SmogRank / History / January 2, 2026
Most polluted cities on January 2, 2026
2,171 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 227.0 | |
| 2 | Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 224.5 | |
| 3 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 218.0 | |
| 4 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 200.5 | |
| 5 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 193.0 | |
| 6 | Angul Odisha, India | 173.0 | |
| 7 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 172.0 | |
| 8 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 159.0 | |
| 9 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 155.0 | |
| 10 | Bikaner Rajasthan, India | 147.0 | |
| 11 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 145.0 | |
| 12 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 137.0 | |
| 13 | Baripāda Odisha, India | 133.0 | |
| 14 | Rānīganj West Bengal, India | 131.5 | |
| 15 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 130.5 | |
| 16 | Cuttack Odisha, India | 130.0 | |
| 17 | Nāgaur Rajasthan, India | 128.0 | |
| 18 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 127.0 | |
| 19 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 126.0 | |
| 19 | Nandri Rajasthan, India | 126.0 | |
| 21 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 124.0 | |
| 22 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 120.0 | |
| 23 | Āsansol West Bengal, India | 119.0 | |
| 24 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 116.0 | |
| 24 | Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India | 116.0 | |
| 26 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 112.5 | |
| 27 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India | 112.0 | |
| 28 | Arrah Bihar, India | 110.0 | |
| 29 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 108.0 | |
| 30 | Bārmer Rajasthan, India | 107.0 | |
| 31 | Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India | 105.0 | |
| 32 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 103.0 | |
| 33 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 102.5 | |
| 34 | Jodhpur Rajasthan, India | 102.0 | |
| 35 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 101.6 | |
| 36 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 101.0 | |
| 36 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 101.0 | |
| 38 | Indore Madhya Pradesh, India | 99.2 | |
| 39 | Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia | 98.3 | |
| 40 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 97.8 | |
| 41 | Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India | 96.9 | |
| 42 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 96.4 | |
| 43 | Delhi Delhi, India | 96.1 | |
| 44 | Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia | 96.0 | |
| 45 | Jalor Rajasthan, India | 95.8 | |
| 46 | Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro | 94.7 | |
| 47 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 94.6 | |
| 48 | Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India | 94.5 | |
| 49 | Haldia West Bengal, India | 90.7 | |
| 50 | Bettiah Bihar, India | 90.6 | |
| 51 | Sonīpat Haryana, India | 90.2 | |
| 51 | Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India | 90.2 | |
| 53 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 89.7 | |
| 54 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 88.8 | |
| 54 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 88.8 | |
| 56 | Narela Delhi, India | 88.4 | |
| 57 | Durgapur West Bengal, India | 88.0 | |
| 58 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 87.9 | |
| 59 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 87.3 | |
| 60 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 87.0 | |
| 61 | Panchkula Haryana, India | 86.4 | |
| 62 | Bahadurgarh Haryana, India | 86.2 | |
| 63 | Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania | 85.4 | |
| 64 | Dera Māndi Delhi, India | 85.3 | |
| 64 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 85.3 | |
| 66 | Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India | 85.1 | |
| 67 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 84.6 | |
| 68 | Barbil Odisha, India | 83.4 | |
| 69 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 82.6 | |
| 70 | Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 81.3 | |
| 71 | Yadgir Karnataka, India | 81.0 | |
| 71 | Patna Bihar, India | 81.0 | |
| 73 | Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India | 80.8 | |
| 74 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 79.8 | |
| 75 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 78.9 | |
| 76 | Chūru Rajasthan, India | 78.7 | |
| 77 | Begusarai Bihar, India | 78.0 | |
| 78 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 77.8 | |
| 79 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 77.6 | |
| 80 | Arāria Bihar, India | 77.5 | |
| 81 | Rairangpur Odisha, India | 76.9 | |
| 82 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 76.0 | |
| 83 | Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania | 75.6 | |
| 84 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 75.4 | |
| 85 | Rājgīr Bihar, India | 75.1 | |
| 86 | Siwān Bihar, India | 74.0 | |
| 87 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 73.3 | |
| 88 | Sholapur Maharashtra, India | 73.1 | |
| 89 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 72.4 | |
| 90 | Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India | 72.1 | |
| 91 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 71.5 | |
| 92 | Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico | 71.4 | |
| 93 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 71.2 | |
| 94 | Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia | 71.1 | |
| 95 | Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia | 71.0 | |
| 96 | Nagaon Assam, India | 70.3 | |
| 97 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 69.8 | |
| 98 | Joda Odisha, India | 68.9 | |
| 99 | Būndi Rajasthan, India | 68.4 | |
| 100 | Parbhani Maharashtra, India | 68.0 | |
| 101 | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India | 67.8 | |
| 102 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 67.4 | |
| 103 | Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia | 67.2 | |
| 104 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 66.7 | |
| 105 | Latur Maharashtra, India | 66.5 | |
| 106 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 66.4 | |
| 107 | Volos Thessaly, Greece | 66.0 | |
| 107 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 66.0 | |
| 109 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 65.9 | |
| 110 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 65.4 | |
| 111 | Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India | 65.1 | |
| 112 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 64.7 | |
| 113 | Buxar Bihar, India | 64.1 | |
| 114 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 63.5 | |
| 115 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 63.4 | |
| 116 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 63.3 | |
| 117 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 63.1 | |
| 118 | Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico | 63.0 | |
| 118 | Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India | 63.0 | |
| 120 | Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India | 61.6 | |
| 121 | Dhule Maharashtra, India | 60.8 | |
| 122 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 60.6 | |
| 123 | Tumkūr Karnataka, India | 60.5 | |
| 124 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 60.2 | |
| 125 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 60.1 | |
| 126 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 58.9 | |
| 127 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 58.4 | |
| 128 | Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia | 58.3 | |
| 129 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 57.9 | |
| 130 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 57.0 | |
| 131 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 56.2 | |
| 132 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 56.1 | |
| 133 | Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia | 55.9 | |
| 134 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 55.7 | |
| 135 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 55.5 | |
| 136 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 55.0 | |
| 137 | Closepet Karnataka, India | 54.8 | |
| 138 | Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China | 54.1 | |
| 138 | Molina de Segura Murcia, Spain | 54.1 | |
| 138 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 54.1 | |
| 141 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 53.6 | |
| 142 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 53.4 | |
| 143 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 53.3 | |
| 143 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 53.3 | |
| 145 | Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India | 52.9 | |
| 146 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 52.7 | |
| 147 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 52.6 | |
| 147 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 52.6 | |
| 147 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 52.6 | |
| 150 | Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 51.8 | |
| 151 | Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia | 51.6 | |
| 152 | Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia | 51.5 | |
| 153 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 51.4 | |
| 154 | Keonjhargarh Odisha, India | 51.2 | |
| 154 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 51.2 | |
| 156 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 51.1 | |
| 157 | Raipur Chhattisgarh, India | 50.9 | |
| 158 | Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India | 50.8 | |
| 159 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 50.6 | |
| 160 | Bhayandar Maharashtra, India | 50.5 | |
| 161 | Bengaluru Karnataka, India | 50.1 | |
| 162 | Gaya Bihar, India | 49.8 | |
| 163 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 49.2 | |
| 164 | Karauli Rajasthan, India | 48.5 | |
| 165 | Murcia Murcia, Spain | 48.4 | |
| 166 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 48.1 | |
| 167 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 46.2 | |
| 168 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 45.8 | |
| 169 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 45.7 | |
| 170 | Aizawl Mizoram, India | 45.3 | |
| 171 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 45.1 | |
| 172 | Atlixco Puebla, Mexico | 44.6 | |
| 173 | Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India | 44.4 | |
| 174 | Kochani Kochani, North Macedonia | 43.8 | |
| 175 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 43.7 | |
| 176 | Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico | 43.0 | |
| 177 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 42.7 | |
| 178 | Surat Gujarat, India | 42.3 | |
| 178 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 42.3 | |
| 180 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 42.2 | |
| 181 | Madikeri Karnataka, India | 41.9 | |
| 181 | Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro | 41.9 | |
| 183 | Thessaloníki Central Macedonia, Greece | 41.7 | |
| 183 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 41.7 | |
| 185 | Craiova Dolj, Romania | 41.4 | |
| 185 | Mahād Maharashtra, India | 41.4 | |
| 187 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 40.6 | |
| 188 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 40.5 | |
| 189 | Belagavi Karnataka, India | 40.0 | |
| 190 | Dej Cluj County, Romania | 39.6 | |
| 191 | Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India | 39.4 | |
| 191 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 39.4 | |
| 191 | Jumilla Murcia, Spain | 39.4 | |
| 194 | Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India | 39.3 | |
| 195 | Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand | 38.9 | |
| 196 | Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 38.8 | |
| 196 | Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 38.8 | |
| 198 | Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand | 38.5 | |
| 199 | Grenoble Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 37.9 | |
| 200 | Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia | 37.7 |
Top 200 of 2,171 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