SmogRank / History / May 8, 2025

Most polluted cities on May 8, 2025

2,663 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dushanbe, Tajikistan, at 147.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Dushanbe 147.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for May 8, 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. 1DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    2229.8×
  2. 2VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1856.9×
  3. 3LogroñoLa Rioja, Spain
    1846.9×
  4. 4GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1846.8×
  5. 5NarelaDelhi, India
    1796.4×
  6. 6LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1796.4×
  7. 7BawānaDelhi, India
    1796.3×
  8. 8NagaonAssam, India
    1725.7×
  9. 9NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1675.3×
  10. 10AurangābādBihar, India
    1644.9×
  11. 11MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1624.8×
  12. 12BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1624.7×
  13. 13DelhiDelhi, India
    1624.7×
  14. 14Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    1604.6×
  15. 15HājīpurBihar, India
    1604.5×
  16. 16SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1594.5×
  17. 17BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    1594.4×
  18. 18NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1564.2×
  19. 19NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1564.2×
  20. 20BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    1564.2×
  21. 21KanchipuramTamil Nadu, India
    1554.1×
  22. 22Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1554.1×
  23. 23NāgaurRajasthan, India
    1554.0×
  24. 24GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  25. 25CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1544.0×
  26. 26AngulOdisha, India
    1523.8×
  27. 27RourkelaOdisha, India
    1503.7×
  28. 28Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1493.7×
  29. 29SasarāmBihar, India
    1473.6×
  30. 30Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1453.6×
  31. 31PatnaBihar, India
    1453.6×
  32. 32DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1433.5×
  33. 33BathindaPunjab, India
    1413.5×
  34. 34JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1393.4×
  35. 35KhurjaUttar Pradesh, India
    1393.4×
  36. 36Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    1383.4×
  37. 37ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    1373.4×
  38. 38BegusaraiBihar, India
    1363.3×
  39. 39CuttackOdisha, India
    1343.3×
  40. 40MohaliPunjab, India
    1343.3×
  41. 41RairangpurOdisha, India
    1343.2×
  42. 41HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1343.2×
  43. 43GayaBihar, India
    1333.2×
  44. 44GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1333.2×
  45. 44ArāriaBihar, India
    1333.2×
  46. 46CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    1323.2×
  47. 47BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1283.1×
  48. 47CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1283.1×
  49. 49HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    1273.1×
  50. 50BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    1263.1×
  51. 51ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    1253.0×
  52. 52MothīhāriBihar, India
    1243.0×
  53. 52JaipurRajasthan, India
    1243.0×
  54. 52CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1243.0×
  55. 55YasothonYasothon, Thailand
    1212.9×
  56. 56Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1202.9×
  57. 57LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    1192.9×
  58. 58Hacienda Santa FeJalisco, Mexico
    1182.8×
  59. 59MangaluruKarnataka, India
    1162.8×
  60. 60AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1152.8×
  61. 61JalandharPunjab, India
    1152.7×
  62. 62Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1132.7×
  63. 63KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    1122.7×
  64. 64MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    1112.6×
  65. 65KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1112.6×
  66. 66VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1102.6×
  67. 66JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    1102.6×
  68. 66TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1102.6×
  69. 66CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1102.6×
  70. 70Victoria de DurangoDurango, Mexico
    1092.6×
  71. 71ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1092.6×
  72. 72KohimaNagaland, India
    1082.6×
  73. 73AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1072.5×
  74. 74SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1072.5×
  75. 75BaripādaOdisha, India
    1062.5×
  76. 76TuxtlaChiapas, Mexico
    1062.5×
  77. 77TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    1052.5×
  78. 77CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1052.5×
  79. 79KolkataWest Bengal, India
    1052.5×
  80. 80NanNan, Thailand
    1052.5×
  81. 81SaharsaBihar, India
    1052.5×
  82. 81LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1052.5×
  83. 81BūndiRajasthan, India
    1052.5×
  84. 84DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    1042.5×
  85. 85BharatpurRajasthan, India
    1042.4×
  86. 85San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1042.4×
  87. 85Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1042.4×
  88. 88ShillongMeghalaya, India
    1032.4×
  89. 88LudhianaPunjab, India
    1032.4×
  90. 90YadgirKarnataka, India
    1032.4×
  91. 91NeelankaraiTamil Nadu, India
    1032.4×
  92. 92DausaRajasthan, India
    1022.4×
  93. 92Amnat CharoenAmnat Charoen, Thailand
    1022.4×
  94. 94GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1022.4×
  95. 95UdaipurRajasthan, India
    1012.4×
  96. 95TonkRajasthan, India
    1012.4×
  97. 95RamanathapuramTamil Nadu, India
    1012.4×
  98. 98San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí, Mexico
    1002.4×
  99. 98AlangadKerala, India
    1002.4×
  100. 100RājgīrBihar, India
    992.3×
  101. 101ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    992.3×
  102. 102BarbilOdisha, India
    992.3×
  103. 103ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    982.3×
  104. 104AjmerRajasthan, India
    982.3×
  105. 105DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    982.3×
  106. 105SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    982.3×
  107. 107Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    972.3×
  108. 108TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    972.2×
  109. 108CallaoCallao, Peru
    972.2×
  110. 110PrayagrajUttar Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  111. 110San Luis de la PazGuanajuato, Mexico
    962.2×
  112. 112SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    962.2×
  113. 112KalasinKalasin, Thailand
    962.2×
  114. 114ChillánÑuble, Chile
    962.2×
  115. 115MukdahanMukdahan, Thailand
    962.2×
  116. 115Mixquiahuala de JuárezHidalgo, Mexico
    962.2×
  117. 117KhannaPunjab, India
    962.2×
  118. 118Santiago de QuerétaroQuerétaro, Mexico
    962.2×
  119. 118ByasanagarOdisha, India
    962.2×
  120. 120KishanganjBihar, India
    952.2×
  121. 122RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    942.2×
  122. 123Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    942.2×
  123. 124PāliRajasthan, India
    942.1×
  124. 125BilāspurChhattisgarh, India
    932.1×
  125. 126DehradunUttarakhand, India
    932.1×
  126. 126LimaLima Province, Peru
    932.1×
  127. 128AlwarRajasthan, India
    932.1×
  128. 128TemucoAraucania, Chile
    932.1×
  129. 128Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    932.1×
  130. 131ThrissurKerala, India
    932.1×
  131. 131San Juan del RíoQuerétaro, Mexico
    932.1×
  132. 133TehuacánPuebla, Mexico
    932.1×
  133. 134KatiharBihar, India
    922.1×
  134. 135RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  135. 135PubalGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    922.1×
  136. 137KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  137. 138Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  138. 139SilcharAssam, India
    912.1×
  139. 139AgraUttar Pradesh, India
    912.1×
  140. 141TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  141. 142KadapaAndhra Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  142. 143Mae SaiChiang Rai, Thailand
    902.0×
  143. 143Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    902.0×
  144. 145TambaramTamil Nadu, India
    902.0×
  145. 145Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    902.0×
  146. 147SīkarRajasthan, India
    892.0×
  147. 147RājsamandRajasthan, India
    892.0×
  148. 147ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    892.0×
  149. 150ChāpraBihar, India
    892.0×
  150. 151ThāneMaharashtra, India
    892.0×
  151. 151MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    892.0×
  152. 151YeojuGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    892.0×
  153. 154KalyānMaharashtra, India
    881.9×
  154. 154ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    881.9×
  155. 154AsanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    881.9×
  156. 154San Martin Texmelucan de LabastidaPuebla, Mexico
    881.9×
  157. 158Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    881.9×
  158. 158La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    881.9×
  159. 160BuxarBihar, India
    881.9×
  160. 160Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    881.9×
  161. 162HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    881.9×
  162. 162OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    881.9×
  163. 164SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    881.9×
  164. 165PatiālaPunjab, India
    871.9×
  165. 166SāngliMaharashtra, India
    871.9×
  166. 166ChūruRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  167. 168Tepeji del Río de OcampoHidalgo, Mexico
    871.9×
  168. 169MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    861.9×
  169. 169BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    861.9×
  170. 169TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    861.9×
  171. 172PhayaoPhayao, Thailand
    861.9×
  172. 172HyderabadTelangana, India
    861.9×
  173. 174AhmedabadGujarat, India
    861.9×
  174. 175LaturMaharashtra, India
    861.9×
  175. 175GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    861.9×
  176. 177RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh, India
    861.8×
  177. 178MahādMaharashtra, India
    851.8×
  178. 178QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    851.8×
  179. 178BelpaharOdisha, India
    851.8×
  180. 181MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    851.8×
  181. 182SamāstipurBihar, India
    851.8×
  182. 183TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    841.8×
  183. 183BhāgalpurBihar, India
    841.8×
  184. 183AkolaMaharashtra, India
    841.8×
  185. 186Sing BuriSing Buri, Thailand
    841.8×
  186. 187PueblaPuebla, Mexico
    841.8×
  187. 188NagpurMaharashtra, India
    831.8×
  188. 188OsanGyeonggi-do, South Korea
    831.8×
  189. 188Cheongju-siNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    831.8×
  190. 191TlaxcalaTlaxcala, Mexico
    831.8×
  191. 191PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    831.8×
  192. 193BārānRajasthan, India
    831.7×
  193. 194JungpyongNorth Chungcheong, South Korea
    821.7×
  194. 195KotaRajasthan, India
    821.7×
  195. 195UttaraditUttaradit, Thailand
    821.7×
  196. 197Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    821.7×
  197. 197Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    821.7×
  198. 199SeonghwanChungcheongnam-do, South Korea
    821.7×
  199. 199NavalpattuTamil Nadu, India
    821.7×

Top 200 of 2,663 shown.

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

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