SmogRank / History / March 16, 2025

Most polluted cities on March 16, 2025

2,481 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Tiruppur, India, at 752.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Tiruppur 752.0 µg/m³ 700 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for March 16, 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. 1TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    500+50.1×
  2. 2TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    25311.9×
  3. 3KoppalKarnataka, India
    2219.7×
  4. 4HassanKarnataka, India
    2088.9×
  5. 5BarbilOdisha, India
    1978.1×
  6. 6VirudunagarTamil Nadu, India
    1937.7×
  7. 7RourkelaOdisha, India
    1867.1×
  8. 8N'DjamenaN’Djaména, Chad
    1856.9×
  9. 9ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1806.4×
  10. 10BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1786.3×
  11. 11HājīpurBihar, India
    1786.3×
  12. 12PurniaBihar, India
    1745.9×
  13. 13SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1745.9×
  14. 14LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1725.7×
  15. 15JodaOdisha, India
    1715.6×
  16. 16BaripādaOdisha, India
    1705.5×
  17. 17LaturMaharashtra, India
    1695.4×
  18. 18NalbāriAssam, India
    1685.3×
  19. 19AngulOdisha, India
    1675.2×
  20. 20DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    1675.2×
  21. 21MothīhāriBihar, India
    1655.0×
  22. 22Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    1645.0×
  23. 23Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    1634.8×
  24. 24Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1604.6×
  25. 25MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1604.5×
  26. 26BelpaharOdisha, India
    1604.5×
  27. 27ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece
    1594.4×
  28. 27PatnaBihar, India
    1594.4×
  29. 29SasarāmBihar, India
    1594.4×
  30. 30AurangābādBihar, India
    1574.3×
  31. 31NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1564.2×
  32. 32SaharsaBihar, India
    1554.1×
  33. 33RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    1554.0×
  34. 34MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  35. 35KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1533.9×
  36. 36ByasanagarOdisha, India
    1523.8×
  37. 37ZaječarCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1523.8×
  38. 37ShillongMeghalaya, India
    1523.8×
  39. 39GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1523.8×
  40. 40DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1513.7×
  41. 41NandedMaharashtra, India
    1513.7×
  42. 42BawānaDelhi, India
    1473.6×
  43. 43KrotoszynGreater Poland, Poland
    1473.6×
  44. 44Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    1453.6×
  45. 45BettiahBihar, India
    1423.5×
  46. 45ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1423.5×
  47. 45Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1423.5×
  48. 48GuwahatiAssam, India
    1403.4×
  49. 49GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1393.4×
  50. 50SāngliMaharashtra, India
    1383.4×
  51. 51BoisarMaharashtra, India
    1383.4×
  52. 52GuadalajaraJalisco, Mexico
    1363.3×
  53. 53RaipurChhattisgarh, India
    1353.3×
  54. 54SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    1333.2×
  55. 54CuddaloreTamil Nadu, India
    1333.2×
  56. 56MahādMaharashtra, India
    1323.2×
  57. 57AjmerRajasthan, India
    1313.2×
  58. 58TlaquepaqueJalisco, Mexico
    1303.2×
  59. 59ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    1303.1×
  60. 60GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    1293.1×
  61. 61TumkūrKarnataka, India
    1293.1×
  62. 61BuxarBihar, India
    1293.1×
  63. 61Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1293.1×
  64. 64NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1283.1×
  65. 65OtwockMazovia, Poland
    1273.1×
  66. 66RadomMazovia, Poland
    1273.1×
  67. 67ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    1243.0×
  68. 68GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1222.9×
  69. 69GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1212.9×
  70. 70Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1212.9×
  71. 71Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    1212.9×
  72. 72Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    1202.9×
  73. 72DelhiDelhi, India
    1202.9×
  74. 74ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1192.9×
  75. 75JalandharPunjab, India
    1192.9×
  76. 76Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1172.8×
  77. 77SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1172.8×
  78. 77SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    1172.8×
  79. 79GurugramHaryana, India
    1172.8×
  80. 80BilāspurChhattisgarh, India
    1162.8×
  81. 81PāliRajasthan, India
    1162.8×
  82. 82DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1152.7×
  83. 83Yerevanlow-cost sensorsYerevan, Armenia
    1142.7×
  84. 84KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    1132.7×
  85. 85KolārKarnataka, India
    1132.7×
  86. 86Hacienda Santa FeJalisco, Mexico
    1122.7×
  87. 87CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    1122.7×
  88. 88ThāneMaharashtra, India
    1112.6×
  89. 88LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1112.6×
  90. 88ChāpraBihar, India
    1112.6×
  91. 88AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1112.6×
  92. 92PuneMaharashtra, India
    1112.6×
  93. 93Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    1102.6×
  94. 93JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1102.6×
  95. 95BharatpurRajasthan, India
    1092.6×
  96. 95Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    1092.6×
  97. 97San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    1092.6×
  98. 98AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1082.6×
  99. 99KatiharBihar, India
    1072.5×
  100. 100AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    1072.5×
  101. 100RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    1072.5×
  102. 102AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1072.5×
  103. 103NarelaDelhi, India
    1062.5×
  104. 104VilniusVilnius, Lithuania
    1042.4×
  105. 104YangonYangon, Myanmar
    1042.4×
  106. 106ProkupljeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    1032.4×
  107. 107JhānsiUttar Pradesh, India
    1032.4×
  108. 108GangtokSikkim, India
    1032.4×
  109. 108ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1032.4×
  110. 110UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1032.4×
  111. 110BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    1032.4×
  112. 112HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    1022.4×
  113. 113DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1022.4×
  114. 114SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1012.4×
  115. 115MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1002.4×
  116. 116MexicaliBaja California, Mexico
    1002.3×
  117. 117KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    992.3×
  118. 117BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    992.3×
  119. 117BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    992.3×
  120. 120BegusaraiBihar, India
    992.3×
  121. 120Twin FallsIdaho, United States
    992.3×
  122. 122AlangadKerala, India
    992.3×
  123. 123AgraUttar Pradesh, India
    982.3×
  124. 124ClosepetKarnataka, India
    982.3×
  125. 125SalemTamil Nadu, India
    972.2×
  126. 126KaunasKaunas, Lithuania
    962.2×
  127. 127VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  128. 127BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    962.2×
  129. 129Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    952.2×
  130. 130ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    952.2×
  131. 130KalaburagiKarnataka, India
    952.2×
  132. 132MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    952.2×
  133. 132AkolaMaharashtra, India
    952.2×
  134. 132San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    952.2×
  135. 135NashikMaharashtra, India
    942.2×
  136. 135Charkhi DādriHaryana, India
    942.2×
  137. 135Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    942.2×
  138. 138Chik BallāpurKarnataka, India
    942.1×
  139. 139Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    942.1×
  140. 139BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    942.1×
  141. 141ThrissurKerala, India
    932.1×
  142. 141MungerBihar, India
    932.1×
  143. 143TolucaMéxico, Mexico
    932.1×
  144. 144SiedlceMazovia, Poland
    932.1×
  145. 145NagaonAssam, India
    922.1×
  146. 146VaranasiUttar Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  147. 146BengaluruKarnataka, India
    922.1×
  148. 148KohimaNagaland, India
    922.1×
  149. 149KollamKerala, India
    922.1×
  150. 150Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    912.1×
  151. 151GayaBihar, India
    912.0×
  152. 152Stodůlkylow-cost sensorsPrague, Czechia
    912.0×
  153. 153GandhinagarGujarat, India
    902.0×
  154. 153Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    902.0×
  155. 155VirārMaharashtra, India
    902.0×
  156. 156LudhianaPunjab, India
    902.0×
  157. 157YadgirKarnataka, India
    892.0×
  158. 158ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland
    881.9×
  159. 159PruszkówMazovia, Poland
    881.9×
  160. 159NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    881.9×
  161. 161DhuleMaharashtra, India
    881.9×
  162. 162VelloreTamil Nadu, India
    881.9×
  163. 162PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    881.9×
  164. 162Ecatepec de MorelosMéxico, Mexico
    881.9×
  165. 165DewasMadhya Pradesh, India
    881.9×
  166. 165ValjevoCentral Serbia, Serbia
    881.9×
  167. 167RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  168. 167BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    871.9×
  169. 167AlwarRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  170. 167Cadereyta JiménezNuevo León, Mexico
    871.9×
  171. 167AmīnpurTelangana, India
    871.9×
  172. 172RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  173. 173BūndiRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  174. 173ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    871.9×
  175. 175Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    871.9×
  176. 175TonkRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  177. 175JaipurRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  178. 175DurgChhattisgarh, India
    871.9×
  179. 175ShenyangLiaoning, China
    871.9×
  180. 175Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    871.9×
  181. 175OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    871.9×
  182. 182Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    861.9×
  183. 182BānswāraRajasthan, India
    861.9×
  184. 182OrléansCentre-Val de Loire, France
    861.9×
  185. 182LubańLower Silesia, Poland
    861.9×
  186. 186JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    861.9×
  187. 187NairobiNairobi County, Kenya
    861.9×
  188. 187KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    861.9×
  189. 187ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    861.9×
  190. 187San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    861.9×
  191. 187UliyazhathuraKerala, India
    861.9×
  192. 192MadikeriKarnataka, India
    861.8×
  193. 193MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    851.8×
  194. 194PratāpgarhRajasthan, India
    851.8×
  195. 195KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    851.8×
  196. 195Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    851.8×
  197. 197RājgīrBihar, India
    851.8×
  198. 198AtlixcoPuebla, Mexico
    851.8×
  199. 199KotaRajasthan, India
    841.8×
  200. 200ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    841.8×

Top 200 of 2,481 shown.

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

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