SmogRank / History / March 5, 2026

Most polluted cities on March 5, 2026

2,281 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	217.5	14.5×
2	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	186.5	12.4×
3	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	130.0	8.7×
4	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	114.0	7.6×
4	Jalandhar Punjab, India	114.0	7.6×
6	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	112.5	7.5×
7	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	109.0	7.3×
7	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	109.0	7.3×
9	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	102.8	6.9×
10	Gurugram Haryana, India	102.0	6.8×
11	Byasanagar Odisha, India	99.6	6.6×
12	Agartala Tripura, India	95.4	6.4×
13	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	94.9	6.3×
14	Angul Odisha, India	89.4	6.0×
15	Faridabad Haryana, India	87.1	5.8×
16	Baripāda Odisha, India	86.9	5.8×
17	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	85.1	5.7×
18	Cuttack Odisha, India	85.0	5.7×
19	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	82.4	5.5×
20	Thānesar Haryana, India	80.2	5.3×
20	Karnāl Haryana, India	80.2	5.3×
22	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	79.1	5.3×
23	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	78.3	5.2×
24	Nalbāri Assam, India	77.9	5.2×
25	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	77.8	5.2×
26	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	77.6	5.2×
27	Saharsa Bihar, India	76.5	5.1×
28	Hājīpur Bihar, India	76.0	5.1×
29	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	75.8	5.1×
30	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	72.7	4.8×
31	Kolkata West Bengal, India	72.6	4.8×
32	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	71.6	4.8×
33	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	70.0	4.7×
34	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	68.8	4.6×
35	Shillong Meghalaya, India	68.7	4.6×
36	Sonīpat Haryana, India	67.6	4.5×
36	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	67.6	4.5×
38	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	67.1	4.5×
39	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	66.4	4.4×
40	Surat Gujarat, India	66.2	4.4×
41	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	65.9	4.4×
42	Jīnd Haryana, India	65.8	4.4×
43	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	65.4	4.4×
44	Nagaon Assam, India	64.0	4.3×
45	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	63.9	4.3×
46	Āsansol West Bengal, India	63.7	4.2×
47	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	63.5	4.2×
48	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	63.4	4.2×
49	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	63.0	4.2×
50	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	62.8	4.2×
50	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	62.8	4.2×
52	Mahād Maharashtra, India	62.7	4.2×
52	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	62.7	4.2×
54	Rairangpur Odisha, India	62.1	4.1×
55	Barbil Odisha, India	61.6	4.1×
56	Delhi Delhi, India	61.5	4.1×
57	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	60.5	4.0×
58	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	60.4	4.0×
59	Arāria Bihar, India	60.3	4.0×
60	Narela Delhi, India	60.1	4.0×
60	Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia	60.1	4.0×
62	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	59.7	4.0×
63	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	59.4	4.0×
64	Craiova Dolj, Romania	59.1	3.9×
64	Begusarai Bihar, India	59.1	3.9×
66	Closepet Karnataka, India	58.9	3.9×
67	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	58.8	3.9×
68	Najafgarh Delhi, India	58.7	3.9×
69	Chānda Maharashtra, India	58.2	3.9×
70	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	57.7	3.8×
71	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	57.3	3.8×
71	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	57.3	3.8×
73	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	56.8	3.8×
73	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	56.8	3.8×
75	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	56.5	3.8×
76	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	56.4	3.8×
77	Durgapur West Bengal, India	56.3	3.8×
78	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	54.9	3.7×
79	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	54.8	3.7×
80	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	54.6	3.6×
80	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	54.6	3.6×
82	Haldia West Bengal, India	54.5	3.6×
82	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	54.5	3.6×
84	Gaya Bihar, India	53.7	3.6×
85	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	53.5	3.6×
86	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	53.0	3.5×
86	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	53.0	3.5×
88	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	50.8	3.4×
89	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	50.5	3.4×
90	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	50.3	3.4×
91	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	50.2	3.3×
92	Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia	49.8	3.3×
93	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	49.5	3.3×
93	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	49.5	3.3×
95	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	49.4	3.3×
96	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	49.3	3.3×
97	Rourkela Odisha, India	49.2	3.3×
98	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	48.7	3.2×
99	Buftea Ilfov, Romania	48.3	3.2×
100	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	48.0	3.2×
101	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	47.8	3.2×
102	Hyderabad Telangana, India	47.3	3.2×
103	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	47.1	3.1×
103	Patna Bihar, India	47.1	3.1×
103	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	47.1	3.1×
106	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	46.9	3.1×
106	Tonk Rajasthan, India	46.9	3.1×
108	South Lake Tahoe California, United States	46.5	3.1×
109	Cambridge low-cost sensors England, United Kingdom	46.1	3.1×
110	Ropar Punjab, India	46.0	3.1×
111	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	45.9	3.1×
112	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	45.8	3.1×
113	Latur Maharashtra, India	45.0	3.0×
114	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	44.6	3.0×
115	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	44.5	3.0×
116	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	44.4	3.0×
117	Ruse Ruse, Bulgaria	44.3	3.0×
118	Ambāla Haryana, India	44.2	2.9×
119	Calafat Dolj, Romania	44.1	2.9×
119	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	44.1	2.9×
121	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	43.9	2.9×
121	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	43.9	2.9×
123	Timişoara Timiș County, Romania	43.8	2.9×
124	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	43.4	2.9×
125	Piteşti Arges, Romania	43.3	2.9×
125	Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India	43.3	2.9×
127	Kaithal Haryana, India	43.2	2.9×
128	Voluntari Ilfov, Romania	43.1	2.9×
128	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	43.1	2.9×
128	Lugano Ticino, Switzerland	43.1	2.9×
131	Dhule Maharashtra, India	42.9	2.9×
132	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	42.8	2.9×
132	Akola Maharashtra, India	42.8	2.9×
134	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	42.7	2.8×
135	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	42.6	2.8×
136	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	42.3	2.8×
137	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	42.0	2.8×
138	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	41.6	2.8×
139	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	41.5	2.8×
140	Prague Prague, Czechia	41.4	2.8×
141	Popeşti-Leordeni Ilfov, Romania	40.8	2.7×
141	Boisar Maharashtra, India	40.8	2.7×
143	Dej Cluj County, Romania	40.7	2.7×
144	Chāpra Bihar, India	40.6	2.7×
144	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	40.6	2.7×
146	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	40.5	2.7×
146	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	40.5	2.7×
146	Haarlem low-cost sensors North Holland, The Netherlands	40.5	2.7×
149	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	40.3	2.7×
150	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	40.1	2.7×
151	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	39.9	2.7×
151	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	39.9	2.7×
153	Bucharest Bucharest, Romania	39.7	2.6×
153	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	39.7	2.6×
155	Wheaton low-cost sensors Illinois, United States	39.4	2.6×
156	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	39.3	2.6×
157	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	39.0	2.6×
157	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	39.0	2.6×
159	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	38.7	2.6×
159	Joda Odisha, India	38.7	2.6×
161	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	38.4	2.6×
162	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	38.3	2.6×
163	Nanded Maharashtra, India	38.2	2.5×
163	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	38.2	2.5×
165	Győr Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary	38.1	2.5×
166	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	37.9	2.5×
166	les Escaldes Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra	37.9	2.5×
168	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	37.7	2.5×
168	Bellinzona Ticino, Switzerland	37.7	2.5×
170	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	37.5	2.5×
170	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	37.5	2.5×
172	Nashik Maharashtra, India	37.4	2.5×
173	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	37.3	2.5×
173	Fengshan Takao, Taiwan	37.3	2.5×
175	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	37.2	2.5×
176	Dimitrovgrad low-cost sensors Haskovo, Bulgaria	37.1	2.5×
176	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	37.1	2.5×
178	Panvel Maharashtra, India	36.9	2.5×
179	Siwān Bihar, India	36.4	2.4×
179	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	36.4	2.4×
181	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	36.2	2.4×
181	Winterthur low-cost sensors Zurich, Switzerland	36.2	2.4×
183	Jihlava Vysocina, Czechia	36.1	2.4×
184	Bettiah Bihar, India	35.9	2.4×
185	Kardítsa Thessaly, Greece	35.8	2.4×
185	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	35.8	2.4×
185	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	35.8	2.4×
188	Rājgīr Bihar, India	35.7	2.4×
189	Pune Maharashtra, India	35.6	2.4×
189	Leeds England, United Kingdom	35.6	2.4×
189	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	35.6	2.4×
192	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	35.5	2.4×
192	Kota Rajasthan, India	35.5	2.4×
194	Esztergom Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary	35.3	2.4×
194	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	35.3	2.4×
196	Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	35.1	2.3×
197	Tríkala Thessaly, Greece	35.0	2.3×
197	Żary Lubusz, Poland	35.0	2.3×
199	Hayes England, United Kingdom	34.8	2.3×
200	Patiāla Punjab, India	34.7	2.3×

Top 200 of 2,281 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