SmogRank / History / January 26, 2026

Most polluted cities on January 26, 2026

2,288 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	330.0	22.0×
2	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	234.0	15.6×
3	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	221.0	14.7×
4	Gurugram Haryana, India	219.0	14.6×
5	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	192.0	12.8×
5	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	192.0	12.8×
7	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	168.0	11.2×
8	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	161.0	10.7×
9	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	153.0	10.2×
10	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	143.0	9.5×
11	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	136.0	9.1×
12	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	135.0	9.0×
12	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	135.0	9.0×
14	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	134.0	8.9×
15	Narela Delhi, India	132.0	8.8×
16	Delhi Delhi, India	127.0	8.5×
16	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	127.0	8.5×
18	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	124.0	8.3×
19	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	122.0	8.1×
20	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	120.0	8.0×
21	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	116.0	7.7×
22	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	114.5	7.6×
23	Faridabad Haryana, India	113.6	7.6×
24	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	111.5	7.4×
25	Byasanagar Odisha, India	111.0	7.4×
26	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	110.3	7.4×
27	Joda Odisha, India	108.0	7.2×
28	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	106.0	7.1×
29	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	102.0	6.8×
30	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	95.9	6.4×
31	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	95.5	6.4×
32	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	94.3	6.3×
33	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	93.4	6.2×
34	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	92.8	6.2×
35	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	90.0	6.0×
36	Kolkata West Bengal, India	89.3	6.0×
37	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	87.9	5.9×
38	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	87.6	5.8×
39	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	86.2	5.7×
40	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	86.1	5.7×
41	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	85.6	5.7×
42	Angul Odisha, India	85.4	5.7×
43	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	84.9	5.7×
44	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	84.4	5.6×
45	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	83.8	5.6×
46	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	82.4	5.5×
47	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	81.8	5.5×
48	Najafgarh Delhi, India	81.6	5.4×
49	Haldia West Bengal, India	81.2	5.4×
50	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	80.9	5.4×
51	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	80.8	5.4×
52	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	80.6	5.4×
53	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	80.5	5.4×
54	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	78.7	5.2×
54	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	78.7	5.2×
56	Barbil Odisha, India	78.4	5.2×
57	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	78.2	5.2×
58	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	78.0	5.2×
59	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	77.6	5.2×
60	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	76.3	5.1×
61	Jīnd Haryana, India	76.0	5.1×
62	Karnāl Haryana, India	74.5	5.0×
63	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	74.3	5.0×
63	Cuttack Odisha, India	74.3	5.0×
65	Nalbāri Assam, India	73.8	4.9×
66	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	73.7	4.9×
67	Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	73.3	4.9×
68	Bārān Rajasthan, India	73.1	4.9×
69	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	72.9	4.9×
70	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	72.8	4.9×
71	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	72.3	4.8×
72	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	71.9	4.8×
73	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	71.4	4.8×
74	Hājīpur Bihar, India	71.1	4.7×
74	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	71.1	4.7×
76	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	71.0	4.7×
77	Kota Rajasthan, India	70.7	4.7×
78	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	70.3	4.7×
79	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	69.8	4.7×
80	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	69.7	4.6×
81	Tonk Rajasthan, India	69.6	4.6×
82	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	69.4	4.6×
82	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	69.4	4.6×
84	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	68.7	4.6×
85	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	68.5	4.6×
86	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	68.4	4.6×
87	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	68.1	4.5×
88	Āsansol West Bengal, India	67.7	4.5×
89	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	67.6	4.5×
89	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	67.6	4.5×
91	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	67.0	4.5×
92	Sonīpat Haryana, India	66.8	4.5×
93	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	66.3	4.4×
94	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	66.1	4.4×
95	Sirsa Haryana, India	65.8	4.4×
95	Durgapur West Bengal, India	65.8	4.4×
97	Thānesar Haryana, India	65.6	4.4×
98	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	65.2	4.3×
99	Dej Cluj County, Romania	65.0	4.3×
100	Virār Maharashtra, India	64.9	4.3×
101	Būndi Rajasthan, India	64.3	4.3×
102	Guwahati Assam, India	64.1	4.3×
103	Rourkela Odisha, India	63.3	4.2×
104	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	63.2	4.2×
105	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	62.8	4.2×
106	Boisar Maharashtra, India	62.6	4.2×
107	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	62.4	4.2×
107	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	62.4	4.2×
109	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	62.1	4.1×
109	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	62.1	4.1×
111	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	61.8	4.1×
112	Chūru Rajasthan, India	61.7	4.1×
113	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	61.2	4.1×
114	Ziguinchor low-cost sensors Ziguinchor, Senegal	61.1	4.1×
115	Pune Maharashtra, India	61.0	4.1×
116	Gaya Bihar, India	60.7	4.0×
117	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	60.2	4.0×
118	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	59.9	4.0×
119	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	59.6	4.0×
120	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	59.1	3.9×
121	Kaithal Haryana, India	58.6	3.9×
122	Neuwied Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	58.1	3.9×
123	Jalandhar Punjab, India	57.7	3.8×
124	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	57.5	3.8×
125	Poznań Greater Poland, Poland	57.2	3.8×
126	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	57.0	3.8×
126	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	57.0	3.8×
128	Maldegem Flanders, Belgium	56.8	3.8×
129	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	56.7	3.8×
130	Mahād Maharashtra, India	56.6	3.8×
131	Evergem Flanders, Belgium	56.3	3.8×
132	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	56.2	3.7×
133	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	56.1	3.7×
134	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	56.0	3.7×
135	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	55.8	3.7×
136	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	55.3	3.7×
137	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	55.2	3.7×
137	Jalor Rajasthan, India	55.2	3.7×
139	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	54.9	3.7×
140	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	54.8	3.7×
140	Izegem Flanders, Belgium	54.8	3.7×
142	Surat Gujarat, India	54.1	3.6×
142	Arāria Bihar, India	54.1	3.6×
144	Lochristi Flanders, Belgium	54.0	3.6×
145	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	53.3	3.6×
146	Saharsa Bihar, India	53.2	3.5×
147	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	53.0	3.5×
148	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	52.7	3.5×
148	Latur Maharashtra, India	52.7	3.5×
150	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	52.6	3.5×
151	Nandri Rajasthan, India	52.5	3.5×
152	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	52.3	3.5×
152	Gent Flanders, Belgium	52.3	3.5×
154	Grimbergen Flanders, Belgium	52.0	3.5×
155	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	51.5	3.4×
156	Knokke-Heist Flanders, Belgium	51.4	3.4×
157	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	51.1	3.4×
158	Dhule Maharashtra, India	50.9	3.4×
158	Buxar Bihar, India	50.9	3.4×
160	Dunkirk Hauts-de-France, France	50.8	3.4×
161	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	50.7	3.4×
161	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	50.7	3.4×
163	Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	50.4	3.4×
164	Eindhoven North Brabant, The Netherlands	50.3	3.4×
165	Amravati Maharashtra, India	50.1	3.3×
165	Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50.1	3.3×
167	Chānda Maharashtra, India	50.0	3.3×
167	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	50.0	3.3×
169	Rājgīr Bihar, India	49.8	3.3×
170	Roubaix Hauts-de-France, France	49.6	3.3×
171	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	49.3	3.3×
172	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	49.1	3.3×
173	Krefeld North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	49.0	3.3×
174	Roeselare Flanders, Belgium	48.9	3.3×
175	Antwerp Flanders, Belgium	48.6	3.2×
176	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	48.4	3.2×
176	Patna Bihar, India	48.4	3.2×
176	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	48.4	3.2×
179	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	48.3	3.2×
180	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	48.2	3.2×
181	Venlo Limburg, The Netherlands	47.9	3.2×
181	Mechelen Flanders, Belgium	47.9	3.2×
183	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	47.7	3.2×
184	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	47.6	3.2×
185	Beveren Flanders, Belgium	47.3	3.2×
186	Ridderkerk South Holland, The Netherlands	47.2	3.1×
186	Willebroek Flanders, Belgium	47.2	3.1×
186	Jüchen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	47.2	3.1×
189	Rairangpur Odisha, India	47.1	3.1×
190	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	46.7	3.1×
190	Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	46.7	3.1×
192	Lille Hauts-de-France, France	46.6	3.1×
193	Genk Flanders, Belgium	46.5	3.1×
194	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	46.3	3.1×
195	Houthalen Flanders, Belgium	46.2	3.1×
196	Menen Flanders, Belgium	46.1	3.1×
196	Kortrijk Flanders, Belgium	46.1	3.1×
196	Ratingen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	46.1	3.1×
196	Essen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	46.1	3.1×
200	Bonn North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	46.0	3.1×

Top 200 of 2,288 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