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Most polluted cities, November 2025

2,132 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Narela Delhi, India	265.9
2	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	259.5
3	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	241.8
4	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	241.4
5	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	232.5
6	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	226.4
7	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	225.4
8	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	217.1
9	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	216.9
10	Delhi Delhi, India	211.9
11	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	201.1
12	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	187.5
13	Najafgarh Delhi, India	186.5
14	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	180.6
15	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	179.0
16	Sonīpat Haryana, India	178.4
17	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	173.2
18	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	172.2
19	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	170.7
20	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	160.6
21	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	155.1
22	Gurugram Haryana, India	153.1
23	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	150.7
24	Jīnd Haryana, India	148.7
25	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	138.0
26	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	135.1
27	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	121.7
28	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	117.3
29	Tonk Rajasthan, India	109.5
30	Karnāl Haryana, India	109.2
31	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	108.4
32	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	106.5
33	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	105.7
34	Faridabad Haryana, India	103.7
35	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	103.6
36	Thānesar Haryana, India	102.0
37	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	100.5
38	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	100.4
39	Kaithal Haryana, India	99.9
40	Ambāla Haryana, India	97.9
41	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	96.7
41	Angul Odisha, India	96.7
43	Cuttack Odisha, India	95.7
43	Kolkata West Bengal, India	95.7
45	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	94.6
46	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	93.9
47	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	93.1
48	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	92.6
49	Chūru Rajasthan, India	88.5
50	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	87.2
51	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	86.0
52	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	84.4
53	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	83.9
54	Kota Rajasthan, India	83.7
55	Barbil Odisha, India	83.4
56	Haldia West Bengal, India	82.6
57	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	82.2
58	Sirsa Haryana, India	81.5
59	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	78.6
60	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	77.9
61	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	77.7
62	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	77.5
63	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	76.9
64	Hājīpur Bihar, India	75.8
65	Surat Gujarat, India	74.9
66	Panchkula Haryana, India	74.7
67	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	74.4
68	Jalandhar Punjab, India	74.3
69	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	72.6
70	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	72.4
71	Byasanagar Odisha, India	72.1
72	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	71.6
73	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	71.5
74	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	71.3
75	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	70.7
76	Karauli Rajasthan, India	70.3
76	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	70.3
78	Jalor Rajasthan, India	69.4
79	Patiāla Punjab, India	69.1
80	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	68.9
80	Nanded Maharashtra, India	68.9
82	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	68.6
83	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	67.9
83	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	67.9
85	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	67.7
86	Būndi Rajasthan, India	67.6
87	Bārān Rajasthan, India	67.1
88	Vapi Gujarat, India	66.9
89	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	66.6
90	Panvel Maharashtra, India	66.5
91	Baripāda Odisha, India	66.2
92	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	65.8
93	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	65.3
94	Buxar Bihar, India	65.0
95	Dausa Rajasthan, India	64.7
96	Pune Maharashtra, India	64.4
97	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	64.3
98	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	63.3
99	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	63.1
100	Āsansol West Bengal, India	62.8
101	Patna Bihar, India	62.6
102	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	62.5
103	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	61.9
103	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	61.9
105	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	61.3
106	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	61.0
107	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	60.6
108	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	60.1
109	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	59.6
110	Rourkela Odisha, India	58.8
111	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	58.6
112	Bettiah Bihar, India	58.4
113	Arāria Bihar, India	58.1
114	Cholula Puebla, Mexico	58.0
115	Boisar Maharashtra, India	57.5
116	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	57.3
117	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	57.1
118	Amravati Maharashtra, India	56.9
119	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	56.5
120	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	56.4
120	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	56.4
122	Nandri Rajasthan, India	56.1
123	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	55.9
124	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	55.7
125	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	54.7
126	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	53.9
127	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	53.7
128	Durgapur West Bengal, India	53.3
129	Virār Maharashtra, India	52.9
130	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	52.4
131	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	52.1
132	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	51.8
133	Dhule Maharashtra, India	51.7
134	Rājgīr Bihar, India	51.6
134	Nashik Maharashtra, India	51.6
136	Arrah Bihar, India	50.9
137	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	50.5
138	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	50.2
139	Akola Maharashtra, India	50.1
140	Mahād Maharashtra, India	49.7
141	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	49.6
142	Ropar Punjab, India	48.5
143	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	48.2
144	Begusarai Bihar, India	47.9
145	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	47.6
146	Latur Maharashtra, India	47.5
147	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	47.4
148	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	46.6
149	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	45.2
150	Thāne Maharashtra, India	44.9
150	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	44.9
152	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	44.7
152	Agartala Tripura, India	44.7
154	Joda Odisha, India	44.3
155	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	44.2
156	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	44.0
157	Saharsa Bihar, India	43.9
158	Gaya Bihar, India	43.5
159	Chānda Maharashtra, India	43.2
160	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.1
161	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	43.0
162	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	42.9
163	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	42.5
164	Nalbāri Assam, India	42.4
164	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	42.4
166	Yadgir Karnataka, India	41.8
167	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	40.9
168	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	40.8
169	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India	40.6
170	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	40.1
171	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	40.0
172	Hyderabad Telangana, India	39.2
173	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	38.7
174	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	38.6
175	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	36.1
175	Sasarām Bihar, India	36.1
175	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	36.1
178	Chāpra Bihar, India	35.8
179	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	35.3
180	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	35.1
181	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	35.0
182	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	34.6
183	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	34.1
184	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	33.3
185	Madikeri Karnataka, India	33.1
186	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	32.9
187	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	32.4
188	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	32.2
189	Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India	31.9
189	San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico	31.9
191	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	31.8
192	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	31.4
193	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	30.9
194	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	30.4
195	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	29.9
196	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	29.2
196	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	29.2
198	Pruszków Mazovia, Poland	29.1
199	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	29.0
200	Guwahati Assam, India	28.9

Top 200 of 2,132 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