SmogRank / History / September 16, 2025
Most polluted cities on September 16, 2025
2,468 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu, India | 111.0 | |
| 2 | Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe | 84.8 | |
| 3 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 72.5 | |
| 4 | Nagapattinam Tamil Nadu, India | 66.7 | |
| 5 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 65.6 | |
| 6 | Undera Gujarat, India | 64.2 | |
| 7 | Karauli Rajasthan, India | 64.1 | |
| 8 | Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru | 63.0 | |
| 9 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 62.2 | |
| 10 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 57.4 | |
| 11 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 54.6 | |
| 12 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 54.0 | |
| 12 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 54.0 | |
| 14 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 50.9 | |
| 15 | Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia | 50.6 | |
| 16 | Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey | 49.8 | |
| 17 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 48.3 | |
| 18 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 46.0 | |
| 19 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 45.7 | |
| 20 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 44.8 | |
| 21 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 44.7 | |
| 22 | Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India | 44.5 | |
| 23 | San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru | 44.3 | |
| 24 | Lima Lima Province, Peru | 43.9 | |
| 25 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 43.7 | |
| 26 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 43.3 | |
| 27 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 43.2 | |
| 28 | Santa Lucía Canary Islands, Spain | 42.5 | |
| 29 | Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India | 42.1 | |
| 30 | Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 41.2 | |
| 31 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 40.9 | |
| 32 | Kigali Kigali, Rwanda | 40.8 | |
| 32 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 40.8 | |
| 34 | Maspalomas Canary Islands, Spain | 40.1 | |
| 35 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 38.8 | |
| 36 | Callao Callao, Peru | 38.7 | |
| 37 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 38.6 | |
| 38 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 38.5 | |
| 39 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 38.4 | |
| 40 | Agüimes Canary Islands, Spain | 38.2 | |
| 41 | Buxar Bihar, India | 37.6 | |
| 42 | Narela Delhi, India | 37.4 | |
| 43 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 37.2 | |
| 44 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 35.6 | |
| 45 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 35.5 | |
| 46 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 35.3 | |
| 47 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 35.1 | |
| 48 | Bānswāra Rajasthan, India | 34.9 | |
| 49 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 34.6 | |
| 50 | Delhi Delhi, India | 34.1 | |
| 50 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 34.1 | |
| 52 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 33.9 | |
| 53 | Nagaon Assam, India | 33.6 | |
| 54 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 33.3 | |
| 55 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 32.6 | |
| 56 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 32.5 | |
| 57 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 32.0 | |
| 57 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 32.0 | |
| 59 | Tirupparangunram Tamil Nadu, India | 31.6 | |
| 59 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 31.6 | |
| 61 | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 31.3 | |
| 62 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 31.1 | |
| 63 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 30.8 | |
| 64 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 30.7 | |
| 65 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 30.4 | |
| 66 | Panvel Maharashtra, India | 30.0 | |
| 67 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 29.7 | |
| 68 | Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 29.5 | |
| 69 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | 29.1 | |
| 70 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 28.9 | |
| 70 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 28.9 | |
| 72 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 28.3 | |
| 73 | Patna Bihar, India | 28.2 | |
| 74 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 28.1 | |
| 75 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 27.8 | |
| 76 | Fengshan Takao, Taiwan | 27.6 | |
| 77 | Gaya Bihar, India | 27.4 | |
| 78 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 26.9 | |
| 79 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 26.8 | |
| 79 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 26.8 | |
| 81 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 26.1 | |
| 82 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 25.9 | |
| 83 | Ingenio Canary Islands, Spain | 25.7 | |
| 84 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 25.3 | |
| 84 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 25.3 | |
| 86 | Cholula Puebla, Mexico | 25.2 | |
| 87 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 25.1 | |
| 87 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 25.1 | |
| 89 | Ropar Punjab, India | 25.0 | |
| 90 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 24.7 | |
| 90 | Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 24.7 | |
| 92 | Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines | 24.2 | |
| 93 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 24.0 | |
| 93 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 24.0 | |
| 95 | Superior Wisconsin, United States | 23.9 | |
| 96 | Ariyalūr Tamil Nadu, India | 23.6 | |
| 97 | Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan | 23.5 | |
| 98 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 23.3 | |
| 99 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 23.2 | |
| 100 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 23.1 | |
| 101 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 22.9 | |
| 101 | Chaozhou Taiwan, Taiwan | 22.9 | |
| 103 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 22.4 | |
| 103 | Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos | 22.4 | |
| 105 | Salem Tamil Nadu, India | 22.3 | |
| 105 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 22.3 | |
| 107 | Ōtsuki Yamanashi, Japan | 22.2 | |
| 108 | Vijayapura Karnataka, India | 21.9 | |
| 109 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 21.6 | |
| 109 | Chūru Rajasthan, India | 21.6 | |
| 111 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 21.5 | |
| 112 | Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 21.4 | |
| 113 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 21.3 | |
| 113 | Gotemba Shizuoka, Japan | 21.3 | |
| 115 | Rānīganj West Bengal, India | 21.2 | |
| 116 | Long Beach California, United States | 21.1 | |
| 117 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 20.9 | |
| 117 | Calgary Alberta, Canada | 20.9 | |
| 119 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 20.8 | |
| 120 | Ankleshwar Gujarat, India | 20.7 | |
| 121 | Granadilla de Abona Canary Islands, Spain | 20.6 | |
| 121 | Victoria de Durango Durango, Mexico | 20.6 | |
| 123 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 20.5 | |
| 123 | Xonacatlán México, Mexico | 20.5 | |
| 123 | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico | 20.5 | |
| 123 | Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada | 20.5 | |
| 127 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 20.4 | |
| 128 | Oconomowoc low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 20.3 | |
| 129 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 20.2 | |
| 129 | Tijuana Baja California, Mexico | 20.2 | |
| 129 | Joda Odisha, India | 20.2 | |
| 132 | Puebla Puebla, Mexico | 20.1 | |
| 133 | Valdosta Georgia, United States | 20.0 | |
| 134 | Carson low-cost sensors California, United States | 19.9 | |
| 134 | Quthbullapur Telangana, India | 19.9 | |
| 136 | Hernando Mississippi, United States | 19.8 | |
| 137 | Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico | 19.7 | |
| 138 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 19.5 | |
| 138 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 19.5 | |
| 140 | Shivamogga Karnataka, India | 19.4 | |
| 140 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 19.4 | |
| 140 | Duluth Minnesota, United States | 19.4 | |
| 143 | Hubballi Karnataka, India | 19.3 | |
| 144 | Mérida Yucatán, Mexico | 19.2 | |
| 145 | Tulsa Oklahoma, United States | 19.1 | |
| 146 | Fujinomiya Shizuoka, Japan | 19.0 | |
| 146 | Mankato Minnesota, United States | 19.0 | |
| 146 | Hawthorne low-cost sensors California, United States | 19.0 | |
| 149 | Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 18.9 | |
| 150 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 18.7 | |
| 150 | Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 18.7 | |
| 152 | Rairangpur Odisha, India | 18.6 | |
| 152 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India | 18.6 | |
| 152 | Anan Tokushima, Japan | 18.6 | |
| 152 | San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico | 18.6 | |
| 156 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 18.5 | |
| 156 | Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India | 18.5 | |
| 156 | McAlester Oklahoma, United States | 18.5 | |
| 159 | Torrance low-cost sensors California, United States | 18.4 | |
| 160 | Tahara Aichi, Japan | 18.3 | |
| 161 | Silchar Assam, India | 18.1 | |
| 161 | Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India | 18.1 | |
| 163 | Moore Oklahoma, United States | 18.0 | |
| 163 | Bakersfield California, United States | 18.0 | |
| 163 | Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada | 18.0 | |
| 166 | Hassan Karnataka, India | 17.8 | |
| 166 | Oklahoma City Oklahoma, United States | 17.8 | |
| 166 | Houston Texas, United States | 17.8 | |
| 169 | Durgapur West Bengal, India | 17.6 | |
| 169 | Beppu Oita, Japan | 17.6 | |
| 171 | Kakegawa Shizuoka, Japan | 17.5 | |
| 171 | Topeka Kansas, United States | 17.5 | |
| 173 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 17.4 | |
| 173 | Kalaburagi Karnataka, India | 17.4 | |
| 173 | Arrah Bihar, India | 17.4 | |
| 173 | Taichung Taiwan, Taiwan | 17.4 | |
| 173 | Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain | 17.4 | |
| 178 | Hamamatsu Shizuoka, Japan | 17.3 | |
| 178 | Portsmouth Ohio, United States | 17.3 | |
| 180 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 17.2 | |
| 180 | Wichita Kansas, United States | 17.2 | |
| 182 | Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.1 | |
| 182 | Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico | 17.1 | |
| 184 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 17.0 | |
| 184 | Xizhou Taiwan, Taiwan | 17.0 | |
| 184 | Kosai Shizuoka, Japan | 17.0 | |
| 184 | Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India | 17.0 | |
| 188 | Prokuplje Central Serbia, Serbia | 16.9 | |
| 188 | Mangaluru Karnataka, India | 16.9 | |
| 188 | Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 16.9 | |
| 188 | Airdrie Alberta, Canada | 16.9 | |
| 192 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 16.8 | |
| 192 | Columbia low-cost sensors Missouri, United States | 16.8 | |
| 194 | Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India | 16.7 | |
| 194 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 16.7 | |
| 194 | Shimada Shizuoka, Japan | 16.7 | |
| 194 | Hamakita Shizuoka, Japan | 16.7 | |
| 194 | Lethbridge Alberta, Canada | 16.7 | |
| 199 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 16.6 | |
| 199 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 16.6 |
Top 200 of 2,468 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