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Most polluted cities on May 20, 2026

2,302 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
1Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
123.08.2×
2Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
98.36.6×
3Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
97.96.5×
4Faridabad Haryana, India
92.96.2×
5Ambāla Haryana, India
90.06.0×
6Hājīpur Bihar, India
83.35.6×
7Bhiwāni Haryana, India
79.95.3×
8Dera Māndi Delhi, India
79.65.3×
9Angul Odisha, India
76.55.1×
10Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
76.45.1×
11Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
74.04.9×
12Chānda Maharashtra, India
73.54.9×
13Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
73.14.9×
14Gurugram Haryana, India
72.44.8×
15Panchkula Haryana, India
72.24.8×
16Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
69.74.6×
17Karnāl Haryana, India
68.94.6×
18Jīnd Haryana, India
67.94.5×
19Begusarai Bihar, India
67.54.5×
20Karauli Rajasthan, India
66.24.4×
21Thānesar Haryana, India
65.64.4×
21Dhāruhera Haryana, India
65.64.4×
23Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
62.94.2×
24Saharsa Bihar, India
62.74.2×
25Narela Delhi, India
62.04.1×
26Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
60.64.0×
27Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
58.03.9×
28Barbil Odisha, India
57.93.9×
29Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
57.43.8×
30Buxar Bihar, India
56.33.8×
31Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
53.93.6×
32Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
53.73.6×
33Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
53.63.6×
33Rājgīr Bihar, India
53.63.6×
35Gaya Bihar, India
53.43.6×
36Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
53.33.6×
37Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
52.03.5×
38Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
50.63.4×
39Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
50.03.3×
40Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
48.93.3×
40Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
48.93.3×
42Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
48.53.2×
43Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
48.33.2×
44Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
48.03.2×
45Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
47.73.2×
46Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
47.63.2×
47Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
47.03.1×
48Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
46.03.1×
49Jaipur Rajasthan, India
45.53.0×
50Nagpur Maharashtra, India
45.43.0×
51Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
45.13.0×
52Akola Maharashtra, India
45.03.0×
53Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
44.63.0×
53Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
44.63.0×
55Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
43.02.9×
55Ajmer Rajasthan, India
43.02.9×
57Bārmer Rajasthan, India
42.92.9×
57Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
42.92.9×
59Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
42.12.8×
59Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
42.12.8×
61Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
41.62.8×
61Delhi Delhi, India
41.62.8×
63Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
41.52.8×
64Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
41.32.8×
65Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
40.92.7×
65Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
40.92.7×
67Parbhani Maharashtra, India
40.42.7×
68Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
39.52.6×
69Amravati Maharashtra, India
39.22.6×
70Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
38.92.6×
71Baripāda Odisha, India
38.72.6×
71Byasanagar Odisha, India
38.72.6×
73Latur Maharashtra, India
38.62.6×
74Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
37.72.5×
75Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
37.62.5×
76Dausa Rajasthan, India
37.52.5×
77Jalandhar Punjab, India
37.42.5×
78Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
37.22.5×
79Nagaon Assam, India
36.82.5×
79Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
36.82.5×
81Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
36.52.4×
82Nanded Maharashtra, India
35.92.4×
82Rairangpur Odisha, India
35.92.4×
84Aya Nagar Delhi, India
35.82.4×
85Patiāla Punjab, India
35.42.4×
86Patna Bihar, India
35.12.3×
87Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
35.02.3×
88Tonk Rajasthan, India
34.72.3×
88Dhule Maharashtra, India
34.72.3×
90Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria
34.42.3×
91Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
33.92.3×
92Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
33.72.2×
93Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
33.62.2×
93Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
33.62.2×
95Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
33.52.2×
95Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
33.52.2×
97Agartala Tripura, India
33.42.2×
98Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
33.32.2×
99Silchar Assam, India
33.22.2×
99Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
33.22.2×
99Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
33.22.2×
102Badlapur Maharashtra, India
33.02.2×
103Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
32.42.2×
103Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
32.42.2×
105Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
32.22.1×
105Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
32.22.1×
107Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
31.92.1×
108Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
31.82.1×
109Thāne Maharashtra, India
31.72.1×
109Hyderabad Telangana, India
31.72.1×
111Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico
31.52.1×
112Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
31.32.1×
113Rourkela Odisha, India
31.12.1×
113Boisar Maharashtra, India
31.12.1×
115Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
29.92.0×
115Santa Anita - Los Ficus Lima region, Peru
29.92.0×
117Kolkata West Bengal, India
29.62.0×
117Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
29.62.0×
119Rānīganj West Bengal, India
29.52.0×
120Nandri Rajasthan, India
29.42.0×
121Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
29.01.9×
121Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
29.01.9×
123Arāria Bihar, India
28.91.9×
123Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
28.91.9×
125Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
28.71.9×
126Arrah Bihar, India
28.61.9×
127Quthbullapur Telangana, India
28.51.9×
128Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
28.41.9×
129Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua, Mexico
28.21.9×
130Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
28.11.9×
131Sholapur Maharashtra, India
27.91.9×
131Lima Lima Province, Peru
27.91.9×
133Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
27.81.9×
133Tehuacán Puebla, Mexico
27.81.9×
135Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
27.51.8×
136Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
27.31.8×
137Āsansol West Bengal, India
27.21.8×
138Jurupa Valley California, United States
27.01.8×
139Whittier California, United States
26.91.8×
140Kota Rajasthan, India
26.71.8×
141Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
26.41.8×
142Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
26.31.8×
142Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
26.31.8×
144Shivamogga Karnataka, India
25.81.7×
145Durgapur West Bengal, India
25.61.7×
145Tijuana Baja California, Mexico
25.61.7×
147Sīkar Rajasthan, India
25.51.7×
147San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras
25.51.7×
147San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
25.51.7×
147Undera Gujarat, India
25.51.7×
151Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
25.31.7×
152Bettiah Bihar, India
24.91.7×
152Bārān Rajasthan, India
24.91.7×
154Sirsa Haryana, India
24.81.7×
155Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
24.61.6×
156Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
24.41.6×
156Vigevano Lombardy, Italy
24.41.6×
156San Diego California, United States
24.41.6×
159Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
24.31.6×
159Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico
24.31.6×
161Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
24.01.6×
162Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
23.91.6×
162Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
23.91.6×
162Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
23.91.6×
165Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
23.71.6×
166Jharia Jharkhand, India
23.61.6×
167Gangtok Sikkim, India
23.51.6×
167Serilingampalle Telangana, India
23.51.6×
169Chūru Rajasthan, India
23.41.6×
170Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico
23.21.5×
171Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
23.11.5×
172Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
23.01.5×
172Morelia Michoacán, Mexico
23.01.5×
174Jalor Rajasthan, India
22.81.5×
175Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
22.71.5×
176Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico
22.61.5×
177Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
22.51.5×
177Chula Vista California, United States
22.51.5×
177Socorro Texas, United States
22.51.5×
180Cuttack Odisha, India
22.41.5×
180Encinitas low-cost sensors California, United States
22.41.5×
182Huntington Beach low-cost sensors California, United States
22.31.5×
183Ishinomaki Miyagi, Japan
22.21.5×
183El Paso Texas, United States
22.21.5×
185Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
22.11.5×
186Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
22.01.5×
186Būndi Rajasthan, India
22.01.5×
186San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru
22.01.5×
189Calexico California, United States
21.91.5×
190Haldia West Bengal, India
21.51.4×
191Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
21.41.4×
191Los Angeles California, United States
21.41.4×
193Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
21.31.4×
194Dunedin low-cost sensors Otago, New Zealand
21.21.4×
195Tepic Nayarit, Mexico
21.11.4×
196Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
21.01.4×
197Hubballi Karnataka, India
20.71.4×
197Wakuya Miyagi, Japan
20.71.4×
197Oceanside California, United States
20.71.4×
200Puebla Puebla, Mexico
20.61.4×

Top 200 of 2,302 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