SmogRank / History / July 22, 2025

Most polluted cities on July 22, 2025

2,541 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Pāli, India, at 310.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

Bad-air episodes during July 22, 2025. All episodes.

← Pāli 310.0 µg/m³ 300 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for July 22, 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. 1PāliRajasthan, India
    46920.7×
  2. 2SaltilloCoahuila, Mexico
    2249.9×
  3. 3OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1988.1×
  4. 4Swift CurrentSaskatchewan, Canada
    1978.1×
  5. 5GayaBihar, India
    1897.3×
  6. 6SaskatoonSaskatchewan, Canada
    1887.2×
  7. 7ArāriaBihar, India
    1877.1×
  8. 8BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    1867.1×
  9. 8Prince AlbertSaskatchewan, Canada
    1867.1×
  10. 10DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1856.9×
  11. 11CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    1826.7×
  12. 12ReginaSaskatchewan, Canada
    1816.5×
  13. 13La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1816.5×
  14. 14KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1806.5×
  15. 15Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1806.4×
  16. 16TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1725.7×
  17. 17UnderaGujarat, India
    1715.6×
  18. 18LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1655.0×
  19. 19LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    1655.0×
  20. 20CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1634.8×
  21. 21ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1634.8×
  22. 22UkiahCalifornia, United States
    1614.6×
  23. 23SaharsaBihar, India
    1594.4×
  24. 24NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1584.4×
  25. 25TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    1584.4×
  26. 26Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1584.4×
  27. 27CuddaloreTamil Nadu, India
    1574.2×
  28. 28TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1564.2×
  29. 29Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1544.0×
  30. 30SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1533.9×
  31. 31Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1503.7×
  32. 32LogroñoLa Rioja, Spain
    1493.7×
  33. 33Santa Anita - Los FicusLima region, Peru
    1493.7×
  34. 34NagapattinamTamil Nadu, India
    1463.6×
  35. 35DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1443.5×
  36. 36CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    1433.5×
  37. 37GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1403.4×
  38. 38HājīpurBihar, India
    1383.4×
  39. 39RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1383.4×
  40. 40NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1323.2×
  41. 41Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1313.2×
  42. 42JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1313.2×
  43. 43NarelaDelhi, India
    1303.1×
  44. 44GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1283.1×
  45. 45San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    1283.1×
  46. 46Medicine HatAlberta, Canada
    1263.0×
  47. 47Gadag-BetageriKarnataka, India
    1253.0×
  48. 48SalamancaCastille and León, Spain
    1243.0×
  49. 49BawānaDelhi, India
    1243.0×
  50. 50ArrecifeCanary Islands, Spain
    1222.9×
  51. 51Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    1182.8×
  52. 52TonkRajasthan, India
    1182.8×
  53. 53KadapaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  54. 54RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1182.8×
  55. 54PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  56. 56SangāreddiTelangana, India
    1172.8×
  57. 57BuxarBihar, India
    1142.7×
  58. 58TirupparangunramTamil Nadu, India
    1142.7×
  59. 59BārānRajasthan, India
    1132.7×
  60. 60HualpénBiobio, Chile
    1132.7×
  61. 61PurniaBihar, India
    1122.7×
  62. 61San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1122.7×
  63. 63QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    1122.7×
  64. 64RājgīrBihar, India
    1122.7×
  65. 65MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1112.6×
  66. 66CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1112.6×
  67. 67KotaRajasthan, India
    1112.6×
  68. 67SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1112.6×
  69. 69MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1102.6×
  70. 70KanchipuramTamil Nadu, India
    1102.6×
  71. 71Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1102.6×
  72. 71JodaOdisha, India
    1102.6×
  73. 73QuillotaValparaiso, Chile
    1092.6×
  74. 74RamanathapuramTamil Nadu, India
    1092.6×
  75. 75DelhiDelhi, India
    1062.5×
  76. 76CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1062.5×
  77. 77CauquenesMaule Region, Chile
    1062.5×
  78. 78Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1052.5×
  79. 79PatnaBihar, India
    1052.5×
  80. 80Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1032.4×
  81. 81LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    1022.4×
  82. 81QuthbullapurTelangana, India
    1022.4×
  83. 83AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1012.4×
  84. 84HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1012.4×
  85. 85NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1002.4×
  86. 86CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    1002.4×
  87. 87CallaoCallao, Peru
    992.3×
  88. 88JhānsiUttar Pradesh, India
    992.3×
  89. 89DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    982.3×
  90. 90MungerBihar, India
    982.3×
  91. 91HualquiBiobio, Chile
    972.3×
  92. 92VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    972.2×
  93. 92GobindgarhPunjab, India
    972.2×
  94. 94VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  95. 95ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    962.2×
  96. 96BelpaharOdisha, India
    962.2×
  97. 97NagaonAssam, India
    952.2×
  98. 98ChittoorAndhra Pradesh, India
    952.2×
  99. 98QuinteroValparaiso, Chile
    952.2×
  100. 100BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    952.2×
  101. 101ChillánÑuble, Chile
    942.1×
  102. 102JaipurRajasthan, India
    932.1×
  103. 103MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    922.1×
  104. 104VapiGujarat, India
    922.1×
  105. 105West MemphisArkansas, United States
    922.1×
  106. 106DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    912.0×
  107. 107BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    912.0×
  108. 108Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    902.0×
  109. 109Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    902.0×
  110. 109NalbāriAssam, India
    902.0×
  111. 111Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  112. 112Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    902.0×
  113. 112Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    902.0×
  114. 114LimaLima Province, Peru
    892.0×
  115. 115BānswāraRajasthan, India
    892.0×
  116. 116MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    892.0×
  117. 117San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    892.0×
  118. 118GandhinagarGujarat, India
    881.9×
  119. 119La SerenaCoquimbo Region, Chile
    881.9×
  120. 120BhāgalpurBihar, India
    881.9×
  121. 120Franklin ParkIllinois, United States
    881.9×
  122. 122Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    881.9×
  123. 123AhmedabadGujarat, India
    871.9×
  124. 124MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  125. 124CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    871.9×
  126. 126SiliguriWest Bengal, India
    871.9×
  127. 127ManamaManama, Bahrain
    871.9×
  128. 127BridgeviewIllinois, United States
    871.9×
  129. 129Viña del MarValparaiso, Chile
    861.9×
  130. 129BrookfieldIllinois, United States
    861.9×
  131. 131MahādMaharashtra, India
    861.9×
  132. 132RourkelaOdisha, India
    861.9×
  133. 132LudhianaPunjab, India
    861.9×
  134. 132IndianapolisIndiana, United States
    861.9×
  135. 135Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    861.9×
  136. 135AlangadKerala, India
    861.9×
  137. 137KalyānMaharashtra, India
    861.8×
  138. 138Oconomowoclow-cost sensorsWisconsin, United States
    851.8×
  139. 139JolietIllinois, United States
    851.8×
  140. 140ChicagoIllinois, United States
    851.8×
  141. 141DurgChhattisgarh, India
    851.8×
  142. 141LethbridgeAlberta, Canada
    851.8×
  143. 143BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    851.8×
  144. 144AngulOdisha, India
    851.8×
  145. 145UdaipurRajasthan, India
    841.8×
  146. 145HyderabadTelangana, India
    841.8×
  147. 145XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    841.8×
  148. 148DoltonIllinois, United States
    841.8×
  149. 149Elmwood ParkIllinois, United States
    841.8×
  150. 149AshburtonCanterbury, New Zealand
    841.8×
  151. 151NapervilleIllinois, United States
    841.8×
  152. 152Hyderabadlow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    831.8×
  153. 153GorakhpurUttar Pradesh, India
    831.8×
  154. 154MiddletownOhio, United States
    831.7×
  155. 154AuroraIllinois, United States
    831.7×
  156. 156HafnarfjörðurCapital Region, Iceland
    821.7×
  157. 156TalcahuanoBiobio, Chile
    821.7×
  158. 158RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    821.7×
  159. 159VaranasiUttar Pradesh, India
    821.7×
  160. 160KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    821.7×
  161. 160TocopillaAntofagasta, Chile
    821.7×
  162. 160Oak LawnIllinois, United States
    821.7×
  163. 163RangioraCanterbury, New Zealand
    821.7×
  164. 164KannurKerala, India
    821.7×
  165. 164Changchunlow-cost sensorsJilin, China
    821.7×
  166. 166NāgaurRajasthan, India
    811.7×
  167. 167DhuleMaharashtra, India
    811.7×
  168. 168PortsmouthOhio, United States
    811.7×
  169. 168Des PlainesIllinois, United States
    811.7×
  170. 170Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    801.7×
  171. 171DausaRajasthan, India
    801.7×
  172. 171GarcíaNuevo León, Mexico
    801.7×
  173. 173CincinnatiOhio, United States
    801.6×
  174. 174Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    801.6×
  175. 174AjmerRajasthan, India
    801.6×
  176. 176Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan
    801.6×
  177. 176JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    801.6×
  178. 176CártamaAndalusia, Spain
    801.6×
  179. 179Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    791.6×
  180. 179MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    791.6×
  181. 179TimaruCanterbury, New Zealand
    791.6×
  182. 179Tepeji del Río de OcampoHidalgo, Mexico
    791.6×
  183. 179HammondIndiana, United States
    791.6×
  184. 184RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    791.6×
  185. 184ArrahBihar, India
    791.6×
  186. 184Les AbymesGuadeloupe, Guadeloupe
    791.6×
  187. 184ElginIllinois, United States
    791.6×
  188. 188SuratGujarat, India
    791.6×
  189. 189San Pedro de la PazBiobio, Chile
    791.6×
  190. 190ThrissurKerala, India
    791.6×
  191. 191BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    781.6×
  192. 191ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    781.6×
  193. 191León de los AldamaGuanajuato, Mexico
    781.6×
  194. 191Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    781.6×
  195. 195Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    781.6×
  196. 195BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    781.6×
  197. 197MangaluruKarnataka, India
    781.6×
  198. 197San Salvador TizatlalliMéxico, Mexico
    781.6×
  199. 199ChūruRajasthan, India
    771.5×
  200. 200TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    771.5×

Top 200 of 2,541 shown.

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

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