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Most polluted cities on May 18, 2026

2,246 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
188.012.5×
2Bettiah Bihar, India
170.011.3×
3Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
139.09.3×
4Tumkūr Karnataka, India
98.26.5×
5Buxar Bihar, India
94.66.3×
6Gurugram Haryana, India
90.16.0×
7Joda Odisha, India
86.35.8×
8Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
85.85.7×
9Jīnd Haryana, India
82.05.5×
10Dhāruhera Haryana, India
80.75.4×
11Kaithal Haryana, India
79.95.3×
12Hājīpur Bihar, India
78.55.2×
13Ambāla Haryana, India
77.85.2×
14Dera Māndi Delhi, India
77.55.2×
15Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
76.85.1×
16Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
75.45.0×
17Narela Delhi, India
71.34.8×
18Karnāl Haryana, India
70.64.7×
19Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
67.24.5×
20Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
66.84.5×
21Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
66.74.4×
22Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
64.44.3×
23Faridabad Haryana, India
63.34.2×
24Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
62.54.2×
25Thānesar Haryana, India
60.44.0×
26Aya Nagar Delhi, India
60.14.0×
27Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
59.54.0×
28Jaipur Rajasthan, India
59.44.0×
29Bhiwāni Haryana, India
58.93.9×
30Begusarai Bihar, India
58.63.9×
31Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
57.83.9×
32Panchkula Haryana, India
57.73.8×
33Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
57.33.8×
34Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
56.43.8×
35Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
55.33.7×
36Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
55.23.7×
37Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
54.53.6×
38Delhi Delhi, India
53.33.6×
39Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
53.13.5×
40Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
53.03.5×
41Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
52.23.5×
42Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
51.73.4×
43Gaya Bihar, India
51.53.4×
44Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
50.83.4×
45Undera Gujarat, India
50.43.4×
46Najafgarh Delhi, India
50.33.4×
47Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
49.83.3×
48Rourkela Odisha, India
48.43.2×
48Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
48.43.2×
50Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
48.03.2×
51Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
47.83.2×
52Patna Bihar, India
46.53.1×
53Jalandhar Punjab, India
46.13.1×
54Chānda Maharashtra, India
45.63.0×
55Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
45.43.0×
55Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
45.43.0×
57Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
45.33.0×
58Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
44.63.0×
59Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
44.53.0×
60Nagpur Maharashtra, India
42.92.9×
61Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
41.92.8×
61Barbil Odisha, India
41.92.8×
63Ajmer Rajasthan, India
41.42.8×
63Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
41.42.8×
65Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
40.92.7×
66Parbhani Maharashtra, India
40.82.7×
67Angul Odisha, India
40.52.7×
68Torrance low-cost sensors California, United States
40.22.7×
69Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
39.62.6×
70Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
39.42.6×
71Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
38.82.6×
72Nalbāri Assam, India
38.32.6×
73Latur Maharashtra, India
38.12.5×
74Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
38.02.5×
75Saharsa Bihar, India
37.72.5×
76Surat Gujarat, India
37.62.5×
77Hyderabad Telangana, India
37.22.5×
78Eagle Pass Texas, United States
37.12.5×
79Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico
36.72.4×
80Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
36.62.4×
81Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
36.52.4×
82Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
36.42.4×
83Nanded Maharashtra, India
36.32.4×
84Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
36.12.4×
85Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
36.02.4×
86Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
35.62.4×
86Akola Maharashtra, India
35.62.4×
88Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
35.42.4×
89Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
35.22.3×
89Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India
35.22.3×
91Sīkar Rajasthan, India
35.02.3×
92Tonk Rajasthan, India
34.62.3×
93Patiāla Punjab, India
34.42.3×
94Bārān Rajasthan, India
34.32.3×
95Laredo Texas, United States
34.02.3×
96Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
33.92.3×
97Jharia Jharkhand, India
33.72.2×
97Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
33.72.2×
97Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico
33.72.2×
100Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
33.62.2×
101Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico
33.32.2×
102Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico
33.22.2×
103Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
33.02.2×
104Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
32.82.2×
105Sirsa Haryana, India
32.72.2×
106Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
32.42.2×
107Arrah Bihar, India
32.32.2×
108Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico
32.02.1×
109Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
31.72.1×
110Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
31.62.1×
111Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
31.52.1×
111Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
31.52.1×
113Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
31.42.1×
113Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
31.42.1×
115Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
31.32.1×
115Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru
31.32.1×
117Sholapur Maharashtra, India
30.62.0×
118Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
30.52.0×
118Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico
30.52.0×
120Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico
30.42.0×
121Nashik Maharashtra, India
30.32.0×
121San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
30.32.0×
123Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
30.22.0×
124Huntington Beach low-cost sensors California, United States
29.92.0×
124Kharghar Maharashtra, India
29.92.0×
124Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
29.92.0×
127Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
29.72.0×
128Pune Maharashtra, India
29.52.0×
129Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria
29.21.9×
129Vapi Gujarat, India
29.21.9×
131Bikaner Rajasthan, India
28.81.9×
132Virār Maharashtra, India
28.71.9×
132Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
28.71.9×
132Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico
28.71.9×
135Chūru Rajasthan, India
28.51.9×
136Durgapur West Bengal, India
28.41.9×
136Calexico California, United States
28.41.9×
138Santa Monica low-cost sensors California, United States
28.31.9×
139Nagaon Assam, India
28.01.9×
140Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
27.91.9×
140Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
27.91.9×
142Amravati Maharashtra, India
27.81.9×
143Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
27.71.8×
144Kalyān Maharashtra, India
27.51.8×
144Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
27.51.8×
146Kalaburagi Karnataka, India
27.41.8×
147Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
26.81.8×
147Morelia Michoacán, Mexico
26.81.8×
149San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras
26.51.8×
150Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
26.41.8×
151Lima Lima Province, Peru
26.21.7×
152Puebla Puebla, Mexico
25.81.7×
153Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
25.61.7×
153Mission Texas, United States
25.61.7×
155Long Beach California, United States
25.51.7×
156Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
25.31.7×
156Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
25.31.7×
158Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
25.01.7×
158Compton California, United States
25.01.7×
160Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
24.91.7×
160Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
24.91.7×
160Hita Oita, Japan
24.91.7×
160Serilingampalle Telangana, India
24.91.7×
164Kota Rajasthan, India
24.51.6×
164San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru
24.51.6×
166Būndi Rajasthan, India
24.41.6×
166Boisar Maharashtra, India
24.41.6×
166Nandri Rajasthan, India
24.41.6×
169Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
24.31.6×
170Rairangpur Odisha, India
24.21.6×
170Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
24.21.6×
172Odessa Texas, United States
24.11.6×
173Thāne Maharashtra, India
23.91.6×
174Baripāda Odisha, India
23.71.6×
174Kofu Yamanashi, Japan
23.71.6×
176Kanzakimachi-kanzaki Saga, Japan
23.51.6×
177Edinburg Texas, United States
23.41.6×
177Higashigō Saga, Japan
23.41.6×
179Rapid City South Dakota, United States
23.31.6×
180Onomichi Hiroshima, Japan
23.21.5×
181Dunedin low-cost sensors Otago, New Zealand
23.11.5×
181Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States
23.11.5×
183Yecapixtla Morelos, Mexico
23.01.5×
184Tsuchiura Ibaraki, Japan
22.91.5×
185Āsansol West Bengal, India
22.81.5×
186Arāria Bihar, India
22.61.5×
186Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico
22.61.5×
188Silchar Assam, India
22.51.5×
188Shin’ichi Hiroshima, Japan
22.51.5×
190Tanushimarumachi-toyoki Fukuoka, Japan
22.41.5×
190Tula de Allende Hidalgo, Mexico
22.41.5×
192Agartala Tripura, India
22.31.5×
192Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
22.31.5×
192Kashima Saga, Japan
22.31.5×
192Whittier California, United States
22.31.5×
196San Luis de la Paz Guanajuato, Mexico
22.21.5×
197Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
22.11.5×
198Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico
22.01.5×
198Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
22.01.5×
200Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
21.81.5×

Top 200 of 2,246 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