SmogRank / History / February 23, 2026

Most polluted cities on February 23, 2026

2,296 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

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#City µg/m³× WHO
1Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
220.014.7×
2Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
191.012.7×
3Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
188.512.6×
4Gurugram Haryana, India
186.012.4×
5Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
160.010.7×
6Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
148.09.9×
7Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
136.59.1×
8Dhāruhera Haryana, India
134.08.9×
9Faridabad Haryana, India
132.28.8×
10Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
131.08.7×
11Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
129.08.6×
11Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
129.08.6×
13Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
112.07.5×
14Narela Delhi, India
110.07.3×
15Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
109.07.3×
16Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
107.07.1×
16Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
107.07.1×
16Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
107.07.1×
19Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
106.07.1×
20Delhi Delhi, India
103.06.9×
21Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
93.56.2×
22Surat Gujarat, India
88.45.9×
23Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
87.15.8×
24Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
86.45.8×
25Thānesar Haryana, India
85.65.7×
25Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
85.65.7×
27Undera Gujarat, India
83.95.6×
28Barbil Odisha, India
83.05.5×
29Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India
82.95.5×
30Hājīpur Bihar, India
81.45.4×
30Boisar Maharashtra, India
81.45.4×
32Kota Rajasthan, India
79.75.3×
33Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
79.65.3×
34Kolkata West Bengal, India
76.95.1×
35Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
76.85.1×
36Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
76.75.1×
37Baripāda Odisha, India
76.35.1×
38Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
75.45.0×
39Karnāl Haryana, India
75.05.0×
40Najafgarh Delhi, India
74.45.0×
41Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
73.84.9×
42Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
73.64.9×
43Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
72.64.8×
44Aya Nagar Delhi, India
71.84.8×
45Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
71.64.8×
46Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
70.74.7×
47Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
70.04.7×
48Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia
69.94.7×
49Rānīganj West Bengal, India
68.94.6×
50Jīnd Haryana, India
68.84.6×
51Mahād Maharashtra, India
68.24.5×
52Pune Maharashtra, India
67.74.5×
53Sonīpat Haryana, India
67.14.5×
54Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
66.44.4×
55Kharghar Maharashtra, India
64.14.3×
56Nagaon Assam, India
63.84.3×
57Sirsa Haryana, India
63.74.2×
58Kalyān Maharashtra, India
63.54.2×
58Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
63.54.2×
60Rourkela Odisha, India
63.44.2×
60Būndi Rajasthan, India
63.44.2×
62Tonk Rajasthan, India
63.34.2×
62Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
63.34.2×
62Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
63.34.2×
65Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
62.34.2×
66Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
62.14.1×
67Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
61.04.1×
68Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
60.44.0×
69Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
59.94.0×
70Kaithal Haryana, India
59.34.0×
70Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
59.34.0×
70Badlapur Maharashtra, India
59.34.0×
73Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
58.93.9×
74Nagpur Maharashtra, India
58.33.9×
75Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia
57.33.8×
75Saharsa Bihar, India
57.33.8×
77Byasanagar Odisha, India
56.43.8×
78Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia
56.13.7×
79Jalandhar Punjab, India
55.53.7×
80Ropar Punjab, India
55.23.7×
81Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
54.63.6×
82Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
54.53.6×
83Jaipur Rajasthan, India
53.53.6×
83Buxar Bihar, India
53.53.6×
85Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
52.83.5×
86Chūru Rajasthan, India
52.73.5×
87Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
52.43.5×
88Ambāla Haryana, India
52.13.5×
89Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
51.63.4×
90Shillong Meghalaya, India
51.53.4×
91Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
51.43.4×
92Arāria Bihar, India
50.93.4×
93Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
50.23.3×
94Rairangpur Odisha, India
50.13.3×
95Sīkar Rajasthan, India
50.03.3×
95Bhayandar Maharashtra, India
50.03.3×
97Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
49.83.3×
98Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
49.33.3×
99Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
49.13.3×
100Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
49.03.3×
101Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
48.83.3×
101Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
48.83.3×
103Haldia West Bengal, India
48.63.2×
104Begusarai Bihar, India
48.33.2×
105Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
47.53.2×
105Ajmer Rajasthan, India
47.53.2×
107Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
47.43.2×
108Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
47.33.2×
109Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
47.23.1×
110Bhiwāni Haryana, India
46.83.1×
111Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
46.43.1×
112Sāngli Maharashtra, India
46.33.1×
113Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
46.03.1×
113Agartala Tripura, India
46.03.1×
115Cuttack Odisha, India
45.73.0×
116Mumbai Maharashtra, India
45.63.0×
117Āsansol West Bengal, India
45.53.0×
118Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
45.43.0×
118Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
45.43.0×
120Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania
45.13.0×
121Gaya Bihar, India
45.03.0×
121Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
45.03.0×
123Sholapur Maharashtra, India
44.93.0×
124Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
44.83.0×
124Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
44.83.0×
126Bettiah Bihar, India
44.73.0×
127Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania
44.63.0×
128Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
44.53.0×
128Panvel Maharashtra, India
44.53.0×
128Durgapur West Bengal, India
44.53.0×
128Akola Maharashtra, India
44.53.0×
132Patna Bihar, India
44.33.0×
133Arrah Bihar, India
44.22.9×
134Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
43.92.9×
135Bikaner Rajasthan, India
43.82.9×
136Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
43.72.9×
137Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
43.42.9×
138Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
43.22.9×
139Patiāla Punjab, India
43.02.9×
140Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
42.12.8×
141Gangtok Sikkim, India
41.82.8×
142Cayenne Guyane, French Guiana
41.62.8×
143Tainan Taiwan, Taiwan
41.42.8×
144Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
40.92.7×
145Nanded Maharashtra, India
40.82.7×
145Bārān Rajasthan, India
40.82.7×
147Kourou Guyane, French Guiana
40.72.7×
148Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
40.42.7×
148Vapi Gujarat, India
40.42.7×
150Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
40.32.7×
150Magong Taiwan, Taiwan
40.32.7×
152Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan
40.02.7×
153Beigang Taiwan, Taiwan
39.92.7×
154Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast
39.62.6×
155Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
39.52.6×
156Chānda Maharashtra, India
39.32.6×
156Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
39.32.6×
158Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
39.12.6×
159Dausa Rajasthan, India
39.02.6×
160Iaşi Iași County, Romania
38.92.6×
160Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
38.92.6×
162Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia
38.52.6×
163Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
38.12.5×
164Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
38.02.5×
165Silchar Assam, India
37.72.5×
165Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
37.72.5×
167Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia
37.22.5×
168Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania
36.92.5×
168Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
36.92.5×
170Thāne Maharashtra, India
36.72.4×
170Hyderabad Telangana, India
36.72.4×
172Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
36.62.4×
173Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
36.22.4×
173Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
36.22.4×
175Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan
36.02.4×
176Taibao Taiwan, Taiwan
35.52.4×
177Erlin Taiwan, Taiwan
35.42.4×
178Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
35.32.4×
179Changhua Taiwan, Taiwan
35.12.3×
180Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia
35.02.3×
180Chiayi City Taiwan, Taiwan
35.02.3×
182Minamikyushu Kagoshima, Japan
34.92.3×
183Amravati Maharashtra, India
34.72.3×
183Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
34.72.3×
185Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
34.62.3×
186Virār Maharashtra, India
34.52.3×
187Yongkang Taiwan, Taiwan
34.42.3×
188Xinying Taiwan, Taiwan
34.32.3×
189Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
34.12.3×
190Quthbullapur Telangana, India
33.92.3×
191Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
33.82.3×
192Dhule Maharashtra, India
33.52.2×
192Kagoshima Kagoshima, Japan
33.52.2×
194Codlea Brașov County, Romania
33.42.2×
195Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia
33.22.2×
196Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong
33.02.2×
196Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
33.02.2×
198Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia
32.52.2×
199Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
32.42.2×
199Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
32.42.2×

Top 200 of 2,296 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