SmogRank / History / March 5, 2025

Most polluted cities on March 5, 2025

2,570 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Thiruvananthapuram, India, at 615.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during March 5, 2025. All episodes.

← Thiruvananthapuram 615.0 µg/m³ 600 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 5, 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. 1ThiruvananthapuramKerala, India
    500+41.0×
  2. 2HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    27913.6×
  3. 3Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    23110.4×
  4. 4El PasoTexas, United States
    2088.9×
  5. 5KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1907.4×
  6. 6HājīpurBihar, India
    1897.3×
  7. 7Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1877.1×
  8. 8SasarāmBihar, India
    1867.1×
  9. 9ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1846.9×
  10. 10JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1826.7×
  11. 11KikindaVojvodina, Serbia
    1806.5×
  12. 12AngulOdisha, India
    1745.8×
  13. 13TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1725.7×
  14. 14ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1715.6×
  15. 15SuboticaVojvodina, Serbia
    1695.4×
  16. 16LeskovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1685.3×
  17. 16N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1685.3×
  18. 18BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1675.2×
  19. 19KohimaNagaland, India
    1675.2×
  20. 20Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1665.2×
  21. 21NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1665.2×
  22. 22Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1665.1×
  23. 23CosladaMadrid, Spain
    1665.1×
  24. 24DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1655.0×
  25. 25GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1655.0×
  26. 26ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    1645.0×
  27. 27GuwahatiAssam, India
    1645.0×
  28. 28BhāgalpurBihar, India
    1644.9×
  29. 29NanNan, Thailand
    1644.9×
  30. 30SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1634.9×
  31. 31CuttackOdisha, India
    1634.8×
  32. 32PančevoVojvodina, Serbia
    1624.8×
  33. 33SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    1624.7×
  34. 34SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1624.7×
  35. 35ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1614.7×
  36. 36Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1614.6×
  37. 37ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1604.6×
  38. 38ClosepetKarnataka, India
    1604.5×
  39. 38PāliRajasthan, India
    1604.5×
  40. 40Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1594.4×
  41. 41ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1594.4×
  42. 42KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1594.4×
  43. 42BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    1594.4×
  44. 44ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1584.3×
  45. 45LampangLampang, Thailand
    1574.3×
  46. 45SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1574.3×
  47. 47PatnaBihar, India
    1574.3×
  48. 48Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1574.3×
  49. 49VirudunagarTamil Nadu, India
    1574.2×
  50. 50LamphunLamphun, Thailand
    1564.1×
  51. 51TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  52. 51RourkelaOdisha, India
    1554.1×
  53. 53KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    1554.1×
  54. 54MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    1554.1×
  55. 55MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1554.1×
  56. 56AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1554.0×
  57. 56Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    1554.0×
  58. 58Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1544.0×
  59. 58Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani, Thailand
    1544.0×
  60. 60ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1544.0×
  61. 61DunkirkHauts-de-France, France
    1544.0×
  62. 62DejCluj County, Romania
    1544.0×
  63. 63NalbāriAssam, India
    1533.9×
  64. 64Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    1533.9×
  65. 65VranjeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1533.9×
  66. 65MungerBihar, India
    1533.9×
  67. 67KadapaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1523.8×
  68. 68ShenyangLiaoning, China
    1523.8×
  69. 69BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  70. 70ĆuprijaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  71. 71KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  72. 72BārānRajasthan, India
    1513.7×
  73. 73TirupparangunramTamil Nadu, India
    1513.7×
  74. 74BaripādaOdisha, India
    1493.7×
  75. 75DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1473.6×
  76. 75Sremska MitrovicaVojvodina, Serbia
    1473.6×
  77. 77NišCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1473.6×
  78. 78Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1463.6×
  79. 79PhayaoPhayao, Thailand
    1463.6×
  80. 79BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    1463.6×
  81. 81PožarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1463.6×
  82. 81PuneMaharashtra, India
    1463.6×
  83. 83LoznicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1453.6×
  84. 84TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    1443.5×
  85. 85CalaisHauts-de-France, France
    1443.5×
  86. 86CodleaBrașov County, Romania
    1443.5×
  87. 86LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1443.5×
  88. 88Mae SotTak, Thailand
    1433.5×
  89. 89Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France
    1433.5×
  90. 90TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1433.5×
  91. 91Chiang MaiChiang Mai, Thailand
    1413.4×
  92. 91YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1413.4×
  93. 91Miranda de EbroCastille and León, Spain
    1413.4×
  94. 94KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    1413.4×
  95. 95Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    1403.4×
  96. 95Le HavreNormandy, France
    1403.4×
  97. 97's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1403.4×
  98. 98PhraePhrae, Thailand
    1393.4×
  99. 99HassanKarnataka, India
    1383.4×
  100. 100RoeselareFlanders, Belgium
    1383.4×
  101. 101RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1383.4×
  102. 101PurmerendNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1383.4×
  103. 101MaldegemFlanders, Belgium
    1383.4×
  104. 104YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1383.4×
  105. 105VelserbroekNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1373.3×
  106. 106LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1373.3×
  107. 107MenenFlanders, Belgium
    1353.3×
  108. 108UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1353.3×
  109. 109Chiang RaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    1353.3×
  110. 110MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1343.3×
  111. 111NashikMaharashtra, India
    1343.3×
  112. 111LubańLower Silesia, Poland
    1343.3×
  113. 111UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1343.3×
  114. 111Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    1343.3×
  115. 115AkolaMaharashtra, India
    1333.2×
  116. 115BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1333.2×
  117. 117LaturMaharashtra, India
    1333.2×
  118. 117ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1333.2×
  119. 117BarbilOdisha, India
    1333.2×
  120. 120Khon KaenKhon Kaen, Thailand
    1323.2×
  121. 120Velsen-ZuidNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1323.2×
  122. 122RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1323.2×
  123. 123KragujevacCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1323.2×
  124. 124SpijkenisseSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1313.2×
  125. 125BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1303.2×
  126. 125RidderkerkSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1303.2×
  127. 125AmsterdamNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1303.2×
  128. 128VelloreTamil Nadu, India
    1303.1×
  129. 129KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1293.1×
  130. 129YadgirKarnataka, India
    1293.1×
  131. 131MedemblikNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1293.1×
  132. 131MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands
    1293.1×
  133. 133Chik BallāpurKarnataka, India
    1293.1×
  134. 134PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1283.1×
  135. 135KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1283.1×
  136. 135SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1283.1×
  137. 137TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    1283.1×
  138. 138KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium
    1273.1×
  139. 139RairangpurOdisha, India
    1273.1×
  140. 139BéthuneHauts-de-France, France
    1273.1×
  141. 141BelpaharOdisha, India
    1273.1×
  142. 142PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1273.1×
  143. 142Udon ThaniUdon Thani, Thailand
    1273.1×
  144. 144BadhoevedorpNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1263.1×
  145. 145ZaanstadNorth Holland, The Netherlands
    1263.0×
  146. 146Sakon NakhonSakon Nakhon, Thailand
    1263.0×
  147. 146The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1263.0×
  148. 146DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia
    1263.0×
  149. 149InđijaVojvodina, Serbia
    1263.0×
  150. 149Stodůlkylow-cost sensorsPrague, Czechia
    1263.0×
  151. 151ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1253.0×
  152. 151CherbourgNormandy, France
    1253.0×
  153. 153MaassluisSouth Holland, The Netherlands
    1243.0×
  154. 153PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia
    1243.0×
  155. 155GyálPest County, Hungary
    1233.0×
  156. 156Nong Bua LamphuNong Bua Lamphu, Thailand
    1233.0×
  157. 157KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1233.0×
  158. 158ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1222.9×
  159. 158MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    1222.9×
  160. 160PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    1212.9×
  161. 161HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    1212.9×
  162. 162BhayandarMaharashtra, India
    1202.9×
  163. 163AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1202.9×
  164. 164Kamphaeng PhetKamphaeng Phet, Thailand
    1192.9×
  165. 165Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    1192.9×
  166. 166TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia
    1192.9×
  167. 166HyderabadTelangana, India
    1192.9×
  168. 166MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1192.9×
  169. 169PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1192.8×
  170. 169BengaluruKarnataka, India
    1192.8×
  171. 171UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    1182.8×
  172. 172IzegemFlanders, Belgium
    1182.8×
  173. 173Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    1182.8×
  174. 174MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
    1172.8×
  175. 174AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1172.8×
  176. 176PristinaPristina, Kosovo
    1172.8×
  177. 177NandedMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  178. 177BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  179. 179SukhothaiSukhothai, Thailand
    1172.8×
  180. 179RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    1172.8×
  181. 179HanoiHanoi, Vietnam
    1172.8×
  182. 179LochristiFlanders, Belgium
    1172.8×
  183. 183GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1162.8×
  184. 184OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia
    1162.8×
  185. 185RouenNormandy, France
    1152.7×
  186. 186LudhianaPunjab, India
    1152.7×
  187. 187SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1142.7×
  188. 188CaenNormandy, France
    1142.7×
  189. 189DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1132.7×
  190. 190MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    1132.7×
  191. 191Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia
    1122.7×
  192. 192Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia
    1122.7×
  193. 192KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    1122.7×
  194. 192GroningenGroningen, The Netherlands
    1122.7×
  195. 195CreilHauts-de-France, France
    1122.7×
  196. 195KoprivnicaKoprivnica-Križevci, Croatia
    1122.7×
  197. 197SremčicaCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1112.6×
  198. 197GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    1112.6×
  199. 199LoeiLoei, Thailand
    1112.6×
  200. 200AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1102.6×

Top 200 of 2,570 shown.

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

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