SmogRank / History / March 2, 2025

Most polluted cities on March 2, 2025

1,965 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Cuddalore, India, at 688.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 2, 2025. All episodes.

← Cuddalore 688.0 µg/m³ 600 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 2, 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+45.9×
  2. 2Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    23710.8×
  3. 3Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1988.2×
  4. 4Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1776.2×
  5. 5BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1756.0×
  6. 6SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1725.7×
  7. 7LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1725.7×
  8. 8ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1715.6×
  9. 9HājīpurBihar, India
    1715.6×
  10. 10RourkelaOdisha, India
    1705.5×
  11. 11ConwaySouth Carolina, United States
    1705.5×
  12. 12MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1685.3×
  13. 13Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    1685.3×
  14. 14DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1675.2×
  15. 15AngulOdisha, India
    1675.2×
  16. 16RāichūrKarnataka, India
    1665.2×
  17. 17UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1665.1×
  18. 18RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1655.0×
  19. 19Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1645.0×
  20. 20KoppalKarnataka, India
    1645.0×
  21. 21N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1644.9×
  22. 22SasarāmBihar, India
    1634.8×
  23. 23BelpaharOdisha, India
    1624.8×
  24. 24DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1624.7×
  25. 25PāliRajasthan, India
    1624.7×
  26. 26BarbilOdisha, India
    1614.7×
  27. 27YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1614.7×
  28. 28FukuyamaHiroshima, Japan
    1614.6×
  29. 29ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1604.6×
  30. 30Shin’ichiHiroshima, Japan
    1604.5×
  31. 31BawānaDelhi, India
    1594.5×
  32. 32Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1594.5×
  33. 33OnomichiHiroshima, Japan
    1594.5×
  34. 34NandedMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  35. 35MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1574.3×
  36. 36YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1574.3×
  37. 37BūndiRajasthan, India
    1574.3×
  38. 38Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1574.2×
  39. 39ThanjavurTamil Nadu, India
    1564.2×
  40. 40GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1564.2×
  41. 41ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1564.2×
  42. 42RairangpurOdisha, India
    1564.2×
  43. 43AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1554.1×
  44. 44NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  45. 45BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1554.0×
  46. 46ShikokuchūōEhime, Japan
    1554.0×
  47. 47GuwahatiAssam, India
    1544.0×
  48. 48SaijōEhime, Japan
    1544.0×
  49. 49VapiGujarat, India
    1544.0×
  50. 50AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1544.0×
  51. 51ImabariEhime, Japan
    1533.9×
  52. 52KotaRajasthan, India
    1533.9×
  53. 53Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1533.9×
  54. 54MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    1533.9×
  55. 55NiihamaEhime, Japan
    1523.8×
  56. 56JodaOdisha, India
    1523.8×
  57. 57BegusaraiBihar, India
    1513.7×
  58. 58Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    1503.7×
  59. 58Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    1503.7×
  60. 60AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1493.7×
  61. 61MahādMaharashtra, India
    1483.6×
  62. 62BuxarBihar, India
    1483.6×
  63. 63BhilaiChhattisgarh, India
    1473.6×
  64. 64AsakuchiOkayama, Japan
    1473.6×
  65. 65KasaokaOkayama, Japan
    1463.6×
  66. 66GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1453.6×
  67. 67GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1453.6×
  68. 68SāngliMaharashtra, India
    1453.5×
  69. 69JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1443.5×
  70. 70Ulan BatorUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
    1433.5×
  71. 71BeijingBeijing, China
    1433.5×
  72. 71RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    1433.5×
  73. 73NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1423.5×
  74. 73AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1423.5×
  75. 73BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1423.5×
  76. 76NarelaDelhi, India
    1413.5×
  77. 77PuneMaharashtra, India
    1413.5×
  78. 78McAlesterOklahoma, United States
    1403.4×
  79. 79KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1393.4×
  80. 79BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1393.4×
  81. 81DelhiDelhi, India
    1383.4×
  82. 82ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    1383.4×
  83. 83ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1373.3×
  84. 84HigashinozoeHyōgo, Japan
    1373.3×
  85. 85JodhpurRajasthan, India
    1353.3×
  86. 86ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1353.3×
  87. 87SaugorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1333.2×
  88. 88JaipurRajasthan, India
    1333.2×
  89. 88Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    1333.2×
  90. 90DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1323.2×
  91. 90CuttackOdisha, India
    1323.2×
  92. 92AkashiHyōgo, Japan
    1323.2×
  93. 93RājgīrBihar, India
    1313.2×
  94. 93KarauliRajasthan, India
    1313.2×
  95. 95TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1313.2×
  96. 95KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1313.2×
  97. 97JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1313.2×
  98. 98Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1293.1×
  99. 99NāgaurRajasthan, India
    1293.1×
  100. 99Bihār SharīfBihar, India
    1293.1×
  101. 99AurangābādBihar, India
    1293.1×
  102. 102HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    1283.1×
  103. 103Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1283.1×
  104. 103SakaiOsaka, Japan
    1283.1×
  105. 105Kan’onjichōKagawa, Japan
    1273.1×
  106. 106BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1253.0×
  107. 107SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1253.0×
  108. 107KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1253.0×
  109. 109ChūruRajasthan, India
    1243.0×
  110. 110ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1243.0×
  111. 110GurugramHaryana, India
    1243.0×
  112. 110MiharaHiroshima, Japan
    1243.0×
  113. 113Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand
    1243.0×
  114. 114MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1233.0×
  115. 114BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1233.0×
  116. 114KishiwadaOsaka, Japan
    1233.0×
  117. 117KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1222.9×
  118. 118ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1212.9×
  119. 119Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    1212.9×
  120. 120GayaBihar, India
    1202.9×
  121. 121YaoOsaka, Japan
    1192.9×
  122. 121KurashikiOkayama, Japan
    1192.9×
  123. 123OsakaOsaka, Japan
    1192.9×
  124. 124RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    1192.9×
  125. 125TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1192.8×
  126. 126AstanaAstana, Kazakhstan
    1182.8×
  127. 127ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  128. 128NashikMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  129. 129AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  130. 129SayamaOsaka, Japan
    1172.8×
  131. 131Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    1162.8×
  132. 131TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1162.8×
  133. 131FaridabadHaryana, India
    1162.8×
  134. 134SīkarRajasthan, India
    1162.8×
  135. 135BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1162.8×
  136. 135NishinomiyaHyōgo, Japan
    1162.8×
  137. 137TonkRajasthan, India
    1152.7×
  138. 138LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1142.7×
  139. 138MungerBihar, India
    1142.7×
  140. 140PatnaBihar, India
    1142.7×
  141. 140Kakogawachō-honmachiHyōgo, Japan
    1142.7×
  142. 142IzumisanoOsaka, Japan
    1142.7×
  143. 143Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    1122.7×
  144. 143MothīhāriBihar, India
    1122.7×
  145. 143SōjaOkayama, Japan
    1122.7×
  146. 146Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1122.7×
  147. 147Goyang-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1122.7×
  148. 147GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1122.7×
  149. 149SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1122.7×
  150. 149KōtariKyoto, Japan
    1122.7×
  151. 151GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    1112.6×
  152. 151PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1112.6×
  153. 153HirakataOsaka, Japan
    1102.6×
  154. 154KureHiroshima, Japan
    1102.6×
  155. 155CoimbatoreTamil Nadu, India
    1092.6×
  156. 155SangjuGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1092.6×
  157. 155Gimpo-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1092.6×
  158. 158ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    1092.6×
  159. 159MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1082.6×
  160. 159BilāspurChhattisgarh, India
    1082.6×
  161. 159GumiGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1082.6×
  162. 162Bucheon-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1082.5×
  163. 162SejongSejong-si, South Korea
    1082.5×
  164. 164KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1072.5×
  165. 164BānswāraRajasthan, India
    1072.5×
  166. 164KariyaHyōgo, Japan
    1072.5×
  167. 167ZentsujichóKagawa, Japan
    1072.5×
  168. 168TakamatsuKagawa, Japan
    1062.5×
  169. 168HabikinoOsaka, Japan
    1062.5×
  170. 170Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand
    1062.5×
  171. 171DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1062.5×
  172. 171Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1062.5×
  173. 173BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1062.5×
  174. 174RājsamandRajasthan, India
    1052.5×
  175. 174AjmerRajasthan, India
    1052.5×
  176. 176JalorRajasthan, India
    1052.5×
  177. 177Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1052.5×
  178. 178AnanTokushima, Japan
    1052.5×
  179. 179Gyeongsan-siGyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
    1042.5×
  180. 179NandriRajasthan, India
    1042.5×
  181. 181TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    1042.4×
  182. 181OnoHyōgo, Japan
    1042.4×
  183. 181KobeHyōgo, Japan
    1042.4×
  184. 184Uijeongbu-siGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    1042.4×
  185. 185Haskovolow-cost sensorsHaskovo, Bulgaria
    1032.4×
  186. 186IncheonIncheon, South Korea
    1032.4×
  187. 187Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham, Thailand
    1022.4×
  188. 187TakeharaHiroshima, Japan
    1022.4×
  189. 189Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1022.4×
  190. 190HigashiosakaOsaka, Japan
    1022.4×
  191. 191ShidoKagawa, Japan
    1012.4×
  192. 192DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1012.4×
  193. 193YadgirKarnataka, India
    1012.4×
  194. 193JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    1012.4×
  195. 193San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    1012.4×
  196. 196Ganghwa-gunIncheon, South Korea
    1002.4×
  197. 197AmagasakiHyōgo, Japan
    1002.4×
  198. 198ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1002.3×
  199. 199HimejiHyōgo, Japan
    992.3×
  200. 200Buri RamBuriram, Thailand
    992.3×

Top 200 of 1,965 shown.

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

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