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Most polluted cities, July 2025

2,153 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

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#City µg/m³
1Surat Gujarat, India
120.7
2Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
72.7
3Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
67.4
4Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
61.1
5Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
58.6
6Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
56.9
7Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
55.0
7Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India
55.0
9Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
51.6
10Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
46.2
11Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada
46.1
12Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
43.0
13Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
41.4
14Tirupparangunram Tamil Nadu, India
41.2
15Hājīpur Bihar, India
39.1
16Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
37.7
17Nagaon Assam, India
36.7
18Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
36.5
19Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
35.2
20Joda Odisha, India
35.0
21Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
34.3
22Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
34.0
23Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
33.6
24Vapi Gujarat, India
33.3
25Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
33.2
26Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
33.1
26Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
33.1
28Gaya Bihar, India
32.7
29Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
32.6
30Najafgarh Delhi, India
31.8
31Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
31.5
32Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
31.1
33Hyderabad Telangana, India
30.9
33Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
30.9
35Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
30.8
36Narela Delhi, India
30.5
37Nalbāri Assam, India
30.4
38Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
30.2
39Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
29.6
40Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
29.4
41Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada
28.8
42Ajmer Rajasthan, India
28.5
43Malegaon Maharashtra, India
28.1
44Kota Rajasthan, India
27.9
45Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
27.7
46Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
27.4
47Mangaluru Karnataka, India
27.0
48Kalyān Maharashtra, India
26.9
49Patna Bihar, India
26.8
50Tonk Rajasthan, India
26.6
50Delhi Delhi, India
26.6
50Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
26.6
50Duluth Minnesota, United States
26.6
50Superior Wisconsin, United States
26.6
55Rourkela Odisha, India
26.4
55Mahād Maharashtra, India
26.4
57San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
26.2
58Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
26.0
59Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
25.8
60Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
25.7
61Badlapur Maharashtra, India
25.6
62Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India
25.5
62Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
25.5
64Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
25.3
65Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
25.2
66Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
25.1
66Jaipur Rajasthan, India
25.1
66Dausa Rajasthan, India
25.1
69Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
24.6
70Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
24.4
71Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
24.3
72Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
24.1
73Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
24.0
74Jalandhar Punjab, India
23.9
75Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
23.2
75Dhule Maharashtra, India
23.2
77Durgapur West Bengal, India
23.0
78Rānīganj West Bengal, India
22.8
79Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
22.6
79Chānda Maharashtra, India
22.6
81Silchar Assam, India
22.4
81Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
22.4
83Kolkata West Bengal, India
22.3
83Nepean low-cost sensors Ontario, Canada
22.3
85Marquette Michigan, United States
22.2
86Panvel Maharashtra, India
22.1
86West Fargo North Dakota, United States
22.1
86Oconomowoc low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States
22.1
89Nagpur Maharashtra, India
22.0
89Vijayapura Karnataka, India
22.0
91Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
21.8
91San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
21.8
93Aya Nagar Delhi, India
21.7
94Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
21.6
95Thāne Maharashtra, India
21.5
96Sāngli Maharashtra, India
21.1
96Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
21.1
98Bengaluru Karnataka, India
21.0
99García Nuevo León, Mexico
20.9
100Sīkar Rajasthan, India
20.7
101Boisar Maharashtra, India
20.6
101Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand
20.6
101Mohali Punjab, India
20.6
104Nanded Maharashtra, India
20.4
104Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
20.4
106Jalor Rajasthan, India
20.3
106Nandri Rajasthan, India
20.3
108Karauli Rajasthan, India
20.2
108Tepeji del Río de Ocampo Hidalgo, Mexico
20.2
108Puebla Puebla, Mexico
20.2
108Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico
20.2
108Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand
20.2
108La Providencia Siglo XXI Hidalgo, Mexico
20.2
114Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada
20.1
115Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
20.0
115Āsansol West Bengal, India
20.0
117Kharghar Maharashtra, India
19.8
118Ōtsuki Yamanashi, Japan
19.7
118Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19.7
120Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
19.6
120Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong
19.6
120Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico
19.6
123Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
19.5
123Green Bay Wisconsin, United States
19.5
123Swift Current Saskatchewan, Canada
19.5
126Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
19.4
127Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
19.3
127Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
19.3
129Minneapolis Minnesota, United States
19.1
129Saint Paul Minnesota, United States
19.1
131Chūru Rajasthan, India
18.9
131Amravati Maharashtra, India
18.9
133Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
18.8
133Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
18.8
133Byasanagar Odisha, India
18.8
136Baripāda Odisha, India
18.7
136Apizaco Tlaxcala, Mexico
18.7
138Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
18.6
139Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
18.5
140Burnsville Minnesota, United States
18.4
141Sirohi Rajasthan, India
18.3
141Pune Maharashtra, India
18.3
143Bārmer Rajasthan, India
18.2
143Eau Claire Wisconsin, United States
18.2
145Mankato Minnesota, United States
18.1
146Bārān Rajasthan, India
18.0
147Appleton Wisconsin, United States
17.9
148Nashik Maharashtra, India
17.8
148Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India
17.8
148Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
17.8
148Blaine Minnesota, United States
17.8
152Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
17.7
152Onomichi Hiroshima, Japan
17.7
152Elmwood Park Illinois, United States
17.7
152L'Ancienne-Lorette Quebec, Canada
17.7
156Otwock Mazovia, Poland
17.6
156Sorel-Tracy Quebec, Canada
17.6
158Hubballi Karnataka, India
17.5
158Bizen Okayama, Japan
17.5
160Ourense Galicia, Spain
17.3
160Mima Tokushima, Japan
17.3
162Nagahama Shiga, Japan
17.2
162Ishinomaki Miyagi, Japan
17.2
162Franklin Park Illinois, United States
17.2
162Tsuchiura Ibaraki, Japan
17.2
166Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
17.1
167Akola Maharashtra, India
17.0
167Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States
17.0
167Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada
17.0
170León de los Aldama Guanajuato, Mexico
16.9
170Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
16.9
170Saint Cloud Minnesota, United States
16.9
170Shawinigan Quebec, Canada
16.9
174Higashihiroshima Hiroshima, Japan
16.8
175Shivamogga Karnataka, India
16.7
175Anan Tokushima, Japan
16.7
175Imabari Ehime, Japan
16.7
178Tumkūr Karnataka, India
16.6
178Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
16.6
178Shin’ichi Hiroshima, Japan
16.6
178Granby Quebec, Canada
16.6
182Windsor Ontario, Canada
16.5
183Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
16.4
183Uozu Toyama, Japan
16.4
183Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
16.4
183Shakopee Minnesota, United States
16.4
183Québec Quebec, Canada
16.4
188Patiāla Punjab, India
16.3
188Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
16.3
188Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
16.3
188Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
16.3
188Kure Hiroshima, Japan
16.3
188Kashiwara Nara, Japan
16.3
188Ikedachō Tokushima, Japan
16.3
188Des Plaines Illinois, United States
16.3
188Badger Alaska, United States
16.3
188Montréal Quebec, Canada
16.3
198Kasaoka Okayama, Japan
16.2
198Greater Sudbury Ontario, Canada
16.2
200Virār Maharashtra, India
16.1

Top 200 of 2,153 shown.

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data