SmogRank / History / September 23, 2025
Most polluted cities on September 23, 2025
2,491 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 | 454.0 | |
| 2 | Calexico California, United States | 254.5 | |
| 3 | Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 101.0 | |
| 4 | Undera Gujarat, India | 92.6 | |
| 5 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 86.7 | |
| 6 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 80.2 | |
| 7 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 79.4 | |
| 8 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 78.1 | |
| 9 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 69.0 | |
| 10 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 66.4 | |
| 11 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 63.9 | |
| 12 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 63.8 | |
| 13 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 60.3 | |
| 14 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 55.1 | |
| 15 | Arāria Bihar, India | 53.1 | |
| 16 | Gaya Bihar, India | 52.8 | |
| 17 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 52.3 | |
| 18 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 51.7 | |
| 19 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 50.4 | |
| 20 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 50.1 | |
| 21 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 50.0 | |
| 22 | Wenatchee Washington, United States | 48.8 | |
| 23 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 47.1 | |
| 24 | Kigali Kigali, Rwanda | 47.0 | |
| 25 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 46.0 | |
| 26 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 45.4 | |
| 27 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 44.2 | |
| 27 | Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada | 44.2 | |
| 29 | Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India | 44.0 | |
| 30 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 43.5 | |
| 31 | Krosno Subcarpathia, Poland | 42.9 | |
| 32 | Ropar Punjab, India | 42.6 | |
| 33 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 42.4 | |
| 34 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 41.7 | |
| 35 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 40.7 | |
| 36 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 40.1 | |
| 36 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 40.1 | |
| 38 | Bānswāra Rajasthan, India | 39.8 | |
| 39 | Siwān Bihar, India | 39.4 | |
| 40 | Cártama Andalusia, Spain | 39.2 | |
| 41 | Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru | 39.0 | |
| 42 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 38.9 | |
| 43 | Jakarta Jakarta, Indonesia | 38.4 | |
| 44 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 38.0 | |
| 45 | Buxar Bihar, India | 37.9 | |
| 46 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 37.7 | |
| 46 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 37.7 | |
| 48 | Narela Delhi, India | 37.3 | |
| 49 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 37.2 | |
| 50 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 36.9 | |
| 50 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 36.9 | |
| 52 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 36.8 | |
| 53 | Gūduvāncheri Tamil Nadu, India | 35.9 | |
| 54 | Quthbullapur Telangana, India | 35.7 | |
| 55 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 35.6 | |
| 56 | Ishigaki Okinawa, Japan | 35.1 | |
| 57 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 34.9 | |
| 58 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 34.8 | |
| 59 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 34.5 | |
| 60 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 34.4 | |
| 60 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 34.4 | |
| 62 | Nagaon Assam, India | 34.2 | |
| 63 | Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India | 34.1 | |
| 64 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 33.8 | |
| 65 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 33.6 | |
| 66 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 33.3 | |
| 67 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 32.2 | |
| 68 | Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India | 31.8 | |
| 69 | Callao Callao, Peru | 31.6 | |
| 70 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 31.5 | |
| 71 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 31.3 | |
| 71 | San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru | 31.3 | |
| 73 | Patna Bihar, India | 31.2 | |
| 73 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 31.2 | |
| 75 | Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe | 31.1 | |
| 76 | Delhi Delhi, India | 30.5 | |
| 77 | Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu, India | 30.2 | |
| 78 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 30.1 | |
| 78 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 30.1 | |
| 78 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 30.1 | |
| 81 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 29.7 | |
| 82 | Lima Lima Province, Peru | 29.3 | |
| 83 | Kirkland low-cost sensors Washington, United States | 28.3 | |
| 84 | Angul Odisha, India | 28.2 | |
| 85 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 27.3 | |
| 86 | Mangaluru Karnataka, India | 27.2 | |
| 87 | Bengaluru Karnataka, India | 27.1 | |
| 88 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 27.0 | |
| 88 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 27.0 | |
| 90 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 26.8 | |
| 90 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 26.8 | |
| 92 | Panvel Maharashtra, India | 26.4 | |
| 93 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 26.3 | |
| 94 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 26.2 | |
| 95 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 26.0 | |
| 96 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India | 25.9 | |
| 97 | Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States | 25.3 | |
| 97 | The Dalles Oregon, United States | 25.3 | |
| 99 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 25.2 | |
| 100 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 25.1 | |
| 100 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 25.1 | |
| 102 | Baripāda Odisha, India | 24.8 | |
| 103 | Ankleshwar Gujarat, India | 24.4 | |
| 103 | Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico | 24.4 | |
| 105 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 24.3 | |
| 105 | San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico | 24.3 | |
| 107 | Joda Odisha, India | 24.2 | |
| 108 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 24.1 | |
| 108 | Vernon British Columbia, Canada | 24.1 | |
| 110 | Karauli Rajasthan, India | 24.0 | |
| 110 | Xonacatlán México, Mexico | 24.0 | |
| 112 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 23.9 | |
| 113 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 23.5 | |
| 114 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 23.4 | |
| 114 | Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 23.4 | |
| 116 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 23.2 | |
| 117 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | 23.0 | |
| 117 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 23.0 | |
| 119 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 22.9 | |
| 120 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 22.7 | |
| 121 | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 22.6 | |
| 122 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 22.5 | |
| 122 | Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico | 22.5 | |
| 124 | Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China | 22.4 | |
| 124 | Cholula Puebla, Mexico | 22.4 | |
| 126 | Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India | 22.3 | |
| 127 | Vijayapura Karnataka, India | 22.2 | |
| 127 | Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States | 22.2 | |
| 127 | Kelowna British Columbia, Canada | 22.2 | |
| 130 | Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey | 22.1 | |
| 131 | Yakima Washington, United States | 22.0 | |
| 132 | Shivamogga Karnataka, India | 21.8 | |
| 132 | San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico | 21.8 | |
| 134 | Parbhani Maharashtra, India | 21.6 | |
| 135 | Hubballi Karnataka, India | 21.3 | |
| 136 | Salem Tamil Nadu, India | 20.8 | |
| 136 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 20.8 | |
| 136 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 20.8 | |
| 139 | Ariyalūr Tamil Nadu, India | 20.7 | |
| 140 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 20.6 | |
| 141 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 20.5 | |
| 142 | Silchar Assam, India | 20.4 | |
| 142 | Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India | 20.4 | |
| 144 | Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan | 20.0 | |
| 144 | Sunnyside Washington, United States | 20.0 | |
| 146 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 19.6 | |
| 146 | Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico | 19.6 | |
| 148 | Dhule Maharashtra, India | 19.5 | |
| 148 | García Nuevo León, Mexico | 19.5 | |
| 150 | Āsansol West Bengal, India | 19.4 | |
| 150 | Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 19.4 | |
| 150 | Irapuato Guanajuato, Mexico | 19.4 | |
| 150 | Navalpattu Tamil Nadu, India | 19.4 | |
| 154 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 19.3 | |
| 154 | Kamloops British Columbia, Canada | 19.3 | |
| 154 | Nepean low-cost sensors Ontario, Canada | 19.3 | |
| 157 | Tijuana Baja California, Mexico | 19.2 | |
| 158 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 19.0 | |
| 158 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 19.0 | |
| 160 | Durg Chhattisgarh, India | 18.9 | |
| 160 | Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India | 18.9 | |
| 160 | Inglewood-Finn Hill low-cost sensors Washington, United States | 18.9 | |
| 160 | Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico | 18.9 | |
| 164 | Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia | 18.8 | |
| 165 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 18.5 | |
| 166 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 18.3 | |
| 167 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 18.2 | |
| 168 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 17.9 | |
| 169 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 17.7 | |
| 170 | Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.6 | |
| 171 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 17.4 | |
| 171 | Arrah Bihar, India | 17.4 | |
| 173 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 17.3 | |
| 173 | Hermiston Oregon, United States | 17.3 | |
| 175 | Raipur Chhattisgarh, India | 17.2 | |
| 175 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 17.2 | |
| 177 | Bothell low-cost sensors Washington, United States | 17.1 | |
| 178 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 17.0 | |
| 178 | Haldia West Bengal, India | 17.0 | |
| 180 | Kraljevo Central Serbia, Serbia | 16.9 | |
| 180 | Ellensburg Washington, United States | 16.9 | |
| 182 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 16.7 | |
| 182 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 16.7 | |
| 184 | Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico | 16.6 | |
| 184 | Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico | 16.6 | |
| 186 | Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India | 16.4 | |
| 187 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 16.3 | |
| 187 | Nanded Maharashtra, India | 16.3 | |
| 187 | Sekimachi Gifu, Japan | 16.3 | |
| 190 | Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India | 16.2 | |
| 190 | Macon Georgia, United States | 16.2 | |
| 190 | Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India | 16.2 | |
| 193 | Gyál Pest County, Hungary | 16.1 | |
| 194 | Lewiston Idaho, United States | 15.9 | |
| 194 | Pocatello Idaho, United States | 15.9 | |
| 196 | Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines | 15.8 | |
| 196 | Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 15.8 | |
| 198 | Malegaon Maharashtra, India | 15.7 | |
| 198 | Nandri Rajasthan, India | 15.7 | |
| 200 | Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong | 15.6 |
Top 200 of 2,491 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