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Most polluted cities, June 2026

1,896 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Gurugram Haryana, India	98.7
2	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	84.1
3	Jīnd Haryana, India	76.9
4	Faridabad Haryana, India	75.5
5	Sonīpat Haryana, India	73.8
6	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	73.4
7	Karnāl Haryana, India	72.8
8	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	72.5
9	Ropar Punjab, India	72.3
10	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	64.4
11	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	61.3
12	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	60.8
13	Kaithal Haryana, India	59.9
14	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	59.8
15	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	58.6
16	Thānesar Haryana, India	57.3
17	Narela Delhi, India	56.3
18	Hājīpur Bihar, India	55.4
19	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	55.0
20	Sirsa Haryana, India	51.0
21	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	50.9
22	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	50.4
23	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	49.4
24	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	47.9
25	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	46.9
26	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	44.4
27	Chāpra Bihar, India	44.2
27	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	44.2
29	Ambāla Haryana, India	43.5
30	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	43.2
31	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	42.7
32	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	42.5
33	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	42.2
33	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	42.2
35	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	42.1
36	Delhi Delhi, India	41.7
37	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	41.6
38	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	41.5
38	Angul Odisha, India	41.5
40	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.1
40	Buxar Bihar, India	41.1
40	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	41.1
43	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	40.2
44	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	40.1
45	Rājgīr Bihar, India	39.8
46	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	39.6
47	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.1
48	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	38.3
49	Jalandhar Punjab, India	38.2
50	Rourkela Odisha, India	37.5
51	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	36.9
52	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	36.8
53	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	36.7
54	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	36.6
55	Arāria Bihar, India	36.2
56	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	36.0
57	Mahād Maharashtra, India	35.9
58	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	35.6
59	Gaya Bihar, India	35.4
60	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	35.3
61	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	35.1
62	Begusarai Bihar, India	33.9
63	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.5
63	Najafgarh Delhi, India	33.5
65	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	33.2
66	Jharia Jharkhand, India	32.3
67	Barbil Odisha, India	32.2
68	Undera Gujarat, India	32.1
69	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	32.0
70	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	31.9
70	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	31.9
72	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	31.8
73	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	31.7
73	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	31.7
75	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	31.6
75	Guwahati Assam, India	31.6
75	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	31.6
78	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	31.5
79	Patna Bihar, India	31.3
80	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	30.7
81	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	30.2
81	Thāne Maharashtra, India	30.2
83	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	30.1
83	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	30.1
85	Patiāla Punjab, India	29.9
86	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	29.8
86	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	29.8
88	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	29.4
88	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	29.4
90	Kota Rajasthan, India	29.0
91	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	28.9
91	Durgapur West Bengal, India	28.9
93	Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	28.6
94	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	28.2
95	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	27.4
96	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	27.3
96	Akola Maharashtra, India	27.3
96	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	27.3
99	Baripāda Odisha, India	26.8
100	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	26.7
101	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	26.6
102	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	26.4
103	Bārān Rajasthan, India	26.2
104	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	26.1
105	Kolkata West Bengal, India	26.0
105	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	26.0
105	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	26.0
108	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	25.9
109	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	25.8
110	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	25.7
111	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	25.6
111	Hyderabad Telangana, India	25.6
111	Dhule Maharashtra, India	25.6
114	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	25.5
115	Chānda Maharashtra, India	25.4
116	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	25.3
117	Dausa Rajasthan, India	25.2
117	Agartala Tripura, India	25.2
119	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	25.1
120	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	25.0
121	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	24.9
122	Rairangpur Odisha, India	24.7
122	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	24.7
122	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	24.7
125	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	24.6
125	Boisar Maharashtra, India	24.6
127	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	24.5
128	Jalor Rajasthan, India	24.4
129	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	24.3
129	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	24.3
129	Calexico California, United States	24.3
132	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	24.2
132	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	24.2
132	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	24.2
135	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	24.1
136	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	23.9
137	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	23.2
138	Nandri Rajasthan, India	23.1
139	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	22.9
139	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	22.9
139	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	22.9
142	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	22.5
143	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	22.1
143	Hubballi Karnataka, India	22.1
145	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	21.8
146	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	21.6
146	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	21.6
148	Latur Maharashtra, India	21.3
148	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	21.3
148	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	21.3
151	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	20.8
151	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	20.8
153	Chūru Rajasthan, India	20.7
154	Amravati Maharashtra, India	20.5
155	Āsansol West Bengal, India	20.3
156	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	20.2
156	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	20.2
158	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	20.0
158	Haldia West Bengal, India	20.0
160	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	19.9
161	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	19.8
161	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	19.8
163	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	19.7
164	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	19.6
165	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	19.5
166	Silchar Assam, India	19.4
167	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	19.0
168	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	18.9
169	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	18.8
170	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	18.6
171	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	18.5
171	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	18.5
171	Būndi Rajasthan, India	18.5
171	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	18.5
175	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	18.1
176	Nashik Maharashtra, India	18.0
176	Vijayapura Karnataka, India	18.0
178	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	17.9
179	Gangtok Sikkim, India	17.7
180	Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico	17.6
181	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	17.5
182	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	17.2
182	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	17.2
182	Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand	17.2
185	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	17.1
185	Closepet Karnataka, India	17.1
187	Pune Maharashtra, India	17.0
187	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	17.0
189	Surat Gujarat, India	16.9
190	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	16.8
190	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	16.8
192	Eagle Pass Texas, United States	16.6
193	Redmond low-cost sensors Washington, United States	16.5
194	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	16.3
194	Billings Montana, United States	16.3
196	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	15.9
197	Nanded Maharashtra, India	15.8
198	Kalaburagi Karnataka, India	15.7
199	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	15.6
200	Wake Forest low-cost sensors North Carolina, United States	15.3

Top 200 of 1,896 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