SmogRank / History / September 22, 2025
Most polluted cities on September 22, 2025
2,308 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calexico California, United States | 253.4 | |
| 2 | Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India | 159.0 | |
| 3 | Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 118.0 | |
| 4 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 96.3 | |
| 5 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 81.1 | |
| 6 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 70.0 | |
| 7 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 60.5 | |
| 8 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 60.4 | |
| 9 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 56.8 | |
| 10 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 56.0 | |
| 10 | Gaya Bihar, India | 56.0 | |
| 12 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 55.2 | |
| 13 | Madikeri Karnataka, India | 53.7 | |
| 14 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 52.0 | |
| 15 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 51.7 | |
| 16 | Mangaluru Karnataka, India | 50.8 | |
| 17 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 50.0 | |
| 18 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 49.9 | |
| 19 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 47.8 | |
| 20 | Bānswāra Rajasthan, India | 46.7 | |
| 21 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 46.6 | |
| 22 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 46.4 | |
| 23 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 46.1 | |
| 24 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 46.0 | |
| 25 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 45.5 | |
| 26 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 44.7 | |
| 27 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 44.6 | |
| 28 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 44.5 | |
| 29 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 43.6 | |
| 30 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 42.8 | |
| 31 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 42.5 | |
| 32 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 42.1 | |
| 33 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 41.2 | |
| 34 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 40.3 | |
| 35 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 39.8 | |
| 36 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 39.7 | |
| 37 | Joda Odisha, India | 39.5 | |
| 38 | Narela Delhi, India | 39.0 | |
| 39 | Patna Bihar, India | 38.5 | |
| 39 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 38.5 | |
| 41 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 38.3 | |
| 42 | Buxar Bihar, India | 38.0 | |
| 43 | Ropar Punjab, India | 37.4 | |
| 44 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 37.2 | |
| 45 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 36.0 | |
| 46 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 35.4 | |
| 47 | Delhi Delhi, India | 35.3 | |
| 47 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 35.3 | |
| 49 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 34.8 | |
| 50 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 34.7 | |
| 51 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 34.5 | |
| 52 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 33.6 | |
| 53 | Nagaon Assam, India | 33.4 | |
| 54 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 33.3 | |
| 55 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 33.2 | |
| 56 | Baripāda Odisha, India | 33.1 | |
| 57 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 32.9 | |
| 57 | Angul Odisha, India | 32.9 | |
| 59 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 32.6 | |
| 60 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 32.4 | |
| 61 | Siwān Bihar, India | 32.2 | |
| 62 | Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India | 32.0 | |
| 63 | Arāria Bihar, India | 31.9 | |
| 64 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 31.8 | |
| 65 | Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada | 31.3 | |
| 65 | Quthbullapur Telangana, India | 31.3 | |
| 67 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 31.0 | |
| 67 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 31.0 | |
| 69 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 30.4 | |
| 70 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 29.5 | |
| 71 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 29.2 | |
| 71 | Ankleshwar Gujarat, India | 29.2 | |
| 73 | Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States | 29.1 | |
| 74 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 28.5 | |
| 74 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 28.5 | |
| 76 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 28.3 | |
| 77 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 27.8 | |
| 77 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 27.8 | |
| 77 | Āsansol West Bengal, India | 27.8 | |
| 77 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 27.8 | |
| 81 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 27.0 | |
| 82 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 26.8 | |
| 82 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 26.8 | |
| 84 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 26.7 | |
| 85 | Durgapur West Bengal, India | 26.2 | |
| 86 | Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India | 26.1 | |
| 87 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 25.9 | |
| 88 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 25.6 | |
| 89 | Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe | 25.5 | |
| 89 | Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 25.5 | |
| 91 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 25.4 | |
| 92 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 25.3 | |
| 93 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 25.0 | |
| 94 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 24.9 | |
| 94 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 24.9 | |
| 96 | Mohali Punjab, India | 24.8 | |
| 97 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | 24.5 | |
| 98 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India | 24.3 | |
| 98 | San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico | 24.3 | |
| 100 | Sunnyside Washington, United States | 24.0 | |
| 101 | Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India | 23.8 | |
| 102 | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 23.7 | |
| 103 | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India | 23.6 | |
| 104 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 23.4 | |
| 105 | Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 23.3 | |
| 105 | Cholula Puebla, Mexico | 23.3 | |
| 107 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 23.2 | |
| 108 | Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong | 23.0 | |
| 109 | Beigang Taiwan, Taiwan | 22.6 | |
| 110 | Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India | 22.3 | |
| 110 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 22.3 | |
| 112 | Vijayapura Karnataka, India | 22.2 | |
| 113 | Haldia West Bengal, India | 22.1 | |
| 114 | Parbhani Maharashtra, India | 22.0 | |
| 114 | Fengshan Takao, Taiwan | 22.0 | |
| 116 | Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey | 21.9 | |
| 117 | Rānīganj West Bengal, India | 21.6 | |
| 117 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 21.6 | |
| 117 | Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India | 21.6 | |
| 120 | Agüimes Canary Islands, Spain | 21.2 | |
| 121 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 21.1 | |
| 122 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 21.0 | |
| 122 | Douliu Taiwan, Taiwan | 21.0 | |
| 124 | Silchar Assam, India | 20.9 | |
| 124 | Bengaluru Karnataka, India | 20.9 | |
| 126 | Taibao Taiwan, Taiwan | 20.7 | |
| 126 | Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico | 20.7 | |
| 128 | Hubballi Karnataka, India | 20.6 | |
| 129 | Ingenio Canary Islands, Spain | 20.3 | |
| 130 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 20.0 | |
| 130 | Shivamogga Karnataka, India | 20.0 | |
| 132 | Malegaon Maharashtra, India | 19.9 | |
| 133 | Panvel Maharashtra, India | 19.6 | |
| 134 | Tainan Taiwan, Taiwan | 19.5 | |
| 135 | Raipur Chhattisgarh, India | 19.3 | |
| 135 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 19.3 | |
| 135 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 19.3 | |
| 138 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 19.1 | |
| 139 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 19.0 | |
| 140 | Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 18.9 | |
| 141 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 18.6 | |
| 142 | Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States | 18.5 | |
| 143 | San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico | 18.4 | |
| 144 | Nandri Rajasthan, India | 18.1 | |
| 145 | Xinying Taiwan, Taiwan | 17.9 | |
| 146 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 17.8 | |
| 146 | Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada | 17.8 | |
| 148 | Mahād Maharashtra, India | 17.7 | |
| 148 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 17.7 | |
| 148 | Sundsvall Västernorrland, Sweden | 17.7 | |
| 151 | Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico | 17.6 | |
| 152 | Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia | 17.5 | |
| 153 | Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India | 17.4 | |
| 153 | Arrah Bihar, India | 17.4 | |
| 155 | Durg Chhattisgarh, India | 17.3 | |
| 155 | Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 17.3 | |
| 157 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 17.2 | |
| 158 | Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India | 17.1 | |
| 158 | Chiayi City Taiwan, Taiwan | 17.1 | |
| 160 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 16.9 | |
| 160 | Bielsko-Biala Silesia, Poland | 16.9 | |
| 162 | Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India | 16.6 | |
| 162 | Milan Lombardy, Italy | 16.6 | |
| 164 | Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India | 16.5 | |
| 164 | Maspalomas Canary Islands, Spain | 16.5 | |
| 166 | Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan | 16.3 | |
| 166 | Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 16.3 | |
| 166 | Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland | 16.3 | |
| 169 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 16.2 | |
| 169 | Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16.2 | |
| 171 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 15.9 | |
| 171 | Jalor Rajasthan, India | 15.9 | |
| 171 | Tijuana Baja California, Mexico | 15.9 | |
| 174 | Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long, Hong Kong | 15.8 | |
| 174 | Yakima Washington, United States | 15.8 | |
| 176 | Yongkang Taiwan, Taiwan | 15.7 | |
| 177 | Bikaner Rajasthan, India | 15.6 | |
| 177 | Kaohsiung Takao, Taiwan | 15.6 | |
| 179 | Yuanlin Taiwan, Taiwan | 15.5 | |
| 179 | Zhushan Taiwan, Taiwan | 15.5 | |
| 179 | Wenatchee Washington, United States | 15.5 | |
| 182 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 15.4 | |
| 182 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 15.4 | |
| 182 | Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico | 15.4 | |
| 185 | Nanded Maharashtra, India | 15.1 | |
| 186 | Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia | 15.0 | |
| 187 | Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico | 14.9 | |
| 187 | Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico | 14.9 | |
| 187 | Bakersfield California, United States | 14.9 | |
| 187 | Regina Saskatchewan, Canada | 14.9 | |
| 191 | Puebla Puebla, Mexico | 14.6 | |
| 192 | Trebišov Košice Region, Slovakia | 14.5 | |
| 192 | Aberdeen Southern District, Hong Kong | 14.5 | |
| 192 | Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico | 14.5 | |
| 192 | Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada | 14.5 | |
| 196 | Tuen Mun Tuen Mun, Hong Kong | 14.2 | |
| 197 | Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico | 14.1 | |
| 198 | Nāgaur Rajasthan, India | 14.0 | |
| 198 | Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | 14.0 | |
| 200 | San Tung Chung Hang Islands, Hong Kong | 13.9 |
Top 200 of 2,308 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