SmogRank / History / May 12, 2026
Most polluted cities on May 12, 2026
2,279 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 287.0 | |
| 2 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 143.0 | |
| 3 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 108.0 | |
| 4 | Karauli Rajasthan, India | 96.2 | |
| 5 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 94.9 | |
| 6 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 91.6 | |
| 7 | Dera Māndi Delhi, India | 89.8 | |
| 8 | Narela Delhi, India | 87.3 | |
| 9 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 85.6 | |
| 10 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 82.9 | |
| 11 | Hājīpur Bihar, India | 80.7 | |
| 12 | Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh | 77.2 | |
| 13 | Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 76.8 | |
| 14 | Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 76.4 | |
| 15 | Bahadurgarh Haryana, India | 73.1 | |
| 16 | Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India | 70.8 | |
| 17 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 69.0 | |
| 18 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 67.9 | |
| 19 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 67.1 | |
| 20 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 66.6 | |
| 21 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 65.8 | |
| 22 | Undera Gujarat, India | 64.9 | |
| 23 | Delhi Delhi, India | 64.5 | |
| 24 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 63.6 | |
| 25 | Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India | 63.2 | |
| 26 | Aurangabad Maharashtra, India | 61.7 | |
| 27 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 61.6 | |
| 27 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 61.6 | |
| 29 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 58.8 | |
| 29 | Joda Odisha, India | 58.8 | |
| 31 | Sirsa Haryana, India | 57.0 | |
| 32 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 56.8 | |
| 33 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 56.6 | |
| 34 | Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 56.1 | |
| 35 | Jalgaon Maharashtra, India | 54.6 | |
| 36 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 53.3 | |
| 36 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 53.3 | |
| 38 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 52.8 | |
| 38 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 52.8 | |
| 40 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 52.7 | |
| 41 | Nagpur Maharashtra, India | 52.1 | |
| 42 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 51.8 | |
| 43 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 51.3 | |
| 44 | Panchkula Haryana, India | 50.9 | |
| 45 | Dausa Rajasthan, India | 50.2 | |
| 46 | Ankleshwar Gujarat, India | 49.2 | |
| 47 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 47.8 | |
| 48 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 47.7 | |
| 49 | Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India | 47.5 | |
| 50 | Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal | 47.3 | |
| 51 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 46.5 | |
| 52 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 46.4 | |
| 53 | Ahmedabad Gujarat, India | 46.0 | |
| 54 | Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi | 45.8 | |
| 55 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 45.7 | |
| 56 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 45.2 | |
| 56 | Begusarai Bihar, India | 45.2 | |
| 58 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 45.1 | |
| 59 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 45.0 | |
| 60 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 44.6 | |
| 61 | Indore Madhya Pradesh, India | 44.3 | |
| 62 | Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India | 44.2 | |
| 63 | Sīkar Rajasthan, India | 43.9 | |
| 63 | Bikaner Rajasthan, India | 43.9 | |
| 65 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 43.5 | |
| 66 | Chūru Rajasthan, India | 43.4 | |
| 67 | Saharsa Bihar, India | 43.2 | |
| 68 | Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India | 43.1 | |
| 68 | Chānda Maharashtra, India | 43.1 | |
| 70 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 43.0 | |
| 71 | Serilingampalle Telangana, India | 41.4 | |
| 72 | Latur Maharashtra, India | 41.1 | |
| 73 | Parbhani Maharashtra, India | 40.8 | |
| 73 | Hyderabad Telangana, India | 40.8 | |
| 75 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 40.5 | |
| 76 | Nanded Maharashtra, India | 39.3 | |
| 77 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 38.6 | |
| 78 | Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India | 38.5 | |
| 78 | Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India | 38.5 | |
| 80 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 38.4 | |
| 81 | Thāne Maharashtra, India | 38.1 | |
| 82 | Surat Gujarat, India | 37.9 | |
| 83 | Vapi Gujarat, India | 37.7 | |
| 84 | Patna Bihar, India | 37.4 | |
| 85 | Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India | 36.8 | |
| 85 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 36.8 | |
| 87 | Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 36.6 | |
| 88 | Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico | 35.9 | |
| 89 | Sholapur Maharashtra, India | 35.8 | |
| 89 | Bārān Rajasthan, India | 35.8 | |
| 89 | Agartala Tripura, India | 35.8 | |
| 92 | Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India | 35.7 | |
| 93 | Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 35.6 | |
| 94 | Púchov Trenčín Region, Slovakia | 35.4 | |
| 95 | Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India | 35.3 | |
| 96 | Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos | 35.2 | |
| 97 | Nagaon Assam, India | 34.9 | |
| 97 | Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India | 34.9 | |
| 99 | Calexico California, United States | 34.7 | |
| 100 | Ajmer Rajasthan, India | 34.6 | |
| 101 | Amravati Maharashtra, India | 34.5 | |
| 102 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 34.2 | |
| 103 | Patiāla Punjab, India | 34.0 | |
| 104 | Bhilwara Rajasthan, India | 33.7 | |
| 105 | Buxar Bihar, India | 33.4 | |
| 106 | Kharghar Maharashtra, India | 33.3 | |
| 107 | Nashik Maharashtra, India | 33.1 | |
| 108 | Dhule Maharashtra, India | 32.9 | |
| 109 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 32.3 | |
| 110 | Nāgaur Rajasthan, India | 31.9 | |
| 111 | Virār Maharashtra, India | 31.8 | |
| 112 | Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 31.3 | |
| 112 | Gandhinagar Gujarat, India | 31.3 | |
| 114 | Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India | 31.2 | |
| 115 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 31.1 | |
| 116 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 30.6 | |
| 116 | Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China | 30.6 | |
| 118 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 30.4 | |
| 119 | Jharia Jharkhand, India | 30.1 | |
| 120 | Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India | 29.6 | |
| 121 | Sonīpat Haryana, India | 29.5 | |
| 122 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 29.2 | |
| 123 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 29.1 | |
| 124 | Pune Maharashtra, India | 28.9 | |
| 125 | Hubballi Karnataka, India | 28.5 | |
| 125 | Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India | 28.5 | |
| 127 | Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India | 28.3 | |
| 128 | Badlapur Maharashtra, India | 27.9 | |
| 129 | Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey | 27.8 | |
| 130 | San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras | 27.0 | |
| 131 | Sāngli Maharashtra, India | 26.9 | |
| 132 | Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan | 26.7 | |
| 133 | Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India | 26.6 | |
| 134 | Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan | 26.5 | |
| 135 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 26.4 | |
| 136 | Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India | 26.0 | |
| 137 | Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong | 25.7 | |
| 138 | Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India | 25.3 | |
| 138 | Arrah Bihar, India | 25.3 | |
| 140 | Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 25.2 | |
| 140 | Yadgir Karnataka, India | 25.2 | |
| 142 | Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 25.0 | |
| 143 | Zhushan Taiwan, Taiwan | 24.8 | |
| 144 | San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 24.7 | |
| 145 | Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India | 24.6 | |
| 146 | Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines | 24.5 | |
| 146 | Tepic Nayarit, Mexico | 24.5 | |
| 148 | Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria | 24.4 | |
| 149 | Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India | 24.3 | |
| 149 | Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand | 24.3 | |
| 151 | Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India | 23.9 | |
| 152 | Arāria Bihar, India | 23.8 | |
| 153 | Closepet Karnataka, India | 23.6 | |
| 154 | Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India | 23.5 | |
| 154 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 23.5 | |
| 154 | Mexicali Baja California, Mexico | 23.5 | |
| 154 | Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico | 23.5 | |
| 158 | Kalaburagi Karnataka, India | 23.3 | |
| 159 | Shivamogga Karnataka, India | 23.2 | |
| 159 | Gangtok Sikkim, India | 23.2 | |
| 159 | Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia | 23.2 | |
| 162 | Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India | 23.1 | |
| 163 | Mumbai Maharashtra, India | 23.0 | |
| 163 | Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru | 23.0 | |
| 165 | Silchar Assam, India | 22.9 | |
| 166 | Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India | 22.8 | |
| 166 | Fanling North District, Hong Kong | 22.8 | |
| 166 | Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico | 22.8 | |
| 166 | Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico | 22.8 | |
| 170 | Boisar Maharashtra, India | 22.7 | |
| 171 | Guwahati Assam, India | 22.6 | |
| 172 | Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 22.5 | |
| 172 | Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan | 22.5 | |
| 172 | Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines | 22.5 | |
| 175 | Jodhpur Rajasthan, India | 22.4 | |
| 175 | Gaya Bihar, India | 22.4 | |
| 177 | Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon | 22.1 | |
| 177 | Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 22.1 | |
| 179 | Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 21.9 | |
| 180 | Chaniá Crete, Greece | 21.7 | |
| 181 | Pasadena low-cost sensors California, United States | 21.6 | |
| 182 | Rājsamand Rajasthan, India | 21.2 | |
| 182 | Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico | 21.2 | |
| 184 | Lima Lima Province, Peru | 20.9 | |
| 185 | Shillong Meghalaya, India | 20.8 | |
| 185 | Bhayandar Maharashtra, India | 20.8 | |
| 185 | Lugu Taiwan, Taiwan | 20.8 | |
| 188 | Douliu Taiwan, Taiwan | 20.6 | |
| 188 | Tai Po Tai Po, Hong Kong | 20.6 | |
| 190 | Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia | 20.5 | |
| 190 | Minamata Kumamoto, Japan | 20.5 | |
| 192 | Bharatpur Rajasthan, India | 20.4 | |
| 193 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 20.0 | |
| 194 | Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico | 19.9 | |
| 194 | Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand | 19.9 | |
| 196 | Irákleion Crete, Greece | 19.7 | |
| 197 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 19.5 | |
| 197 | Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico | 19.5 | |
| 199 | Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 19.4 | |
| 199 | Jalor Rajasthan, India | 19.4 |
Top 200 of 2,279 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