SmogRank / History / week of December 22, 2025

Most polluted cities, week of December 22, 2025

2,374 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	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	267.0
2	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	255.1
3	Narela Delhi, India	247.1
4	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	222.7
5	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	220.5
6	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	220.2
7	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	219.3
8	Gurugram Haryana, India	217.7
9	Delhi Delhi, India	212.5
10	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	198.6
11	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	193.6
12	Ropar Punjab, India	181.7
13	Panchkula Haryana, India	177.6
14	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	173.1
15	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	167.5
16	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	166.7
17	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	159.9
18	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	157.1
19	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	150.4
20	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	146.4
21	Angul Odisha, India	142.6
22	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	141.0
23	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	140.9
24	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	135.4
25	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	131.5
26	Najafgarh Delhi, India	129.2
27	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	125.7
28	Haldia West Bengal, India	125.4
29	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	125.2
30	Sonīpat Haryana, India	125.1
31	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	122.5
32	Cuttack Odisha, India	118.1
33	Faridabad Haryana, India	117.1
34	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	112.7
35	Baripāda Odisha, India	112.6
36	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	112.2
36	Byasanagar Odisha, India	112.2
38	Kolkata West Bengal, India	111.4
39	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	103.7
40	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	102.5
41	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	98.7
42	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	98.2
43	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	96.1
44	Karnāl Haryana, India	95.4
45	Thānesar Haryana, India	95.2
46	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	94.3
46	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	94.3
48	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	93.8
49	Hājīpur Bihar, India	93.4
50	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	93.2
51	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	92.4
52	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	91.4
53	Arāria Bihar, India	90.7
54	Mohali Punjab, India	90.6
55	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	90.0
56	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	88.9
57	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	88.7
58	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	88.3
59	Kota Rajasthan, India	88.1
60	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	87.7
61	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	86.8
62	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	86.3
63	Chūru Rajasthan, India	86.0
64	Tonk Rajasthan, India	84.7
65	Pune Maharashtra, India	83.7
66	Barbil Odisha, India	83.6
67	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	83.1
68	Kaithal Haryana, India	82.1
69	Jalor Rajasthan, India	81.4
70	Arrah Bihar, India	80.5
71	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	79.0
72	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	78.4
73	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	77.9
74	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	77.6
75	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	77.5
76	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	76.7
77	Āsansol West Bengal, India	76.3
78	Begusarai Bihar, India	75.8
79	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	75.3
80	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	74.7
81	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	74.4
82	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	74.2
83	Patiāla Punjab, India	72.0
83	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	72.0
85	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	70.9
86	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	69.8
87	Būndi Rajasthan, India	69.7
88	Rourkela Odisha, India	69.5
89	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	69.1
90	Nagaon Assam, India	68.2
91	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	67.7
92	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	67.4
93	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	67.3
94	Nalbāri Assam, India	67.1
94	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	67.1
96	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	66.5
97	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	66.4
98	Patna Bihar, India	65.7
98	Ambāla Haryana, India	65.7
100	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	65.5
101	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	65.2
102	Sirsa Haryana, India	65.1
103	Bettiah Bihar, India	64.8
104	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	64.7
105	Jalandhar Punjab, India	64.2
106	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	63.8
107	Rājgīr Bihar, India	63.6
108	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	62.6
109	Durgapur West Bengal, India	62.3
110	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	60.7
110	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	60.7
112	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	60.6
113	Buxar Bihar, India	60.0
114	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	59.9
114	Saharsa Bihar, India	59.9
116	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	59.8
117	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	59.4
117	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	59.4
119	Dhule Maharashtra, India	59.2
119	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	59.2
121	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	58.8
122	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	58.7
122	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	58.7
124	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	58.5
125	Karur Tamil Nadu, India	58.2
126	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	58.0
127	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	57.8
128	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	57.1
129	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	56.6
130	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	56.2
131	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	56.1
132	Gaya Bihar, India	55.6
133	Nashik Maharashtra, India	55.3
134	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	54.5
134	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	54.5
136	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	54.1
136	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	54.1
138	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	54.0
139	Virār Maharashtra, India	53.8
140	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	53.7
141	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	53.0
142	Thāne Maharashtra, India	52.9
143	Latur Maharashtra, India	52.4
144	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	52.3
145	Nanded Maharashtra, India	51.1
146	Dausa Rajasthan, India	50.7
147	Karauli Rajasthan, India	50.4
148	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	50.1
149	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	50.0
150	Akola Maharashtra, India	49.8
151	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	49.4
152	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	49.3
153	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	49.2
154	Nandri Rajasthan, India	49.0
155	Panvel Maharashtra, India	48.8
155	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	48.8
157	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	47.5
158	Hyderabad Telangana, India	47.2
159	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	47.0
160	Rairangpur Odisha, India	46.7
161	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	46.0
162	Boisar Maharashtra, India	45.8
163	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	44.8
164	Amravati Maharashtra, India	44.7
165	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	44.6
166	Xonacatlán México, Mexico	44.0
167	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	43.8
168	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	43.6
168	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	43.6
168	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	43.6
171	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	43.4
172	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	43.3
173	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	42.9
174	Belagavi Karnataka, India	42.2
175	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	41.6
176	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	41.5
177	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	40.7
178	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	40.5
179	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	40.3
180	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	40.0
180	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	40.0
182	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	39.8
183	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	39.4
184	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	38.6
185	Chānda Maharashtra, India	38.5
186	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	38.3
187	Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania	37.7
188	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	37.6
188	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	37.6
190	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	36.7
191	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	35.9
191	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	35.9
191	Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru	35.9
194	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	35.7
195	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	35.6
196	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	35.1
197	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	34.9
197	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	34.9
199	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	34.3
199	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	34.3

Top 200 of 2,374 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