SmogRank / History / January 4, 2026
Most polluted cities on January 4, 2026
2,352 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 262.5 | |
| 2 | Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 192.5 | |
| 3 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 181.0 | |
| 4 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 166.0 | |
| 5 | Narela Delhi, India | 158.0 | |
| 6 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 155.0 | |
| 6 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 155.0 | |
| 8 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 154.0 | |
| 9 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 153.0 | |
| 10 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 146.0 | |
| 11 | Delhi Delhi, India | 143.0 | |
| 12 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 136.5 | |
| 13 | Dera Māndi Delhi, India | 133.0 | |
| 14 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 129.0 | |
| 15 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 126.5 | |
| 16 | Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 125.0 | |
| 16 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 125.0 | |
| 18 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 122.5 | |
| 19 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 119.0 | |
| 20 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 117.0 | |
| 20 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 117.0 | |
| 22 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 115.4 | |
| 23 | Cuttack Odisha, India | 115.0 | |
| 24 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 114.0 | |
| 25 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 113.0 | |
| 26 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 112.0 | |
| 27 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 111.0 | |
| 28 | Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India | 110.0 | |
| 29 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 109.0 | |
| 30 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 107.3 | |
| 31 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 107.0 | |
| 32 | Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China | 104.0 | |
| 33 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 102.0 | |
| 34 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 101.5 | |
| 35 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 100.0 | |
| 36 | Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 98.7 | |
| 37 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 97.9 | |
| 38 | Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India | 97.7 | |
| 39 | Barbil Odisha, India | 96.9 | |
| 40 | Angul Odisha, India | 96.8 | |
| 41 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 94.8 | |
| 42 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 93.6 | |
| 43 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 93.1 | |
| 44 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 91.8 | |
| 45 | Haldia West Bengal, India | 91.7 | |
| 46 | Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia | 91.1 | |
| 47 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 90.9 | |
| 48 | Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 90.3 | |
| 49 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 89.5 | |
| 50 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 87.4 | |
| 51 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 85.8 | |
| 52 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 85.6 | |
| 53 | Bahadurgarh Haryana, India | 85.1 | |
| 54 | Sonīpat Haryana, India | 84.8 | |
| 55 | Nāgaur Rajasthan, India | 84.2 | |
| 56 | Dhule Maharashtra, India | 83.9 | |
| 56 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 83.9 | |
| 58 | Būndi Rajasthan, India | 81.8 | |
| 59 | Chūru Rajasthan, India | 81.5 | |
| 60 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 81.4 | |
| 61 | Bhayandar Maharashtra, India | 80.9 | |
| 62 | Nandri Rajasthan, India | 79.8 | |
| 63 | Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India | 78.3 | |
| 64 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 77.4 | |
| 65 | Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India | 76.8 | |
| 66 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 75.1 | |
| 67 | Nagaon Assam, India | 74.6 | |
| 68 | Bārmer Rajasthan, India | 74.1 | |
| 69 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 73.8 | |
| 69 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 73.8 | |
| 71 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 73.7 | |
| 72 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 73.2 | |
| 73 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 73.0 | |
| 74 | Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 72.8 | |
| 74 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 72.8 | |
| 76 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 72.7 | |
| 77 | Rairangpur Odisha, India | 71.8 | |
| 78 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 71.4 | |
| 79 | Panchkula Haryana, India | 70.9 | |
| 80 | Bikaner Rajasthan, India | 70.8 | |
| 81 | Mahād Maharashtra, India | 70.7 | |
| 82 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 70.4 | |
| 83 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 70.0 | |
| 83 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 70.0 | |
| 85 | Jalor Rajasthan, India | 69.2 | |
| 86 | Begusarai Bihar, India | 69.0 | |
| 87 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 68.8 | |
| 88 | Yadgir Karnataka, India | 68.0 | |
| 89 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 67.7 | |
| 90 | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India | 67.6 | |
| 91 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 67.5 | |
| 92 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 67.4 | |
| 93 | Keonjhargarh Odisha, India | 67.1 | |
| 94 | Jodhpur Rajasthan, India | 66.6 | |
| 95 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 66.4 | |
| 95 | Joda Odisha, India | 66.4 | |
| 97 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 65.8 | |
| 98 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 65.3 | |
| 99 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 65.1 | |
| 100 | Rānīganj West Bengal, India | 64.8 | |
| 101 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 64.5 | |
| 102 | Sholapur Maharashtra, India | 64.2 | |
| 103 | Parbhani Maharashtra, India | 63.5 | |
| 104 | Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia | 63.4 | |
| 105 | Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan | 63.2 | |
| 106 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 62.9 | |
| 107 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 62.5 | |
| 108 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 62.3 | |
| 109 | Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India | 62.1 | |
| 110 | Malegaon Maharashtra, India | 62.0 | |
| 111 | Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro | 61.2 | |
| 112 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 60.4 | |
| 113 | Karauli Rajasthan, India | 60.1 | |
| 114 | Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India | 60.0 | |
| 115 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 59.5 | |
| 116 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 59.4 | |
| 117 | Latur Maharashtra, India | 58.9 | |
| 117 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 58.9 | |
| 119 | Surat Gujarat, India | 58.8 | |
| 119 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 58.8 | |
| 121 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 58.2 | |
| 122 | Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India | 57.9 | |
| 123 | Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India | 57.7 | |
| 124 | Nanded Maharashtra, India | 57.2 | |
| 124 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 57.2 | |
| 126 | Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India | 56.8 | |
| 127 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 56.6 | |
| 128 | Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India | 56.5 | |
| 128 | South Lake Tahoe California, United States | 56.5 | |
| 130 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 56.0 | |
| 131 | Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India | 55.8 | |
| 132 | Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania | 55.5 | |
| 132 | Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico | 55.5 | |
| 134 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 55.4 | |
| 135 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 55.3 | |
| 135 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 55.3 | |
| 137 | Bengaluru Karnataka, India | 55.1 | |
| 138 | Āsansol West Bengal, India | 54.9 | |
| 139 | Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania | 54.0 | |
| 140 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 53.3 | |
| 141 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 52.4 | |
| 142 | Arrah Bihar, India | 50.8 | |
| 143 | Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.7 | |
| 144 | Tralee Munster, Ireland | 50.6 | |
| 145 | Karur Tamil Nadu, India | 50.4 | |
| 146 | Silchar Assam, India | 50.0 | |
| 147 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 49.8 | |
| 148 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 48.9 | |
| 149 | Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India | 48.8 | |
| 150 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 48.7 | |
| 151 | Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia | 48.1 | |
| 152 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 47.7 | |
| 153 | Aizawl Mizoram, India | 47.6 | |
| 154 | Durgapur West Bengal, India | 47.5 | |
| 155 | Raipur Chhattisgarh, India | 47.3 | |
| 156 | Buxar Bihar, India | 46.7 | |
| 157 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 46.6 | |
| 158 | Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan | 45.9 | |
| 159 | Siwān Bihar, India | 45.8 | |
| 160 | Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro | 45.7 | |
| 161 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 45.0 | |
| 162 | Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania | 44.4 | |
| 163 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 42.5 | |
| 164 | Molina de Segura Murcia, Spain | 42.3 | |
| 165 | Indore Madhya Pradesh, India | 42.1 | |
| 166 | Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico | 41.5 | |
| 167 | Panvel Maharashtra, India | 41.4 | |
| 168 | Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania | 41.2 | |
| 169 | Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 40.2 | |
| 170 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 40.0 | |
| 171 | Kaithal Haryana, India | 39.9 | |
| 172 | Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | 39.8 | |
| 173 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 39.7 | |
| 174 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 39.5 | |
| 175 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 39.4 | |
| 175 | Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico | 39.4 | |
| 177 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 38.5 | |
| 178 | Saharsa Bihar, India | 38.0 | |
| 179 | Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia | 37.8 | |
| 180 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 37.3 | |
| 180 | Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India | 37.3 | |
| 182 | Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos | 37.1 | |
| 183 | Patna Bihar, India | 36.9 | |
| 184 | Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India | 36.8 | |
| 185 | Bergen Vestland, Norway | 36.7 | |
| 186 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 36.6 | |
| 187 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 36.3 | |
| 188 | Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 36.0 | |
| 189 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | 35.9 | |
| 189 | Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand | 35.9 | |
| 191 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 35.8 | |
| 192 | Zalău Sălaj County, Romania | 35.5 | |
| 193 | Shillong Meghalaya, India | 35.4 | |
| 193 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 35.4 | |
| 195 | Xonacatlán México, Mexico | 35.3 | |
| 196 | Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 35.2 | |
| 197 | Rājgīr Bihar, India | 34.8 | |
| 198 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 34.5 | |
| 199 | Travnik Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.8 | |
| 200 | Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain | 33.1 |
Top 200 of 2,352 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