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Most polluted cities on March 18, 2026

2,381 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

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#City µg/m³× WHO
1Shivamogga Karnataka, India
143.09.5×
2Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
140.09.3×
3Dhāruhera Haryana, India
125.08.3×
4Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
119.07.9×
5Gurugram Haryana, India
117.07.8×
6Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
113.07.5×
7Faridabad Haryana, India
112.67.5×
8Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
110.07.3×
9Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
107.07.1×
10Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
106.07.1×
11Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
102.06.8×
12Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
101.06.7×
13Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
99.06.6×
14Narela Delhi, India
98.36.6×
15Hājīpur Bihar, India
95.76.4×
16Dera Māndi Delhi, India
95.16.3×
17Undera Gujarat, India
92.16.1×
18Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
90.16.0×
19Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
89.56.0×
20Delhi Delhi, India
88.65.9×
21Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
88.55.9×
22Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
85.95.7×
23Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
81.35.4×
24Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
80.25.3×
25Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
73.74.9×
26Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
73.54.9×
27Aya Nagar Delhi, India
72.04.8×
28Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
70.64.7×
29Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
69.84.7×
30Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
68.84.6×
31Karnāl Haryana, India
68.44.6×
32Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
67.54.5×
33Patna Bihar, India
67.14.5×
34Sonīpat Haryana, India
66.84.5×
34Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
66.84.5×
36Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
66.04.4×
37Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
62.04.1×
38Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
61.74.1×
39Thānesar Haryana, India
60.64.0×
40Tonk Rajasthan, India
60.54.0×
41Ambāla Haryana, India
57.93.9×
42Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
57.63.8×
43Karauli Rajasthan, India
56.73.8×
44Jīnd Haryana, India
56.33.8×
45Kota Rajasthan, India
56.13.7×
46Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
55.43.7×
47Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
55.03.7×
47Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
55.03.7×
49Mahād Maharashtra, India
54.43.6×
50Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
54.23.6×
51Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
54.03.6×
52Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
51.83.5×
53Saharsa Bihar, India
51.33.4×
54Dhule Maharashtra, India
51.13.4×
55Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
51.03.4×
56Chāpra Bihar, India
50.93.4×
57Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
50.43.4×
58Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
50.13.3×
59Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
49.63.3×
60Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
49.33.3×
61Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
48.73.2×
62Nashik Maharashtra, India
48.23.2×
63Jaipur Rajasthan, India
47.43.2×
64Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
47.23.1×
65Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
46.83.1×
66Nalbāri Assam, India
46.73.1×
66Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan
46.73.1×
68Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
46.23.1×
69Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
46.13.1×
70Bhiwāni Haryana, India
46.03.1×
71Kaithal Haryana, India
45.73.0×
72Kharghar Maharashtra, India
45.03.0×
73Sirsa Haryana, India
44.73.0×
73Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
44.73.0×
73Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland
44.73.0×
76Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
44.63.0×
77Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
44.53.0×
77Agartala Tripura, India
44.53.0×
79Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
43.82.9×
80Begusarai Bihar, India
43.62.9×
81Panvel Maharashtra, India
43.12.9×
82Akola Maharashtra, India
42.92.9×
82Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
42.92.9×
82Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland
42.92.9×
85Siwān Bihar, India
42.72.8×
86Kalyān Maharashtra, India
42.52.8×
86Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
42.52.8×
88Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland
42.32.8×
89Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
42.12.8×
89Victoria de Durango Durango, Mexico
42.12.8×
91Barbil Odisha, India
42.02.8×
92Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
40.92.7×
93Closepet Karnataka, India
40.32.7×
93Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia
40.32.7×
95Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
40.22.7×
96Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
40.12.7×
96Chūru Rajasthan, India
40.12.7×
96Hita Oita, Japan
40.12.7×
99Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
40.02.7×
100Patiāla Punjab, India
39.92.7×
101Delano low-cost sensors California, United States
39.72.6×
102Pune Maharashtra, India
39.52.6×
103Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia
39.42.6×
104Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia
39.12.6×
105Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
39.02.6×
105Dausa Rajasthan, India
39.02.6×
105Żywiec Silesia, Poland
39.02.6×
108Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
38.92.6×
109Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
38.82.6×
110Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
38.42.6×
111Buxar Bihar, India
38.32.6×
112Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland
38.12.5×
113Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
37.82.5×
114Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia
37.72.5×
115Thāne Maharashtra, India
37.62.5×
116Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
37.52.5×
117Otwock Mazovia, Poland
37.42.5×
117Badlapur Maharashtra, India
37.42.5×
119South Lake Tahoe California, United States
36.82.5×
120Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
36.72.4×
121Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
36.62.4×
122Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States
36.52.4×
123Arāria Bihar, India
36.42.4×
124Būndi Rajasthan, India
36.32.4×
124Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
36.32.4×
126Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland
36.22.4×
127Sīkar Rajasthan, India
36.12.4×
127Ropar Punjab, India
36.12.4×
127Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
36.12.4×
130Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
36.02.4×
131Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
35.52.4×
132Rājgīr Bihar, India
35.12.3×
133Gaya Bihar, India
35.02.3×
134Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
34.92.3×
135Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
34.62.3×
136Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia
34.52.3×
136Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
34.52.3×
138Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
34.42.3×
139Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
33.62.2×
140Żary Lubusz, Poland
33.52.2×
141Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia
33.42.2×
142Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
33.32.2×
143Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
33.12.2×
143Nagpur Maharashtra, India
33.12.2×
145Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
32.62.2×
145Gdańsk Pomerania, Poland
32.62.2×
147Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland
32.02.1×
148Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
31.92.1×
148Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia
31.92.1×
150Bārān Rajasthan, India
31.82.1×
150Gdynia Pomerania, Poland
31.82.1×
152Nagaon Assam, India
31.72.1×
152Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
31.72.1×
154Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
31.62.1×
155Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
31.32.1×
156Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
31.12.1×
157Quthbullapur Telangana, India
31.02.1×
158Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
30.92.1×
158Mohali Punjab, India
30.92.1×
160Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan
30.82.1×
161Erlin Taiwan, Taiwan
30.72.0×
161Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
30.72.0×
163Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
30.62.0×
163Malegaon Maharashtra, India
30.62.0×
163Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
30.62.0×
163Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
30.62.0×
167Jalandhar Punjab, India
30.32.0×
168Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India
30.22.0×
168Kościerzyna Pomerania, Poland
30.22.0×
170Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland
30.12.0×
171Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
29.82.0×
172Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
29.72.0×
173Guwahati Assam, India
29.42.0×
173Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico
29.42.0×
175Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania
29.32.0×
176Białystok Podlasie, Poland
29.21.9×
176Nandri Rajasthan, India
29.21.9×
178Surat Gujarat, India
29.11.9×
178Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand
29.11.9×
180Bydgoszcz Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
29.01.9×
180Xonacatlán México, Mexico
29.01.9×
182Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
28.91.9×
183Silchar Assam, India
28.71.9×
183Miyakonojō Miyazaki, Japan
28.71.9×
183Takashima Shiga, Japan
28.71.9×
186Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
28.51.9×
186Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland
28.51.9×
188Suceava Suceava, Romania
28.41.9×
189Sasarām Bihar, India
28.31.9×
189Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
28.31.9×
191Jalor Rajasthan, India
28.21.9×
191Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
28.21.9×
193Mangaluru Karnataka, India
28.01.9×
194Rānīganj West Bengal, India
27.61.8×
195Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
27.51.8×
196Łódź Łódź Voivodeship, Poland
27.41.8×
196San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
27.41.8×
198Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
27.31.8×
198Durgapur West Bengal, India
27.31.8×
200Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
27.11.8×

Top 200 of 2,381 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