SmogRank / History / January 29, 2026

Most polluted cities on January 29, 2026

1,852 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Angul Odisha, India	154.0	10.3×
2	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	150.0	10.0×
3	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	131.0	8.7×
4	Tonk Rajasthan, India	129.0	8.6×
5	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	125.0	8.3×
6	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	116.0	7.7×
6	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	116.0	7.7×
8	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	115.5	7.7×
9	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	113.5	7.6×
10	Delhi Delhi, India	112.5	7.5×
11	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	111.0	7.4×
12	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	110.3	7.4×
13	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	109.0	7.3×
14	Kolkata West Bengal, India	108.5	7.2×
15	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	108.3	7.2×
16	Baripāda Odisha, India	108.0	7.2×
16	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	108.0	7.2×
18	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	107.0	7.1×
19	Gurugram Haryana, India	106.0	7.1×
20	Būndi Rajasthan, India	104.0	6.9×
21	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	103.0	6.9×
21	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	103.0	6.9×
23	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	101.7	6.8×
24	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	101.0	6.7×
24	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	101.0	6.7×
26	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	100.0	6.7×
26	Barbil Odisha, India	100.0	6.7×
28	Joda Odisha, India	99.4	6.6×
29	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	98.4	6.6×
30	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	97.7	6.5×
31	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	97.4	6.5×
32	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	95.2	6.3×
33	Byasanagar Odisha, India	92.5	6.2×
34	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	89.7	6.0×
35	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	89.5	6.0×
36	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	88.9	5.9×
37	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	86.1	5.7×
38	Kota Rajasthan, India	86.0	5.7×
39	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	85.6	5.7×
40	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	85.4	5.7×
41	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	84.9	5.7×
42	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	82.7	5.5×
43	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	81.7	5.4×
44	Haldia West Bengal, India	79.7	5.3×
45	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	79.6	5.3×
46	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	78.1	5.2×
47	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	77.9	5.2×
48	Faridabad Haryana, India	77.7	5.2×
49	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	76.4	5.1×
50	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	76.2	5.1×
51	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	75.9	5.1×
52	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	73.8	4.9×
53	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	73.3	4.9×
54	Sonīpat Haryana, India	73.2	4.9×
55	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	73.0	4.9×
56	Najafgarh Delhi, India	72.9	4.9×
57	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	72.7	4.8×
57	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	72.7	4.8×
59	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	72.5	4.8×
60	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	71.9	4.8×
61	Cuttack Odisha, India	71.2	4.7×
62	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	70.8	4.7×
63	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	70.3	4.7×
64	Nalbāri Assam, India	70.0	4.7×
65	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	69.5	4.6×
65	Durgapur West Bengal, India	69.5	4.6×
67	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	68.8	4.6×
67	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	68.8	4.6×
69	Piedras Negras Coahuila, Mexico	68.7	4.6×
70	Dej Cluj County, Romania	68.4	4.6×
71	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	68.3	4.6×
72	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	67.7	4.5×
73	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	67.3	4.5×
74	Narela Delhi, India	66.3	4.4×
75	Rourkela Odisha, India	65.9	4.4×
76	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	65.6	4.4×
76	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	65.6	4.4×
78	Closepet Karnataka, India	65.4	4.4×
79	Yadgir Karnataka, India	65.2	4.3×
80	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	65.0	4.3×
81	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	63.4	4.2×
82	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	62.8	4.2×
82	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	62.8	4.2×
84	Dhule Maharashtra, India	62.3	4.2×
85	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	62.0	4.1×
85	Jalor Rajasthan, India	62.0	4.1×
87	Bārān Rajasthan, India	61.4	4.1×
88	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	61.0	4.1×
89	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	60.5	4.0×
89	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	60.5	4.0×
91	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	60.1	4.0×
92	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	59.7	4.0×
93	Ilinden Ilinden, North Macedonia	59.6	4.0×
94	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	59.3	4.0×
95	Chūru Rajasthan, India	59.1	3.9×
96	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	59.0	3.9×
97	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	58.8	3.9×
98	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	58.7	3.9×
99	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	58.4	3.9×
100	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	58.0	3.9×
101	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	57.9	3.9×
102	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	57.5	3.8×
103	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	57.4	3.8×
104	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	57.2	3.8×
105	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	56.2	3.7×
105	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	56.2	3.7×
107	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	55.4	3.7×
108	Pune Maharashtra, India	55.0	3.7×
108	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	55.0	3.7×
110	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	54.9	3.7×
110	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	54.9	3.7×
112	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	54.8	3.7×
113	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	54.6	3.6×
114	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	54.5	3.6×
115	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	54.2	3.6×
116	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	53.6	3.6×
116	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	53.6	3.6×
118	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	53.5	3.6×
119	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	53.3	3.6×
120	Jīnd Haryana, India	52.8	3.5×
121	Rairangpur Odisha, India	52.5	3.5×
122	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	52.4	3.5×
122	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	52.4	3.5×
124	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	51.6	3.4×
125	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	51.1	3.4×
126	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	50.9	3.4×
127	Latur Maharashtra, India	50.7	3.4×
128	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	50.6	3.4×
129	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	50.5	3.4×
129	Āsansol West Bengal, India	50.5	3.4×
131	Ziguinchor low-cost sensors Ziguinchor, Senegal	50.2	3.3×
132	Mahād Maharashtra, India	50.0	3.3×
133	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	49.8	3.3×
134	Thānesar Haryana, India	49.5	3.3×
135	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	49.4	3.3×
136	Nanded Maharashtra, India	49.0	3.3×
137	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	48.9	3.3×
137	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	48.9	3.3×
139	Haarlem low-cost sensors North Holland, The Netherlands	48.5	3.2×
140	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	48.4	3.2×
141	Arāria Bihar, India	47.9	3.2×
141	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	47.9	3.2×
143	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	47.7	3.2×
144	Chānda Maharashtra, India	47.5	3.2×
145	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	47.1	3.1×
146	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	47.0	3.1×
147	Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia	46.8	3.1×
148	Saharsa Bihar, India	46.5	3.1×
148	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	46.5	3.1×
150	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	46.0	3.1×
151	Dausa Rajasthan, India	45.6	3.0×
152	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	45.5	3.0×
152	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	45.5	3.0×
154	Craiova Dolj, Romania	45.0	3.0×
155	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	44.8	3.0×
156	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	44.7	3.0×
157	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	44.6	3.0×
157	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	44.6	3.0×
159	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	44.5	3.0×
160	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	44.4	3.0×
161	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	44.1	2.9×
162	Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast	44.0	2.9×
163	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	43.8	2.9×
163	Karauli Rajasthan, India	43.8	2.9×
165	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	43.7	2.9×
166	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	43.5	2.9×
167	Gaya Bihar, India	43.4	2.9×
168	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	43.2	2.9×
169	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	43.1	2.9×
170	Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India	43.0	2.9×
171	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	42.9	2.9×
171	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	42.9	2.9×
173	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	42.8	2.9×
173	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	42.8	2.9×
175	Żary Lubusz, Poland	42.6	2.8×
176	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	42.5	2.8×
177	Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	42.2	2.8×
178	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	42.1	2.8×
178	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	42.1	2.8×
180	Hyderabad Telangana, India	41.8	2.8×
181	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	41.7	2.8×
182	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	41.5	2.8×
183	Panchkula Haryana, India	40.8	2.7×
184	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	40.7	2.7×
185	Buxar Bihar, India	40.6	2.7×
186	Veles Veles, North Macedonia	40.5	2.7×
186	Delano low-cost sensors California, United States	40.5	2.7×
188	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	40.4	2.7×
188	Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States	40.4	2.7×
190	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	39.9	2.7×
191	Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada	39.6	2.6×
192	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India	39.5	2.6×
193	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	39.4	2.6×
194	Zielona Góra Lubusz, Poland	39.3	2.6×
195	Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	38.9	2.6×
196	Łódź Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	38.8	2.6×
197	Weißenfels Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	38.6	2.6×
198	Shillong Meghalaya, India	38.5	2.6×
198	Belagavi Karnataka, India	38.5	2.6×
198	Zeitz Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	38.5	2.6×

Top 200 of 1,852 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