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Most polluted cities, March 2026

2,248 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Gurugram Haryana, India	143.1
2	Faridabad Haryana, India	110.7
3	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	105.1
4	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	104.2
5	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	101.6
6	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	97.3
7	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	88.8
8	Narela Delhi, India	86.7
9	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	85.9
10	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	81.9
11	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	81.3
12	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	79.4
13	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	77.4
14	Hājīpur Bihar, India	77.1
15	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	74.5
16	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	74.4
17	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	73.3
17	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	73.3
19	Delhi Delhi, India	73.2
20	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	72.3
21	Sonīpat Haryana, India	69.8
22	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	69.1
23	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	68.7
24	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	68.6
24	Joda Odisha, India	68.6
26	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	67.1
27	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	65.8
28	Najafgarh Delhi, India	65.4
29	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	65.1
30	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	64.7
31	Barbil Odisha, India	64.4
32	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	64.2
33	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	63.8
34	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	61.9
35	Mahād Maharashtra, India	61.4
36	Saharsa Bihar, India	61.0
37	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	60.3
38	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	59.8
38	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	59.8
40	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	59.1
41	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	58.9
41	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	58.9
43	Angul Odisha, India	58.0
44	Thānesar Haryana, India	57.7
45	Jīnd Haryana, India	57.5
46	Karnāl Haryana, India	57.0
46	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	57.0
48	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	55.4
49	Nalbāri Assam, India	55.3
50	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	55.1
51	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	55.0
52	Surat Gujarat, India	54.7
53	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	53.5
54	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	52.5
55	Patna Bihar, India	52.4
56	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	52.1
57	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	51.8
58	Panvel Maharashtra, India	51.5
59	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	51.3
60	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	51.0
61	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	50.9
62	Ambāla Haryana, India	50.7
63	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	50.6
64	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	50.5
65	Ropar Punjab, India	50.2
65	Rourkela Odisha, India	50.2
67	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	49.2
68	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	49.0
69	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	47.9
70	Arāria Bihar, India	47.0
71	Begusarai Bihar, India	46.9
72	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	46.6
73	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	46.4
74	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	46.0
75	Closepet Karnataka, India	45.8
76	Akola Maharashtra, India	45.4
77	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	45.3
78	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	45.2
78	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	45.2
80	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	45.1
81	Chānda Maharashtra, India	44.9
82	Gaya Bihar, India	44.7
82	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	44.7
84	Baripāda Odisha, India	44.3
85	Dhule Maharashtra, India	44.2
86	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	44.0
87	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	43.7
88	Kaithal Haryana, India	43.4
89	Nagaon Assam, India	42.4
90	Tonk Rajasthan, India	42.2
91	Pune Maharashtra, India	41.9
92	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	41.5
93	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	41.4
94	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	41.0
94	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	41.0
96	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	40.9
97	Nashik Maharashtra, India	40.8
98	Nanded Maharashtra, India	40.7
99	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	40.5
99	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	40.5
101	Yadgir Karnataka, India	40.4
101	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	40.4
103	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	40.2
104	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	39.9
105	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	39.7
105	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.7
107	Āsansol West Bengal, India	39.5
108	Latur Maharashtra, India	39.3
109	Jalandhar Punjab, India	39.0
110	Cuttack Odisha, India	38.9
111	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	38.6
112	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	38.3
112	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	38.3
114	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	38.0
115	Durgapur West Bengal, India	37.9
116	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	37.7
117	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	37.6
118	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	37.1
118	Kolkata West Bengal, India	37.1
120	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	37.0
121	Kota Rajasthan, India	36.9
122	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	36.8
123	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	36.6
124	Boisar Maharashtra, India	36.5
124	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	36.5
126	Rājgīr Bihar, India	36.2
127	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	36.1
128	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	36.0
128	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	36.0
130	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	35.8
131	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	35.4
132	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	35.2
132	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	35.2
134	Karauli Rajasthan, India	35.1
135	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	34.7
136	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	34.4
137	Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland	34.1
138	Thāne Maharashtra, India	34.0
139	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	33.9
140	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	33.8
141	Jarosław Subcarpathia, Poland	33.6
141	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	33.6
143	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	33.5
143	Amravati Maharashtra, India	33.5
143	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	33.5
146	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	33.4
147	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	33.2
147	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	33.2
147	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	33.2
150	Dej Cluj County, Romania	33.0
151	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	32.9
152	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	32.6
153	South Lake Tahoe California, United States	32.5
154	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	32.1
154	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	32.1
156	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	32.0
157	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	31.9
158	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	31.8
159	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	31.7
160	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	31.6
161	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	31.5
162	Virār Maharashtra, India	31.2
162	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	31.2
164	Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia	30.9
165	Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland	30.8
165	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	30.8
167	Chūru Rajasthan, India	30.6
167	Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India	30.6
167	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	30.6
167	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	30.6
171	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	30.5
171	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	30.5
173	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	30.4
174	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	30.3
175	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	30.2
175	Haldia West Bengal, India	30.2
175	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	30.2
175	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	30.2
179	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	30.1
180	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	30.0
180	Hyderabad Telangana, India	30.0
180	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	30.0
183	Zamość Lublin, Poland	29.9
184	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	29.5
185	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	29.3
186	Patiāla Punjab, India	29.2
187	Starachowice Świętokrzyskie, Poland	29.1
187	Būndi Rajasthan, India	29.1
189	Shillong Meghalaya, India	28.9
190	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	28.8
191	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	28.7
192	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	28.6
193	Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland	28.4
194	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	28.2
195	Jalor Rajasthan, India	28.1
195	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	28.1
197	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	27.9
197	Sasarām Bihar, India	27.9
199	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	27.8
199	Dausa Rajasthan, India	27.8

Top 200 of 2,248 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