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Most polluted cities on August 20, 2026

2,354 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

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#City µg/m³× WHO
1Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
109.07.3×
2Dera Māndi Delhi, India
98.16.5×
3Kalyān Maharashtra, India
79.65.3×
4Walla Walla Washington, United States
76.75.1×
5Faridabad Haryana, India
66.24.4×
6Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
65.54.4×
7Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
65.24.3×
8Sasarām Bihar, India
64.54.3×
9Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
62.94.2×
10Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
58.73.9×
11Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
58.53.9×
12Gurugram Haryana, India
56.03.7×
13Kaithal Haryana, India
53.93.6×
13Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India
53.93.6×
15Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
52.93.5×
16Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
51.73.4×
17Jalandhar Punjab, India
49.93.3×
18Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
49.83.3×
19Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
47.83.2×
20Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
46.63.1×
20Siwān Bihar, India
46.63.1×
22Dhāruhera Haryana, India
46.53.1×
23Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
46.33.1×
24Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
45.73.0×
25Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
44.93.0×
26Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
43.42.9×
27Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
43.12.9×
28Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
41.62.8×
29Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
40.92.7×
30Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
40.02.7×
31Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
39.32.6×
32Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
38.82.6×
33Begusarai Bihar, India
38.62.6×
33Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
38.62.6×
35Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
37.92.5×
36Thānesar Haryana, India
37.52.5×
37Ajmer Rajasthan, India
36.92.5×
38Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
36.82.5×
39Narela Delhi, India
36.62.4×
40Jharia Jharkhand, India
36.22.4×
41Sīkar Rajasthan, India
36.12.4×
42Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
35.92.4×
43Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
35.72.4×
43Delhi Delhi, India
35.72.4×
45Redmond Oregon, United States
35.42.4×
45San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
35.42.4×
47Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
34.72.3×
48Sirsa Haryana, India
34.62.3×
49Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
34.52.3×
50Nagaon Assam, India
34.42.3×
50Ambāla Haryana, India
34.42.3×
52Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
34.32.3×
53Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
34.12.3×
54Tonk Rajasthan, India
34.02.3×
54Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
34.02.3×
56Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
33.92.3×
57Jīnd Haryana, India
33.82.3×
58Baripāda Odisha, India
33.72.2×
59Aya Nagar Delhi, India
33.42.2×
60Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
33.32.2×
61Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
32.82.2×
61Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
32.82.2×
63Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
32.72.2×
64Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
32.32.2×
65Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
32.22.1×
66Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
32.12.1×
66Vernon British Columbia, Canada
32.12.1×
68Chānda Maharashtra, India
31.92.1×
68Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
31.92.1×
68Byasanagar Odisha, India
31.92.1×
71Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
31.72.1×
72Karnāl Haryana, India
31.52.1×
73Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
31.22.1×
73Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
31.22.1×
73Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
31.22.1×
76Nagpur Maharashtra, India
31.12.1×
77Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
30.82.1×
78Cuttack Odisha, India
30.32.0×
79Dausa Rajasthan, India
30.22.0×
80Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
30.12.0×
81Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
30.02.0×
82Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
29.92.0×
83Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
29.82.0×
83Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal
29.82.0×
85Hājīpur Bihar, India
29.72.0×
86Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
29.42.0×
87Wenatchee Washington, United States
29.21.9×
88Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
28.91.9×
89Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon
28.81.9×
90Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
28.31.9×
91Nalbāri Assam, India
28.21.9×
92Dakar low-cost sensors Dakar, Senegal
28.11.9×
93Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
28.01.9×
93Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
28.01.9×
93Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
28.01.9×
96Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
27.81.9×
96Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
27.81.9×
98Agartala Tripura, India
27.51.8×
99San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
27.41.8×
100Kolkata West Bengal, India
27.31.8×
100Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
27.31.8×
100San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
27.31.8×
103Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
27.11.8×
104Kota Rajasthan, India
27.01.8×
105Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia
26.81.8×
106Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia
26.61.8×
106Undera Gujarat, India
26.61.8×
108Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
26.41.8×
108Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
26.41.8×
110Arāria Bihar, India
26.01.7×
110Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
26.01.7×
112Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
25.71.7×
112Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
25.71.7×
114Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
25.61.7×
115Great Falls Montana, United States
25.31.7×
116Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
25.21.7×
117Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
25.01.7×
117Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
25.01.7×
119Najafgarh Delhi, India
24.91.7×
119Barbil Odisha, India
24.91.7×
121Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
24.71.6×
121Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
24.71.6×
121Lewiston Idaho, United States
24.71.6×
124Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
24.61.6×
124Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico
24.61.6×
126Shivamogga Karnataka, India
24.51.6×
127Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
24.41.6×
128Karauli Rajasthan, India
24.31.6×
129Sholapur Maharashtra, India
24.21.6×
129Durgapur West Bengal, India
24.21.6×
129Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
24.21.6×
132Rānīganj West Bengal, India
24.11.6×
132Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
24.11.6×
134Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada
24.01.6×
135Hubballi Karnataka, India
23.81.6×
136Jaipur Rajasthan, India
23.61.6×
136Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
23.61.6×
138Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
23.51.6×
138Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
23.51.6×
138Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada
23.51.6×
141Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
23.21.5×
141Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
23.21.5×
143Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
22.91.5×
144Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
22.81.5×
145Nanded Maharashtra, India
22.71.5×
146Surat Gujarat, India
22.31.5×
147Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
22.21.5×
147Angul Odisha, India
22.21.5×
149Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon
21.91.5×
149Latur Maharashtra, India
21.91.5×
149Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
21.91.5×
152Wake Forest low-cost sensors North Carolina, United States
21.81.5×
153Patna Bihar, India
21.51.4×
153Mangaluru Karnataka, India
21.51.4×
153Malegaon Maharashtra, India
21.51.4×
153Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
21.51.4×
157Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia
21.41.4×
158Gaya Bihar, India
21.31.4×
158Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
21.31.4×
160Silchar Assam, India
21.21.4×
160Panchkula Haryana, India
21.21.4×
162Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
21.11.4×
162The Dalles Oregon, United States
21.11.4×
162Kharghar Maharashtra, India
21.11.4×
165Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India
20.81.4×
166Calexico California, United States
20.71.4×
167Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India
20.61.4×
167Arrah Bihar, India
20.61.4×
169Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
20.51.4×
170Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico
20.31.4×
171Hyderabad Telangana, India
20.21.3×
172Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
20.01.3×
173Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
19.91.3×
174Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
19.81.3×
174Billings Montana, United States
19.81.3×
176Timişoara Timiș County, Romania
19.61.3×
176Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
19.61.3×
178Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
19.51.3×
178Bend Oregon, United States
19.51.3×
180Bharatpur Rajasthan, India
19.31.3×
181Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
19.21.3×
181Pendleton Oregon, United States
19.21.3×
183Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
19.01.3×
183Quthbullapur Telangana, India
19.01.3×
185Akola Maharashtra, India
18.91.3×
186Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia
18.71.2×
187Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro
18.61.2×
188Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia
18.51.2×
188Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
18.51.2×
188Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
18.51.2×
191Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India
18.41.2×
191Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
18.41.2×
191Mission Texas, United States
18.41.2×
194Amravati Maharashtra, India
18.31.2×
195Pullman Washington, United States
18.21.2×
196Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
18.11.2×
196Būndi Rajasthan, India
18.11.2×
196Manlleu Catalonia, Spain
18.11.2×
199Asprópyrgos Attica, Greece
18.01.2×
199Calafat Dolj, Romania
18.01.2×

Top 200 of 2,354 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