SmogRank / History / February 26, 2026

Most polluted cities on February 26, 2026

2,206 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#City µg/m³× WHO
1Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
177.011.8×
2Gurugram Haryana, India
172.011.5×
3Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
158.010.5×
4Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
157.010.5×
5Faridabad Haryana, India
152.810.2×
6Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
136.09.1×
7Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
132.08.8×
8Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
127.58.5×
9Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
122.08.1×
10Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
120.08.0×
11Dhāruhera Haryana, India
119.07.9×
12Agartala Tripura, India
116.07.7×
13Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
112.07.5×
14Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
101.06.7×
15Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
100.76.7×
16Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
95.66.4×
17Undera Gujarat, India
92.76.2×
18Thānesar Haryana, India
91.56.1×
19Karnāl Haryana, India
89.25.9×
19Jīnd Haryana, India
89.25.9×
21Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
85.45.7×
22Kolkata West Bengal, India
85.25.7×
23Delhi Delhi, India
83.15.5×
24Narela Delhi, India
82.25.5×
25Angul Odisha, India
80.85.4×
26Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
79.55.3×
27Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
79.05.3×
28Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
77.15.1×
29Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
76.95.1×
30Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
76.05.1×
31Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
75.65.0×
32Nalbāri Assam, India
74.75.0×
33Hājīpur Bihar, India
71.34.8×
34Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
71.24.7×
35Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
70.94.7×
36Haldia West Bengal, India
70.64.7×
37Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
70.34.7×
37Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
70.34.7×
39Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
69.84.7×
40Kaithal Haryana, India
69.24.6×
41Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
69.04.6×
42Cuttack Odisha, India
68.84.6×
43Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
68.64.6×
44Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
67.14.5×
45Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
65.74.4×
46Aya Nagar Delhi, India
63.94.3×
47Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
63.64.2×
48Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
63.04.2×
49Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
60.94.1×
50Ropar Punjab, India
60.74.0×
51Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
60.54.0×
52Najafgarh Delhi, India
60.44.0×
52Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
60.44.0×
54Nagpur Maharashtra, India
60.04.0×
55Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
59.74.0×
56Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
59.54.0×
57Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
58.23.9×
58Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
57.73.8×
59Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
56.93.8×
60Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
56.73.8×
61Shillong Meghalaya, India
56.23.7×
62Byasanagar Odisha, India
55.73.7×
63Rānīganj West Bengal, India
55.63.7×
63Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
55.63.7×
65Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
55.43.7×
66Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
55.33.7×
67Durgapur West Bengal, India
53.13.5×
68Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
52.03.5×
69Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
51.83.5×
70Baripāda Odisha, India
51.43.4×
71Arrah Bihar, India
51.03.4×
72Sholapur Maharashtra, India
50.93.4×
72Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
50.93.4×
74Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
50.63.4×
75Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
50.23.3×
76Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
50.13.3×
76Arāria Bihar, India
50.13.3×
78Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
49.93.3×
79Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
49.43.3×
80Rourkela Odisha, India
48.73.2×
80Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
48.73.2×
82Surat Gujarat, India
48.63.2×
83Kota Rajasthan, India
48.03.2×
84Latur Maharashtra, India
47.73.2×
85Saharsa Bihar, India
47.53.2×
85Begusarai Bihar, India
47.53.2×
87Amravati Maharashtra, India
47.33.2×
88Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
47.03.1×
89Bhiwāni Haryana, India
46.63.1×
90Ambāla Haryana, India
46.33.1×
90Akola Maharashtra, India
46.33.1×
90Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
46.33.1×
93Tonk Rajasthan, India
46.23.1×
94Sirsa Haryana, India
45.63.0×
95Bettiah Bihar, India
45.13.0×
96Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
45.03.0×
96Barbil Odisha, India
45.03.0×
98Patiāla Punjab, India
44.93.0×
98Badlapur Maharashtra, India
44.93.0×
100Panchkula Haryana, India
44.83.0×
101Jalor Rajasthan, India
44.73.0×
102Patna Bihar, India
44.63.0×
103Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
44.22.9×
104Buxar Bihar, India
44.02.9×
105Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
43.82.9×
105Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
43.82.9×
105Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
43.82.9×
108Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
43.72.9×
109Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
43.62.9×
110Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
43.32.9×
110Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
43.32.9×
112Ajmer Rajasthan, India
43.22.9×
113Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
43.12.9×
114Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
42.22.8×
115Būndi Rajasthan, India
41.52.8×
116Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
41.42.8×
116Gaya Bihar, India
41.42.8×
118Karauli Rajasthan, India
41.22.7×
119Yadgir Karnataka, India
40.82.7×
119Sīkar Rajasthan, India
40.82.7×
121Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
40.62.7×
122Āsansol West Bengal, India
40.52.7×
123Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
40.32.7×
124Serilingampalle Telangana, India
40.22.7×
125Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
39.92.7×
126Żywiec Silesia, Poland
39.62.6×
127Chānda Maharashtra, India
39.22.6×
128Silchar Assam, India
39.12.6×
128Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
39.12.6×
130Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
38.92.6×
131Jaipur Rajasthan, India
38.82.6×
132Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
38.62.6×
133Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
38.42.6×
134Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand
38.22.5×
135Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland
38.02.5×
135Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico
38.02.5×
137Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
37.92.5×
137Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
37.92.5×
139Closepet Karnataka, India
37.82.5×
139Jalandhar Punjab, India
37.82.5×
139Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
37.82.5×
142Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
37.72.5×
143San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida Puebla, Mexico
37.42.5×
144Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
37.22.5×
145Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
36.92.5×
146Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland
36.62.4×
147San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
36.52.4×
148Hyderabad Telangana, India
36.42.4×
149Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
36.22.4×
149Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
36.22.4×
151Thāne Maharashtra, India
36.12.4×
152Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
35.62.4×
152Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia
35.62.4×
154Linz Upper Austria, Austria
35.42.4×
155Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia
35.02.3×
156Boisar Maharashtra, India
34.82.3×
157Gangtok Sikkim, India
34.72.3×
157Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast
34.72.3×
159Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
34.62.3×
160Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland
34.42.3×
160Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
34.42.3×
162Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
34.22.3×
162Ptuj Urban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia
34.22.3×
164Aizawl Mizoram, India
34.02.3×
165Kharghar Maharashtra, India
33.92.3×
166Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
33.82.3×
166Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
33.82.3×
168Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
33.72.2×
168Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
33.72.2×
170Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
33.42.2×
170Dausa Rajasthan, India
33.42.2×
172Siwān Bihar, India
33.32.2×
173Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia
33.22.2×
174Chūru Rajasthan, India
33.12.2×
175Sāngli Maharashtra, India
33.02.2×
176Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
32.92.2×
177Quthbullapur Telangana, India
32.62.2×
178Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
32.52.2×
178Poznań Greater Poland, Poland
32.52.2×
180Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
32.22.1×
180Bikaner Rajasthan, India
32.22.1×
180Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
32.22.1×
183Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
32.12.1×
184Guwahati Assam, India
31.92.1×
185Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
31.82.1×
186Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
31.72.1×
186Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico
31.72.1×
188Kalyān Maharashtra, India
31.62.1×
189San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
31.52.1×
190Nandri Rajasthan, India
31.42.1×
191Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
31.22.1×
192Sirohi Rajasthan, India
31.12.1×
192Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
31.12.1×
194Rājgīr Bihar, India
31.02.1×
195Brzeg Opole Voivodeship, Poland
30.92.1×
196Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland
30.72.0×
197San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
30.12.0×
197Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
30.12.0×
197Calexico California, United States
30.12.0×
200Kraków Lesser Poland, Poland
29.62.0×

Top 200 of 2,206 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