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Most polluted cities, December 2025

2,265 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	276.6
2	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	256.1
3	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	255.3
4	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	255.0
5	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	240.8
6	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	239.2
7	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	239.1
8	Narela Delhi, India	232.9
9	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	232.4
10	Delhi Delhi, India	211.3
11	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	201.8
12	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	188.1
13	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	184.9
14	Gurugram Haryana, India	182.7
15	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	174.5
16	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	161.1
17	Najafgarh Delhi, India	154.2
18	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	154.0
19	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	146.2
20	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	145.2
21	Sonīpat Haryana, India	143.2
22	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	142.1
23	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	139.5
24	Jīnd Haryana, India	139.2
25	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	139.1
26	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	138.4
27	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	136.7
28	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	132.9
29	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	132.2
30	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	130.9
31	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	121.7
32	Angul Odisha, India	117.5
33	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	116.7
34	Haldia West Bengal, India	115.7
35	Cuttack Odisha, India	115.5
36	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	115.4
37	Faridabad Haryana, India	113.2
38	Byasanagar Odisha, India	110.4
39	Panchkula Haryana, India	109.4
40	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	108.3
41	Kolkata West Bengal, India	106.7
42	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	105.3
43	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	103.0
44	Tonk Rajasthan, India	100.8
45	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	100.6
46	Joda Odisha, India	99.3
47	Karnāl Haryana, India	99.2
48	Thānesar Haryana, India	98.0
49	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	96.8
50	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	96.7
51	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	95.7
52	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	93.5
53	Barbil Odisha, India	93.4
53	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	93.4
55	Hājīpur Bihar, India	92.4
56	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	92.0
57	Chūru Rajasthan, India	91.1
58	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	89.1
59	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	88.5
60	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	87.9
61	Mohali Punjab, India	87.2
62	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	86.8
63	Pune Maharashtra, India	86.3
64	Kota Rajasthan, India	85.6
65	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	81.8
66	Āsansol West Bengal, India	81.7
67	Arāria Bihar, India	80.4
68	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	79.9
69	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	78.7
70	Kaithal Haryana, India	78.6
71	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	77.9
72	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	77.0
73	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	75.4
74	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	74.8
75	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	74.4
76	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	74.1
77	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	73.7
78	Buxar Bihar, India	73.6
79	Arrah Bihar, India	73.4
80	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	72.6
81	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	72.2
82	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	71.7
83	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	71.6
83	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	71.6
85	Patna Bihar, India	71.0
85	Ambāla Haryana, India	71.0
87	Jalor Rajasthan, India	70.4
88	Jalandhar Punjab, India	70.0
89	Būndi Rajasthan, India	69.3
90	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	68.4
91	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	68.3
92	Nalbāri Assam, India	68.0
93	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	67.7
93	Rājgīr Bihar, India	67.7
95	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	67.6
96	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	67.1
96	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	67.1
98	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	67.0
99	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	66.9
100	Durgapur West Bengal, India	65.7
101	Dhule Maharashtra, India	65.6
102	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	64.8
103	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	64.7
104	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	64.6
104	Begusarai Bihar, India	64.6
106	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	64.2
107	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	63.3
108	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	63.1
108	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	63.1
110	Chāpra Bihar, India	62.9
111	Nagaon Assam, India	62.0
112	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	61.8
113	Rourkela Odisha, India	61.4
114	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	61.3
115	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	61.2
116	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	61.1
117	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	61.0
118	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	60.9
118	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	60.9
120	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	59.4
121	Saharsa Bihar, India	59.2
122	Rairangpur Odisha, India	58.8
123	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	58.4
124	Patiāla Punjab, India	58.2
124	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	58.2
126	Mahād Maharashtra, India	57.8
127	Nashik Maharashtra, India	57.5
128	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	57.2
129	Yadgir Karnataka, India	57.0
130	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	56.8
131	Latur Maharashtra, India	56.6
132	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	56.3
132	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	56.3
132	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	56.3
135	Dausa Rajasthan, India	56.0
135	Bettiah Bihar, India	56.0
137	Karauli Rajasthan, India	55.8
138	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	55.6
139	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	55.5
139	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	55.5
141	Nanded Maharashtra, India	54.8
142	Akola Maharashtra, India	54.7
143	Panvel Maharashtra, India	54.3
144	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	54.2
145	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	53.6
146	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	52.8
147	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	52.7
148	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	52.3
148	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	52.3
150	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	52.1
151	Gaya Bihar, India	52.0
152	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	51.6
153	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	51.5
153	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	51.5
155	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	51.4
156	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	51.3
157	Virār Maharashtra, India	50.5
157	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	50.5
159	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	50.1
160	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	50.0
161	Thāne Maharashtra, India	49.9
162	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	49.2
163	Sasarām Bihar, India	49.0
164	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	48.8
165	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	48.4
166	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	48.0
166	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	48.0
166	Vapi Gujarat, India	48.0
169	Nandri Rajasthan, India	47.7
170	Chānda Maharashtra, India	47.6
171	Sirsa Haryana, India	47.2
172	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	46.8
173	Boisar Maharashtra, India	46.7
174	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	46.5
175	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	46.3
175	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	46.3
177	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	46.1
178	Mexicali Baja California, Mexico	45.9
179	Agartala Tripura, India	45.7
180	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	45.3
181	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	44.8
182	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.3
183	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	44.2
184	Amravati Maharashtra, India	44.1
185	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	43.2
186	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	43.0
187	Hyderabad Telangana, India	41.9
188	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	41.8
189	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	40.9
190	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	40.6
191	Surat Gujarat, India	40.5
191	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	40.5
193	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	40.4
193	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	40.4
193	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	40.4
196	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	40.3
197	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	39.9
198	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	39.5
199	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	39.4
200	Bārān Rajasthan, India	37.4

Top 200 of 2,265 shown.

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