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Most polluted cities on January 1, 2026

2,194 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

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#City µg/m³× WHO
1Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
260.017.3×
2Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
254.016.9×
3Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
223.514.9×
4Narela Delhi, India
223.014.9×
5Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
222.014.8×
6Delhi Delhi, India
219.014.6×
7Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
203.513.6×
8Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
203.013.5×
9Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
191.012.7×
10Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
186.012.4×
11Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
182.012.1×
12Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
176.011.7×
13Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
175.011.7×
14Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
169.011.3×
14Angul Odisha, India
169.011.3×
16Dera Māndi Delhi, India
168.011.2×
17Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
162.010.8×
18Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
161.010.7×
19Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
155.010.3×
20Najafgarh Delhi, India
154.010.3×
21Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
153.010.2×
22Dhāruhera Haryana, India
152.010.1×
23Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
151.010.1×
24Baripāda Odisha, India
150.010.0×
25Cuttack Odisha, India
149.09.9×
26Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
146.59.8×
27Kolkata West Bengal, India
145.09.7×
28Aya Nagar Delhi, India
144.09.6×
29Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
138.09.2×
30Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
135.09.0×
30Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
135.09.0×
32Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
132.08.8×
33Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
129.08.6×
33Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
129.08.6×
35Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
127.08.5×
35Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
127.08.5×
37Karnāl Haryana, India
126.08.4×
38Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
125.08.3×
39Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
124.08.3×
40Jīnd Haryana, India
123.08.2×
41Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
121.08.1×
42Thānesar Haryana, India
120.08.0×
43Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico
119.07.9×
44Irapuato Guanajuato, Mexico
117.07.8×
44Byasanagar Odisha, India
117.07.8×
46Gurugram Haryana, India
116.07.7×
47Bikaner Rajasthan, India
114.07.6×
48Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
113.57.6×
49Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
111.07.4×
50Kempten (Allgäu) Bavaria, Germany
110.07.3×
51Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
109.07.3×
51Panchkula Haryana, India
109.07.3×
53Rānīganj West Bengal, India
108.57.2×
54Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
108.07.2×
55Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
107.27.1×
56Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
106.07.1×
57Faridabad Haryana, India
105.47.0×
58Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
105.07.0×
58Haldia West Bengal, India
105.07.0×
60Sonīpat Haryana, India
104.06.9×
60Jaipur Rajasthan, India
104.06.9×
62Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
100.76.7×
63Hājīpur Bihar, India
100.06.7×
64Kota Rajasthan, India
99.16.6×
64Āsansol West Bengal, India
99.16.6×
66Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
98.76.6×
67Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
97.66.5×
68Nagpur Maharashtra, India
96.76.4×
69Barbil Odisha, India
95.96.4×
70Durgapur West Bengal, India
95.16.3×
71Tonk Rajasthan, India
94.86.3×
72Neuwied Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
94.36.3×
73Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
93.66.2×
74Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
93.26.2×
74Puebla Puebla, Mexico
93.26.2×
76Bārmer Rajasthan, India
92.86.2×
77Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
92.66.2×
78Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
90.86.1×
79Arrah Bihar, India
90.26.0×
80Siwān Bihar, India
90.16.0×
81Rājgīr Bihar, India
88.65.9×
82Mohali Punjab, India
88.55.9×
83Patna Bihar, India
88.15.9×
84Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
85.55.7×
85Būndi Rajasthan, India
85.15.7×
86Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
85.05.7×
87Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
84.35.6×
88San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
84.05.6×
89Bettiah Bihar, India
83.45.6×
90Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
82.85.5×
91Sīkar Rajasthan, India
81.95.5×
91Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
81.95.5×
93Begusarai Bihar, India
81.05.4×
94Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
80.45.4×
95Yadgir Karnataka, India
79.45.3×
96Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
78.95.3×
97Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico
77.95.2×
98Nalbāri Assam, India
77.75.2×
98Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
77.75.2×
100Serilingampalle Telangana, India
77.65.2×
101Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
76.75.1×
101Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico
76.75.1×
103Karauli Rajasthan, India
75.35.0×
104Tumkūr Karnataka, India
75.25.0×
104Nanded Maharashtra, India
75.25.0×
106Augustów Podlasie, Poland
74.95.0×
107Sholapur Maharashtra, India
74.65.0×
108Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
73.74.9×
109Bhiwāni Haryana, India
73.64.9×
110Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
73.54.9×
110Arāria Bihar, India
73.54.9×
112Joda Odisha, India
73.44.9×
113Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
73.34.9×
114Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
72.04.8×
115Dhule Maharashtra, India
71.74.8×
116Bengaluru Karnataka, India
71.04.7×
116San Antonio Texas, United States
71.04.7×
118Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
70.64.7×
119Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
70.34.7×
120Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania
70.24.7×
121Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
70.14.7×
121Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
70.14.7×
123Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
70.04.7×
124Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
69.84.7×
125Zürich Zurich, Switzerland
69.44.6×
126Rourkela Odisha, India
68.74.6×
127Ambāla Haryana, India
68.54.6×
127Graz Styria, Austria
68.54.6×
129Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
68.14.5×
130Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
67.54.5×
131Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
67.44.5×
132Nandri Rajasthan, India
67.34.5×
133León de los Aldama Guanajuato, Mexico
67.04.5×
134Rairangpur Odisha, India
66.64.4×
135Latur Maharashtra, India
65.84.4×
136Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
65.54.4×
137Parbhani Maharashtra, India
65.14.3×
138Missouri City Texas, United States
64.54.3×
139Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
64.44.3×
140Pune Maharashtra, India
64.24.3×
141Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
64.14.3×
142Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
63.94.3×
142Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
63.94.3×
144Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
63.64.2×
145Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
63.44.2×
146Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia
63.14.2×
147Patiāla Punjab, India
63.04.2×
148Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
62.94.2×
148Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico
62.94.2×
150Akola Maharashtra, India
62.74.2×
151Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
62.44.2×
152Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
62.24.1×
153Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
61.84.1×
154Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
61.34.1×
154Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
61.34.1×
156Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
61.24.1×
157Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand
61.14.1×
158Lindau Bavaria, Germany
60.64.0×
159Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India
60.44.0×
160Reutlingen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
60.24.0×
161Abasolo Guanajuato, Mexico
59.84.0×
162Munich Bavaria, Germany
59.64.0×
163Nagaon Assam, India
59.34.0×
164Dausa Rajasthan, India
59.23.9×
165Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
57.93.9×
166Safety Harbor Florida, United States
57.83.9×
167Neu-Ulm Bavaria, Germany
57.33.8×
168Surat Gujarat, India
57.23.8×
169Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
57.13.8×
170Jalandhar Punjab, India
57.03.8×
171Buxar Bihar, India
56.23.7×
172Tübingen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
56.13.7×
173Mahād Maharashtra, India
55.73.7×
174Amravati Maharashtra, India
55.53.7×
174La Providencia Siglo XXI Hidalgo, Mexico
55.53.7×
176Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
55.13.7×
177Veles Veles, North Macedonia
54.73.6×
178Białystok Podlasie, Poland
53.73.6×
178Gaya Bihar, India
53.73.6×
180Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
53.53.6×
181Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania
53.43.6×
182Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
53.33.6×
183Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
52.83.5×
184Lörrach Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
52.53.5×
185Ajmer Rajasthan, India
51.73.4×
186Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
51.43.4×
187Murcia Murcia, Spain
51.33.4×
188Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
50.93.4×
188Molina de Segura Murcia, Spain
50.93.4×
190Bārān Rajasthan, India
50.73.4×
191Sirsa Haryana, India
50.63.4×
191Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
50.63.4×
193Jalor Rajasthan, India
50.53.4×
194Kalyān Maharashtra, India
50.03.3×
195Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India
49.23.3×
196Wolfsberg Carinthia, Austria
49.03.3×
197Sāngli Maharashtra, India
48.93.3×
198Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
48.83.3×
199Mission Bend Texas, United States
48.53.2×
200Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
48.33.2×

Top 200 of 2,194 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