SmogRank / History / July 20, 2026
Most polluted cities on July 20, 2026
2,230 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.
| # | City | µg/m³ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda | 142.0 | |
| 2 | Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada | 94.6 | |
| 3 | Karnāl Haryana, India | 90.2 | |
| 4 | Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India | 87.9 | |
| 5 | Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada | 83.2 | |
| 6 | Faridabad Haryana, India | 80.2 | |
| 7 | Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | 79.1 | |
| 8 | Marquette Michigan, United States | 77.1 | |
| 9 | Antananarivo Analamanga, Madagascar | 76.0 | |
| 10 | Fort St. John British Columbia, Canada | 72.5 | |
| 11 | Gurugram Haryana, India | 70.9 | |
| 12 | Rājgīr Bihar, India | 69.6 | |
| 13 | Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi | 67.6 | |
| 14 | Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe | 62.7 | |
| 15 | Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 62.6 | |
| 15 | Bahadurgarh Haryana, India | 62.6 | |
| 17 | Pendleton Oregon, United States | 62.4 | |
| 18 | Jīnd Haryana, India | 62.3 | |
| 19 | Elgin Illinois, United States | 59.7 | |
| 20 | Edmonton Alberta, Canada | 57.8 | |
| 21 | Nampa Idaho, United States | 57.0 | |
| 22 | Sherwood Park Alberta, Canada | 56.2 | |
| 23 | Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa | 54.8 | |
| 23 | Grand Rapids Michigan, United States | 54.8 | |
| 25 | Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia | 54.4 | |
| 26 | Jenison Michigan, United States | 54.1 | |
| 27 | Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana | 53.7 | |
| 28 | Wheaton low-cost sensors Illinois, United States | 53.1 | |
| 29 | Oak Lawn Illinois, United States | 52.5 | |
| 30 | Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi | 51.5 | |
| 30 | Brookfield low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 51.5 | |
| 32 | Bhiwāni Haryana, India | 50.9 | |
| 32 | St. Albert Alberta, Canada | 50.9 | |
| 34 | Decatur Illinois, United States | 50.7 | |
| 34 | Perrysburg Ohio, United States | 50.7 | |
| 36 | Narela Delhi, India | 49.9 | |
| 37 | Dhāruhera Haryana, India | 49.4 | |
| 38 | Franklin Park Illinois, United States | 49.3 | |
| 39 | Upper Alton Illinois, United States | 48.9 | |
| 39 | Northbrook Illinois, United States | 48.9 | |
| 41 | Springfield Illinois, United States | 48.6 | |
| 42 | Evanston low-cost sensors Illinois, United States | 48.5 | |
| 43 | Naperville Illinois, United States | 48.4 | |
| 44 | Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 48.2 | |
| 45 | Brookfield Illinois, United States | 47.5 | |
| 46 | Elmwood Park Illinois, United States | 47.2 | |
| 46 | Michigan City Indiana, United States | 47.2 | |
| 48 | Wyoming Michigan, United States | 47.0 | |
| 49 | Noida Uttar Pradesh, India | 46.8 | |
| 50 | Portage Indiana, United States | 46.4 | |
| 50 | Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India | 46.4 | |
| 52 | Dolton Illinois, United States | 46.3 | |
| 53 | Bridgeview Illinois, United States | 46.1 | |
| 53 | Peoria Illinois, United States | 46.1 | |
| 55 | Nalbāri Assam, India | 45.9 | |
| 55 | Kalamazoo Michigan, United States | 45.9 | |
| 57 | Champaign Illinois, United States | 45.8 | |
| 58 | Aya Nagar Delhi, India | 44.7 | |
| 59 | Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India | 44.6 | |
| 59 | Oconomowoc low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 44.6 | |
| 61 | Kaithal Haryana, India | 44.2 | |
| 62 | Chāpra Bihar, India | 44.0 | |
| 63 | Calumet City Illinois, United States | 43.8 | |
| 64 | Hammond Indiana, United States | 43.7 | |
| 64 | Moses Lake Washington, United States | 43.7 | |
| 64 | Joda Odisha, India | 43.7 | |
| 67 | Zion Illinois, United States | 43.5 | |
| 68 | Chicago Illinois, United States | 43.4 | |
| 69 | South Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States | 43.0 | |
| 70 | Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 42.9 | |
| 71 | Cary Illinois, United States | 42.5 | |
| 72 | Granite City Illinois, United States | 42.3 | |
| 72 | Des Plaines Illinois, United States | 42.3 | |
| 74 | South Bend Indiana, United States | 42.2 | |
| 75 | Aurora Illinois, United States | 42.0 | |
| 75 | Eau Claire Wisconsin, United States | 42.0 | |
| 75 | Waukesha Wisconsin, United States | 42.0 | |
| 78 | East Chicago Indiana, United States | 41.9 | |
| 79 | Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 41.8 | |
| 80 | Rockford Illinois, United States | 41.7 | |
| 81 | Tonk Rajasthan, India | 41.6 | |
| 81 | Delhi Delhi, India | 41.6 | |
| 81 | Joliet Illinois, United States | 41.6 | |
| 84 | Holland Michigan, United States | 41.4 | |
| 85 | Bloomington Illinois, United States | 41.2 | |
| 86 | Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India | 40.7 | |
| 86 | Fort Wayne Indiana, United States | 40.7 | |
| 88 | Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States | 40.6 | |
| 89 | Toledo Ohio, United States | 40.3 | |
| 90 | Bloomington Indiana, United States | 40.1 | |
| 91 | Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India | 40.0 | |
| 91 | Terre Haute Indiana, United States | 40.0 | |
| 93 | Oregon Ohio, United States | 39.4 | |
| 94 | Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi | 39.0 | |
| 95 | Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India | 38.6 | |
| 96 | Middletown Ohio, United States | 38.5 | |
| 97 | Medina Ohio, United States | 38.4 | |
| 98 | Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India | 38.2 | |
| 99 | Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 38.1 | |
| 99 | Appleton Wisconsin, United States | 38.1 | |
| 101 | Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India | 38.0 | |
| 102 | Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India | 37.9 | |
| 103 | Elkhart Indiana, United States | 36.9 | |
| 104 | Indianapolis Indiana, United States | 36.8 | |
| 104 | Westerville Ohio, United States | 36.8 | |
| 106 | East Saint Louis Illinois, United States | 36.6 | |
| 107 | Green Bay Wisconsin, United States | 36.4 | |
| 108 | Gary Indiana, United States | 36.3 | |
| 109 | Anderson Indiana, United States | 36.1 | |
| 109 | Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India | 36.1 | |
| 111 | Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India | 36.0 | |
| 111 | Cleveland Ohio, United States | 36.0 | |
| 113 | Dayton Ohio, United States | 35.8 | |
| 114 | Muncie Indiana, United States | 35.7 | |
| 115 | San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico | 35.6 | |
| 115 | Columbus Ohio, United States | 35.6 | |
| 115 | Moline Illinois, United States | 35.6 | |
| 118 | Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada | 35.5 | |
| 119 | Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 34.9 | |
| 120 | Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India | 34.8 | |
| 121 | Middleton low-cost sensors Wisconsin, United States | 34.5 | |
| 122 | Davenport Iowa, United States | 34.4 | |
| 123 | Jaipur Rajasthan, India | 34.3 | |
| 124 | Portsmouth Ohio, United States | 34.2 | |
| 124 | Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada | 34.2 | |
| 126 | Bānswāra Rajasthan, India | 34.0 | |
| 127 | Lima Ohio, United States | 33.7 | |
| 128 | Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India | 33.6 | |
| 128 | Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria | 33.6 | |
| 128 | Springfield Ohio, United States | 33.6 | |
| 131 | St. Louis Missouri, United States | 33.4 | |
| 132 | Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 33.1 | |
| 132 | Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh | 33.1 | |
| 132 | Norwood Ohio, United States | 33.1 | |
| 135 | Clinton Iowa, United States | 32.9 | |
| 136 | Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India | 32.8 | |
| 136 | Boise Idaho, United States | 32.8 | |
| 138 | Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 32.5 | |
| 138 | Patna Bihar, India | 32.5 | |
| 140 | Bhubaneswar Odisha, India | 32.4 | |
| 141 | Sirsa Haryana, India | 32.3 | |
| 142 | Ypsilanti Michigan, United States | 32.2 | |
| 143 | Rourkela Odisha, India | 32.1 | |
| 143 | Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico | 32.1 | |
| 145 | Lansing Michigan, United States | 32.0 | |
| 145 | Byasanagar Odisha, India | 32.0 | |
| 147 | Najafgarh Delhi, India | 31.9 | |
| 147 | Cincinnati Ohio, United States | 31.9 | |
| 149 | Lemay Missouri, United States | 31.7 | |
| 150 | Steubenville Ohio, United States | 31.6 | |
| 151 | Spokane Washington, United States | 31.5 | |
| 152 | Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan | 31.2 | |
| 153 | Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi | 31.0 | |
| 153 | Ambāla Haryana, India | 31.0 | |
| 155 | Fishers Indiana, United States | 30.8 | |
| 155 | Windsor Ontario, Canada | 30.8 | |
| 157 | Cleveland Heights Ohio, United States | 30.7 | |
| 157 | Detroit Michigan, United States | 30.7 | |
| 159 | Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | 30.6 | |
| 159 | Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada | 30.6 | |
| 161 | Iowa City Iowa, United States | 30.5 | |
| 162 | Kalyān Maharashtra, India | 30.4 | |
| 163 | Dublin Ohio, United States | 30.3 | |
| 164 | Kokomo Indiana, United States | 30.1 | |
| 164 | Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India | 30.1 | |
| 166 | Canton Ohio, United States | 29.9 | |
| 167 | Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India | 29.7 | |
| 167 | Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico | 29.7 | |
| 169 | Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico | 29.6 | |
| 169 | Columbus Indiana, United States | 29.6 | |
| 169 | University City Missouri, United States | 29.6 | |
| 169 | Gahanna Ohio, United States | 29.6 | |
| 173 | Thānesar Haryana, India | 29.5 | |
| 173 | Muscatine Iowa, United States | 29.5 | |
| 175 | Agartala Tripura, India | 29.3 | |
| 175 | Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico | 29.3 | |
| 175 | Lafayette Indiana, United States | 29.3 | |
| 178 | Akola Maharashtra, India | 29.2 | |
| 178 | Akron Ohio, United States | 29.2 | |
| 180 | Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India | 29.1 | |
| 181 | Bay City Michigan, United States | 29.0 | |
| 181 | Madison Wisconsin, United States | 29.0 | |
| 183 | Dearborn Michigan, United States | 28.9 | |
| 183 | Lincoln Park Michigan, United States | 28.9 | |
| 185 | Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan | 28.8 | |
| 185 | Ashland Kentucky, United States | 28.8 | |
| 185 | Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States | 28.8 | |
| 185 | Taylor Michigan, United States | 28.8 | |
| 185 | Shaker Heights Ohio, United States | 28.8 | |
| 190 | Nagai Yamagata, Japan | 28.7 | |
| 190 | Southfield Michigan, United States | 28.7 | |
| 192 | Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey | 28.6 | |
| 193 | Superior Wisconsin, United States | 28.4 | |
| 194 | Nagaon Assam, India | 28.3 | |
| 194 | Chatham Ontario, Canada | 28.3 | |
| 196 | Chennai Tamil Nadu, India | 28.1 | |
| 196 | Kota Rajasthan, India | 28.1 | |
| 196 | London Ontario, Canada | 28.1 | |
| 199 | Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines | 28.0 | |
| 199 | Jasper Indiana, United States | 28.0 |
Top 200 of 2,230 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