SmogRank / History / August 16, 2025

Most polluted cities on August 16, 2025

2,573 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Santa Lucía, Spain, at 257.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

← Santa Lucía 257.0 µg/m³ 200 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline
Every city ranked for August 16, 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. 1Santa LucíaCanary Islands, Spain
    36417.1×
  2. 2PāliRajasthan, India
    32015.7×
  3. 3BathindaPunjab, India
    30215.1×
  4. 4PonferradaCastille and León, Spain
    27813.5×
  5. 5CoyhaiqueAysén, Chile
    1897.3×
  6. 6OsornoLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1877.1×
  7. 7ValdiviaLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1816.6×
  8. 8NacimientoBiobio, Chile
    1816.5×
  9. 9Puerto AysénAysén, Chile
    1776.2×
  10. 10JhānsiUttar Pradesh, India
    1715.6×
  11. 11La UniónLos Ríos Region, Chile
    1705.6×
  12. 12AurangābādBihar, India
    1705.5×
  13. 13VillarricaAraucania, Chile
    1675.2×
  14. 14VirārMaharashtra, India
    1624.7×
  15. 15Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1624.7×
  16. 16GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    1604.5×
  17. 17LoniUttar Pradesh, India
    1594.5×
  18. 18ManamaManama, Bahrain
    1594.5×
  19. 19RamanathapuramTamil Nadu, India
    1584.3×
  20. 20Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1574.3×
  21. 21BawānaDelhi, India
    1543.9×
  22. 22NeelankaraiTamil Nadu, India
    1523.8×
  23. 23LalínGalicia, Spain
    1523.8×
  24. 24Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1523.8×
  25. 25Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1483.6×
  26. 26Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    1483.6×
  27. 27KigaliKigali, Rwanda
    1463.6×
  28. 28Bihār SharīfBihar, India
    1453.6×
  29. 29DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    1443.5×
  30. 29Puerto VarasLos Lagos Region, Chile
    1443.5×
  31. 31CuddaloreTamil Nadu, India
    1423.5×
  32. 32NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1403.4×
  33. 33Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1373.3×
  34. 33NarelaDelhi, India
    1373.3×
  35. 35Sri GanganagarRajasthan, India
    1373.3×
  36. 36TonkRajasthan, India
    1363.3×
  37. 37Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    1313.2×
  38. 38DelhiDelhi, India
    1273.1×
  39. 39NalbāriAssam, India
    1243.0×
  40. 40SaharsaBihar, India
    1243.0×
  41. 41GobindgarhPunjab, India
    1233.0×
  42. 42DausaRajasthan, India
    1202.9×
  43. 43DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    1202.9×
  44. 44OurenseGalicia, Spain
    1182.8×
  45. 45JakartaJakarta, Indonesia
    1182.8×
  46. 45Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    1182.8×
  47. 47Istanbullow-cost sensorsIstanbul, Turkey
    1172.8×
  48. 47Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    1172.8×
  49. 49CuranilahueBiobio, Chile
    1162.8×
  50. 50RengoO'Higgins Region, Chile
    1142.7×
  51. 51BaripādaOdisha, India
    1142.7×
  52. 52HualquiBiobio, Chile
    1132.7×
  53. 53LugoGalicia, Spain
    1122.7×
  54. 54BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    1072.5×
  55. 55TiruchirappalliTamil Nadu, India
    1072.5×
  56. 56LimaLima Province, Peru
    1072.5×
  57. 57BuxarBihar, India
    1072.5×
  58. 58GūduvāncheriTamil Nadu, India
    1062.5×
  59. 59MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    1062.5×
  60. 60TemucoAraucania, Chile
    1042.4×
  61. 61RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    1032.4×
  62. 62TuxtlaChiapas, Mexico
    1032.4×
  63. 63KishanganjBihar, India
    1012.4×
  64. 64AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    1012.4×
  65. 65NajafgarhDelhi, India
    992.3×
  66. 66ChāpraBihar, India
    992.3×
  67. 67LeónCastille and León, Spain
    992.3×
  68. 68VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    972.2×
  69. 68KhannaPunjab, India
    972.2×
  70. 70MuzaffarpurBihar, India
    962.2×
  71. 71KadapaAndhra Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  72. 71Puerto MonttLos Lagos Region, Chile
    962.2×
  73. 73MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    962.2×
  74. 74AguascalientesAguascalientes, Mexico
    942.1×
  75. 75JaipurRajasthan, India
    932.1×
  76. 76Winterthurlow-cost sensorsZurich, Switzerland
    922.1×
  77. 77Changchunlow-cost sensorsJilin, China
    922.1×
  78. 78Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    922.1×
  79. 79GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    922.1×
  80. 80Aya NagarDelhi, India
    912.0×
  81. 81MangaluruKarnataka, India
    912.0×
  82. 82Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    902.0×
  83. 83KatiharBihar, India
    892.0×
  84. 84KannurKerala, India
    892.0×
  85. 85AlangadKerala, India
    881.9×
  86. 86ArāriaBihar, India
    871.9×
  87. 87Puente AltoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    871.9×
  88. 88VrindāvanUttar Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  89. 88HanumāngarhRajasthan, India
    871.9×
  90. 88BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    871.9×
  91. 91SaugorMadhya Pradesh, India
    861.9×
  92. 91AmritsarPunjab, India
    861.9×
  93. 91MandideepMadhya Pradesh, India
    861.9×
  94. 94HyderabadTelangana, India
    861.9×
  95. 94AvilésAsturias, Spain
    861.9×
  96. 96AjmerRajasthan, India
    861.9×
  97. 96Medina del CampoCastille and León, Spain
    861.9×
  98. 98Vila RealVila Real, Portugal
    861.9×
  99. 99Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    861.8×
  100. 99Los ÁngelesBiobio, Chile
    861.8×
  101. 101MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    851.8×
  102. 101CholulaPuebla, Mexico
    851.8×
  103. 103PalenciaCastille and León, Spain
    851.8×
  104. 104Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    851.8×
  105. 105HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    851.8×
  106. 105CuricóMaule Region, Chile
    851.8×
  107. 107MóstolesMadrid, Spain
    851.8×
  108. 108Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan
    841.8×
  109. 108PamplonaNavarre, Spain
    841.8×
  110. 110LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    841.8×
  111. 110JumillaMurcia, Spain
    841.8×
  112. 112MungerBihar, India
    841.8×
  113. 113DhuleMaharashtra, India
    841.8×
  114. 113Ashaimanlow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    841.8×
  115. 113RancaguaO'Higgins Region, Chile
    841.8×
  116. 116JalandharPunjab, India
    831.8×
  117. 117LudhianaPunjab, India
    831.8×
  118. 117SoriaCastille and León, Spain
    831.8×
  119. 117HualpénBiobio, Chile
    831.8×
  120. 120BegusaraiBihar, India
    831.7×
  121. 120Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    831.7×
  122. 122KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  123. 123ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
    821.7×
  124. 124San Francisco De BorjaLima region, Peru
    821.7×
  125. 125SīkarRajasthan, India
    821.7×
  126. 125XonacatlánMéxico, Mexico
    821.7×
  127. 125San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    821.7×
  128. 128ŻabbarĦaż-Żabbar, Malta
    811.7×
  129. 129RānipetTamil Nadu, India
    811.7×
  130. 129Aranda de DueroCastille and León, Spain
    811.7×
  131. 129CoronelBiobio, Chile
    811.7×
  132. 132JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    811.7×
  133. 132AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    811.7×
  134. 134ChūruRajasthan, India
    801.7×
  135. 135ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    801.7×
  136. 136KalyānMaharashtra, India
    801.6×
  137. 136Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    801.6×
  138. 138MontpellierOccitanie, France
    801.6×
  139. 139ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    791.6×
  140. 139CandelariaCanary Islands, Spain
    791.6×
  141. 141HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia
    791.6×
  142. 142BurgosCastille and León, Spain
    791.6×
  143. 142TalaganteSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    791.6×
  144. 142SantiagoSantiago Metropolitan, Chile
    791.6×
  145. 145TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    791.6×
  146. 145FuenlabradaMadrid, Spain
    791.6×
  147. 147MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  148. 148MaiharMadhya Pradesh, India
    781.6×
  149. 148Quezon Citylow-cost sensorsNational Capital Region, Philippines
    781.6×
  150. 148ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia
    781.6×
  151. 148WindsorOntario, Canada
    781.6×
  152. 152GandhinagarGujarat, India
    781.6×
  153. 152CopiapóAtacama, Chile
    781.6×
  154. 154PauNew Aquitaine, France
    781.6×
  155. 154LleidaCatalonia, Spain
    781.6×
  156. 154Dera Colliery TownshipOdisha, India
    781.6×
  157. 157UdaipurRajasthan, India
    781.6×
  158. 157ValdemoroMadrid, Spain
    781.6×
  159. 159MonterreyNuevo León, Mexico
    771.5×
  160. 160GayaBihar, India
    771.5×
  161. 160GijónAsturias, Spain
    771.5×
  162. 160ConcónValparaiso, Chile
    771.5×
  163. 163RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    771.5×
  164. 163LinaresMaule Region, Chile
    771.5×
  165. 165BulandshahrUttar Pradesh, India
    761.5×
  166. 165Temalow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    761.5×
  167. 165LourdesOccitanie, France
    761.5×
  168. 165Říčanylow-cost sensorsCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    761.5×
  169. 165CallaoCallao, Peru
    761.5×
  170. 170KanchipuramTamil Nadu, India
    761.5×
  171. 170BārānRajasthan, India
    761.5×
  172. 170SalamancaCastille and León, Spain
    761.5×
  173. 170QuilpuéValparaiso, Chile
    761.5×
  174. 174VallettaValletta, Malta
    761.5×
  175. 174RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  176. 174CoquimboCoquimbo Region, Chile
    761.5×
  177. 177ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia
    761.5×
  178. 177GarcíaNuevo León, Mexico
    761.5×
  179. 179Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    761.5×
  180. 179TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  181. 179PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    761.5×
  182. 179České BudějoviceSouth Bohemian Region, Czechia
    761.5×
  183. 183VijayapuraKarnataka, India
    751.5×
  184. 183Villa Poeta José Gálvez BarrenecheaLima region, Peru
    751.5×
  185. 185MalegaonMaharashtra, India
    751.5×
  186. 185SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia
    751.5×
  187. 185LogroñoLa Rioja, Spain
    751.5×
  188. 185Ciudad Benito JuárezNuevo León, Mexico
    751.5×
  189. 189Accralow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    751.5×
  190. 189ValladolidCastille and León, Spain
    751.5×
  191. 189San CarlosÑuble, Chile
    751.5×
  192. 192JabalpurMadhya Pradesh, India
    751.5×
  193. 192ChillánÑuble, Chile
    751.5×
  194. 194ZaragozaAragon, Spain
    751.5×
  195. 195BaselBasel-City, Switzerland
    741.4×
  196. 195ToulouseOccitanie, France
    741.4×
  197. 197BardejovPrešov Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  198. 197SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia
    741.4×
  199. 199SilcharAssam, India
    741.4×
  200. 199TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia
    741.4×

Top 200 of 2,573 shown.

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

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