SmogRank / History / February 22, 2026

Most polluted cities on February 22, 2026

2,290 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
181.012.1×
2Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
171.011.4×
3Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
158.010.5×
4Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
155.010.3×
5Gurugram Haryana, India
152.010.1×
6Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
150.510.0×
7Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
150.010.0×
7Surat Gujarat, India
150.010.0×
9Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
140.09.3×
10Dhāruhera Haryana, India
134.08.9×
11Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
130.08.7×
12Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
124.08.3×
13Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
121.58.1×
14Faridabad Haryana, India
116.27.7×
15Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
114.07.6×
16Cayenne Guyane, French Guiana
103.06.9×
17Nagpur Maharashtra, India
102.06.8×
17Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
102.06.8×
17Kourou Guyane, French Guiana
102.06.8×
17Byasanagar Odisha, India
102.06.8×
21Delhi Delhi, India
101.56.8×
22Narela Delhi, India
98.56.6×
23Undera Gujarat, India
95.66.4×
24Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
93.86.3×
25Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
93.26.2×
26Kolkata West Bengal, India
92.66.2×
26Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
92.66.2×
28Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
90.16.0×
29Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
83.55.6×
29Barbil Odisha, India
83.55.6×
31Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
82.15.5×
32Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
82.05.5×
33Aya Nagar Delhi, India
81.55.4×
34Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
80.25.3×
35Agartala Tripura, India
78.85.3×
35Serilingampalle Telangana, India
78.85.3×
37Kota Rajasthan, India
78.35.2×
38Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
78.25.2×
39Cuttack Odisha, India
77.95.2×
40Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
76.95.1×
41Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
76.85.1×
42Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
76.35.1×
43Karnāl Haryana, India
75.85.1×
44Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
75.55.0×
45Thānesar Haryana, India
74.65.0×
45Jaipur Rajasthan, India
74.65.0×
47Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
74.14.9×
48Nagaon Assam, India
73.04.9×
48Baripāda Odisha, India
73.04.9×
50Tonk Rajasthan, India
72.64.8×
51Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
72.24.8×
52Būndi Rajasthan, India
70.74.7×
53Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
70.54.7×
54Haldia West Bengal, India
70.44.7×
55Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
70.14.7×
56Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
69.64.6×
57Najafgarh Delhi, India
69.54.6×
58Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
69.44.6×
59Kalyān Maharashtra, India
68.94.6×
60Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
68.54.6×
61Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
67.74.5×
62Rānīganj West Bengal, India
67.24.5×
63Sonīpat Haryana, India
66.74.4×
64Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
66.44.4×
65Amravati Maharashtra, India
64.94.3×
66Sirsa Haryana, India
64.84.3×
66Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
64.84.3×
68Boisar Maharashtra, India
64.64.3×
69Jalandhar Punjab, India
64.54.3×
70Rourkela Odisha, India
64.34.3×
71Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
64.04.3×
71Kharghar Maharashtra, India
64.04.3×
73Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
63.94.3×
74Durgapur West Bengal, India
63.64.2×
75Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
63.14.2×
76Jīnd Haryana, India
62.94.2×
77Pune Maharashtra, India
62.74.2×
78Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia
62.54.2×
78Nalbāri Assam, India
62.54.2×
80Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
61.74.1×
81Sīkar Rajasthan, India
61.14.1×
81Hājīpur Bihar, India
61.14.1×
83Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
59.23.9×
84Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
59.13.9×
84Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
59.13.9×
84Āsansol West Bengal, India
59.13.9×
87Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
58.43.9×
88Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
57.03.8×
89Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
56.83.8×
90Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
56.33.8×
91Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
56.23.7×
92Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
55.93.7×
93Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
55.03.7×
93Badlapur Maharashtra, India
55.03.7×
95Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
54.53.6×
96Mumbai Maharashtra, India
53.53.6×
97Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
53.43.6×
98Ambāla Haryana, India
53.23.5×
99Ajmer Rajasthan, India
52.83.5×
100Tumkūr Karnataka, India
52.73.5×
101Ropar Punjab, India
52.33.5×
101Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
52.33.5×
101Bhayandar Maharashtra, India
52.33.5×
104Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
51.33.4×
105Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
51.23.4×
105Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
51.23.4×
107Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
50.93.4×
108Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
50.83.4×
109Bārān Rajasthan, India
50.73.4×
110Chūru Rajasthan, India
50.53.4×
111Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
50.43.4×
112Panchkula Haryana, India
50.33.4×
113Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
49.63.3×
114Mahād Maharashtra, India
49.33.3×
115Joda Odisha, India
49.13.3×
116Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
48.83.3×
117Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
48.63.2×
118Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
48.23.2×
119Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
48.13.2×
119Chānda Maharashtra, India
48.13.2×
121Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
48.03.2×
122Jalor Rajasthan, India
47.93.2×
123Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
47.73.2×
124Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
47.53.2×
125Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia
47.23.1×
126Patna Bihar, India
47.03.1×
127Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
46.83.1×
128Gaya Bihar, India
46.73.1×
129Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
46.03.1×
130Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
45.73.0×
131Karauli Rajasthan, India
45.63.0×
132Sholapur Maharashtra, India
45.43.0×
133Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary
44.93.0×
133Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
44.93.0×
133Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
44.93.0×
136Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
44.22.9×
137Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
44.12.9×
137Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
44.12.9×
139Saharsa Bihar, India
44.02.9×
139Buxar Bihar, India
44.02.9×
141Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
43.82.9×
142Kaithal Haryana, India
43.62.9×
143Begusarai Bihar, India
43.52.9×
144Sāngli Maharashtra, India
43.32.9×
145Virār Maharashtra, India
43.12.9×
146Nandri Rajasthan, India
42.62.8×
147Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
42.42.8×
148Arāria Bihar, India
42.32.8×
149Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
42.22.8×
150Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan
42.02.8×
151Akola Maharashtra, India
41.72.8×
152Kranj Urban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia
41.62.8×
153Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
41.52.8×
153Erlin Taiwan, Taiwan
41.52.8×
155Rairangpur Odisha, India
41.42.8×
155Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
41.42.8×
157Dhule Maharashtra, India
41.22.7×
157Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
41.22.7×
159Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan
41.12.7×
159Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
41.12.7×
161Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
40.92.7×
161Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
40.92.7×
163Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
40.82.7×
164Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
40.42.7×
165Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
40.32.7×
166Vapi Gujarat, India
40.22.7×
167Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
39.82.7×
168Bikaner Rajasthan, India
39.42.6×
169Silchar Assam, India
39.12.6×
169Latur Maharashtra, India
39.12.6×
171Arrah Bihar, India
38.72.6×
172Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
38.52.6×
173Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
38.32.6×
174Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
38.22.5×
174Dausa Rajasthan, India
38.22.5×
174Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
38.22.5×
177Shillong Meghalaya, India
38.12.5×
178Celje Urban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia
37.82.5×
179Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
37.62.5×
180Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
37.12.5×
181Otwock Mazovia, Poland
37.02.5×
181Sirohi Rajasthan, India
37.02.5×
183Beigang Taiwan, Taiwan
36.92.5×
183Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
36.92.5×
185Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
36.72.4×
186Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
36.32.4×
187Bhiwāni Haryana, India
36.22.4×
187Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
36.22.4×
189Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
35.92.4×
190Kaunas Kaunas, Lithuania
35.52.4×
191Hyderabad Telangana, India
35.32.4×
192Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
35.22.3×
193Taibao Taiwan, Taiwan
35.02.3×
194Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
34.52.3×
195Hradec Králové Hradec Králové Region, Czechia
34.42.3×
196Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania
34.32.3×
196Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
34.32.3×
196Thāne Maharashtra, India
34.32.3×
196Gangtok Sikkim, India
34.32.3×
200Nashik Maharashtra, India
33.22.2×

Top 200 of 2,290 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