SmogRank / History / January 5, 2026

Most polluted cities on January 5, 2026

2,319 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	243.0	16.2×
2	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	194.0	12.9×
3	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	181.5	12.1×
4	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	171.0	11.4×
5	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	170.0	11.3×
6	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	149.0	9.9×
7	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	147.0	9.8×
8	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	143.0	9.5×
9	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	142.0	9.5×
10	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	140.0	9.3×
11	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	132.0	8.8×
11	Gurugram Haryana, India	132.0	8.8×
13	Delhi Delhi, India	131.0	8.7×
14	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	129.0	8.6×
15	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	126.0	8.4×
16	Narela Delhi, India	125.0	8.3×
17	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	124.5	8.3×
18	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	124.0	8.3×
19	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	122.0	8.1×
20	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	121.0	8.1×
21	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	115.0	7.7×
22	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	114.0	7.6×
23	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	113.0	7.5×
24	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	112.0	7.5×
25	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	109.5	7.3×
26	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	106.0	7.1×
26	Angul Odisha, India	106.0	7.1×
28	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	105.5	7.0×
29	Cuttack Odisha, India	102.0	6.8×
29	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	102.0	6.8×
29	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	102.0	6.8×
32	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	101.0	6.7×
32	Chūru Rajasthan, India	101.0	6.7×
34	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	99.1	6.6×
35	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	97.8	6.5×
36	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	94.2	6.3×
37	Najafgarh Delhi, India	93.5	6.2×
38	Bettiah Bihar, India	92.3	6.2×
39	Hājīpur Bihar, India	91.0	6.1×
40	Kolkata West Bengal, India	90.6	6.0×
41	Byasanagar Odisha, India	88.2	5.9×
42	Pune Maharashtra, India	87.8	5.9×
43	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	87.4	5.8×
44	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	85.1	5.7×
45	Barbil Odisha, India	85.0	5.7×
46	Faridabad Haryana, India	84.7	5.6×
47	Arrah Bihar, India	84.3	5.6×
48	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	83.3	5.6×
49	Rourkela Odisha, India	82.8	5.5×
50	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	80.8	5.4×
51	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	78.4	5.2×
51	Tonk Rajasthan, India	78.4	5.2×
53	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	78.2	5.2×
54	Begusarai Bihar, India	78.1	5.2×
55	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	77.9	5.2×
56	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	77.5	5.2×
57	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	76.3	5.1×
58	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	75.9	5.1×
59	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	75.6	5.0×
60	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	74.6	5.0×
61	Haldia West Bengal, India	74.0	4.9×
62	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	73.8	4.9×
63	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	73.6	4.9×
64	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	73.4	4.9×
64	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	73.4	4.9×
66	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	72.8	4.9×
67	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	72.7	4.8×
68	Virār Maharashtra, India	72.5	4.8×
69	Jalor Rajasthan, India	72.4	4.8×
70	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	71.9	4.8×
70	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	71.9	4.8×
72	Mahād Maharashtra, India	71.5	4.8×
73	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	71.4	4.8×
73	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	71.4	4.8×
75	Siwān Bihar, India	71.3	4.8×
76	Karnāl Haryana, India	70.5	4.7×
77	Sonīpat Haryana, India	70.4	4.7×
78	Nagaon Assam, India	70.1	4.7×
78	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	70.1	4.7×
78	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	70.1	4.7×
81	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	69.7	4.6×
82	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	68.4	4.6×
83	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	68.3	4.6×
84	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	68.2	4.5×
84	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	68.2	4.5×
86	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	67.4	4.5×
87	Boisar Maharashtra, India	67.3	4.5×
88	Dausa Rajasthan, India	67.1	4.5×
89	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	66.9	4.5×
90	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	66.8	4.5×
90	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	66.8	4.5×
92	Saharsa Bihar, India	66.7	4.4×
92	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	66.7	4.4×
94	Jīnd Haryana, India	66.5	4.4×
94	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	66.5	4.4×
96	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	66.3	4.4×
97	Vapi Gujarat, India	65.8	4.4×
98	Yadgir Karnataka, India	65.6	4.4×
99	Arāria Bihar, India	65.4	4.4×
100	Thānesar Haryana, India	65.2	4.3×
101	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	64.9	4.3×
102	Patna Bihar, India	64.4	4.3×
103	Tralee Munster, Ireland	64.1	4.3×
103	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	64.1	4.3×
105	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	63.6	4.2×
106	Kota Rajasthan, India	63.4	4.2×
107	Nashik Maharashtra, India	63.2	4.2×
108	Nalbāri Assam, India	62.8	4.2×
109	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India	62.2	4.1×
110	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	62.1	4.1×
111	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	61.8	4.1×
112	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	61.4	4.1×
113	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	61.3	4.1×
113	Būndi Rajasthan, India	61.3	4.1×
115	Nandri Rajasthan, India	61.2	4.1×
116	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	60.9	4.1×
117	Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania	59.8	4.0×
118	San Pawl il-Baħar Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta	59.6	4.0×
119	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	59.4	4.0×
120	Āsansol West Bengal, India	59.3	4.0×
121	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	58.9	3.9×
122	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	58.6	3.9×
123	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	58.2	3.9×
124	Panchkula Haryana, India	58.1	3.9×
125	Latur Maharashtra, India	58.0	3.9×
125	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	58.0	3.9×
127	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	57.7	3.8×
127	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	57.7	3.8×
127	Mohali Punjab, India	57.7	3.8×
130	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	57.4	3.8×
131	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	57.3	3.8×
132	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	57.1	3.8×
133	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	57.0	3.8×
134	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	56.7	3.8×
135	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	56.0	3.7×
136	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	55.4	3.7×
137	Dej Cluj County, Romania	55.3	3.7×
138	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	55.2	3.7×
139	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	54.9	3.7×
140	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	54.3	3.6×
141	Karauli Rajasthan, India	54.2	3.6×
142	Surat Gujarat, India	54.1	3.6×
143	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	53.7	3.6×
144	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	53.4	3.6×
144	Chāpra Bihar, India	53.4	3.6×
146	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	52.3	3.5×
146	Dhule Maharashtra, India	52.3	3.5×
148	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	52.2	3.5×
149	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	51.9	3.5×
149	Karur Tamil Nadu, India	51.9	3.5×
151	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	51.5	3.4×
151	Akola Maharashtra, India	51.5	3.4×
153	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	51.3	3.4×
154	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	51.1	3.4×
155	Rairangpur Odisha, India	50.7	3.4×
155	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	50.7	3.4×
157	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	49.9	3.3×
158	Durgapur West Bengal, India	48.9	3.3×
159	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	48.7	3.2×
160	Aizawl Mizoram, India	47.8	3.2×
161	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	47.7	3.2×
162	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	47.2	3.1×
163	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	46.9	3.1×
164	Rājgīr Bihar, India	46.8	3.1×
165	Kaithal Haryana, India	46.3	3.1×
166	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	46.2	3.1×
167	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	45.9	3.1×
168	Joda Odisha, India	45.8	3.1×
169	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	45.5	3.0×
169	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	45.5	3.0×
171	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	45.3	3.0×
171	Mosta Il-Mosta, Malta	45.3	3.0×
171	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	45.3	3.0×
174	Atlixco Puebla, Mexico	45.2	3.0×
175	Kutno Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	45.0	3.0×
176	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	44.8	3.0×
177	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	44.6	3.0×
178	Żabbar Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta	44.5	3.0×
179	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	44.0	2.9×
180	Legionowo Mazovia, Poland	43.8	2.9×
181	Opole Opole Voivodeship, Poland	43.7	2.9×
182	Valletta Valletta, Malta	43.0	2.9×
183	Amravati Maharashtra, India	42.4	2.8×
184	Ambāla Haryana, India	42.2	2.8×
185	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	42.1	2.8×
186	Gaya Bihar, India	41.6	2.8×
187	Xonacatlán México, Mexico	41.3	2.8×
188	Bārān Rajasthan, India	41.0	2.7×
189	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	40.5	2.7×
190	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	40.4	2.7×
190	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	40.4	2.7×
192	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	40.3	2.7×
193	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	40.0	2.7×
193	Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland	40.0	2.7×
195	Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States	39.7	2.6×
196	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	39.6	2.6×
197	Ciechanów Mazovia, Poland	39.5	2.6×
198	Silchar Assam, India	39.0	2.6×
199	Augustów Podlasie, Poland	38.4	2.6×
199	Sirsa Haryana, India	38.4	2.6×

Top 200 of 2,319 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