SmogRank / History / July 18, 2026
Most polluted cities on July 18, 2026
2,363 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rājgīr Bihar, India | 226.0 | |
| 2 | Marquette Michigan, United States | 174.0 | |
| 3 | Sonīpat Haryana, India | 110.0 | |
| 4 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 103.0 | |
| 5 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 94.8 | |
| 6 | Carlisle Pennsylvania, United States | 92.2 | |
| 7 | Lebanon Pennsylvania, United States | 85.3 | |
| 8 | Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States | 83.9 | |
| 9 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 83.6 | |
| 10 | Green Bay Wisconsin, United States | 83.3 | |
| 11 | Abington low-cost sensors Pennsylvania, United States | 80.3 | |
| 11 | State College Pennsylvania, United States | 80.3 | |
| 13 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 79.6 | |
| 14 | Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 78.2 | |
| 15 | York Pennsylvania, United States | 75.4 | |
| 16 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 75.3 | |
| 17 | Charlottesville Virginia, United States | 74.8 | |
| 18 | Bethlehem Pennsylvania, United States | 74.6 | |
| 19 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 73.9 | |
| 20 | Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States | 73.3 | |
| 21 | Lancaster Pennsylvania, United States | 73.2 | |
| 22 | Allentown Pennsylvania, United States | 72.4 | |
| 23 | Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada | 72.2 | |
| 24 | Chambersburg Pennsylvania, United States | 71.7 | |
| 25 | Steubenville Ohio, United States | 70.8 | |
| 26 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 70.5 | |
| 27 | Camden low-cost sensors New Jersey, United States | 70.4 | |
| 28 | Appleton Wisconsin, United States | 70.3 | |
| 29 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 69.2 | |
| 30 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 69.1 | |
| 31 | Reading Pennsylvania, United States | 67.9 | |
| 32 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 67.8 | |
| 33 | Milton Ontario, Canada | 66.3 | |
| 34 | Pennsauken New Jersey, United States | 66.2 | |
| 35 | Johnstown Pennsylvania, United States | 66.1 | |
| 36 | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States | 66.0 | |
| 37 | Kaithal Haryana, India | 64.0 | |
| 37 | Hamilton Ontario, Canada | 64.0 | |
| 39 | Norristown Pennsylvania, United States | 63.9 | |
| 40 | Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania, United States | 63.8 | |
| 41 | Dera Māndi Delhi, India | 63.5 | |
| 42 | Ashburn Virginia, United States | 62.8 | |
| 42 | Waterdown Ontario, Canada | 62.8 | |
| 44 | Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi | 62.4 | |
| 44 | Weirton West Virginia, United States | 62.4 | |
| 46 | West Mifflin Pennsylvania, United States | 62.3 | |
| 47 | Altamont Oregon, United States | 62.2 | |
| 48 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 61.7 | |
| 49 | Bhāgalpur Bihar, India | 61.6 | |
| 50 | Guelph Ontario, Canada | 61.5 | |
| 51 | New York City New York, United States | 61.1 | |
| 52 | Bensalem Pennsylvania, United States | 60.8 | |
| 53 | Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 60.7 | |
| 54 | New Brunswick New Jersey, United States | 60.5 | |
| 54 | Oakville Ontario, Canada | 60.5 | |
| 56 | Altoona Pennsylvania, United States | 59.4 | |
| 57 | Holbrook New York, United States | 59.3 | |
| 58 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 59.0 | |
| 59 | Buffalo New York, United States | 58.9 | |
| 60 | Brampton Ontario, Canada | 58.8 | |
| 61 | Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe | 58.7 | |
| 61 | Bridgeport Connecticut, United States | 58.7 | |
| 63 | Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 58.2 | |
| 64 | Upper Saint Clair Pennsylvania, United States | 58.0 | |
| 65 | Hagerstown Maryland, United States | 57.8 | |
| 66 | Wilmington Delaware, United States | 57.4 | |
| 67 | Joda Odisha, India | 57.2 | |
| 68 | Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand | 57.0 | |
| 69 | Brantford Ontario, Canada | 56.8 | |
| 70 | Kitchener Ontario, Canada | 56.7 | |
| 71 | Toronto Ontario, Canada | 56.3 | |
| 72 | Newark Delaware, United States | 56.2 | |
| 73 | Alliston Ontario, Canada | 56.0 | |
| 73 | Barrie Ontario, Canada | 56.0 | |
| 75 | Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 55.9 | |
| 76 | Lexington low-cost sensors Massachusetts, United States | 55.1 | |
| 77 | Brookfield low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 54.5 | |
| 78 | Trenton New Jersey, United States | 54.2 | |
| 79 | McKeesport Pennsylvania, United States | 53.9 | |
| 80 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 53.6 | |
| 81 | New Haven Connecticut, United States | 53.4 | |
| 82 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 53.1 | |
| 83 | Springfield Virginia, United States | 52.8 | |
| 84 | Randolph New Jersey, United States | 52.7 | |
| 85 | Baltimore Maryland, United States | 52.6 | |
| 85 | Erie Pennsylvania, United States | 52.6 | |
| 85 | Newmarket Ontario, Canada | 52.6 | |
| 85 | St. Catharines Ontario, Canada | 52.6 | |
| 89 | Hunt Valley Maryland, United States | 52.5 | |
| 90 | Elizabeth New Jersey, United States | 52.4 | |
| 91 | Bear Delaware, United States | 52.3 | |
| 92 | Dover Delaware, United States | 52.2 | |
| 92 | Linden New Jersey, United States | 52.2 | |
| 94 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 51.9 | |
| 95 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 51.6 | |
| 96 | Chester Pennsylvania, United States | 51.3 | |
| 96 | Fort Lee New Jersey, United States | 51.3 | |
| 98 | South Laurel Maryland, United States | 51.0 | |
| 99 | Hartford Connecticut, United States | 50.9 | |
| 100 | Weirton Heights West Virginia, United States | 50.8 | |
| 101 | Sarnia Ontario, Canada | 50.4 | |
| 102 | Bayonne New Jersey, United States | 50.2 | |
| 103 | Pleasantville New Jersey, United States | 50.1 | |
| 103 | Warren Ohio, United States | 50.1 | |
| 105 | Mississauga Ontario, Canada | 49.8 | |
| 106 | Port Huron Michigan, United States | 49.7 | |
| 107 | Mérida Yucatán, Mexico | 49.6 | |
| 108 | Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi | 49.5 | |
| 109 | Delhi Delhi, India | 49.4 | |
| 110 | Rose Hill Virginia, United States | 49.3 | |
| 111 | Antananarivo Analamanga, Madagascar | 49.2 | |
| 112 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 49.0 | |
| 113 | Toms River New Jersey, United States | 48.8 | |
| 114 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 48.6 | |
| 115 | Greater Sudbury Ontario, Canada | 48.2 | |
| 116 | Sewell New Jersey, United States | 48.0 | |
| 117 | Springfield Massachusetts, United States | 47.6 | |
| 117 | North Bay Ontario, Canada | 47.6 | |
| 119 | Oconomowoc low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 47.5 | |
| 120 | Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India | 47.4 | |
| 121 | Elkton Maryland, United States | 47.3 | |
| 121 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 47.3 | |
| 123 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 47.2 | |
| 124 | Jersey City New Jersey, United States | 47.1 | |
| 125 | Hermitage Pennsylvania, United States | 46.9 | |
| 126 | Danbury Connecticut, United States | 46.8 | |
| 127 | Newark New Jersey, United States | 46.5 | |
| 128 | Edgewood Maryland, United States | 46.4 | |
| 129 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 46.0 | |
| 129 | Scaggsville Maryland, United States | 46.0 | |
| 131 | Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India | 45.9 | |
| 131 | Washington District of Columbia, United States | 45.9 | |
| 133 | South Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States | 45.4 | |
| 134 | Atlantic City New Jersey, United States | 45.3 | |
| 134 | Shaker Heights Ohio, United States | 45.3 | |
| 136 | Narela Delhi, India | 45.0 | |
| 136 | Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States | 45.0 | |
| 138 | Ewing New Jersey, United States | 44.9 | |
| 139 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 44.8 | |
| 140 | Waukesha Wisconsin, United States | 44.7 | |
| 141 | Rockville Maryland, United States | 44.5 | |
| 142 | St. Thomas Ontario, Canada | 44.4 | |
| 143 | Sirsa Haryana, India | 44.3 | |
| 144 | Cuautla Morelos, Mexico | 43.5 | |
| 145 | New London Connecticut, United States | 43.4 | |
| 145 | Brockton Massachusetts, United States | 43.4 | |
| 145 | Akron Ohio, United States | 43.4 | |
| 148 | Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 43.3 | |
| 149 | Waterbury Connecticut, United States | 43.2 | |
| 150 | London Ontario, Canada | 43.0 | |
| 151 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 42.6 | |
| 151 | Lowell Massachusetts, United States | 42.6 | |
| 153 | Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 42.5 | |
| 154 | Oxon Hill-Glassmanor Maryland, United States | 42.4 | |
| 155 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 42.2 | |
| 156 | Superior Wisconsin, United States | 42.1 | |
| 157 | Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 42.0 | |
| 157 | Scranton Pennsylvania, United States | 42.0 | |
| 159 | Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia | 41.9 | |
| 160 | Greenfield Massachusetts, United States | 41.8 | |
| 160 | Milford Massachusetts, United States | 41.8 | |
| 162 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 41.5 | |
| 163 | Jalandhar Punjab, India | 41.4 | |
| 164 | Worcester Massachusetts, United States | 41.3 | |
| 165 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 41.0 | |
| 166 | North Chicopee Massachusetts, United States | 40.7 | |
| 167 | Framingham Massachusetts, United States | 40.4 | |
| 168 | Haverhill Massachusetts, United States | 39.9 | |
| 169 | Youngstown Ohio, United States | 39.6 | |
| 170 | Cleveland Heights Ohio, United States | 39.5 | |
| 171 | Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India | 39.4 | |
| 171 | White Plains New York, United States | 39.4 | |
| 171 | Medford Oregon, United States | 39.4 | |
| 174 | Boston Massachusetts, United States | 39.3 | |
| 175 | Grand Rapids Michigan, United States | 39.2 | |
| 175 | Rochester New York, United States | 39.2 | |
| 177 | Agra Uttar Pradesh, India | 39.1 | |
| 177 | Northbrook Illinois, United States | 39.1 | |
| 179 | Jenison Michigan, United States | 38.9 | |
| 180 | Paterson New Jersey, United States | 38.8 | |
| 181 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 38.7 | |
| 182 | Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 38.5 | |
| 182 | Nagaon Assam, India | 38.5 | |
| 184 | Lynn Massachusetts, United States | 38.3 | |
| 185 | Chandigarh Chandigarh, India | 38.2 | |
| 186 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 37.8 | |
| 186 | Cleveland Ohio, United States | 37.8 | |
| 188 | Ashland Oregon, United States | 37.7 | |
| 189 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 37.6 | |
| 190 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 37.4 | |
| 191 | Elgin Illinois, United States | 37.1 | |
| 192 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 37.0 | |
| 192 | Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 37.0 | |
| 192 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 37.0 | |
| 192 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 37.0 | |
| 192 | Duluth Minnesota, United States | 37.0 | |
| 197 | Harrisonburg Virginia, United States | 36.9 | |
| 198 | Zion Illinois, United States | 36.8 | |
| 198 | New City New York, United States | 36.8 | |
| 200 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 36.7 |
Top 200 of 2,363 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