SmogRank / History / week of October 20, 2025

Most polluted cities, week of October 20, 2025

2,161 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 7 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	200.2
2	Gurugram Haryana, India	197.0
3	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	195.7
4	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	195.2
5	Jīnd Haryana, India	192.3
6	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	183.1
7	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	175.0
8	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	174.0
9	Delhi Delhi, India	168.2
10	Narela Delhi, India	166.7
11	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	166.3
12	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	161.8
13	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	148.7
14	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	148.2
15	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	145.6
16	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	137.6
17	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	136.8
18	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	135.2
19	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	130.4
20	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	129.0
21	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	125.4
22	Sirsa Haryana, India	122.2
23	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	120.1
24	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	119.8
25	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	119.7
25	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	119.7
27	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	118.9
28	Jalandhar Punjab, India	117.0
29	Undera Gujarat, India	116.1
30	Karnāl Haryana, India	115.6
31	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	114.8
32	Ambāla Haryana, India	113.3
33	Sonīpat Haryana, India	112.4
34	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	112.1
35	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	111.5
36	Hājīpur Bihar, India	111.4
37	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	111.2
38	Kota Rajasthan, India	110.7
39	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	110.6
40	Surat Gujarat, India	110.1
41	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	108.5
42	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	106.8
43	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	103.6
44	Faridabad Haryana, India	103.3
45	Barbil Odisha, India	102.1
46	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	100.1
47	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	97.9
48	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	97.6
49	Tonk Rajasthan, India	96.1
50	Karauli Rajasthan, India	95.2
51	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	93.1
52	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	91.4
53	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	90.0
54	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	88.5
54	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	88.5
56	Kolkata West Bengal, India	88.0
57	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	85.9
58	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	85.2
59	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	84.6
60	Dausa Rajasthan, India	84.5
61	Haldia West Bengal, India	83.4
62	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	83.3
63	Saharsa Bihar, India	83.1
64	Angul Odisha, India	79.0
65	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	78.3
66	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	77.6
66	Jalor Rajasthan, India	77.6
68	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	76.9
69	Patiāla Punjab, India	75.8
70	Dhule Maharashtra, India	75.2
71	Ropar Punjab, India	74.4
71	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	74.4
73	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	74.3
73	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	74.3
75	Patna Bihar, India	73.8
76	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	73.1
77	Begusarai Bihar, India	72.7
78	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	72.1
79	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	70.1
80	Būndi Rajasthan, India	69.8
81	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	69.7
82	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	69.6
82	Vapi Gujarat, India	69.6
84	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	69.4
85	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	69.1
86	Arāria Bihar, India	68.4
87	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	67.9
88	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	67.8
89	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	67.6
90	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	66.5
91	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	65.6
92	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	64.9
93	Bārān Rajasthan, India	64.7
94	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	64.5
94	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	64.5
96	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	63.9
97	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	62.8
98	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	62.0
99	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	61.3
100	Chūru Rajasthan, India	61.1
101	Āsansol West Bengal, India	60.1
102	Bettiah Bihar, India	59.6
103	Baripāda Odisha, India	58.6
104	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	58.3
105	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	56.6
106	Byasanagar Odisha, India	56.1
107	Nashik Maharashtra, India	55.3
108	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	55.2
109	Virār Maharashtra, India	54.8
110	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	54.6
111	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	54.5
112	Nalbāri Assam, India	54.2
113	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	52.9
113	Mahād Maharashtra, India	52.9
115	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	52.4
116	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	52.2
117	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	51.7
118	Mohali Punjab, India	51.2
119	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	51.0
120	Nandri Rajasthan, India	50.0
121	Rourkela Odisha, India	49.2
122	Gaya Bihar, India	49.0
123	Panvel Maharashtra, India	48.4
124	Nanded Maharashtra, India	48.0
125	Pune Maharashtra, India	47.8
126	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	47.6
127	Durgapur West Bengal, India	47.5
128	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	47.4
129	Chāpra Bihar, India	47.2
130	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	46.2
131	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	44.3
132	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	44.1
133	Siwān Bihar, India	43.9
134	Amravati Maharashtra, India	42.3
135	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	41.2
136	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	40.6
136	Rājgīr Bihar, India	40.6
136	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	40.6
139	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	40.4
140	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.8
141	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	39.7
142	Buxar Bihar, India	39.1
143	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	38.5
144	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	38.3
145	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	37.0
146	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	36.6
147	Joda Odisha, India	36.3
148	Sasarām Bihar, India	36.2
149	Akola Maharashtra, India	35.5
150	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	34.9
151	Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States	33.9
152	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	33.5
152	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	33.5
154	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	32.9
155	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	32.0
156	Hyderabad Telangana, India	31.7
157	Latur Maharashtra, India	31.4
158	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	31.1
159	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	31.0
160	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	30.5
161	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	30.3
162	Guwahati Assam, India	30.2
163	Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico	29.9
164	Arrah Bihar, India	29.5
165	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	28.4
166	Cholula Puebla, Mexico	28.2
167	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	27.4
168	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	27.1
169	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	26.8
169	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	26.8
171	Shillong Meghalaya, India	26.7
172	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	26.0
173	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	25.8
174	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	25.6
175	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	25.1
176	Vijayapura Karnataka, India	24.8
177	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	24.7
178	García Nuevo León, Mexico	24.5
179	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	24.0
180	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	23.9
181	Kalaburagi Karnataka, India	22.9
182	Milan Lombardy, Italy	22.7
183	Durg Chhattisgarh, India	22.6
184	Augustów Podlasie, Poland	22.5
184	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.5
186	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.4
187	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	22.3
187	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	22.3
187	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	22.3
190	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	22.1
191	Dej Cluj County, Romania	21.7
191	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	21.7
193	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	21.4
194	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	21.3
195	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	21.1
195	Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico	21.1
197	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	21.0
198	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	20.9
199	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	20.8
200	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	20.6

Top 200 of 2,161 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