SmogRank / History / February 20, 2026
Most polluted cities on February 20, 2026
1,698 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh | 206.0 | |
| 2 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 203.0 | |
| 3 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 189.0 | |
| 4 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 178.5 | |
| 5 | Joda Odisha, India | 149.0 | |
| 6 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 141.0 | |
| 7 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 138.0 | |
| 8 | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India | 135.0 | |
| 9 | Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 134.0 | |
| 10 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 133.0 | |
| 11 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 123.0 | |
| 12 | Dera Māndi Delhi, India | 121.0 | |
| 13 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 119.0 | |
| 14 | Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India | 115.5 | |
| 15 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 113.0 | |
| 16 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 112.0 | |
| 17 | Bahadurgarh Haryana, India | 111.0 | |
| 18 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 109.0 | |
| 19 | Surat Gujarat, India | 106.0 | |
| 20 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 105.0 | |
| 21 | Kolkata West Bengal, India | 102.4 | |
| 22 | Sirsa Haryana, India | 98.5 | |
| 23 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 98.0 | |
| 24 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 97.7 | |
| 25 | Cuttack Odisha, India | 97.1 | |
| 26 | Delhi Delhi, India | 96.7 | |
| 27 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 90.8 | |
| 28 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 89.6 | |
| 29 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 88.3 | |
| 29 | Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan | 88.3 | |
| 31 | Agartala Tripura, India | 87.8 | |
| 32 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 87.2 | |
| 33 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 86.8 | |
| 34 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 85.8 | |
| 35 | Baripāda Odisha, India | 85.5 | |
| 36 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 83.9 | |
| 37 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 83.8 | |
| 38 | Rānīganj West Bengal, India | 83.7 | |
| 38 | Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India | 83.7 | |
| 40 | Barbil Odisha, India | 82.3 | |
| 41 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 81.2 | |
| 42 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 80.8 | |
| 43 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 78.9 | |
| 44 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 78.2 | |
| 45 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 76.7 | |
| 46 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 76.1 | |
| 47 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 75.7 | |
| 48 | Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India | 75.0 | |
| 49 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 74.7 | |
| 50 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 74.1 | |
| 51 | Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India | 74.0 | |
| 52 | Nagaon Assam, India | 73.9 | |
| 53 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 73.6 | |
| 54 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 73.5 | |
| 55 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 73.2 | |
| 56 | Bhayandar Maharashtra, India | 73.1 | |
| 57 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 72.5 | |
| 58 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 71.8 | |
| 59 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 71.3 | |
| 60 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 70.3 | |
| 60 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 70.3 | |
| 62 | San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico | 69.4 | |
| 63 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 69.2 | |
| 64 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 69.1 | |
| 64 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 69.1 | |
| 66 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 68.6 | |
| 67 | Sonīpat Haryana, India | 67.8 | |
| 68 | Haldia West Bengal, India | 66.6 | |
| 69 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 66.3 | |
| 70 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 65.6 | |
| 71 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 65.4 | |
| 72 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 64.6 | |
| 73 | Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India | 63.5 | |
| 74 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 62.9 | |
| 75 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 62.7 | |
| 76 | Thāne Maharashtra, India | 62.6 | |
| 77 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 62.3 | |
| 78 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 62.1 | |
| 79 | Narela Delhi, India | 62.0 | |
| 80 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 61.4 | |
| 80 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 61.4 | |
| 82 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 61.0 | |
| 83 | Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India | 60.6 | |
| 83 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 60.6 | |
| 85 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 60.2 | |
| 86 | Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 60.1 | |
| 87 | Begusarai Bihar, India | 59.7 | |
| 88 | Saharsa Bihar, India | 59.5 | |
| 89 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 58.9 | |
| 90 | Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan | 58.3 | |
| 91 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 57.7 | |
| 91 | Gaya Bihar, India | 57.7 | |
| 91 | Durgapur West Bengal, India | 57.7 | |
| 94 | Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China | 57.3 | |
| 95 | Mahād Maharashtra, India | 57.1 | |
| 96 | Āsansol West Bengal, India | 56.8 | |
| 97 | Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast | 55.6 | |
| 98 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 54.9 | |
| 98 | Arāria Bihar, India | 54.9 | |
| 100 | Patna Bihar, India | 54.2 | |
| 101 | Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan | 54.0 | |
| 102 | Shillong Meghalaya, India | 53.9 | |
| 102 | Chūru Rajasthan, India | 53.9 | |
| 104 | Būndi Rajasthan, India | 53.8 | |
| 104 | Arrah Bihar, India | 53.8 | |
| 106 | Jalor Rajasthan, India | 53.0 | |
| 107 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 52.9 | |
| 107 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 52.9 | |
| 109 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 52.7 | |
| 110 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 52.1 | |
| 110 | Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India | 52.1 | |
| 112 | Rairangpur Odisha, India | 51.4 | |
| 112 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 51.4 | |
| 114 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 50.9 | |
| 115 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 50.4 | |
| 116 | Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan | 50.1 | |
| 116 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 50.1 | |
| 118 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 49.7 | |
| 119 | Ankleshwar Gujarat, India | 49.5 | |
| 120 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 49.4 | |
| 121 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 48.9 | |
| 122 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 48.8 | |
| 123 | Laredo Texas, United States | 48.3 | |
| 124 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 48.1 | |
| 124 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 48.1 | |
| 126 | Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand | 47.8 | |
| 127 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 47.5 | |
| 128 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 47.4 | |
| 128 | Latur Maharashtra, India | 47.4 | |
| 130 | Buxar Bihar, India | 46.9 | |
| 131 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 46.6 | |
| 131 | Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia | 46.6 | |
| 133 | Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico | 46.5 | |
| 134 | Raipur Chhattisgarh, India | 46.4 | |
| 135 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 46.2 | |
| 136 | Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 46.1 | |
| 137 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 45.5 | |
| 137 | Panchkula Haryana, India | 45.5 | |
| 139 | Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 45.4 | |
| 140 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 45.2 | |
| 140 | Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico | 45.2 | |
| 142 | Kaithal Haryana, India | 45.0 | |
| 143 | Nandri Rajasthan, India | 44.9 | |
| 144 | Bānswāra Rajasthan, India | 44.7 | |
| 145 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 44.5 | |
| 146 | Sirohi Rajasthan, India | 44.2 | |
| 146 | Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 44.2 | |
| 148 | Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 44.1 | |
| 149 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 43.1 | |
| 150 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 42.9 | |
| 151 | Nāgaur Rajasthan, India | 42.6 | |
| 152 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 42.3 | |
| 153 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 42.2 | |
| 153 | Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia | 42.2 | |
| 155 | Jodhpur Rajasthan, India | 42.1 | |
| 156 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 42.0 | |
| 156 | Bikaner Rajasthan, India | 42.0 | |
| 158 | Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia | 41.5 | |
| 158 | Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 41.5 | |
| 160 | Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico | 41.4 | |
| 161 | Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 40.9 | |
| 162 | Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania | 40.7 | |
| 163 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 40.1 | |
| 164 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 40.0 | |
| 165 | Ropar Punjab, India | 39.7 | |
| 166 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 39.2 | |
| 167 | Guwahati Assam, India | 38.9 | |
| 168 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 38.7 | |
| 168 | Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong | 38.7 | |
| 170 | Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India | 38.3 | |
| 171 | Yadgir Karnataka, India | 38.2 | |
| 172 | Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 38.1 | |
| 173 | Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand | 38.0 | |
| 173 | Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan | 38.0 | |
| 175 | Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan | 37.7 | |
| 176 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 37.4 | |
| 177 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 37.0 | |
| 177 | Edinburg Texas, United States | 37.0 | |
| 179 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 36.9 | |
| 180 | Mission Texas, United States | 36.7 | |
| 181 | Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong | 36.0 | |
| 182 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 35.8 | |
| 182 | Tuen Mun Tuen Mun, Hong Kong | 35.8 | |
| 182 | Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico | 35.8 | |
| 185 | Eagle Pass Texas, United States | 35.7 | |
| 186 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 35.4 | |
| 187 | Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong | 35.3 | |
| 187 | Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 35.3 | |
| 187 | Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico | 35.3 | |
| 190 | Sholapur Maharashtra, India | 35.1 | |
| 191 | Fanling North District, Hong Kong | 35.0 | |
| 192 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 34.8 | |
| 193 | Panvel Maharashtra, India | 34.5 | |
| 193 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 34.5 | |
| 195 | San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico | 34.4 | |
| 196 | Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long, Hong Kong | 34.3 | |
| 196 | Tehuacán Puebla, Mexico | 34.3 | |
| 196 | San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida Puebla, Mexico | 34.3 | |
| 196 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 34.3 | |
| 200 | Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico | 34.2 |
Top 200 of 1,698 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