SmogRank / History / July 23, 2026

Most polluted cities on July 23, 2026

2,279 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	87.9	5.9×
2	Kamloops British Columbia, Canada	85.1	5.7×
3	Kelowna British Columbia, Canada	82.4	5.5×
4	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	80.8	5.4×
5	Redmond Oregon, United States	79.3	5.3×
6	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	76.7	5.1×
7	Calgary Alberta, Canada	74.7	5.0×
8	Vernon British Columbia, Canada	72.0	4.8×
9	Airdrie Alberta, Canada	65.1	4.3×
10	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	58.2	3.9×
11	Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	56.8	3.8×
12	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	55.4	3.7×
13	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	53.8	3.6×
14	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	52.9	3.5×
15	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	52.5	3.5×
16	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	52.2	3.5×
17	Red Deer Alberta, Canada	51.7	3.4×
18	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	50.1	3.3×
19	Lethbridge Alberta, Canada	47.8	3.2×
20	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	47.4	3.2×
21	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	46.9	3.1×
22	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	46.3	3.1×
23	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	45.4	3.0×
23	Siwān Bihar, India	45.4	3.0×
25	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	44.4	3.0×
26	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	43.5	2.9×
27	Karnāl Haryana, India	43.4	2.9×
28	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	41.5	2.8×
29	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	41.2	2.7×
30	Byasanagar Odisha, India	40.8	2.7×
31	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	40.5	2.7×
32	Bend Oregon, United States	40.3	2.7×
33	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.0	2.7×
33	Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada	40.0	2.7×
35	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	39.7	2.6×
36	Nalbāri Assam, India	38.9	2.6×
37	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	38.8	2.6×
38	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	38.6	2.6×
38	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	38.6	2.6×
40	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	38.4	2.6×
41	Winnipeg low-cost sensors Manitoba, Canada	38.3	2.6×
42	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	38.2	2.5×
43	Wenatchee Washington, United States	37.3	2.5×
44	Gurugram Haryana, India	37.1	2.5×
45	Pullman Washington, United States	36.4	2.4×
46	Rourkela Odisha, India	36.1	2.4×
47	Walla Walla Washington, United States	35.0	2.3×
48	Jharia Jharkhand, India	34.9	2.3×
48	Aioi Hyōgo, Japan	34.9	2.3×
48	Pendleton Oregon, United States	34.9	2.3×
51	Faridabad Haryana, India	34.6	2.3×
52	Sumoto Hyōgo, Japan	34.2	2.3×
52	Kariya Hyōgo, Japan	34.2	2.3×
54	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	33.8	2.3×
55	Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada	33.7	2.2×
56	Iwade Wakayama, Japan	33.5	2.2×
57	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	33.4	2.2×
57	Shingū Wakayama, Japan	33.4	2.2×
57	Kainan Wakayama, Japan	33.4	2.2×
57	Lewiston Idaho, United States	33.4	2.2×
61	Bizen Okayama, Japan	33.3	2.2×
62	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	33.2	2.2×
63	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	33.0	2.2×
64	Nagaon Assam, India	32.6	2.2×
64	Fukuroi Shizuoka, Japan	32.6	2.2×
66	Spokane Washington, United States	32.4	2.2×
67	Mérida Yucatán, Mexico	32.2	2.1×
68	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	32.1	2.1×
69	Gotemba Shizuoka, Japan	31.9	2.1×
70	Tatsuno Hyōgo, Japan	31.8	2.1×
71	Minato Wakayama, Japan	31.7	2.1×
72	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	31.6	2.1×
72	Moscow Idaho, United States	31.6	2.1×
74	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	31.4	2.1×
75	Kishiwada Osaka, Japan	31.3	2.1×
75	Izumisano Osaka, Japan	31.3	2.1×
77	Ikaruga Hyōgo, Japan	31.2	2.1×
77	Nampa Idaho, United States	31.2	2.1×
79	Hashimoto Wakayama, Japan	31.1	2.1×
80	Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon	30.6	2.0×
80	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	30.6	2.0×
80	Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada	30.6	2.0×
83	Izumi Osaka, Japan	30.5	2.0×
84	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	30.3	2.0×
85	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	30.2	2.0×
86	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	30.1	2.0×
86	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	30.1	2.0×
88	Odawara Kanagawa, Japan	30.0	2.0×
88	Kashiwara Nara, Japan	30.0	2.0×
88	Sennan Osaka, Japan	30.0	2.0×
91	Minami-Alps Yamanashi, Japan	29.9	2.0×
92	Boise Idaho, United States	29.8	2.0×
93	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	29.6	2.0×
94	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	29.3	2.0×
95	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	29.2	1.9×
96	Sakai Osaka, Japan	29.0	1.9×
97	Takanabe Miyazaki, Japan	28.9	1.9×
98	Chigasaki Kanagawa, Japan	28.8	1.9×
98	Kumano Mie, Japan	28.8	1.9×
100	Shima Mie, Japan	28.7	1.9×
100	Ikedachō Tokushima, Japan	28.7	1.9×
100	Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States	28.7	1.9×
103	Hadano Kanagawa, Japan	28.5	1.9×
104	Toba Mie, Japan	28.4	1.9×
104	Kofu Yamanashi, Japan	28.4	1.9×
104	Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand	28.4	1.9×
104	Regina Saskatchewan, Canada	28.4	1.9×
108	Kashihara-shi Nara, Japan	28.3	1.9×
109	Tanabe Wakayama, Japan	28.2	1.9×
109	Isehara Kanagawa, Japan	28.2	1.9×
109	Fujinomiya Shizuoka, Japan	28.2	1.9×
109	Sayama Osaka, Japan	28.2	1.9×
113	Kobe Hyōgo, Japan	28.1	1.9×
113	Ise Mie, Japan	28.1	1.9×
113	Atami Shizuoka, Japan	28.1	1.9×
116	Kamojimachō-jōgejima Tokushima, Japan	28.0	1.9×
116	Yoshinogawa Tokushima, Japan	28.0	1.9×
118	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	27.9	1.9×
118	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	27.9	1.9×
120	Tondabayashichō Osaka, Japan	27.7	1.8×
120	Higashinozoe Hyōgo, Japan	27.7	1.8×
120	Nobeoka Miyazaki, Japan	27.7	1.8×
123	Tokushima Tokushima, Japan	27.6	1.8×
124	Akashi Hyōgo, Japan	27.5	1.8×
124	Kakegawa Shizuoka, Japan	27.5	1.8×
126	Żabbar Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta	27.4	1.8×
127	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	27.3	1.8×
127	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	27.3	1.8×
127	Valletta Valletta, Malta	27.3	1.8×
127	Spokane Valley Washington, United States	27.3	1.8×
131	Tonk Rajasthan, India	27.1	1.8×
132	Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand	27.0	1.8×
132	Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico	27.0	1.8×
134	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	26.8	1.8×
135	Arāria Bihar, India	26.7	1.8×
135	Anan Tokushima, Japan	26.7	1.8×
137	Aihara Kanagawa, Japan	26.6	1.8×
138	Antananarivo Analamanga, Madagascar	26.5	1.8×
139	Prince Albert Saskatchewan, Canada	26.3	1.8×
140	Shimoda Shizuoka, Japan	26.2	1.7×
140	Swift Current Saskatchewan, Canada	26.2	1.7×
140	Izunokuni Shizuoka, Japan	26.2	1.7×
143	Hiratsuka Kanagawa, Japan	26.1	1.7×
143	Gobō Wakayama, Japan	26.1	1.7×
143	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	26.1	1.7×
146	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	26.0	1.7×
146	Owase Mie, Japan	26.0	1.7×
146	Narutochō-mitsuishi Tokushima, Japan	26.0	1.7×
146	Hachiōji Tokyo, Japan	26.0	1.7×
146	Edmonton Alberta, Canada	26.0	1.7×
146	Fujiyoshida Yamanashi, Japan	26.0	1.7×
152	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	25.9	1.7×
152	Rājgīr Bihar, India	25.9	1.7×
152	Minawa Kanagawa, Japan	25.9	1.7×
152	Mima Tokushima, Japan	25.9	1.7×
152	Fuefuki Yamanashi, Japan	25.9	1.7×
157	Shimada Shizuoka, Japan	25.7	1.7×
157	Saikū Mie, Japan	25.7	1.7×
157	Numazu Shizuoka, Japan	25.7	1.7×
160	Higashiosaka Osaka, Japan	25.6	1.7×
161	Shinagawa Ehime, Japan	25.5	1.7×
162	Agartala Tripura, India	25.4	1.7×
162	Fujieda Shizuoka, Japan	25.4	1.7×
162	Kikugawa Shizuoka, Japan	25.4	1.7×
165	Iwata Shizuoka, Japan	25.3	1.7×
166	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	25.2	1.7×
166	Nishinomiya Hyōgo, Japan	25.2	1.7×
166	Amagasaki Hyōgo, Japan	25.2	1.7×
169	Yao Osaka, Japan	25.1	1.7×
169	Hyūga Miyazaki, Japan	25.1	1.7×
171	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	25.0	1.7×
172	Minamiashigara Kanagawa, Japan	24.9	1.7×
173	Hōryūji Nara, Japan	24.8	1.7×
174	Osaka Osaka, Japan	24.7	1.6×
174	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	24.7	1.6×
176	Ōtsuki Yamanashi, Japan	24.6	1.6×
176	Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico	24.6	1.6×
178	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	24.4	1.6×
178	Matsusaka Mie, Japan	24.4	1.6×
180	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	24.3	1.6×
180	Sonīpat Haryana, India	24.3	1.6×
182	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	24.2	1.6×
183	Kochi Kochi, Japan	24.1	1.6×
183	Fuji Shizuoka, Japan	24.1	1.6×
183	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico	24.1	1.6×
183	Sherwood Park Alberta, Canada	24.1	1.6×
183	Kamisu Ibaraki, Japan	24.1	1.6×
188	Dausa Rajasthan, India	24.0	1.6×
188	Mosta Il-Mosta, Malta	24.0	1.6×
188	Coeur d'Alene Idaho, United States	24.0	1.6×
191	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	23.9	1.6×
191	Atsugi Kanagawa, Japan	23.9	1.6×
191	Kashima-shi Ibaraki, Japan	23.9	1.6×
191	San Pawl il-Baħar Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta	23.9	1.6×
191	Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico	23.9	1.6×
196	Chaniá Crete, Greece	23.8	1.6×
196	Miyazaki Miyazaki, Japan	23.8	1.6×
196	Kurihama Kanagawa, Japan	23.8	1.6×
199	Susaki Kochi, Japan	23.7	1.6×
199	Okayama Okayama, Japan	23.7	1.6×

Top 200 of 2,279 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