SmogRank / History / February 2026

Most polluted cities, February 2026

2,251 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 28 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	164.4
2	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	154.5
3	Gurugram Haryana, India	152.4
4	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	141.1
5	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	132.6
6	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	117.5
7	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	115.4
8	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	115.2
9	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	110.5
10	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	108.3
11	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	106.7
12	Delhi Delhi, India	106.2
13	Faridabad Haryana, India	104.6
14	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	100.6
15	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	96.6
16	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	93.3
17	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	87.5
18	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	85.4
19	Kolkata West Bengal, India	82.7
20	Surat Gujarat, India	82.5
21	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	80.5
22	Hājīpur Bihar, India	78.9
22	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	78.9
24	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	77.8
25	Najafgarh Delhi, India	77.2
26	Thānesar Haryana, India	76.1
27	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	73.7
28	Karnāl Haryana, India	73.4
29	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	72.5
30	Tonk Rajasthan, India	71.3
30	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	71.3
32	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	70.4
33	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	68.6
34	Byasanagar Odisha, India	68.2
35	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	66.1
36	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	65.4
37	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	65.2
38	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	64.3
38	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	64.3
40	Pune Maharashtra, India	63.5
41	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	63.3
41	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	63.3
43	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	63.2
44	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	63.1
44	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	63.1
46	Kota Rajasthan, India	63.0
47	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	62.8
47	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	62.8
49	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	61.5
50	Mahād Maharashtra, India	61.4
50	Barbil Odisha, India	61.4
52	Haldia West Bengal, India	61.2
53	Baripāda Odisha, India	60.9
54	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	60.5
55	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	59.7
55	Rourkela Odisha, India	59.7
57	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	58.7
58	Durgapur West Bengal, India	58.6
58	Agartala Tripura, India	58.6
60	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	57.4
61	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	57.3
61	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	57.3
63	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	57.1
64	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	56.8
65	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	55.8
66	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	55.7
67	Chūru Rajasthan, India	55.3
68	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	55.2
69	Būndi Rajasthan, India	53.6
70	Begusarai Bihar, India	53.5
71	Saharsa Bihar, India	53.4
72	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	53.3
73	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	52.9
74	Hyderabad Telangana, India	52.8
75	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	52.4
76	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	52.2
76	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	52.2
78	Patna Bihar, India	52.1
79	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	51.9
80	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	51.5
81	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	50.5
82	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	50.4
83	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	50.3
84	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	49.9
85	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	49.3
86	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	49.1
87	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	49.0
88	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	48.9
88	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	48.9
90	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	48.7
91	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	48.6
92	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	48.5
92	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	48.5
94	Virār Maharashtra, India	48.4
95	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	48.3
96	Jalandhar Punjab, India	48.1
97	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	48.0
98	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	47.7
98	Chānda Maharashtra, India	47.7
100	Yadgir Karnataka, India	47.6
101	Boisar Maharashtra, India	47.5
102	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	47.0
103	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	46.9
104	Āsansol West Bengal, India	46.4
105	Jalor Rajasthan, India	46.0
106	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	45.8
107	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	45.4
108	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	45.2
109	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	45.1
110	Buxar Bihar, India	45.0
111	Amravati Maharashtra, India	44.6
112	Akola Maharashtra, India	43.5
113	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	43.4
114	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	43.0
115	Closepet Karnataka, India	42.9
116	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	42.8
117	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	42.5
117	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	42.5
119	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	42.1
120	Gaya Bihar, India	41.4
121	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	40.8
121	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	40.8
123	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	40.5
124	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	40.3
125	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	39.8
126	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	39.6
127	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	39.5
128	Guwahati Assam, India	39.4
129	Nandri Rajasthan, India	39.2
130	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	39.1
131	Bārān Rajasthan, India	38.9
131	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	38.9
133	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	38.8
134	Patiāla Punjab, India	38.7
135	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	38.5
135	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	38.5
137	Nashik Maharashtra, India	38.4
137	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	38.4
137	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	38.4
140	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	38.1
141	Cuautla Morelos, Mexico	38.0
142	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	37.6
142	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	37.6
144	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	36.8
144	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	36.8
146	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	36.5
146	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	36.5
148	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	36.2
149	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	35.9
150	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	35.8
151	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	35.7
152	Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast	35.6
153	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	35.3
154	Xonacatlán México, Mexico	35.1
155	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	35.0
155	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	35.0
157	Dausa Rajasthan, India	34.8
158	Silchar Assam, India	34.7
159	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	34.6
160	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	34.2
161	Siwān Bihar, India	33.8
162	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	33.6
163	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	33.4
164	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	33.0
165	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	32.9
166	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	32.7
167	Arrah Bihar, India	32.6
168	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	32.2
168	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	32.2
170	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	32.1
171	Żary Lubusz, Poland	31.7
172	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	31.4
172	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	31.4
172	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	31.4
175	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	31.3
176	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	30.9
176	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	30.9
178	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	30.8
179	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	30.7
180	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	30.5
181	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	30.2
182	Travnik Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.0
183	Poznań Greater Poland, Poland	29.9
184	Wrocław Lower Silesia, Poland	29.8
185	Zielona Góra Lubusz, Poland	29.6
185	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	29.6
187	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	29.4
188	Kraków Lesser Poland, Poland	29.1
189	Toruń Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	29.0
190	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	28.8
190	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	28.8
192	Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia	28.7
193	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	28.4
194	Łódź Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	28.0
195	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	27.8
196	Rēzekne Rēzekne, Latvia	27.5
197	Gangtok Sikkim, India	27.4
198	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	27.3
199	Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania	27.2
200	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	26.9

Top 200 of 2,251 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