SmogRank / History / March 3, 2025

Most polluted cities on March 3, 2025

1,954 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaka, Bangladesh, at 172.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 3, 2025. All episodes.

← Dhaka 172.0 µg/m³ 150 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 3, 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
    24711.5×
  2. 2AngulOdisha, India
    23710.8×
  3. 3Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    22710.1×
  4. 4LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    2239.9×
  5. 5El PasoTexas, United States
    1998.3×
  6. 6HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1846.8×
  7. 6SocorroTexas, United States
    1846.8×
  8. 8Sunland ParkNew Mexico, United States
    1806.4×
  9. 9BawānaDelhi, India
    1796.4×
  10. 10Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1766.1×
  11. 11HājīpurBihar, India
    1745.9×
  12. 12PāliRajasthan, India
    1745.9×
  13. 13AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1735.8×
  14. 14Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand
    1725.7×
  15. 15ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1705.5×
  16. 16N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1675.2×
  17. 17MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1665.2×
  18. 18Şabāḩ as SālimMubārak al Kabīr, Kuwait
    1644.9×
  19. 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1644.9×
  20. 20UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1634.9×
  21. 21ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1624.8×
  22. 22ConwaySouth Carolina, United States
    1624.7×
  23. 23Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    1604.6×
  24. 23VapiGujarat, India
    1604.6×
  25. 25JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1604.6×
  26. 26BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1594.5×
  27. 27ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1594.5×
  28. 28BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1594.4×
  29. 29ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1584.4×
  30. 30NarelaDelhi, India
    1584.4×
  31. 31SasarāmBihar, India
    1584.3×
  32. 31ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1584.3×
  33. 33Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1584.3×
  34. 34OotyTamil Nadu, India
    1584.3×
  35. 35Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1574.3×
  36. 36CuttackOdisha, India
    1574.3×
  37. 37DelhiDelhi, India
    1574.2×
  38. 38Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1574.2×
  39. 39KotaRajasthan, India
    1564.2×
  40. 39BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1564.2×
  41. 41YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1564.2×
  42. 42BarbilOdisha, India
    1564.1×
  43. 43NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1554.1×
  44. 44BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1554.1×
  45. 45ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1554.1×
  46. 46NalbāriAssam, India
    1554.1×
  47. 47DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1554.0×
  48. 48BaripādaOdisha, India
    1554.0×
  49. 49SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  50. 50KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1544.0×
  51. 50Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1544.0×
  52. 52YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1544.0×
  53. 53RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1543.9×
  54. 54AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1533.9×
  55. 55BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1533.9×
  56. 56GuwahatiAssam, India
    1533.8×
  57. 56ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    1533.8×
  58. 58RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    1513.7×
  59. 59Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1513.7×
  60. 59KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1513.7×
  61. 61Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    1513.7×
  62. 62LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1493.7×
  63. 63BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1493.7×
  64. 64NashikMaharashtra, India
    1483.6×
  65. 65Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1483.6×
  66. 66RourkelaOdisha, India
    1483.6×
  67. 67LudhianaPunjab, India
    1473.6×
  68. 68MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1473.6×
  69. 69JodaOdisha, India
    1473.6×
  70. 70MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    1463.6×
  71. 71MahādMaharashtra, India
    1463.6×
  72. 72TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1433.5×
  73. 72Las CrucesNew Mexico, United States
    1433.5×
  74. 74Sremska MitrovicaVojvodina, Serbia
    1433.5×
  75. 75TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1423.5×
  76. 76ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1423.5×
  77. 77PuneMaharashtra, India
    1393.4×
  78. 78AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1363.3×
  79. 79Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1353.3×
  80. 79BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1353.3×
  81. 81BelpaharOdisha, India
    1353.3×
  82. 82Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1343.3×
  83. 83TambaramTamil Nadu, India
    1343.3×
  84. 84ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1333.2×
  85. 85SuboticaVojvodina, Serbia
    1333.2×
  86. 86ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1323.2×
  87. 87SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1323.2×
  88. 88ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1313.2×
  89. 89DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1293.1×
  90. 90JodhpurRajasthan, India
    1283.1×
  91. 91DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1273.1×
  92. 92KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1253.0×
  93. 93CairoCairo, Egypt
    1253.0×
  94. 93ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1253.0×
  95. 93KhannaPunjab, India
    1253.0×
  96. 93KhargharMaharashtra, India
    1253.0×
  97. 97SaugorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1243.0×
  98. 98Roi EtRoi Et, Thailand
    1233.0×
  99. 99NanNan, Thailand
    1233.0×
  100. 100KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1222.9×
  101. 101SāngliMaharashtra, India
    1222.9×
  102. 101MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1222.9×
  103. 101ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1222.9×
  104. 104PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1222.9×
  105. 105NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1212.9×
  106. 106PatnaBihar, India
    1212.9×
  107. 106AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1212.9×
  108. 108HassanKarnataka, India
    1202.9×
  109. 108KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1202.9×
  110. 108GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1202.9×
  111. 111VirārMaharashtra, India
    1202.9×
  112. 111MaconGeorgia, United States
    1202.9×
  113. 113MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1192.8×
  114. 114DausaRajasthan, India
    1182.8×
  115. 114BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1182.8×
  116. 116RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  117. 117GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  118. 118BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    1172.8×
  119. 118PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1172.8×
  120. 120Chik BallāpurKarnataka, India
    1172.8×
  121. 121BānswāraRajasthan, India
    1172.8×
  122. 121LoznicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1172.8×
  123. 123SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1162.8×
  124. 124Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand
    1162.8×
  125. 125NagapattinamTamil Nadu, India
    1152.8×
  126. 126LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1152.7×
  127. 126BhilaiChhattisgarh, India
    1152.7×
  128. 128NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1152.7×
  129. 128Stodůlkylow-cost sensorsPrague, Czechia
    1152.7×
  130. 128Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1152.7×
  131. 131ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1142.7×
  132. 132JaipurRajasthan, India
    1142.7×
  133. 133GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    1142.7×
  134. 134Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1132.7×
  135. 135LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1132.7×
  136. 136JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1132.7×
  137. 137Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    1122.7×
  138. 138ChaiyaphumChaiyaphum, Thailand
    1112.6×
  139. 139UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1112.6×
  140. 140DewasMadhya Pradesh, India
    1102.6×
  141. 141PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1102.6×
  142. 142NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1092.6×
  143. 143SīkarRajasthan, India
    1092.6×
  144. 144KikindaVojvodina, Serbia
    1082.6×
  145. 144MungerBihar, India
    1082.6×
  146. 146BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1082.5×
  147. 147PatiālaPunjab, India
    1072.5×
  148. 147GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1072.5×
  149. 149LamphunLamphun, Thailand
    1072.5×
  150. 150AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1062.5×
  151. 151JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    1062.5×
  152. 152SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1062.5×
  153. 153VršacVojvodina, Serbia
    1052.5×
  154. 153Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1052.5×
  155. 153BhopalMadhya Pradesh, India
    1052.5×
  156. 153SurinSurin, Thailand
    1052.5×
  157. 157KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1042.5×
  158. 157LampangLampang, Thailand
    1042.5×
  159. 157The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1042.5×
  160. 160PožarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1042.4×
  161. 161BuxarBihar, India
    1032.4×
  162. 162AurangābādBihar, India
    1022.4×
  163. 163ClosepetKarnataka, India
    1022.4×
  164. 164KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1022.4×
  165. 165Tha BoNong Khai, Thailand
    1022.4×
  166. 166LoeiLoei, Thailand
    1012.4×
  167. 167HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    1002.4×
  168. 168SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1002.4×
  169. 169HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    992.3×
  170. 170MothīhāriBihar, India
    992.3×
  171. 170AjmerRajasthan, India
    992.3×
  172. 172KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    992.3×
  173. 173JeddahMecca Region, Saudi Arabia
    992.3×
  174. 173BilāspurChhattisgarh, India
    992.3×
  175. 173Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    992.3×
  176. 176PhraePhrae, Thailand
    982.3×
  177. 176Maha SarakhamMaha Sarakham, Thailand
    982.3×
  178. 176Abidjanlow-cost sensorsAbidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
    982.3×
  179. 179KoppalKarnataka, India
    982.3×
  180. 179RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    982.3×
  181. 181GayaBihar, India
    982.3×
  182. 182Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    972.3×
  183. 182HattiesburgMississippi, United States
    972.3×
  184. 184Buri RamBuriram, Thailand
    972.3×
  185. 185BāghpatUttar Pradesh, India
    972.3×
  186. 186TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    972.2×
  187. 187Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland
    972.2×
  188. 188Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    962.2×
  189. 189ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    962.2×
  190. 189HyderabadTelangana, India
    962.2×
  191. 189Si Sa KetSi Sa Ket, Thailand
    962.2×
  192. 192KarauliRajasthan, India
    962.2×
  193. 193Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    962.2×
  194. 193SholapurMaharashtra, India
    962.2×
  195. 193NāgaurRajasthan, India
    962.2×
  196. 193ChūruRajasthan, India
    962.2×
  197. 197BārmerRajasthan, India
    952.2×
  198. 198JalorRajasthan, India
    952.2×
  199. 199XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    942.2×
  200. 200Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    942.1×

Top 200 of 1,954 shown.

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

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