SmogRank / History / week of December 15, 2025

Most polluted cities, week of December 15, 2025

2,267 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	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	320.4
2	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	290.0
3	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	261.6
4	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	256.1
5	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	244.5
6	Narela Delhi, India	243.4
7	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	242.6
8	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	236.6
9	Delhi Delhi, India	224.9
10	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	219.4
11	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	218.6
12	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	217.4
13	Gurugram Haryana, India	207.0
14	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	188.9
15	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	166.1
16	Najafgarh Delhi, India	165.5
17	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	163.1
18	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	156.0
19	Sonīpat Haryana, India	153.7
20	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	149.7
21	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	148.5
22	Panchkula Haryana, India	147.4
23	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	146.9
24	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	144.8
25	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	144.2
26	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	137.0
27	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	132.3
28	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	131.4
29	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	129.1
30	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	128.5
31	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	123.9
32	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	123.8
33	Angul Odisha, India	118.7
34	Byasanagar Odisha, India	118.6
35	Faridabad Haryana, India	117.0
36	Jīnd Haryana, India	111.7
37	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	111.5
38	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	110.3
39	Barbil Odisha, India	110.0
40	Cuttack Odisha, India	109.4
41	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	108.8
42	Haldia West Bengal, India	108.1
43	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	107.6
44	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	106.9
45	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	106.1
46	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	105.7
47	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	104.1
48	Thānesar Haryana, India	102.0
49	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	98.2
50	Chūru Rajasthan, India	97.7
51	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	97.6
52	Kota Rajasthan, India	96.2
53	Karnāl Haryana, India	95.3
54	Kolkata West Bengal, India	94.8
55	Joda Odisha, India	94.5
56	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	93.9
57	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	93.0
58	Mohali Punjab, India	92.1
59	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	91.9
60	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	91.8
61	Tonk Rajasthan, India	91.5
62	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	90.9
63	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	90.8
64	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	90.2
65	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	89.4
66	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	88.6
67	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	88.5
68	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	88.2
69	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	87.2
70	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	87.1
71	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	86.3
72	Hājīpur Bihar, India	86.1
73	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	85.0
74	Ropar Punjab, India	84.2
75	Ambāla Haryana, India	83.5
76	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	82.2
77	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	80.6
78	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	79.8
79	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	79.4
80	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	79.2
81	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	79.1
82	Pune Maharashtra, India	79.0
83	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	77.7
84	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	77.6
84	Būndi Rajasthan, India	77.6
86	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	77.4
86	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	77.4
88	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	75.8
89	Nalbāri Assam, India	75.3
90	Āsansol West Bengal, India	74.7
91	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	74.0
92	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	73.9
93	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	73.3
94	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	73.2
95	Buxar Bihar, India	72.7
96	Begusarai Bihar, India	71.5
97	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	71.4
98	Rājgīr Bihar, India	71.3
98	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	71.3
100	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	71.1
101	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	70.6
102	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	70.5
103	Patna Bihar, India	70.0
103	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	70.0
103	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	70.0
106	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	69.8
106	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	69.8
108	Jalandhar Punjab, India	69.4
109	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	68.3
110	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	68.1
111	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	67.7
112	Dhule Maharashtra, India	67.5
113	Jalor Rajasthan, India	67.2
113	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	67.2
115	Kaithal Haryana, India	66.7
116	Arāria Bihar, India	66.3
117	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	66.0
118	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	65.7
119	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	65.5
120	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	64.0
121	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	63.9
122	Nagaon Assam, India	63.1
123	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	63.0
124	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	62.6
125	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	62.4
126	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	62.3
127	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	62.0
128	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	61.4
129	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	61.2
129	Belagavi Karnataka, India	61.2
131	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	60.7
132	Mexicali Baja California, Mexico	60.1
133	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	59.8
134	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	59.7
135	Siwān Bihar, India	59.5
136	Rourkela Odisha, India	59.4
136	Durgapur West Bengal, India	59.4
136	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	59.4
139	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	59.3
140	Akola Maharashtra, India	59.2
141	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	58.8
142	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	58.0
143	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	57.8
144	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	57.3
145	Saharsa Bihar, India	56.5
146	Dausa Rajasthan, India	56.4
147	Latur Maharashtra, India	56.3
148	Dej Cluj County, Romania	56.0
149	Gaya Bihar, India	55.6
150	Virār Maharashtra, India	55.3
150	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	55.3
152	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	55.0
153	Yadgir Karnataka, India	54.9
154	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	54.8
155	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	54.4
156	Nashik Maharashtra, India	54.1
157	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	53.8
158	Karauli Rajasthan, India	53.7
158	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	53.7
160	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	53.6
161	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	53.2
162	Mahād Maharashtra, India	52.6
163	Patiāla Punjab, India	52.2
164	Panvel Maharashtra, India	52.0
165	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	51.8
166	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	51.4
167	Arrah Bihar, India	51.1
168	Boisar Maharashtra, India	50.3
168	Amravati Maharashtra, India	50.3
168	Nandri Rajasthan, India	50.3
171	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India	50.0
172	Cluj-Napoca Cluj County, Romania	49.9
172	Chāpra Bihar, India	49.9
174	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	48.9
175	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	48.7
175	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	48.7
175	Vapi Gujarat, India	48.7
178	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	48.6
179	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	48.1
179	Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland	48.1
181	Dimitrovgrad low-cost sensors Haskovo, Bulgaria	47.8
182	Chānda Maharashtra, India	47.7
183	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	47.4
184	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	47.3
185	Hyderabad Telangana, India	46.9
186	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	46.8
187	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	45.4
188	Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland	45.3
188	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	45.3
190	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	44.6
190	Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico	44.6
192	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	44.4
193	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	44.3
194	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	44.1
195	Jarosław Subcarpathia, Poland	43.7
196	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	43.3
197	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	43.2
198	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	42.4
199	Thessaloníki Central Macedonia, Greece	42.3
200	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	42.2

Top 200 of 2,267 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