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Most polluted cities, May 2026

2,213 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	92.0
2	Jīnd Haryana, India	87.7
3	Faridabad Haryana, India	74.7
4	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	72.0
5	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	71.8
6	Joda Odisha, India	69.9
7	Karnāl Haryana, India	69.7
8	Narela Delhi, India	69.6
9	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	68.0
10	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	67.5
11	Kaithal Haryana, India	66.6
12	Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico	66.2
13	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	65.8
14	Karauli Rajasthan, India	63.8
15	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	62.0
16	Ambāla Haryana, India	61.7
17	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	61.3
18	Hājīpur Bihar, India	57.3
19	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	55.9
20	Thānesar Haryana, India	55.3
21	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	55.1
22	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	54.6
23	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	54.5
24	Panchkula Haryana, India	52.7
25	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	52.5
26	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	51.6
27	Chānda Maharashtra, India	51.2
27	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	51.2
29	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	51.1
30	Virār Maharashtra, India	50.8
31	Delhi Delhi, India	49.3
32	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	48.8
33	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	48.6
34	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	48.5
35	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	47.4
35	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	47.4
37	Jalandhar Punjab, India	46.9
38	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	46.4
39	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	46.2
40	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	46.1
41	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	46.0
42	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	45.4
43	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.8
44	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	44.7
45	Chūru Rajasthan, India	44.1
46	Sirsa Haryana, India	44.0
47	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	43.9
48	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	43.8
49	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	43.1
50	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	42.7
51	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	42.0
52	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.8
53	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	41.5
54	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.3
55	Najafgarh Delhi, India	41.2
56	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	41.0
57	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.8
57	Undera Gujarat, India	40.8
59	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	40.5
60	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	40.1
60	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	40.1
62	Latur Maharashtra, India	39.4
63	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	39.2
64	Jharia Jharkhand, India	39.0
65	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	38.8
66	Buxar Bihar, India	38.7
67	Begusarai Bihar, India	38.0
68	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	37.7
69	Dausa Rajasthan, India	37.6
70	Tonk Rajasthan, India	36.6
71	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	36.5
72	Angul Odisha, India	36.3
73	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	36.1
74	Boisar Maharashtra, India	35.5
75	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	34.9
76	Bārān Rajasthan, India	34.3
77	Rourkela Odisha, India	34.2
78	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	33.8
79	Nagaon Assam, India	33.5
79	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	33.5
79	Akola Maharashtra, India	33.5
82	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	33.4
83	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.2
84	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	32.8
85	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	32.6
85	Vapi Gujarat, India	32.6
87	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	32.5
88	Gaya Bihar, India	32.2
89	Thāne Maharashtra, India	32.1
89	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	32.1
91	Dhule Maharashtra, India	31.6
92	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	31.5
93	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	31.3
94	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	31.0
94	Amravati Maharashtra, India	31.0
96	Kota Rajasthan, India	30.7
96	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	30.7
98	Nanded Maharashtra, India	30.3
99	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	30.2
99	Barbil Odisha, India	30.2
101	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	30.0
101	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	30.0
103	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	29.9
104	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	29.6
104	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	29.6
106	Hyderabad Telangana, India	29.3
107	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	29.2
108	Patna Bihar, India	29.0
108	Patiāla Punjab, India	29.0
110	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	28.9
111	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	28.8
112	San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras	28.7
113	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	28.6
113	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	28.6
113	Agartala Tripura, India	28.6
116	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	28.5
117	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	27.5
118	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	27.4
119	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	27.3
120	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	27.2
121	Calexico California, United States	27.1
122	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	26.9
123	Cuautla Morelos, Mexico	26.8
124	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	26.4
124	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	26.4
126	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	26.2
127	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	26.0
128	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	25.7
129	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	25.6
130	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	25.5
131	Hubballi Karnataka, India	25.4
131	Būndi Rajasthan, India	25.4
133	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	25.0
133	Durgapur West Bengal, India	25.0
135	Nashik Maharashtra, India	24.9
136	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	24.6
137	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	24.5
137	Nandri Rajasthan, India	24.5
139	Jalor Rajasthan, India	24.4
139	Baripāda Odisha, India	24.4
139	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	24.4
139	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	24.4
143	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	24.2
143	Arāria Bihar, India	24.2
145	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	24.0
146	Guwahati Assam, India	23.7
146	Kolkata West Bengal, India	23.7
148	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.6
148	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	23.6
150	Surat Gujarat, India	23.3
151	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	23.2
151	Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico	23.2
153	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	22.9
154	Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico	22.8
155	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	22.6
155	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	22.6
155	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	22.6
158	Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico	22.5
159	Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico	22.4
160	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	22.3
160	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	22.3
162	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	22.2
163	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	21.8
163	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	21.8
165	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	21.7
165	Pune Maharashtra, India	21.7
165	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	21.7
168	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	21.6
169	Silchar Assam, India	21.5
169	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	21.5
171	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	21.3
171	Arrah Bihar, India	21.3
173	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	21.1
174	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	20.8
175	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	20.5
175	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	20.5
177	Rairangpur Odisha, India	20.4
178	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	20.2
178	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	20.2
178	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	20.2
181	Tepic Nayarit, Mexico	20.0
182	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	19.9
182	Kalaburagi Karnataka, India	19.9
184	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	19.7
185	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	19.6
186	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	19.5
187	Closepet Karnataka, India	19.4
188	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	19.3
189	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	19.2
189	Tehuacán Puebla, Mexico	19.2
191	Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico	18.9
192	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	18.8
192	Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico	18.8
194	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	18.7
194	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	18.7
196	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	18.6
196	Āsansol West Bengal, India	18.6
198	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	18.5
199	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	18.3
199	Tulancingo Hidalgo, Mexico	18.3

Top 200 of 2,213 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