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Most polluted cities on May 21, 2026

2,241 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
1Jīnd Haryana, India
133.08.9×
2Gurugram Haryana, India
116.07.7×
3Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India
98.86.6×
4Chānda Maharashtra, India
93.66.2×
5Ambāla Haryana, India
93.56.2×
6Faridabad Haryana, India
91.46.1×
7Joda Odisha, India
87.05.8×
8Karnāl Haryana, India
86.35.8×
9Dera Māndi Delhi, India
84.95.7×
10Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
83.85.6×
11Thānesar Haryana, India
81.65.4×
12Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
80.85.4×
13Bhiwāni Haryana, India
77.05.1×
14Hājīpur Bihar, India
75.15.0×
15Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
73.94.9×
15Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
73.94.9×
17Panchkula Haryana, India
73.74.9×
18Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
72.24.8×
19Dhāruhera Haryana, India
70.24.7×
20Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
69.14.6×
21Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
66.44.4×
22Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
64.14.3×
23Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
64.04.3×
24Angul Odisha, India
63.14.2×
25Narela Delhi, India
61.64.1×
26Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
61.44.1×
27Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
60.44.0×
28Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
60.14.0×
29Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
59.64.0×
30Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
58.43.9×
31Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
57.13.8×
31Rājgīr Bihar, India
57.13.8×
31Jaipur Rajasthan, India
57.13.8×
34Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
56.93.8×
35Gaya Bihar, India
56.63.8×
36Barbil Odisha, India
55.93.7×
37Buxar Bihar, India
55.83.7×
38Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
55.33.7×
39Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
54.03.6×
40Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
51.13.4×
41Keonjhargarh Odisha, India
50.73.4×
41Karauli Rajasthan, India
50.73.4×
43Byasanagar Odisha, India
49.73.3×
44Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
49.53.3×
45Aya Nagar Delhi, India
49.43.3×
46Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
48.33.2×
47Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
48.23.2×
48Jalandhar Punjab, India
47.33.2×
49Delhi Delhi, India
47.23.1×
50Baripāda Odisha, India
46.83.1×
51Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
45.93.1×
52Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
45.63.0×
53Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
44.83.0×
54Rourkela Odisha, India
44.73.0×
55Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
43.52.9×
56Ajmer Rajasthan, India
43.32.9×
57Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
43.22.9×
58Begusarai Bihar, India
43.02.9×
59Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
42.22.8×
60Latur Maharashtra, India
40.42.7×
61Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
40.32.7×
62Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
40.12.7×
63Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
39.82.7×
64Patiāla Punjab, India
39.72.6×
65Dausa Rajasthan, India
39.62.6×
66Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
39.42.6×
67Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
39.32.6×
68Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
39.12.6×
69Nagpur Maharashtra, India
38.72.6×
70Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
38.32.6×
71Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
38.22.5×
72Najafgarh Delhi, India
38.02.5×
73Nanded Maharashtra, India
37.72.5×
73Akola Maharashtra, India
37.72.5×
75Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan
37.62.5×
75Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
37.62.5×
77Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
36.82.5×
77Nandri Rajasthan, India
36.82.5×
79Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India
36.32.4×
80Bārmer Rajasthan, India
36.12.4×
81Chūru Rajasthan, India
35.92.4×
82Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
35.12.3×
83Nagaon Assam, India
35.02.3×
84Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
34.92.3×
85Parbhani Maharashtra, India
34.82.3×
86Tonk Rajasthan, India
34.62.3×
86Rairangpur Odisha, India
34.62.3×
88Amravati Maharashtra, India
34.52.3×
89Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
34.42.3×
90Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
34.32.3×
91Durgapur West Bengal, India
33.92.3×
91Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
33.92.3×
93Sirsa Haryana, India
33.82.3×
94Dhule Maharashtra, India
33.52.2×
94Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
33.52.2×
96Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
33.42.2×
97Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
33.32.2×
98Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
33.22.2×
98Hyderabad Telangana, India
33.22.2×
100Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
33.12.2×
101Jharia Jharkhand, India
32.82.2×
102Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
32.72.2×
102Patna Bihar, India
32.72.2×
104Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India
32.62.2×
105Kolkata West Bengal, India
31.92.1×
105Vapi Gujarat, India
31.92.1×
107Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
31.72.1×
108San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
31.52.1×
109Puebla Puebla, Mexico
31.22.1×
110Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
31.12.1×
111Undera Gujarat, India
31.02.1×
112Agartala Tripura, India
30.92.1×
113Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
30.62.0×
114Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
30.52.0×
114Thāne Maharashtra, India
30.52.0×
116Badlapur Maharashtra, India
30.22.0×
117Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
29.92.0×
118Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
29.82.0×
118Quthbullapur Telangana, India
29.82.0×
120Sīkar Rajasthan, India
29.21.9×
121Silchar Assam, India
29.01.9×
122Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
28.91.9×
123Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
28.51.9×
123Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
28.51.9×
125Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
28.31.9×
125Boisar Maharashtra, India
28.31.9×
127Sholapur Maharashtra, India
28.21.9×
127Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
28.21.9×
129Bārān Rajasthan, India
28.11.9×
129San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras
28.11.9×
131Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
27.61.8×
131Oaxaca Oaxaca, Mexico
27.61.8×
133Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
27.31.8×
133Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
27.31.8×
135Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
26.91.8×
135Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
26.91.8×
135Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India
26.91.8×
138Tehuacán Puebla, Mexico
26.81.8×
138Cuautla Morelos, Mexico
26.81.8×
140Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India
26.71.8×
140Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
26.71.8×
142Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
26.51.8×
143Kota Rajasthan, India
26.11.7×
144Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India
25.91.7×
145Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
25.61.7×
146Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
25.31.7×
146San Martin Texmelucan de Labastida Puebla, Mexico
25.31.7×
146Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
25.31.7×
149Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
25.21.7×
149Guwahati Assam, India
25.21.7×
151Saharsa Bihar, India
24.91.7×
151Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
24.91.7×
153Calexico California, United States
24.81.7×
154Cuttack Odisha, India
24.61.6×
155Arrah Bihar, India
24.51.6×
156Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
24.41.6×
157Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand
24.31.6×
158Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
24.01.6×
158Serilingampalle Telangana, India
24.01.6×
160Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
23.91.6×
160Jalor Rajasthan, India
23.91.6×
162Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
23.71.6×
163Virār Maharashtra, India
23.61.6×
164Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
23.31.6×
165Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
23.21.5×
166Āsansol West Bengal, India
23.01.5×
167Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
22.91.5×
168Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria
22.71.5×
169Esztergom Komárom-Esztergom, Hungary
22.61.5×
169Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico
22.61.5×
171Rānīganj West Bengal, India
22.51.5×
171Chāpra Bihar, India
22.51.5×
171Tepic Nayarit, Mexico
22.51.5×
174Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
22.41.5×
174Hubballi Karnataka, India
22.41.5×
176Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
22.31.5×
177Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
22.11.5×
178Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
22.01.5×
179Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
21.91.5×
180Tijuana Baja California, Mexico
21.81.5×
181Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
21.71.4×
181Durg Chhattisgarh, India
21.71.4×
181Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
21.71.4×
184Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
21.41.4×
185Haldia West Bengal, India
21.31.4×
185Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico
21.31.4×
185Irapuato Guanajuato, Mexico
21.31.4×
188Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
21.11.4×
189Freetown low-cost sensors Western Area, Sierra Leone
21.01.4×
190Arāria Bihar, India
20.91.4×
191Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
20.81.4×
192Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
20.61.4×
193Gangtok Sikkim, India
20.41.4×
194Jurupa Valley California, United States
20.01.3×
195Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
19.81.3×
195Kalaburagi Karnataka, India
19.81.3×
197Zapopan Jalisco, Mexico
19.31.3×
198Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
19.21.3×
199Mahād Maharashtra, India
19.11.3×
199Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand
19.11.3×

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Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data