SmogRank / History / May 16, 2026

Most polluted cities on May 16, 2026

2,290 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Bettiah Bihar, India	321.0	21.4×
2	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	220.0	14.7×
3	Latur Maharashtra, India	142.0	9.5×
4	Gurugram Haryana, India	135.0	9.0×
5	Saharsa Bihar, India	128.0	8.5×
6	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	107.0	7.1×
7	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	97.6	6.5×
8	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	91.3	6.1×
9	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	90.6	6.0×
10	Hājīpur Bihar, India	87.7	5.8×
11	Narela Delhi, India	86.0	5.7×
12	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	80.1	5.3×
13	Chānda Maharashtra, India	78.8	5.3×
14	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	78.7	5.2×
15	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	73.8	4.9×
16	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	73.1	4.9×
17	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	72.8	4.9×
18	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	72.4	4.8×
19	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	72.1	4.8×
19	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	72.1	4.8×
21	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	70.0	4.7×
22	Delhi Delhi, India	69.8	4.7×
23	Jīnd Haryana, India	68.8	4.6×
24	Begusarai Bihar, India	67.2	4.5×
25	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	66.5	4.4×
25	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	66.5	4.4×
27	Najafgarh Delhi, India	65.8	4.4×
28	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	65.4	4.4×
29	Ambāla Haryana, India	65.2	4.3×
30	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	63.2	4.2×
31	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	62.8	4.2×
32	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	62.7	4.2×
33	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	61.3	4.1×
34	Panchkula Haryana, India	60.9	4.1×
35	Thānesar Haryana, India	60.6	4.0×
36	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	59.5	4.0×
37	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	59.4	4.0×
37	Kaithal Haryana, India	59.4	4.0×
39	Faridabad Haryana, India	59.3	4.0×
40	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	57.5	3.8×
41	Joda Odisha, India	56.6	3.8×
42	Jalandhar Punjab, India	56.0	3.7×
43	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	54.8	3.7×
43	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	54.8	3.7×
45	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	54.1	3.6×
46	Karnāl Haryana, India	53.8	3.6×
47	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	53.7	3.6×
48	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	53.5	3.6×
49	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	52.9	3.5×
50	Patna Bihar, India	51.9	3.5×
51	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	51.4	3.4×
52	Sonīpat Haryana, India	49.9	3.3×
53	Undera Gujarat, India	49.2	3.3×
54	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	48.7	3.2×
55	Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	48.2	3.2×
56	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	48.0	3.2×
57	Nilópolis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	47.6	3.2×
58	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	47.4	3.2×
59	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	46.8	3.1×
60	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	46.7	3.1×
61	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	46.2	3.1×
62	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	45.9	3.1×
63	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	45.3	3.0×
64	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.9	3.0×
64	Karauli Rajasthan, India	44.9	3.0×
66	Dausa Rajasthan, India	43.3	2.9×
67	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	43.0	2.9×
68	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	42.4	2.8×
69	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	41.9	2.8×
70	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	41.6	2.8×
71	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.5	2.7×
72	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.4	2.7×
72	San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras	40.4	2.7×
74	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	40.3	2.7×
75	Nanded Maharashtra, India	39.9	2.7×
76	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	39.6	2.6×
77	Nalbāri Assam, India	39.4	2.6×
78	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	39.3	2.6×
78	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	39.3	2.6×
80	Thāne Maharashtra, India	38.1	2.5×
81	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	37.8	2.5×
82	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	37.6	2.5×
83	Chūru Rajasthan, India	37.5	2.5×
83	Cuautla Morelos, Mexico	37.5	2.5×
85	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	37.2	2.5×
86	Gaya Bihar, India	36.3	2.4×
87	Buxar Bihar, India	36.0	2.4×
87	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	36.0	2.4×
89	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	35.3	2.4×
90	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	35.2	2.3×
90	Hyderabad Telangana, India	35.2	2.3×
92	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	35.0	2.3×
93	Rourkela Odisha, India	34.8	2.3×
93	Atlixco Puebla, Mexico	34.8	2.3×
95	Nagaon Assam, India	34.6	2.3×
96	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	34.3	2.3×
96	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	34.3	2.3×
98	Sasarām Bihar, India	34.1	2.3×
99	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	33.3	2.2×
100	Barbil Odisha, India	33.2	2.2×
101	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.9	2.2×
101	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	32.9	2.2×
103	Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32.8	2.2×
104	Closepet Karnataka, India	32.5	2.2×
105	Lancaster California, United States	32.3	2.2×
106	Tonk Rajasthan, India	32.0	2.1×
107	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	31.9	2.1×
108	Patiāla Punjab, India	31.7	2.1×
108	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	31.7	2.1×
110	Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	31.6	2.1×
111	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	31.5	2.1×
112	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	31.0	2.1×
113	Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru	30.9	2.1×
114	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	30.7	2.0×
115	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	30.6	2.0×
116	Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	30.2	2.0×
117	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	29.8	2.0×
118	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	29.7	2.0×
118	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	29.7	2.0×
120	Jharia Jharkhand, India	29.6	2.0×
121	Ziguinchor low-cost sensors Ziguinchor, Senegal	29.4	2.0×
122	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	29.3	2.0×
123	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	29.1	1.9×
123	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	29.1	1.9×
125	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	28.7	1.9×
126	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	28.2	1.9×
127	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	27.9	1.9×
128	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	27.7	1.8×
128	Morelia Michoacán, Mexico	27.7	1.8×
130	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	27.6	1.8×
131	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	27.5	1.8×
132	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	27.3	1.8×
133	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	27.0	1.8×
133	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	27.0	1.8×
135	Durgapur West Bengal, India	26.9	1.8×
136	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	26.7	1.8×
136	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	26.7	1.8×
136	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	26.7	1.8×
136	Calexico California, United States	26.7	1.8×
140	Sirsa Haryana, India	26.6	1.8×
140	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	26.6	1.8×
142	Arrah Bihar, India	26.5	1.8×
143	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	26.4	1.8×
143	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	26.4	1.8×
145	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	26.2	1.7×
146	Lima Lima Province, Peru	26.1	1.7×
147	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	25.8	1.7×
148	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	25.7	1.7×
149	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	25.6	1.7×
150	Yadgir Karnataka, India	25.3	1.7×
151	Mahād Maharashtra, India	25.2	1.7×
152	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	24.9	1.7×
152	Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico	24.9	1.7×
154	Hubballi Karnataka, India	24.7	1.6×
155	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	24.6	1.6×
156	Arāria Bihar, India	24.4	1.6×
157	Silchar Assam, India	24.3	1.6×
157	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	24.3	1.6×
157	Nipomo California, United States	24.3	1.6×
157	San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru	24.3	1.6×
161	Guwahati Assam, India	24.0	1.6×
161	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	24.0	1.6×
161	Bellevue Nebraska, United States	24.0	1.6×
164	Vapi Gujarat, India	23.6	1.6×
165	Kota Rajasthan, India	23.5	1.6×
165	Callao Callao, Peru	23.5	1.6×
167	Arroyo Grande California, United States	23.4	1.6×
168	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.3	1.6×
168	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	23.3	1.6×
170	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	23.2	1.5×
170	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	23.2	1.5×
172	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	23.1	1.5×
173	Kalaburagi Karnataka, India	23.0	1.5×
173	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	23.0	1.5×
173	Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico	23.0	1.5×
176	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	22.9	1.5×
176	Barra da Tijuca Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	22.9	1.5×
178	Āsansol West Bengal, India	22.8	1.5×
179	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	22.7	1.5×
180	Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico	22.5	1.5×
181	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	22.3	1.5×
181	Durg Chhattisgarh, India	22.3	1.5×
183	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	22.1	1.5×
183	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	22.1	1.5×
185	Bārān Rajasthan, India	21.7	1.4×
185	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	21.7	1.4×
187	Amravati Maharashtra, India	21.5	1.4×
188	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	21.3	1.4×
188	Pune Maharashtra, India	21.3	1.4×
188	Hita Oita, Japan	21.3	1.4×
191	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	21.2	1.4×
192	Yecapixtla Morelos, Mexico	21.0	1.4×
193	Tepic Nayarit, Mexico	20.8	1.4×
193	Chikugo Fukuoka, Japan	20.8	1.4×
195	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	20.7	1.4×
195	Agartala Tripura, India	20.7	1.4×
197	Wakuya Miyagi, Japan	20.5	1.4×
198	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	20.3	1.4×
199	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	20.2	1.3×
200	Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico	20.1	1.3×

Top 200 of 2,290 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