SmogRank / History / August 16, 2026

Most polluted cities on August 16, 2026

2,073 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#City µg/m³× WHO
1Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
79.95.3×
2Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
78.15.2×
3Wenatchee Washington, United States
76.55.1×
4Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
76.25.1×
5Dera Māndi Delhi, India
68.94.6×
6Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
64.94.3×
7Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
62.14.1×
8Chāpra Bihar, India
56.13.7×
9Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
51.63.4×
10Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
51.53.4×
11Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India
50.13.3×
12Dhāruhera Haryana, India
50.03.3×
13Siwān Bihar, India
45.83.1×
14Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
45.63.0×
15Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
45.53.0×
16Tonk Rajasthan, India
44.73.0×
16Marche-en-Famenne Wallonia, Belgium
44.73.0×
18Jaipur Rajasthan, India
44.53.0×
18Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
44.53.0×
20Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
43.32.9×
21Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
42.52.8×
22Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
41.82.8×
23Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
41.62.8×
24Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
40.62.7×
25Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
40.52.7×
26Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
40.02.7×
27Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
39.82.7×
28Kaithal Haryana, India
39.62.6×
29Vernon British Columbia, Canada
39.32.6×
30Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
39.22.6×
31Ambāla Haryana, India
38.52.6×
32Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
38.42.6×
33Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
37.42.5×
34Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
36.82.5×
34Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
36.82.5×
36Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
36.42.4×
37Faridabad Haryana, India
35.42.4×
38Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
34.92.3×
39Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
34.32.3×
39Sīkar Rajasthan, India
34.32.3×
41Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
34.22.3×
42Thānesar Haryana, India
34.02.3×
42Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
34.02.3×
42Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
34.02.3×
45Karnāl Haryana, India
33.92.3×
45Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
33.92.3×
47Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
33.62.2×
48Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
33.32.2×
49Nalbāri Assam, India
33.22.2×
49Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
33.22.2×
51Luxembourg Luxembourg, Luxembourg
33.02.2×
52Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
32.72.2×
53Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
32.32.2×
54Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
31.92.1×
55San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
31.32.1×
56Narela Delhi, India
31.22.1×
57Walla Walla Washington, United States
31.12.1×
58Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
31.02.1×
59Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
30.82.1×
60Kendale Lakes Florida, United States
30.32.0×
61Kota Rajasthan, India
30.12.0×
62Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
30.02.0×
63Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
29.72.0×
64Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
29.11.9×
65Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
28.81.9×
65Sonīpat Haryana, India
28.81.9×
67Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
28.71.9×
68Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
28.61.9×
68Undera Gujarat, India
28.61.9×
70Kelowna British Columbia, Canada
28.51.9×
71Chānda Maharashtra, India
28.21.9×
71Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
28.21.9×
73Surat Gujarat, India
28.01.9×
73Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
28.01.9×
75Bengaluru Karnataka, India
27.91.9×
76Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
27.81.9×
76Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
27.81.9×
78Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
27.51.8×
79Nyíregyháza Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary
27.41.8×
80Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
27.31.8×
81Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
27.21.8×
82Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
27.11.8×
82Dausa Rajasthan, India
27.11.8×
82Pasco Washington, United States
27.11.8×
82Panchkula Haryana, India
27.11.8×
82Byasanagar Odisha, India
27.11.8×
87Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon
27.01.8×
87Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
27.01.8×
87Jalandhar Punjab, India
27.01.8×
87Delhi Delhi, India
27.01.8×
91Pendleton Oregon, United States
26.91.8×
92Ajmer Rajasthan, India
26.71.8×
93Lunéville Grand Est, France
26.61.8×
93Miami Florida, United States
26.61.8×
95Begusarai Bihar, India
26.51.8×
96Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
26.41.8×
97Arāria Bihar, India
26.11.7×
97Aya Nagar Delhi, India
26.11.7×
99Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
26.01.7×
99Hājīpur Bihar, India
26.01.7×
99Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore
26.01.7×
102Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong
25.81.7×
102Sept-Îles Quebec, Canada
25.81.7×
104Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon
25.51.7×
104Malegaon Maharashtra, India
25.51.7×
106Kalyān Maharashtra, India
25.41.7×
107Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
25.31.7×
107Thionville Grand Est, France
25.31.7×
109Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
25.21.7×
109Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
25.21.7×
109Kennewick Washington, United States
25.21.7×
112Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
25.11.7×
112Jīnd Haryana, India
25.11.7×
114Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia
24.71.6×
114Fort Lauderdale Florida, United States
24.71.6×
116Akola Maharashtra, India
24.51.6×
117Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
24.41.6×
117Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
24.41.6×
119Overijse low-cost sensors Flanders, Belgium
24.31.6×
120Silchar Assam, India
24.21.6×
120Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
24.21.6×
122Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
23.91.6×
123Delray Beach Florida, United States
23.81.6×
124Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay
23.61.6×
124Pompano Beach Florida, United States
23.61.6×
124Kamloops British Columbia, Canada
23.61.6×
127Shivamogga Karnataka, India
23.51.6×
127Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
23.51.6×
129Hubballi Karnataka, India
23.41.6×
130Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
23.31.6×
131Deerfield Beach Florida, United States
23.11.5×
132Coconut Creek Florida, United States
23.01.5×
133L'Ancienne-Lorette Quebec, Canada
22.81.5×
134Birkirkara low-cost sensors Birkirkara, Malta
22.51.5×
134Davie Florida, United States
22.51.5×
136Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
22.41.5×
137Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
22.31.5×
137Abidjan low-cost sensors Abidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast
22.31.5×
139Chattanooga Tennessee, United States
22.21.5×
140Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
22.11.5×
140Tri-Cities Washington, United States
22.11.5×
142Jalor Rajasthan, India
22.01.5×
142Yakima Washington, United States
22.01.5×
144Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
21.91.5×
144Latur Maharashtra, India
21.91.5×
144Miramichi New Brunswick, Canada
21.91.5×
147Atlanta Georgia, United States
21.51.4×
148Hyderabad Telangana, India
21.41.4×
148Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
21.41.4×
150Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
21.11.4×
150Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
21.11.4×
150Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
21.11.4×
153Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
21.01.4×
153Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
21.01.4×
153Moses Lake Washington, United States
21.01.4×
156Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
20.81.4×
156Hermiston Oregon, United States
20.81.4×
156Edmundston New Brunswick, Canada
20.81.4×
159Thāne Maharashtra, India
20.61.4×
159Nagpur Maharashtra, India
20.61.4×
159Cataño Cataño, Puerto Rico
20.61.4×
162Arrah Bihar, India
20.51.4×
163Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
20.41.4×
163Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
20.41.4×
163Marigot Saint Martin
20.41.4×
166Metz Grand Est, France
20.21.3×
167Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
20.01.3×
167Palm City Florida, United States
20.01.3×
167Redmond Oregon, United States
20.01.3×
167Sunnyside Washington, United States
20.01.3×
171Huelva Andalusia, Spain
19.91.3×
171Wake Forest low-cost sensors North Carolina, United States
19.91.3×
171El Cajon California, United States
19.91.3×
174Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
19.81.3×
175Mangaluru Karnataka, India
19.71.3×
175Karauli Rajasthan, India
19.71.3×
175Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
19.71.3×
175Belle Glade Florida, United States
19.71.3×
179Trebišov Košice Region, Slovakia
19.51.3×
179Strasbourg Grand Est, France
19.51.3×
179Saint John New Brunswick, Canada
19.51.3×
182Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada
19.41.3×
183Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
19.31.3×
184Košice Košice Region, Slovakia
19.21.3×
184Bonita Springs Florida, United States
19.21.3×
186Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
19.11.3×
186Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico
19.11.3×
188Nanded Maharashtra, India
19.01.3×
188Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
19.01.3×
188Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico
19.01.3×
188Barbil Odisha, India
19.01.3×
192Sirsa Haryana, India
18.91.3×
192Ellensburg Washington, United States
18.91.3×
194Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain
18.81.3×
194Gadsden Alabama, United States
18.81.3×
194Huntsville Alabama, United States
18.81.3×
197Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico
18.71.2×
198Pune Maharashtra, India
18.51.2×
199Acerra Campania, Italy
18.41.2×
199Calexico California, United States
18.41.2×

Top 200 of 2,073 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