SmogRank / History / August 15, 2025

Most polluted cities on August 15, 2025

2,568 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Dhaulpur, India, at 114.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Dhaulpur 114.0 µg/m³ 100 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 15, 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. 1DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    1927.6×
  2. 2Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1897.3×
  3. 3OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1877.1×
  4. 4JhānsiUttar Pradesh, India
    1856.9×
  5. 5PonferradaCastille and León, Spain
    1836.7×
  6. 6La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1826.6×
  7. 7CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1796.4×
  8. 8RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    1776.2×
  9. 9ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1715.6×
  10. 10Port AlberniBritish Columbia, Canada
    1705.6×
  11. 11Santa LucíaCanary Islands, Spain
    1685.3×
  12. 12Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1685.3×
  13. 13NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1614.6×
  14. 14KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1604.5×
  15. 15LalínGalicia, Spain
    1594.4×
  16. 16TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1584.4×
  17. 17LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1544.0×
  18. 18Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1544.0×
  19. 19ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1523.8×
  20. 20DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1523.8×
  21. 21Shakaskraallow-cost sensorsKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
    1433.5×
  22. 22VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1423.5×
  23. 23NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1413.5×
  24. 24OurenseGalicia, Spain
    1403.4×
  25. 25Vila RealVila Real, Portugal
    1393.4×
  26. 25LugoGalicia, Spain
    1393.4×
  27. 27GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1373.3×
  28. 28Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1363.3×
  29. 29MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1353.3×
  30. 30CuddaloreTamil Nadu, India
    1303.2×
  31. 31Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    1293.1×
  32. 32BawānaDelhi, India
    1293.1×
  33. 33Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1283.1×
  34. 34GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1273.1×
  35. 35NalbāriAssam, India
    1243.0×
  36. 36SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    1222.9×
  37. 37DelhiDelhi, India
    1212.9×
  38. 38Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1212.9×
  39. 39DausaRajasthan, India
    1202.9×
  40. 40CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1202.9×
  41. 41Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1202.9×
  42. 42GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1192.9×
  43. 43KadapaAndhra Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  44. 44Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1172.8×
  45. 45NarelaDelhi, India
    1172.8×
  46. 46Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    1162.8×
  47. 46Ashaimanlow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    1162.8×
  48. 48BaripādaOdisha, India
    1162.8×
  49. 49San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    1142.7×
  50. 50DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1132.7×
  51. 51MothīhāriBihar, India
    1122.7×
  52. 51BānswāraRajasthan, India
    1122.7×
  53. 53TiruppurTamil Nadu, India
    1102.6×
  54. 54Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1092.6×
  55. 55LimaLima Province, Peru
    1082.6×
  56. 56BuxarBihar, India
    1072.5×
  57. 57BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1062.5×
  58. 58HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    1062.5×
  59. 59MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    1062.5×
  60. 60AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1052.5×
  61. 61MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    1042.5×
  62. 62Changchunlow-cost sensorsJilin, China
    1042.5×
  63. 63Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1032.4×
  64. 63Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    1032.4×
  65. 63CoronelBiobio, Chile
    1032.4×
  66. 66ChāpraBihar, India
    1032.4×
  67. 67NajafgarhDelhi, India
    1012.4×
  68. 68ChillánÑuble, Chile
    992.3×
  69. 69VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    992.3×
  70. 70BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    982.3×
  71. 71PāliRajasthan, India
    972.3×
  72. 72TonkRajasthan, India
    962.2×
  73. 73Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    952.2×
  74. 74HualquiBiobio, Chile
    952.2×
  75. 75Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    942.2×
  76. 75BathindaPunjab, India
    942.2×
  77. 77CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    932.1×
  78. 78LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    932.1×
  79. 79RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  80. 80JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    922.1×
  81. 81TirupparangunramTamil Nadu, India
    912.0×
  82. 82VrindāvanUttar Pradesh, India
    912.0×
  83. 82MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    912.0×
  84. 82AurangābādBihar, India
    912.0×
  85. 85SaugorMadhya Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  86. 86PithampurMadhya Pradesh, India
    902.0×
  87. 87VirārMaharashtra, India
    892.0×
  88. 88Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    892.0×
  89. 88AlangadKerala, India
    892.0×
  90. 90SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    892.0×
  91. 91UdaipurRajasthan, India
    881.9×
  92. 91Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    881.9×
  93. 91Oconomowoclow-cost sensorsWisconsin, United States
    881.9×
  94. 94CulleredoGalicia, Spain
    881.9×
  95. 95ArāriaBihar, India
    881.9×
  96. 96GandhinagarGujarat, India
    871.9×
  97. 97BhopalMadhya Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  98. 97AmritsarPunjab, India
    871.9×
  99. 99KishanganjBihar, India
    871.9×
  100. 99JaipurRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  101. 99RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    871.9×
  102. 102WindsorOntario, Canada
    871.9×
  103. 103Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    861.9×
  104. 104Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan
    861.8×
  105. 105MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    851.8×
  106. 105HualpénBiobio, Chile
    851.8×
  107. 107TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    851.8×
  108. 107GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    851.8×
  109. 109MaiharMadhya Pradesh, India
    851.8×
  110. 110Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    851.8×
  111. 111SarniaOntario, Canada
    841.8×
  112. 112Kamojimachō-jōgejimaTokushima, Japan
    841.8×
  113. 113BegusaraiBihar, India
    831.8×
  114. 114HājīpurBihar, India
    831.8×
  115. 115MangaluruKarnataka, India
    831.8×
  116. 115KotaRajasthan, India
    831.8×
  117. 117SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    831.7×
  118. 117Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    831.7×
  119. 119JumillaMurcia, Spain
    831.7×
  120. 120Říčanylow-cost sensorsCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    821.7×
  121. 120NarónGalicia, Spain
    821.7×
  122. 122HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    821.7×
  123. 123KannurKerala, India
    821.7×
  124. 124PratāpgarhRajasthan, India
    821.7×
  125. 124MungerBihar, India
    821.7×
  126. 124HyderabadTelangana, India
    821.7×
  127. 127DetroitMichigan, United States
    821.7×
  128. 127ClevelandOhio, United States
    821.7×
  129. 129AvilésAsturias, Spain
    821.7×
  130. 130KatiharBihar, India
    811.7×
  131. 130BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    811.7×
  132. 132ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    811.7×
  133. 132Port HuronMichigan, United States
    811.7×
  134. 134Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    811.7×
  135. 134LondonOntario, Canada
    811.7×
  136. 136AjmerRajasthan, India
    801.7×
  137. 137KalyānMaharashtra, India
    801.6×
  138. 137Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    801.6×
  139. 139HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    801.6×
  140. 139A CoruñaGalicia, Spain
    801.6×
  141. 141StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    801.6×
  142. 141RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    801.6×
  143. 141San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    801.6×
  144. 144ChathamOntario, Canada
    791.6×
  145. 145Pasadenalow-cost sensorsCalifornia, United States
    791.6×
  146. 146ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    791.6×
  147. 146PraguePrague, Czechia
    791.6×
  148. 146TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    791.6×
  149. 149DearbornMichigan, United States
    791.6×
  150. 150AhmedabadGujarat, India
    781.6×
  151. 150ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    781.6×
  152. 150Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    781.6×
  153. 153TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    781.6×
  154. 154Schwäbisch HallBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    781.6×
  155. 154Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia
    781.6×
  156. 154ChiguayanteBiobio, Chile
    781.6×
  157. 154St. ThomasOntario, Canada
    781.6×
  158. 158TalcaMaule Region, Chile
    781.6×
  159. 158Ann Arborlow-cost sensorsMichigan, United States
    781.6×
  160. 160MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    781.6×
  161. 160BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    781.6×
  162. 162ShidoKagawa, Japan
    771.6×
  163. 162Temalow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    771.6×
  164. 162Falconara MarittimaThe Marches, Italy
    771.6×
  165. 162SouthfieldMichigan, United States
    771.6×
  166. 162BrantfordOntario, Canada
    771.6×
  167. 167RatlāmMadhya Pradesh, India
    771.5×
  168. 167JodhpurRajasthan, India
    771.5×
  169. 169NurembergBavaria, Germany
    771.5×
  170. 169SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    771.5×
  171. 169WarrenOhio, United States
    771.5×
  172. 172LampertheimHesse, Germany
    761.5×
  173. 172KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    761.5×
  174. 174JabalpurMadhya Pradesh, India
    761.5×
  175. 174MichelstadtHesse, Germany
    761.5×
  176. 174GroßostheimBavaria, Germany
    761.5×
  177. 174EnnisMunster, Ireland
    761.5×
  178. 178NagpurMaharashtra, India
    761.5×
  179. 178Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    761.5×
  180. 178TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  181. 178KitchenerOntario, Canada
    761.5×
  182. 182DhuleMaharashtra, India
    761.5×
  183. 182Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland
    761.5×
  184. 182AricaArica y Parinacota Region, Chile
    761.5×
  185. 185AnanTokushima, Japan
    761.5×
  186. 185Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    761.5×
  187. 187VijayapuraKarnataka, India
    751.5×
  188. 187CártamaAndalusia, Spain
    751.5×
  189. 187ArteixoGalicia, Spain
    751.5×
  190. 187EastpointeMichigan, United States
    751.5×
  191. 191TaupoWaikato Region, New Zealand
    751.5×
  192. 192Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany
    751.5×
  193. 192MóstolesMadrid, Spain
    751.5×
  194. 194HamiltonOntario, Canada
    751.5×
  195. 195SaharsaBihar, India
    751.5×
  196. 195KhurjaUttar Pradesh, India
    751.5×
  197. 195ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    751.5×
  198. 195LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    751.5×
  199. 195KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany
    751.5×
  200. 195LourdesOccitanie, France
    751.5×

Top 200 of 2,568 shown.

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

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