SmogRank / History / May 3, 2025

Most polluted cities on May 3, 2025

1,852 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Linares, Chile, at 119.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Linares 119.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for May 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. 1LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    1967.9×
  2. 2LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1917.5×
  3. 3NarelaDelhi, India
    1897.3×
  4. 4JaisalmerRajasthan, India
    1877.1×
  5. 5BawānaDelhi, India
    1816.5×
  6. 6BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    1695.5×
  7. 7Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1695.4×
  8. 8DelhiDelhi, India
    1695.4×
  9. 9HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1675.2×
  10. 9NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1675.2×
  11. 11TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    1655.0×
  12. 12MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1644.9×
  13. 13NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1634.9×
  14. 14DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1624.7×
  15. 15RamanathapuramTamil Nadu, India
    1614.6×
  16. 16GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    1604.5×
  17. 16GandhinagarGujarat, India
    1604.5×
  18. 18ThanjavurTamil Nadu, India
    1594.4×
  19. 19Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1584.4×
  20. 20NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1584.3×
  21. 21Aya NagarDelhi, India
    1584.3×
  22. 22ChillánÑuble, Chile
    1574.3×
  23. 23San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1574.2×
  24. 24LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1564.2×
  25. 25Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1554.1×
  26. 26AurangābādBihar, India
    1554.1×
  27. 27BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  28. 28SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1554.1×
  29. 29CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1544.0×
  30. 30VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1544.0×
  31. 31LudhianaPunjab, India
    1533.9×
  32. 32JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    1523.8×
  33. 33DausaRajasthan, India
    1523.8×
  34. 34SasarāmBihar, India
    1513.7×
  35. 35HājīpurBihar, India
    1513.7×
  36. 36AmravatiMaharashtra, India
    1483.6×
  37. 37CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1453.5×
  38. 38GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1443.5×
  39. 39ShillongMeghalaya, India
    1433.5×
  40. 40NavalpattuTamil Nadu, India
    1433.5×
  41. 41TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1423.5×
  42. 42AhmedabadGujarat, India
    1413.5×
  43. 43PatnaBihar, India
    1373.3×
  44. 44TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1373.3×
  45. 45KotaRajasthan, India
    1363.3×
  46. 45BūndiRajasthan, India
    1363.3×
  47. 47BikanerRajasthan, India
    1333.2×
  48. 47HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1333.2×
  49. 49SholapurMaharashtra, India
    1323.2×
  50. 50SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1313.2×
  51. 51MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1303.2×
  52. 52SīkarRajasthan, India
    1303.2×
  53. 53RājgīrBihar, India
    1303.1×
  54. 53ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1303.1×
  55. 55ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    1283.1×
  56. 56TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1283.1×
  57. 57RourkelaOdisha, India
    1273.1×
  58. 57HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    1273.1×
  59. 59UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1263.1×
  60. 60BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1263.0×
  61. 61ChūruRajasthan, India
    1263.0×
  62. 62KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1253.0×
  63. 63AjmerRajasthan, India
    1253.0×
  64. 64AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    1243.0×
  65. 65TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1243.0×
  66. 66KhannaPunjab, India
    1243.0×
  67. 67MohaliPunjab, India
    1233.0×
  68. 68LaturMaharashtra, India
    1222.9×
  69. 69ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1202.9×
  70. 70KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1202.9×
  71. 71NagpurMaharashtra, India
    1192.9×
  72. 72CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    1192.9×
  73. 73JaipurRajasthan, India
    1192.8×
  74. 74BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1182.8×
  75. 75PrayagrajUttar Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  76. 76NagaonAssam, India
    1172.8×
  77. 77CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1172.8×
  78. 78Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1162.8×
  79. 79VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1152.8×
  80. 80CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1152.7×
  81. 81PanvelMaharashtra, India
    1152.7×
  82. 82TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1142.7×
  83. 82SirohiRajasthan, India
    1142.7×
  84. 84JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    1142.7×
  85. 85Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1122.7×
  86. 86PatiālaPunjab, India
    1112.6×
  87. 87HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1112.6×
  88. 87BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    1112.6×
  89. 89PāliRajasthan, India
    1102.6×
  90. 90Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    1092.6×
  91. 91ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1082.5×
  92. 91AtlixcoPuebla, Mexico
    1082.5×
  93. 93JalandharPunjab, India
    1062.5×
  94. 94Mixquiahuala de JuárezHidalgo, Mexico
    1052.5×
  95. 95BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    1052.5×
  96. 96SiwānBihar, India
    1042.5×
  97. 97Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    1042.4×
  98. 98JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    1042.4×
  99. 98BārānRajasthan, India
    1042.4×
  100. 100RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1022.4×
  101. 101MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    1022.4×
  102. 101JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1022.4×
  103. 103KalyānMaharashtra, India
    1022.4×
  104. 104CuttackOdisha, India
    1012.4×
  105. 105BāghpatUttar Pradesh, India
    1012.4×
  106. 105ToméBiobio, Chile
    1012.4×
  107. 105TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1012.4×
  108. 108BānswāraRajasthan, India
    1002.4×
  109. 108AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1002.4×
  110. 108QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    1002.4×
  111. 108ConcepciónBiobio, Chile
    1002.4×
  112. 112GayaBihar, India
    1002.4×
  113. 113MothīhāriBihar, India
    992.3×
  114. 114SāngliMaharashtra, India
    992.3×
  115. 115GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    992.3×
  116. 115DehradunUttarakhand, India
    992.3×
  117. 115AgraUttar Pradesh, India
    992.3×
  118. 118BhopalMadhya Pradesh, India
    982.3×
  119. 118QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    982.3×
  120. 120BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    982.3×
  121. 120Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    982.3×
  122. 120AlangadKerala, India
    982.3×
  123. 123ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    972.3×
  124. 123San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    972.3×
  125. 125SamāstipurBihar, India
    972.3×
  126. 125BharatpurRajasthan, India
    972.3×
  127. 127PurniaBihar, India
    962.2×
  128. 127MahādMaharashtra, India
    962.2×
  129. 127Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    962.2×
  130. 127RajākheriMadhya Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  131. 131TulancingoHidalgo, Mexico
    962.2×
  132. 132RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    962.2×
  133. 133RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  134. 133Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    962.2×
  135. 135BegusaraiBihar, India
    962.2×
  136. 136DamohMadhya Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  137. 137MangaluruKarnataka, India
    952.2×
  138. 138KanchipuramTamil Nadu, India
    952.2×
  139. 138DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    952.2×
  140. 140Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    952.2×
  141. 141GuwahatiAssam, India
    952.2×
  142. 142TehuacánPuebla, Mexico
    942.2×
  143. 143GuangzhouGuangdong, China
    942.2×
  144. 143CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    942.2×
  145. 145VaranasiUttar Pradesh, India
    942.1×
  146. 145Tepeji del Río de OcampoHidalgo, Mexico
    942.1×
  147. 147NāgaurRajasthan, India
    942.1×
  148. 147JabalpurMadhya Pradesh, India
    942.1×
  149. 147CoimbatoreTamil Nadu, India
    942.1×
  150. 147AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    942.1×
  151. 151SalemTamil Nadu, India
    932.1×
  152. 152RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    932.1×
  153. 152JhānsiUttar Pradesh, India
    932.1×
  154. 154ChāpraBihar, India
    932.1×
  155. 155ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    932.1×
  156. 155San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    932.1×
  157. 157AkolaMaharashtra, India
    932.1×
  158. 158ThrissurKerala, India
    922.1×
  159. 158TlaxcalaTlaxcala, Mexico
    922.1×
  160. 160PuneMaharashtra, India
    922.1×
  161. 160Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    922.1×
  162. 162Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    922.1×
  163. 163TonkRajasthan, India
    922.1×
  164. 163San Martin Texmelucan de LabastidaPuebla, Mexico
    922.1×
  165. 165MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    912.0×
  166. 165OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    912.0×
  167. 167QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    902.0×
  168. 167Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    902.0×
  169. 169QuthbullapurTelangana, India
    902.0×
  170. 169KhargharMaharashtra, India
    902.0×
  171. 171KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    902.0×
  172. 171IndoreMadhya Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  173. 173BathindaPunjab, India
    902.0×
  174. 174RairangpurOdisha, India
    902.0×
  175. 175DhuleMaharashtra, India
    892.0×
  176. 176Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    892.0×
  177. 176NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh, India
    892.0×
  178. 178SaharsaBihar, India
    892.0×
  179. 178AngulOdisha, India
    892.0×
  180. 180MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    892.0×
  181. 181KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    881.9×
  182. 181ArāriaBihar, India
    881.9×
  183. 183PatancheruTelangana, India
    881.9×
  184. 184JodhpurRajasthan, India
    881.9×
  185. 185NandedMaharashtra, India
    871.9×
  186. 186ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    871.9×
  187. 187DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    871.9×
  188. 187PueblaPuebla, Mexico
    871.9×
  189. 189DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  190. 190ThāneMaharashtra, India
    871.9×
  191. 191SatnaMadhya Pradesh, India
    861.9×
  192. 191PratāpgarhRajasthan, India
    861.9×
  193. 193DindigulTamil Nadu, India
    861.9×
  194. 193Pachuca de SotoHidalgo, Mexico
    861.9×
  195. 195KarauliRajasthan, India
    861.9×
  196. 195Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    861.9×
  197. 197UliyazhathuraKerala, India
    861.8×
  198. 198SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    851.8×
  199. 199DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    851.8×
  200. 199AlwarRajasthan, India
    851.8×

Top 200 of 1,852 shown.

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

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