SmogRank / History / January 23, 2026

Most polluted cities on January 23, 2026

2,483 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Durgapur West Bengal, India	457.8	30.5×
2	Travnik Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	252.0	16.8×
3	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	233.0	15.5×
4	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	229.0	15.3×
5	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	221.0	14.7×
6	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	170.0	11.3×
6	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	170.0	11.3×
8	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	162.0	10.8×
9	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	159.0	10.6×
10	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	158.0	10.5×
11	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	155.0	10.3×
12	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	145.0	9.7×
13	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	143.0	9.5×
13	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	143.0	9.5×
15	Český Těšín Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	142.0	9.5×
16	Delhi Delhi, India	138.0	9.2×
17	Dej Cluj County, Romania	135.5	9.0×
18	Třinec Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	135.0	9.0×
19	Havířov Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	132.0	8.8×
20	Ostrava Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	130.5	8.7×
21	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	128.0	8.5×
22	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	127.0	8.5×
23	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	126.0	8.4×
24	Frýdek-Místek Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	124.0	8.3×
25	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	123.0	8.2×
26	Bielsko-Biala Silesia, Poland	120.0	8.0×
27	Gurugram Haryana, India	119.0	7.9×
28	Najafgarh Delhi, India	117.0	7.8×
29	Narela Delhi, India	116.0	7.7×
29	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	116.0	7.7×
31	Karviná Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	115.5	7.7×
32	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	111.0	7.4×
33	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	110.0	7.3×
34	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	108.0	7.2×
34	Chānda Maharashtra, India	108.0	7.2×
36	Opole Opole Voivodeship, Poland	105.0	7.0×
37	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	104.5	7.0×
38	Żary Lubusz, Poland	104.0	6.9×
39	Kolkata West Bengal, India	103.6	6.9×
40	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	103.0	6.9×
41	Bohumín Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia	102.0	6.8×
42	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	99.7	6.6×
43	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	97.2	6.5×
44	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	94.4	6.3×
45	Hājīpur Bihar, India	94.2	6.3×
46	Pune Maharashtra, India	94.0	6.3×
47	Hranice Olomouc Region, Czechia	93.8	6.3×
48	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	93.7	6.2×
49	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	93.5	6.2×
50	Kędzierzyn-Koźle Opole Voivodeship, Poland	92.5	6.2×
51	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	92.4	6.2×
52	Valašské Meziříčí Zlín, Czechia	92.2	6.1×
53	Stendal Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	91.4	6.1×
54	Faridabad Haryana, India	90.5	6.0×
55	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	89.6	6.0×
56	Zielona Góra Lubusz, Poland	88.8	5.9×
57	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	88.3	5.9×
58	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	87.2	5.8×
59	Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania	86.2	5.7×
60	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	86.1	5.7×
61	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	85.8	5.7×
62	Angul Odisha, India	85.6	5.7×
63	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	85.5	5.7×
63	Přerov Olomouc Region, Czechia	85.5	5.7×
65	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	85.2	5.7×
66	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	84.9	5.7×
67	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	84.3	5.6×
68	Schwerin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	81.0	5.4×
69	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	80.9	5.4×
69	Racibórz Silesia, Poland	80.9	5.4×
71	Blankenfelde-Mahlow Brandenburg, Germany	80.2	5.3×
72	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	79.5	5.3×
73	Königs Wusterhausen Brandenburg, Germany	79.3	5.3×
74	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	79.2	5.3×
75	Brandenburg an der Havel Brandenburg, Germany	78.9	5.3×
76	Bettiah Bihar, India	78.5	5.2×
76	Haldia West Bengal, India	78.5	5.2×
78	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	78.2	5.2×
79	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	78.1	5.2×
80	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	77.9	5.2×
80	Wismar Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	77.9	5.2×
82	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	77.1	5.1×
83	Eisenhüttenstadt Brandenburg, Germany	76.7	5.1×
84	Hamburg Hamburg, Germany	75.9	5.1×
85	Potsdam Brandenburg, Germany	75.6	5.0×
86	Cuttack Odisha, India	75.5	5.0×
87	Wrocław Lower Silesia, Poland	75.3	5.0×
88	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	75.2	5.0×
89	Siwān Bihar, India	74.9	5.0×
90	Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland	74.7	5.0×
91	Kraków Lesser Poland, Poland	74.5	5.0×
92	Halstenbek Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	74.4	5.0×
92	Cottbus Brandenburg, Germany	74.4	5.0×
94	Oranienburg Brandenburg, Germany	74.1	4.9×
95	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	73.8	4.9×
96	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	73.6	4.9×
97	Nauen Brandenburg, Germany	73.3	4.9×
98	Frankfurt (Oder) Brandenburg, Germany	72.6	4.8×
99	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	72.2	4.8×
100	Baripāda Odisha, India	71.8	4.8×
100	Hansestadt Salzwedel Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	71.8	4.8×
102	Jasło Subcarpathia, Poland	71.7	4.8×
103	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	71.3	4.8×
103	Saharsa Bihar, India	71.3	4.8×
103	Wittenberge Brandenburg, Germany	71.3	4.8×
103	Lüneburg Lower Saxony, Germany	71.3	4.8×
103	Kroměříž Zlín, Czechia	71.3	4.8×
108	Falkensee Brandenburg, Germany	71.2	4.7×
109	Luckenwalde Brandenburg, Germany	71.0	4.7×
110	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	70.8	4.7×
111	Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland	70.5	4.7×
111	Židenice South Moravian, Czechia	70.5	4.7×
113	Byasanagar Odisha, India	70.4	4.7×
114	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	70.2	4.7×
115	Burg bei Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	70.1	4.7×
115	Bernburg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	70.1	4.7×
117	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	69.9	4.7×
118	Buxtehude Lower Saxony, Germany	69.8	4.7×
119	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	69.2	4.6×
119	Marigliano Campania, Italy	69.2	4.6×
121	Āsansol West Bengal, India	69.0	4.6×
122	Wittenberg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	68.9	4.6×
123	Lubnjow Brandenburg, Germany	68.8	4.6×
124	Rourkela Odisha, India	68.6	4.6×
125	Győr Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary	68.5	4.6×
126	Magdeburg Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	67.6	4.5×
127	Brzeg Opole Voivodeship, Poland	67.3	4.5×
128	Karnāl Haryana, India	67.2	4.5×
128	Koprivnica Koprivnica-Križevci, Croatia	67.2	4.5×
130	Arāria Bihar, India	66.7	4.4×
131	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	66.6	4.4×
132	Berlin State of Berlin, Germany	66.5	4.4×
133	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	66.3	4.4×
133	Teltow Brandenburg, Germany	66.3	4.4×
133	Dessau Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	66.3	4.4×
136	Neuruppin Brandenburg, Germany	66.1	4.4×
137	Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland	65.8	4.4×
138	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	65.3	4.4×
139	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	65.2	4.3×
140	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	65.0	4.3×
141	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	64.9	4.3×
141	Strausberg Brandenburg, Germany	64.9	4.3×
143	Olomouc Olomouc Region, Czechia	64.5	4.3×
144	Craiova Dolj, Romania	64.1	4.3×
145	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	64.0	4.3×
146	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	63.9	4.3×
147	Itzehoe Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	63.7	4.2×
148	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	63.6	4.2×
148	Cuxhaven Lower Saxony, Germany	63.6	4.2×
148	Brno South Moravian, Czechia	63.6	4.2×
151	Monza Lombardy, Italy	63.5	4.2×
152	Thānesar Haryana, India	63.4	4.2×
152	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	63.4	4.2×
154	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	63.3	4.2×
154	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	63.3	4.2×
156	Liberpolis County of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia	63.2	4.2×
157	Lübeck Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	63.0	4.2×
158	Nagaon Assam, India	62.9	4.2×
158	Zlín Zlín, Czechia	62.9	4.2×
160	Dhule Maharashtra, India	62.8	4.2×
161	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	62.7	4.2×
161	Neubrandenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	62.7	4.2×
163	Bernau bei Berlin Brandenburg, Germany	62.6	4.2×
164	Worms Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	62.2	4.1×
165	Turin Piedmont, Italy	61.7	4.1×
166	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	61.5	4.1×
166	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	61.5	4.1×
168	Halle (Saale) Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	61.2	4.1×
168	Güstrow Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	61.2	4.1×
170	Hodonín South Moravian, Czechia	61.1	4.1×
171	Jarosław Subcarpathia, Poland	60.9	4.1×
171	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	60.9	4.1×
173	Kota Rajasthan, India	60.7	4.0×
174	Schwedt (Oder) Brandenburg, Germany	60.6	4.0×
174	Bitterfeld-Wolfen Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	60.6	4.0×
174	Pécs Baranya, Hungary	60.6	4.0×
177	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	60.5	4.0×
178	Rostock Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	60.4	4.0×
179	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	59.8	4.0×
179	Poznań Greater Poland, Poland	59.8	4.0×
181	Speyer Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	59.7	4.0×
182	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	59.6	4.0×
183	Nyíregyháza Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary	59.5	4.0×
184	Buxar Bihar, India	59.3	4.0×
185	Veszprém Veszprém, Hungary	59.2	3.9×
185	Saronno Lombardy, Italy	59.2	3.9×
187	Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	58.8	3.9×
188	Eisenzicken Burgenland, Austria	58.7	3.9×
189	Krosno Subcarpathia, Poland	58.3	3.9×
189	Bogatynia Lower Silesia, Poland	58.3	3.9×
191	Latur Maharashtra, India	57.9	3.9×
192	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	57.8	3.9×
193	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	57.3	3.8×
194	Cluj-Napoca Cluj County, Romania	57.2	3.8×
195	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	57.0	3.8×
196	Mahād Maharashtra, India	56.5	3.8×
197	Thāne Maharashtra, India	55.9	3.7×
197	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	55.9	3.7×
199	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	55.8	3.7×
199	Köthen Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	55.8	3.7×

Top 200 of 2,483 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