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Most polluted cities on January 3, 2026

2,361 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
1Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
192.012.8×
2Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
180.012.0×
3Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
174.011.6×
4Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
167.011.1×
5Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
165.511.0×
6Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
161.010.7×
7Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
158.010.5×
8Gurugram Haryana, India
155.010.3×
9Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
151.010.1×
10Angul Odisha, India
148.09.9×
11Narela Delhi, India
144.09.6×
12Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia
142.59.5×
13Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
140.09.3×
14Delhi Delhi, India
137.09.1×
15Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia
135.09.0×
16Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
134.08.9×
17Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
133.58.9×
18Cuttack Odisha, India
130.08.7×
18Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
130.08.7×
20Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
129.08.6×
21Dhāruhera Haryana, India
125.08.3×
22Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
124.08.3×
23Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
122.08.1×
24Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
121.58.1×
25Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
120.58.0×
26Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
118.57.9×
27Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
117.07.8×
27Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
117.07.8×
29Byasanagar Odisha, India
113.07.5×
30Kolkata West Bengal, India
112.07.5×
31Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
110.57.4×
32Sīkar Rajasthan, India
109.07.3×
33Chūru Rajasthan, India
107.07.1×
34Jalor Rajasthan, India
106.07.1×
35Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
105.07.0×
36Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
103.06.9×
36Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
103.06.9×
38Rānīganj West Bengal, India
101.86.8×
39Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
101.06.7×
40Nandri Rajasthan, India
100.06.7×
41Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
99.56.6×
42Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
99.06.6×
43Bārmer Rajasthan, India
96.76.4×
44Faridabad Haryana, India
96.26.4×
45Āsansol West Bengal, India
93.66.2×
46Aya Nagar Delhi, India
93.06.2×
47Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
92.26.1×
48Haldia West Bengal, India
92.16.1×
49Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
91.36.1×
50Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
89.96.0×
51Nagpur Maharashtra, India
89.46.0×
52Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
89.15.9×
53Sonīpat Haryana, India
88.55.9×
54Tonk Rajasthan, India
87.45.8×
54Arāria Bihar, India
87.45.8×
56Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
87.15.8×
57Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
86.75.8×
58Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
86.35.8×
59Najafgarh Delhi, India
84.85.7×
60Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
84.05.6×
61Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
82.45.5×
62Jaipur Rajasthan, India
82.15.5×
62Bikaner Rajasthan, India
82.15.5×
64Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
81.95.5×
65Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
81.75.4×
66Karnāl Haryana, India
81.65.4×
67Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
80.85.4×
68Thānesar Haryana, India
79.95.3×
69Barbil Odisha, India
79.85.3×
70Panchkula Haryana, India
79.45.3×
71Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
79.05.3×
72Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
78.55.2×
73Yadgir Karnataka, India
78.45.2×
74Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
77.95.2×
75Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
76.75.1×
76Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
75.65.0×
77Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
74.14.9×
78Durgapur West Bengal, India
73.64.9×
79Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania
73.24.9×
80Bettiah Bihar, India
72.94.9×
81Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India
72.04.8×
82Nagaon Assam, India
71.94.8×
83Rourkela Odisha, India
71.74.8×
84Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
71.64.8×
85Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
71.44.8×
86Pune Maharashtra, India
71.34.8×
87Begusarai Bihar, India
71.24.7×
88Parbhani Maharashtra, India
70.64.7×
89Nalbāri Assam, India
69.84.7×
90Sholapur Maharashtra, India
69.74.6×
91Tralee Munster, Ireland
69.64.6×
92Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
69.44.6×
93Dhule Maharashtra, India
68.94.6×
94Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
68.54.6×
95Rājgīr Bihar, India
68.14.5×
96Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
66.94.5×
97Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
66.74.4×
98Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
66.14.4×
99Saharsa Bihar, India
66.04.4×
100Patna Bihar, India
65.84.4×
100Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
65.84.4×
102Tumkūr Karnataka, India
65.74.4×
103Latur Maharashtra, India
65.64.4×
104Ajmer Rajasthan, India
65.34.4×
105Kota Rajasthan, India
64.54.3×
106Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
64.44.3×
107Ambāla Haryana, India
64.24.3×
108Mahād Maharashtra, India
63.04.2×
109Būndi Rajasthan, India
62.64.2×
109Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
62.64.2×
111Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
62.34.2×
112Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
62.24.1×
112Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
62.24.1×
114Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
60.74.0×
114Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
60.74.0×
116Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
60.54.0×
117Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
60.24.0×
118Rairangpur Odisha, India
60.14.0×
119Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India
60.04.0×
120Bhayandar Maharashtra, India
59.34.0×
121Hājīpur Bihar, India
58.93.9×
122Sāngli Maharashtra, India
58.53.9×
123Belagavi Karnataka, India
58.43.9×
124Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
58.33.9×
125Craiova Dolj, Romania
58.23.9×
126Jalandhar Punjab, India
58.13.9×
127Kalyān Maharashtra, India
58.03.9×
128Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia
57.83.9×
129Bengaluru Karnataka, India
57.03.8×
129Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
57.03.8×
131Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
56.93.8×
132Dausa Rajasthan, India
56.73.8×
133Amravati Maharashtra, India
56.53.8×
133Molina de Segura Murcia, Spain
56.53.8×
135Surat Gujarat, India
55.63.7×
135Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
55.63.7×
137Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
55.53.7×
138Kharghar Maharashtra, India
55.43.7×
139Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
55.13.7×
140Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India
54.73.6×
140Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
54.73.6×
140Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
54.73.6×
143Thessaloníki Central Macedonia, Greece
54.63.6×
144Vapi Gujarat, India
54.33.6×
145Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
53.83.6×
146Karur Tamil Nadu, India
53.53.6×
146Joda Odisha, India
53.53.6×
148Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
53.43.6×
148Closepet Karnataka, India
53.43.6×
150Karauli Rajasthan, India
53.33.6×
151Akola Maharashtra, India
53.13.5×
152Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
53.03.5×
153Bhiwāni Haryana, India
52.83.5×
154Badlapur Maharashtra, India
52.53.5×
155Jīnd Haryana, India
51.53.4×
156Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
51.23.4×
157Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
50.63.4×
158Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia
50.33.4×
158Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
50.33.4×
160Virār Maharashtra, India
50.13.3×
161Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
49.53.3×
162Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
49.13.3×
163Siwān Bihar, India
49.03.3×
163Boisar Maharashtra, India
49.03.3×
165Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India
48.83.3×
166Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
48.43.2×
167Murcia Murcia, Spain
48.33.2×
168Chānda Maharashtra, India
47.83.2×
169Aizawl Mizoram, India
47.73.2×
170Buxar Bihar, India
47.13.1×
171Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
46.03.1×
172Gaya Bihar, India
45.43.0×
173Dej Cluj County, Romania
45.33.0×
173Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
45.33.0×
175Sirohi Rajasthan, India
44.93.0×
176Mumbai Maharashtra, India
43.42.9×
177Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
43.32.9×
178Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
41.62.8×
179Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
41.42.8×
180Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
41.22.7×
181Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
41.12.7×
182Voluntari Ilfov, Romania
40.52.7×
182Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia
40.52.7×
184Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
39.52.6×
185Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
38.82.6×
185Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
38.82.6×
187Volos Thessaly, Greece
38.52.6×
188Silchar Assam, India
38.02.5×
189Patiāla Punjab, India
37.92.5×
190Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India
37.62.5×
191Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico
37.52.5×
192Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
37.42.5×
193Kaithal Haryana, India
37.32.5×
194Xonacatlán México, Mexico
36.82.5×
195Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
36.72.4×
195Hyderabad Telangana, India
36.72.4×
197Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
36.52.4×
198Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
35.72.4×
199Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania
35.62.4×
199Shillong Meghalaya, India
35.62.4×

Top 200 of 2,361 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