
    1222.9×
  160. 159HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    1222.9×
  161. 159Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1222.9×
  162. 162KatiharBihar, India
    1212.9×
  163. 163TakamatsuKagawa, Japan
    1212.9×
  164. 164TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    1202.9×
  165. 164KotaRajasthan, India
    1202.9×
  166. 166Sevlievolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1202.9×
  167. 167MarugameKagawa, Japan
    1202.9×
  168. 168Gabrovolow-cost sensorsGabrovo, Bulgaria
    1202.9×
  169. 168Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    1202.9×
  170. 168OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1202.9×
  171. 171BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1192.9×
  172. 172RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    1192.9×
  173. 172Ansan-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1192.9×
  174. 174Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    1182.8×
  175. 175DewasMadhya Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  176. 176TamanoOkayama, Japan
    1182.8×
  177. 177ImabariEhime, Japan
    1172.8×
  178. 178RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    1172.8×
  179. 178MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    1172.8×
  180. 178CheorwonGangwon-do, South Korea
    1172.8×
  181. 181HwacheonGangwon-do, South Korea
    1172.8×
  182. 182AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1172.8×
  183. 183LudhianaPunjab, India
    1162.8×
  184. 183KalaburagiKarnataka, India
    1162.8×
  185. 185Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan
    1162.8×
  186. 186RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh, India
    1162.8×
  187. 186ShidoKagawa, Japan
    1162.8×
  188. 188KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1152.8×
  189. 189YangjuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1152.7×
  190. 189MungyeongGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1152.7×
  191. 191Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    1142.7×
  192. 191YangguGangwon-do, South Korea
    1142.7×
  193. 191TangjinChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    1142.7×
  194. 194MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1142.7×
  195. 195KariyaHyōgo, Japan
    1132.7×
  196. 196Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1132.7×
  197. 196Sremska MitrovicaVojvodina, Serbia
    1132.7×
  198. 198SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1132.7×
  199. 198WabuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1132.7×
  200. 200LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×

Top 200 of 1,962 shown.

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

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