SmogRank / History / March 16, 2026

Most polluted cities on March 16, 2026

2,362 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	176.0	11.7×
2	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	170.0	11.3×
3	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	120.0	8.0×
4	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	113.5	7.6×
5	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	102.0	6.8×
6	Gurugram Haryana, India	93.0	6.2×
7	Faridabad Haryana, India	80.8	5.4×
8	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	79.7	5.3×
9	Mahād Maharashtra, India	77.7	5.2×
10	Vijayapura Karnataka, India	76.5	5.1×
11	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	70.7	4.7×
12	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	70.6	4.7×
13	Hājīpur Bihar, India	68.4	4.6×
14	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	67.7	4.5×
15	Sonīpat Haryana, India	66.5	4.4×
16	Yadgir Karnataka, India	65.5	4.4×
17	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	63.9	4.3×
18	Nalbāri Assam, India	62.4	4.2×
19	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	61.8	4.1×
20	Joda Odisha, India	61.6	4.1×
21	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	60.2	4.0×
22	Saharsa Bihar, India	60.1	4.0×
23	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	60.0	4.0×
24	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	59.0	3.9×
25	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	57.5	3.8×
26	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	57.4	3.8×
27	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	57.3	3.8×
28	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	56.7	3.8×
29	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	56.6	3.8×
30	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	55.5	3.7×
31	Patna Bihar, India	55.0	3.7×
32	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	52.8	3.5×
33	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	52.7	3.5×
33	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	52.7	3.5×
35	Akola Maharashtra, India	52.0	3.5×
36	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	51.7	3.4×
37	Latur Maharashtra, India	51.4	3.4×
38	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	50.4	3.4×
39	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	49.7	3.3×
40	Arrah Bihar, India	49.6	3.3×
41	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	48.7	3.2×
42	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	48.5	3.2×
43	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	48.3	3.2×
44	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	47.9	3.2×
45	Tonk Rajasthan, India	47.4	3.2×
45	Closepet Karnataka, India	47.4	3.2×
47	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	47.3	3.2×
48	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	47.2	3.1×
49	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	46.9	3.1×
50	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	46.8	3.1×
50	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	46.8	3.1×
52	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	46.7	3.1×
53	Narela Delhi, India	46.4	3.1×
54	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	46.2	3.1×
54	Dhule Maharashtra, India	46.2	3.1×
56	Nashik Maharashtra, India	46.1	3.1×
57	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	45.5	3.0×
58	Chāpra Bihar, India	44.7	3.0×
59	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	44.3	3.0×
60	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	44.1	2.9×
61	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	43.6	2.9×
61	South Lake Tahoe California, United States	43.6	2.9×
63	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	43.4	2.9×
64	Amravati Maharashtra, India	43.3	2.9×
64	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	43.3	2.9×
66	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	43.1	2.9×
67	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	43.0	2.9×
68	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	42.9	2.9×
69	Rājgīr Bihar, India	42.8	2.9×
70	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	41.9	2.8×
71	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	41.8	2.8×
72	Buxar Bihar, India	41.4	2.8×
73	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	41.3	2.8×
74	Delhi Delhi, India	41.1	2.7×
75	Nanded Maharashtra, India	40.5	2.7×
76	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	40.2	2.7×
77	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	40.0	2.7×
78	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	39.7	2.6×
78	Chihuahua Chihuahua, Mexico	39.7	2.6×
80	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	39.5	2.6×
80	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	39.5	2.6×
80	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	39.5	2.6×
83	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	39.4	2.6×
84	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.3	2.6×
84	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	39.3	2.6×
86	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	38.8	2.6×
87	Būndi Rajasthan, India	38.7	2.6×
88	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	38.3	2.6×
89	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	37.9	2.5×
90	Karnāl Haryana, India	37.8	2.5×
91	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	37.7	2.5×
92	Surat Gujarat, India	37.1	2.5×
92	Ambāla Haryana, India	37.1	2.5×
92	Barbil Odisha, India	37.1	2.5×
95	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	37.0	2.5×
96	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	36.9	2.5×
97	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	36.8	2.5×
98	Gaya Bihar, India	36.6	2.4×
99	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	36.5	2.4×
100	Iaşi Iași County, Romania	36.4	2.4×
100	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	36.4	2.4×
102	Begusarai Bihar, India	36.3	2.4×
103	Pune Maharashtra, India	35.8	2.4×
104	Rourkela Odisha, India	35.7	2.4×
105	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	35.6	2.4×
106	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	35.5	2.4×
107	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	35.3	2.4×
107	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	35.3	2.4×
109	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	35.1	2.3×
110	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	34.9	2.3×
111	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	34.8	2.3×
112	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	34.6	2.3×
112	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	34.6	2.3×
112	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	34.6	2.3×
112	Xonacatlán México, Mexico	34.6	2.3×
116	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	34.3	2.3×
117	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	34.0	2.3×
117	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	34.0	2.3×
119	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	33.9	2.3×
120	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.5	2.2×
120	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	33.5	2.2×
122	Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	33.4	2.2×
123	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	33.2	2.2×
124	Jīnd Haryana, India	33.1	2.2×
125	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	32.9	2.2×
126	Angul Odisha, India	32.7	2.2×
127	Hyderabad Telangana, India	32.5	2.2×
128	Karauli Rajasthan, India	32.2	2.1×
129	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	32.1	2.1×
129	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	32.1	2.1×
129	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	32.1	2.1×
132	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	31.6	2.1×
133	Suceava Suceava, Romania	31.5	2.1×
133	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	31.5	2.1×
135	Hubballi Karnataka, India	31.4	2.1×
136	Sasarām Bihar, India	31.3	2.1×
136	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	31.3	2.1×
138	Durgapur West Bengal, India	31.2	2.1×
139	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	31.1	2.1×
139	Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland	31.1	2.1×
139	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	31.1	2.1×
142	Voluntari Ilfov, Romania	31.0	2.1×
142	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	31.0	2.1×
144	Baripāda Odisha, India	30.9	2.1×
145	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	30.8	2.1×
146	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	30.7	2.0×
147	Thānesar Haryana, India	30.2	2.0×
148	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	29.7	2.0×
148	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	29.7	2.0×
148	San Luis de la Paz Guanajuato, Mexico	29.7	2.0×
148	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	29.7	2.0×
148	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	29.7	2.0×
153	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	29.5	2.0×
154	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	29.3	2.0×
154	Kota Rajasthan, India	29.3	2.0×
154	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	29.3	2.0×
154	Arāria Bihar, India	29.3	2.0×
154	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	29.3	2.0×
159	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	29.2	1.9×
159	Āsansol West Bengal, India	29.2	1.9×
161	Mielec Subcarpathia, Poland	29.1	1.9×
161	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	29.1	1.9×
163	Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan	29.0	1.9×
163	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	29.0	1.9×
165	Chūru Rajasthan, India	28.9	1.9×
165	Kolkata West Bengal, India	28.9	1.9×
165	Bārān Rajasthan, India	28.9	1.9×
168	Zamość Lublin, Poland	28.8	1.9×
168	Atlixco Puebla, Mexico	28.8	1.9×
170	Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland	28.7	1.9×
171	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	28.5	1.9×
172	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	28.4	1.9×
172	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	28.4	1.9×
174	Dausa Rajasthan, India	28.3	1.9×
174	Čadca Žilina Region, Slovakia	28.3	1.9×
176	Kielce Świętokrzyskie, Poland	28.2	1.9×
176	Niš Central Serbia, Serbia	28.2	1.9×
176	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	28.2	1.9×
179	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	28.1	1.9×
180	Jalor Rajasthan, India	28.0	1.9×
180	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	28.0	1.9×
182	Ruse Ruse, Bulgaria	27.9	1.9×
183	Buftea Ilfov, Romania	27.8	1.9×
184	Craiova Dolj, Romania	27.7	1.8×
184	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	27.7	1.8×
184	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	27.7	1.8×
187	Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland	27.5	1.8×
187	El Paso Texas, United States	27.5	1.8×
189	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	27.4	1.8×
190	Suwałki Podlasie, Poland	27.2	1.8×
191	Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia	26.9	1.8×
191	Chānda Maharashtra, India	26.9	1.8×
193	Warsaw Mazovia, Poland	26.7	1.8×
193	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	26.7	1.8×
195	Białystok Podlasie, Poland	26.6	1.8×
195	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	26.6	1.8×
197	Konstancin-Jeziorna Mazovia, Poland	26.5	1.8×
197	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	26.5	1.8×
199	Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia	26.4	1.8×
199	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	26.4	1.8×

Top 200 of 2,362 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