SmogRank / History / March 1, 2026

Most polluted cities on March 1, 2026

2,196 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#City µg/m³× WHO
1Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
162.010.8×
2Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
159.510.6×
3Gurugram Haryana, India
145.09.7×
4Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
132.08.8×
5Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
130.08.7×
6Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
116.57.8×
7Dhāruhera Haryana, India
116.07.7×
8Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
115.07.7×
9Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
110.57.4×
10Faridabad Haryana, India
108.17.2×
11Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
108.07.2×
12Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
105.57.0×
13Angul Odisha, India
99.56.6×
14Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
90.36.0×
15Barbil Odisha, India
90.26.0×
16Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
87.55.8×
17Hājīpur Bihar, India
86.45.8×
18Narela Delhi, India
86.25.7×
19Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
85.55.7×
20Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
85.25.7×
21Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
83.25.5×
22Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
82.95.5×
23Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
82.55.5×
24Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
81.95.5×
25Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
81.35.4×
26Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
80.35.4×
27Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
80.25.3×
28Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
79.35.3×
29Delhi Delhi, India
78.85.3×
30Jīnd Haryana, India
78.45.2×
31Thānesar Haryana, India
77.95.2×
32Nalbāri Assam, India
77.35.2×
33Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
75.75.0×
34Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
75.65.0×
35Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
74.55.0×
36Rourkela Odisha, India
72.34.8×
37Rānīganj West Bengal, India
71.24.7×
38Durgapur West Bengal, India
71.14.7×
39Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
70.94.7×
40Byasanagar Odisha, India
70.44.7×
41Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
69.94.7×
42Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
69.24.6×
43Agartala Tripura, India
69.14.6×
44Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
68.34.6×
45Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
68.24.5×
46Najafgarh Delhi, India
68.14.5×
47Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania
67.44.5×
48Sonīpat Haryana, India
66.64.4×
49Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
65.94.4×
50Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
65.54.4×
51Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
62.44.2×
51Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
62.44.2×
53Ropar Punjab, India
62.34.2×
54Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
61.94.1×
54Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
61.94.1×
56Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
61.84.1×
57Baripāda Odisha, India
61.64.1×
58Karnāl Haryana, India
61.14.1×
59Closepet Karnataka, India
60.74.0×
60Arāria Bihar, India
59.94.0×
61Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
59.34.0×
62Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
59.03.9×
63Aya Nagar Delhi, India
58.83.9×
64Bhiwāni Haryana, India
58.43.9×
65Saharsa Bihar, India
57.93.9×
66Ajmer Rajasthan, India
57.73.8×
67Yadgir Karnataka, India
57.23.8×
67Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
57.23.8×
69Āsansol West Bengal, India
56.83.8×
70Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
56.13.7×
71Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
55.83.7×
72Cuttack Odisha, India
55.43.7×
72Chānda Maharashtra, India
55.43.7×
74Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
55.03.7×
75Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia
54.63.6×
76Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
54.53.6×
76Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
54.53.6×
78Tonk Rajasthan, India
54.33.6×
79Dej Cluj County, Romania
53.23.5×
80Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary
53.13.5×
81Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
52.83.5×
82Dimitrovgrad low-cost sensors Haskovo, Bulgaria
52.63.5×
82Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia
52.63.5×
84Jaipur Rajasthan, India
51.13.4×
85Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
50.83.4×
85Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
50.83.4×
87Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
50.73.4×
88Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
50.63.4×
89Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
50.33.4×
90Sholapur Maharashtra, India
49.53.3×
90Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
49.53.3×
92Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
49.33.3×
93Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
48.93.3×
94Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
48.53.2×
94Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
48.53.2×
96Sīkar Rajasthan, India
48.13.2×
96Begusarai Bihar, India
48.13.2×
96Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
48.13.2×
99Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
48.03.2×
100Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
47.53.2×
101Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania
47.33.2×
101Patna Bihar, India
47.33.2×
101Chūru Rajasthan, India
47.33.2×
104Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
46.63.1×
105Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
46.53.1×
106Kaithal Haryana, India
46.23.1×
107Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
46.13.1×
108Kolkata West Bengal, India
45.73.0×
109Bikaner Rajasthan, India
45.53.0×
110Gaya Bihar, India
45.33.0×
111Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
44.83.0×
112Nagpur Maharashtra, India
44.63.0×
112Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
44.63.0×
114Haskovo low-cost sensors Haskovo, Bulgaria
44.22.9×
115Bellinzona Ticino, Switzerland
43.42.9×
116Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
42.82.9×
117Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
42.32.8×
117Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia
42.32.8×
119Żywiec Silesia, Poland
41.92.8×
120Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
41.72.8×
120Ziguinchor low-cost sensors Ziguinchor, Senegal
41.72.8×
122Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary
41.52.8×
123Virār Maharashtra, India
41.42.8×
124Codlea Brașov County, Romania
41.32.8×
124Rairangpur Odisha, India
41.32.8×
126Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
41.22.7×
127Nanded Maharashtra, India
41.12.7×
128Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
41.02.7×
129Badlapur Maharashtra, India
40.82.7×
129Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
40.82.7×
131Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia
40.72.7×
132Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
40.62.7×
132Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
40.62.7×
134Serilingampalle Telangana, India
40.52.7×
135Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
40.32.7×
135Ambāla Haryana, India
40.32.7×
137Gorizia Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
40.22.7×
138Joda Odisha, India
40.02.7×
139Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
39.82.7×
139Kalyān Maharashtra, India
39.82.7×
141Augustów Podlasie, Poland
39.72.6×
141Karauli Rajasthan, India
39.72.6×
141Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
39.72.6×
141Arrah Bihar, India
39.72.6×
145Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
39.52.6×
146Nagaon Assam, India
39.12.6×
146Jalor Rajasthan, India
39.12.6×
148Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
39.02.6×
149Buxar Bihar, India
38.72.6×
150Akola Maharashtra, India
38.32.6×
151Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
38.22.5×
152Suceava Suceava, Romania
38.12.5×
152Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
38.12.5×
152Kota Rajasthan, India
38.12.5×
155Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
38.02.5×
156Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
37.72.5×
157Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
37.62.5×
157Lugano Ticino, Switzerland
37.62.5×
157Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia
37.62.5×
157Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
37.62.5×
161Bengaluru Karnataka, India
37.52.5×
162Nandri Rajasthan, India
37.42.5×
163Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia
37.02.5×
163Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
37.02.5×
165Haldia West Bengal, India
36.92.5×
166Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland
36.82.5×
166Hyderabad Telangana, India
36.82.5×
168Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
36.72.4×
169Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
36.42.4×
170Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
36.02.4×
171Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia
35.82.4×
172Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
35.52.4×
173Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
35.42.4×
174Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
35.22.3×
175Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
35.12.3×
175Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
35.12.3×
177Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
35.02.3×
177Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
35.02.3×
179Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland
34.82.3×
179Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
34.82.3×
181Springdale Arkansas, United States
34.72.3×
182Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
34.62.3×
183Kraków Lesser Poland, Poland
34.52.3×
184Jackson Mississippi, United States
34.12.3×
185Aizawl Mizoram, India
33.82.3×
186Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
33.62.2×
187Piteşti Arges, Romania
33.42.2×
187Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
33.42.2×
189Quthbullapur Telangana, India
33.12.2×
190Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia
32.72.2×
191Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
32.52.2×
192Patiāla Punjab, India
32.42.2×
192Latur Maharashtra, India
32.42.2×
194San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
32.32.2×
195Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro
32.12.1×
196Otwock Mazovia, Poland
32.02.1×
196Gangtok Sikkim, India
32.02.1×
196Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia
32.02.1×
199Suwałki Podlasie, Poland
31.92.1×
199Shillong Meghalaya, India
31.92.1×

Top 200 of 2,196 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