SmogRank / History / February 18, 2026

Most polluted cities on February 18, 2026

2,052 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#City µg/m³× WHO
1Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
240.016.0×
2Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
219.014.6×
3Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
173.011.5×
4Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
162.510.8×
5Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
161.010.7×
6Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
154.010.3×
7Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
137.59.2×
8Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
137.09.1×
9Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
116.57.8×
10Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
101.16.7×
11Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
97.86.5×
12Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
95.26.3×
13Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
92.56.2×
14Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
92.26.1×
15Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland
90.76.0×
16Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
86.05.7×
17Delhi Delhi, India
84.35.6×
18Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
81.95.5×
19Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
80.05.3×
20Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
77.05.1×
21Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
76.25.1×
22Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
75.95.1×
23Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
75.65.0×
24Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland
72.14.8×
25Otwock Mazovia, Poland
69.14.6×
26Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
67.94.5×
27Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
66.54.4×
28Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
60.84.1×
29Łódź Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
60.64.0×
30Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
55.43.7×
31Zielona Góra Lubusz, Poland
55.13.7×
32Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
54.73.6×
33Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
53.93.6×
34Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
53.53.6×
35Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland
53.43.6×
36Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
51.53.4×
37Starachowice Świętokrzyskie, Poland
51.13.4×
38El Paso Texas, United States
50.53.4×
39Wrocław Lower Silesia, Poland
49.43.3×
40Pruszków Mazovia, Poland
48.93.3×
41Legionowo Mazovia, Poland
48.13.2×
42Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
47.93.2×
43Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
47.63.2×
44Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
47.53.2×
45Żyrardów Mazovia, Poland
46.63.1×
46Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
46.13.1×
47Żary Lubusz, Poland
45.43.0×
48Warsaw Mazovia, Poland
45.03.0×
49Reading Pennsylvania, United States
44.83.0×
50Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
44.33.0×
50Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
44.33.0×
52Lebanon Pennsylvania, United States
44.22.9×
53Zamość Lublin, Poland
44.12.9×
53Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland
44.12.9×
55Jarosław Subcarpathia, Poland
43.82.9×
56Mielec Subcarpathia, Poland
43.72.9×
57San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
43.52.9×
58Konstancin-Jeziorna Mazovia, Poland
42.92.9×
59Radom Mazovia, Poland
41.82.8×
60Poznań Greater Poland, Poland
41.42.8×
61Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania
41.12.7×
62Ciechanów Mazovia, Poland
41.02.7×
63Ziguinchor low-cost sensors Ziguinchor, Senegal
40.72.7×
64Płock Mazovia, Poland
40.32.7×
65Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
39.82.7×
66Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
39.72.6×
67Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua, Mexico
39.22.6×
68Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
39.12.6×
69Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland
39.02.6×
70Socorro Texas, United States
38.92.6×
71Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland
38.72.6×
72San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
38.32.6×
73Żywiec Silesia, Poland
37.52.5×
74Przemyśl Subcarpathia, Poland
37.22.5×
74Augustów Podlasie, Poland
37.22.5×
74Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States
37.22.5×
77Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
37.02.5×
78Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
36.92.5×
79Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
36.62.4×
80Toruń Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
36.32.4×
81Lublin Lublin, Poland
36.02.4×
82Krosno Subcarpathia, Poland
35.92.4×
82Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
35.92.4×
82Newton low-cost sensors Massachusetts, United States
35.92.4×
85Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
35.82.4×
86Allentown Pennsylvania, United States
35.32.4×
86Carlisle Pennsylvania, United States
35.32.4×
88Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
34.82.3×
88Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States
34.82.3×
90Eisenhüttenstadt Brandenburg, Germany
34.42.3×
91Stendal Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
34.22.3×
92Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania
33.92.3×
93Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia
33.52.2×
94Bethlehem Pennsylvania, United States
33.42.2×
95Albany New York, United States
33.32.2×
96Kraków Lesser Poland, Poland
33.22.2×
97Lexington low-cost sensors Massachusetts, United States
32.92.2×
98Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
32.82.2×
99Kielce Świętokrzyskie, Poland
32.62.2×
100Danbury Connecticut, United States
32.02.1×
101Opole Opole Voivodeship, Poland
31.92.1×
101San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
31.92.1×
103Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary
31.82.1×
103Lubnjow Brandenburg, Germany
31.82.1×
105Elizabeth New Jersey, United States
31.72.1×
106Suwałki Podlasie, Poland
31.62.1×
106New York City New York, United States
31.62.1×
108Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico
31.52.1×
109Wawer Mazovia, Poland
30.92.1×
109York Pennsylvania, United States
30.92.1×
109Blankenfelde-Mahlow Brandenburg, Germany
30.92.1×
112Teltow Brandenburg, Germany
30.82.1×
112Brandenburg an der Havel Brandenburg, Germany
30.82.1×
114Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
30.72.0×
115Szczecin West Pomerania, Poland
30.62.0×
116Paterson New Jersey, United States
30.52.0×
117Potsdam Brandenburg, Germany
30.12.0×
118Frankfurt (Oder) Brandenburg, Germany
30.02.0×
118Pennsauken New Jersey, United States
30.02.0×
118Hartford Connecticut, United States
30.02.0×
121Brownsville Texas, United States
29.82.0×
121Springfield Massachusetts, United States
29.82.0×
123Bydgoszcz Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
29.72.0×
124Königs Wusterhausen Brandenburg, Germany
29.62.0×
124Tehuacán Puebla, Mexico
29.62.0×
124Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States
29.62.0×
127Puebla Puebla, Mexico
29.42.0×
127Fort Lee New Jersey, United States
29.42.0×
129Brzeg Opole Voivodeship, Poland
29.32.0×
130Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
29.21.9×
131San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida Puebla, Mexico
29.11.9×
131Wilmington Delaware, United States
29.11.9×
133Waterbury Connecticut, United States
29.01.9×
134Nauen Brandenburg, Germany
28.91.9×
135Luckenwalde Brandenburg, Germany
28.71.9×
136Berlin State of Berlin, Germany
28.21.9×
137Linden New Jersey, United States
27.91.9×
138Norristown Pennsylvania, United States
27.81.9×
139Oranienburg Brandenburg, Germany
27.71.8×
140Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
27.61.8×
140Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland
27.61.8×
140Jersey City New Jersey, United States
27.61.8×
143Pylaía Central Macedonia, Greece
27.41.8×
143Hamburg Hamburg, Germany
27.41.8×
145Suceava Suceava, Romania
27.21.8×
146Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
26.91.8×
146Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
26.91.8×
148Piatra Neamţ Neamț County, Romania
26.61.8×
148Cottbus Brandenburg, Germany
26.61.8×
150Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
26.51.8×
151Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia
26.31.8×
151Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland
26.31.8×
151Aberdeen South Dakota, United States
26.31.8×
154State College Pennsylvania, United States
26.21.7×
155Dakar low-cost sensors Dakar, Senegal
25.91.7×
155Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico
25.91.7×
155Edinburg Texas, United States
25.91.7×
155Pawtucket Rhode Island, United States
25.91.7×
159Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland
25.81.7×
159Ann Arbor low-cost sensors Michigan, United States
25.81.7×
161Ełk Warmia-Masuria, Poland
25.71.7×
162Katowice Silesia, Poland
25.61.7×
163Sopot Pomerania, Poland
25.51.7×
164Olsztyn Warmia-Masuria, Poland
25.41.7×
164Limoges New Aquitaine, France
25.41.7×
164Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
25.41.7×
167Hansestadt Salzwedel Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
25.31.7×
167Redford Michigan, United States
25.31.7×
169Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia
25.11.7×
169Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland
25.11.7×
171Jasło Subcarpathia, Poland
25.01.7×
172Buxtehude Lower Saxony, Germany
24.91.7×
172Racibórz Silesia, Poland
24.91.7×
172Gdynia Pomerania, Poland
24.91.7×
172Hagerstown Maryland, United States
24.91.7×
176Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
24.81.7×
177Randolph New Jersey, United States
24.71.6×
178Białystok Podlasie, Poland
24.61.6×
178Framingham Massachusetts, United States
24.61.6×
180Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong
24.51.6×
180Lüneburg Lower Saxony, Germany
24.51.6×
182Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
24.41.6×
182Fredrikstad Østfold, Norway
24.41.6×
182Mission Texas, United States
24.41.6×
185Halstenbek Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
24.31.6×
185Kędzierzyn-Koźle Opole Voivodeship, Poland
24.31.6×
187Haarlem low-cost sensors North Holland, The Netherlands
24.21.6×
187Falkensee Brandenburg, Germany
24.21.6×
189Strausberg Brandenburg, Germany
24.11.6×
190Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico
23.81.6×
190Bridgeport Connecticut, United States
23.81.6×
192Bernau bei Berlin Brandenburg, Germany
23.71.6×
193Kościerzyna Pomerania, Poland
23.61.6×
193Ashburn Virginia, United States
23.61.6×
193North Chicopee Massachusetts, United States
23.61.6×
196Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
23.51.6×
196Ponca City Oklahoma, United States
23.51.6×
198Tuen Mun Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
23.41.6×
198Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
23.41.6×
200Rēzekne Rēzekne, Latvia
23.31.6×

Top 200 of 2,052 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