SmogRank / History / week of December 8, 2025

Most polluted cities, week of December 8, 2025

2,363 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	Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu, India	985.0
2	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	308.9
3	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	303.6
4	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	292.7
5	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	283.5
6	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	276.6
7	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	267.4
8	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	259.6
9	Narela Delhi, India	256.9
9	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	256.9
11	Jīnd Haryana, India	254.0
12	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	239.6
13	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	238.6
14	Delhi Delhi, India	213.0
15	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	207.6
16	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	202.0
17	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	197.4
18	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	194.7
19	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	189.2
20	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	187.0
21	Najafgarh Delhi, India	160.3
22	Joda Odisha, India	156.7
23	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	156.4
24	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	153.8
25	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	149.2
26	Sonīpat Haryana, India	145.1
27	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	142.7
28	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	136.4
29	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	136.3
30	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	130.0
31	Kolkata West Bengal, India	125.0
32	Haldia West Bengal, India	122.8
33	Faridabad Haryana, India	121.6
34	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	117.3
35	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	116.0
36	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	113.1
37	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	112.0
38	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	110.6
39	Cuttack Odisha, India	109.0
40	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	105.4
41	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	103.9
42	Karur Tamil Nadu, India	102.8
43	Karnāl Haryana, India	102.4
44	Thānesar Haryana, India	101.6
45	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	99.8
46	Tonk Rajasthan, India	99.5
47	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	99.3
48	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	98.6
49	Āsansol West Bengal, India	98.5
50	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	98.2
51	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	97.0
52	Kaithal Haryana, India	94.3
53	Hājīpur Bihar, India	93.2
54	Buxar Bihar, India	92.7
55	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	91.1
56	Arrah Bihar, India	90.8
57	Patna Bihar, India	90.7
58	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	90.3
59	Barbil Odisha, India	88.5
60	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	88.3
61	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	88.1
62	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	87.1
63	Chūru Rajasthan, India	87.0
64	Baripāda Odisha, India	86.9
65	Pune Maharashtra, India	86.6
66	Chāpra Bihar, India	86.5
67	Rājgīr Bihar, India	86.4
68	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	86.0
69	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	85.2
70	Angul Odisha, India	83.6
71	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	83.4
72	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	83.2
73	Arāria Bihar, India	79.6
74	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	78.2
75	Durgapur West Bengal, India	78.0
76	Sasarām Bihar, India	77.6
77	Mohali Punjab, India	77.2
78	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	76.3
79	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	75.6
80	Kota Rajasthan, India	73.8
81	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	73.7
81	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	73.7
83	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	73.1
84	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	71.2
85	Jalandhar Punjab, India	69.9
86	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	69.8
86	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	69.8
88	Nalbāri Assam, India	68.5
89	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	68.1
90	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	67.8
91	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	67.7
92	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	66.9
93	Panchkula Haryana, India	66.8
94	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	65.1
95	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	64.8
96	Nagaon Assam, India	64.6
97	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	64.0
97	Bettiah Bihar, India	64.0
99	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	63.1
99	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	63.1
101	Jalor Rajasthan, India	63.0
102	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	62.6
103	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	61.8
104	Dhule Maharashtra, India	61.2
105	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	60.7
106	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	60.5
107	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	60.1
108	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	60.0
109	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	59.9
110	Patiāla Punjab, India	59.2
111	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	59.0
112	Akola Maharashtra, India	58.9
112	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	58.9
114	Begusarai Bihar, India	58.7
115	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	58.4
116	Rourkela Odisha, India	58.2
117	Ambāla Haryana, India	57.9
118	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	57.5
119	Nanded Maharashtra, India	57.2
120	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	56.8
121	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	56.4
122	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	56.1
122	Gaya Bihar, India	56.1
124	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	56.0
124	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	56.0
126	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	55.4
126	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	55.4
128	Hyderabad Telangana, India	54.3
129	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	54.0
130	Nashik Maharashtra, India	53.4
130	Dausa Rajasthan, India	53.4
132	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	53.2
133	Karauli Rajasthan, India	52.8
134	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	52.5
135	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	52.4
136	Boisar Maharashtra, India	52.2
137	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	52.1
138	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	51.9
139	Thāne Maharashtra, India	51.7
140	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	51.6
141	Panvel Maharashtra, India	51.5
142	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	50.3
143	Chānda Maharashtra, India	50.0
144	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	49.7
145	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	49.0
145	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	49.0
147	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	48.9
148	Surat Gujarat, India	48.6
148	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	48.6
150	Latur Maharashtra, India	48.5
151	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	48.4
152	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	48.1
153	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	47.6
154	Yadgir Karnataka, India	47.5
155	Virār Maharashtra, India	47.3
156	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	46.2
157	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	46.0
158	Mahād Maharashtra, India	45.7
158	Travnik Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	45.7
158	Nandri Rajasthan, India	45.7
161	Ariyalūr Tamil Nadu, India	45.4
162	Būndi Rajasthan, India	45.3
162	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	45.3
164	Mexicali Baja California, Mexico	45.1
165	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	44.7
166	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	44.4
167	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	44.1
168	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	44.0
169	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	43.9
170	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	43.6
171	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	43.4
172	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	43.3
172	Vapi Gujarat, India	43.3
174	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	43.1
175	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	42.9
176	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	42.7
177	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	42.5
178	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	42.4
179	Agartala Tripura, India	41.5
180	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	41.2
180	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	41.2
182	Manlleu Catalonia, Spain	41.0
183	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	40.8
184	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	39.6
185	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	39.5
186	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	38.9
187	Sirsa Haryana, India	38.5
188	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	38.4
189	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	38.2
190	Lleida Catalonia, Spain	37.8
191	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	37.2
192	Madikeri Karnataka, India	36.8
193	Xonacatlán México, Mexico	36.5
194	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	36.4
195	Amravati Maharashtra, India	36.2
196	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	36.0
197	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	35.9
198	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	35.1
198	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	35.1
200	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	35.0

Top 200 of 2,363 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