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Most polluted cities on May 17, 2026

2,174 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
1Karauli Rajasthan, India
126.08.4×
2Gurugram Haryana, India
109.07.3×
3Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
100.06.7×
4Hājīpur Bihar, India
96.76.4×
5Dhāruhera Haryana, India
82.35.5×
6Kaithal Haryana, India
79.65.3×
7Dera Māndi Delhi, India
79.45.3×
8Jīnd Haryana, India
79.35.3×
9Narela Delhi, India
78.95.3×
10Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
76.55.1×
11Faridabad Haryana, India
74.35.0×
12Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
72.64.8×
13Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
72.24.8×
14Begusarai Bihar, India
71.74.8×
15Ambāla Haryana, India
71.24.7×
16Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
68.34.6×
17Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
67.14.5×
18Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
66.94.5×
19Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
65.74.4×
20Thānesar Haryana, India
65.54.4×
21Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
65.44.4×
22Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
64.74.3×
23Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
63.44.2×
24Delhi Delhi, India
62.64.2×
25Jalandhar Punjab, India
61.54.1×
26Joda Odisha, India
61.34.1×
27Aya Nagar Delhi, India
58.83.9×
28Najafgarh Delhi, India
58.33.9×
29Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
57.43.8×
30Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
56.73.8×
31Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
56.53.8×
32Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
54.73.6×
33Patna Bihar, India
54.63.6×
34Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
53.53.6×
35Jaipur Rajasthan, India
53.13.5×
35Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
53.13.5×
37Nanded Maharashtra, India
52.63.5×
37Panchkula Haryana, India
52.63.5×
39Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
52.43.5×
40Latur Maharashtra, India
52.03.5×
41Nilópolis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
51.83.5×
42Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
50.63.4×
43Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
49.93.3×
44Bhiwāni Haryana, India
49.83.3×
45Karnāl Haryana, India
47.13.1×
46Tonk Rajasthan, India
47.03.1×
47Undera Gujarat, India
46.93.1×
48Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
45.63.0×
49Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
44.73.0×
50Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
44.63.0×
51Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
43.82.9×
52Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
43.62.9×
52Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
43.62.9×
54Gaya Bihar, India
43.42.9×
55Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
43.32.9×
55Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
43.32.9×
57Chānda Maharashtra, India
43.12.9×
58Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
43.02.9×
59Itaguaí Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
42.02.8×
60Saharsa Bihar, India
41.92.8×
60Nagpur Maharashtra, India
41.92.8×
60Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
41.92.8×
63Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
41.82.8×
63Thāne Maharashtra, India
41.82.8×
65Sīkar Rajasthan, India
41.62.8×
66Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
40.92.7×
67Buxar Bihar, India
40.52.7×
68Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
40.02.7×
69Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
39.82.7×
70Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
39.72.6×
71Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
39.42.6×
72Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
39.12.6×
73Sasarām Bihar, India
38.62.6×
74Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
38.52.6×
74Ajmer Rajasthan, India
38.52.6×
76Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
38.22.5×
77Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
37.72.5×
78Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
37.52.5×
79Sholapur Maharashtra, India
37.32.5×
80Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
37.12.5×
80Arrah Bihar, India
37.12.5×
82Bārān Rajasthan, India
36.62.4×
83Nalbāri Assam, India
36.32.4×
84Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
35.82.4×
85Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
35.32.4×
86Hyderabad Telangana, India
35.02.3×
87Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru
34.62.3×
88Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
34.32.3×
89Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
34.22.3×
90Parbhani Maharashtra, India
34.12.3×
91Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
34.02.3×
92Akola Maharashtra, India
33.72.2×
93Chūru Rajasthan, India
33.32.2×
94Puebla Puebla, Mexico
32.82.2×
95Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
32.72.2×
96Kota Rajasthan, India
32.52.2×
96Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
32.52.2×
98Laredo Texas, United States
32.42.2×
99Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
32.32.2×
100Patiāla Punjab, India
32.22.1×
101Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
32.12.1×
102Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
32.02.1×
102Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
32.02.1×
104Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
31.92.1×
105Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
31.82.1×
106Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
31.62.1×
107Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
31.12.1×
108Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
30.92.1×
108Edinburg Texas, United States
30.92.1×
110Calexico California, United States
29.52.0×
111Pune Maharashtra, India
29.01.9×
111Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
29.01.9×
113Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
28.91.9×
114Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
28.71.9×
115Rourkela Odisha, India
28.61.9×
115Nagaon Assam, India
28.61.9×
117Angul Odisha, India
28.11.9×
117Mission Texas, United States
28.11.9×
119Huntington Beach low-cost sensors California, United States
28.01.9×
120Poway California, United States
27.91.9×
120Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
27.91.9×
122Bengaluru Karnataka, India
27.81.9×
122San Diego California, United States
27.81.9×
124Surat Gujarat, India
27.61.8×
124San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
27.61.8×
124Oceanside California, United States
27.61.8×
127Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico
27.41.8×
128Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
27.31.8×
129Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
27.11.8×
129Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
27.11.8×
129El Cajon California, United States
27.11.8×
132Morelia Michoacán, Mexico
27.01.8×
133Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States
26.81.8×
134Lima Lima Province, Peru
26.71.8×
135Durgapur West Bengal, India
26.61.8×
136Closepet Karnataka, India
26.51.8×
137Tijuana Baja California, Mexico
26.31.8×
138San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras
26.21.7×
139Chula Vista California, United States
26.01.7×
140Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico
25.91.7×
141Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India
25.81.7×
141Būndi Rajasthan, India
25.81.7×
143Nashik Maharashtra, India
25.71.7×
143Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
25.71.7×
143Vapi Gujarat, India
25.71.7×
146Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
25.51.7×
146Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico
25.51.7×
148Amravati Maharashtra, India
25.41.7×
149Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
25.31.7×
150Dhule Maharashtra, India
25.21.7×
151Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
25.01.7×
151Agartala Tripura, India
25.01.7×
151Duque de Caxias Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25.01.7×
151Eagle Pass Texas, United States
25.01.7×
155Bikaner Rajasthan, India
24.91.7×
156Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
24.81.7×
156San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru
24.81.7×
158Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
24.71.6×
158Encinitas low-cost sensors California, United States
24.71.6×
160Arāria Bihar, India
24.61.6×
161Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India
24.51.6×
161Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
24.51.6×
161Mission Viejo California, United States
24.51.6×
164Yecapixtla Morelos, Mexico
24.41.6×
165Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
24.31.6×
165Nandri Rajasthan, India
24.31.6×
167Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico
24.21.6×
167Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico
24.21.6×
169Sirsa Haryana, India
24.01.6×
170Dunedin low-cost sensors Otago, New Zealand
23.91.6×
171Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
23.81.6×
171Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
23.81.6×
173Tumkūr Karnataka, India
23.71.6×
173Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
23.71.6×
173Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico
23.71.6×
176Virār Maharashtra, India
23.61.6×
177Hita Oita, Japan
23.51.6×
177Callao Callao, Peru
23.51.6×
179Brownsville Texas, United States
23.41.6×
180Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
23.31.6×
181Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
23.21.5×
181Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
23.21.5×
183Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico
23.11.5×
184Silchar Assam, India
22.91.5×
185Yadgir Karnataka, India
22.61.5×
185Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico
22.61.5×
187Kharghar Maharashtra, India
22.51.5×
188Kalaburagi Karnataka, India
22.41.5×
188Jurupa Valley California, United States
22.41.5×
190Kikuchi Kumamoto, Japan
22.31.5×
190Anaheim California, United States
22.31.5×
192Uekimachi-mōno Kumamoto, Japan
22.21.5×
193Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
22.11.5×
194Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico
22.01.5×
195Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
21.91.5×
195Boisar Maharashtra, India
21.91.5×
195Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
21.91.5×
195Mifune Kumamoto, Japan
21.91.5×
195Žiar nad Hronom Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
21.91.5×
195Compton California, United States
21.91.5×

Top 200 of 2,174 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