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Most polluted cities on August 21, 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
1Sasarām Bihar, India
145.09.7×
2Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
94.86.3×
3Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
85.95.7×
4Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
73.34.9×
5Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
66.04.4×
6Dera Māndi Delhi, India
65.64.4×
7Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
54.63.6×
8Gurugram Haryana, India
54.33.6×
9Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
53.73.6×
9Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India
53.73.6×
11Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
51.53.4×
12Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
51.33.4×
13Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
50.83.4×
13Wenatchee Washington, United States
50.83.4×
15Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
50.63.4×
16Faridabad Haryana, India
49.93.3×
17Walla Walla Washington, United States
49.63.3×
18Timişoara Timiș County, Romania
47.93.2×
19Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
47.63.2×
20Jalandhar Punjab, India
46.73.1×
21Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
46.53.1×
21Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
46.53.1×
23Begusarai Bihar, India
46.43.1×
24Siwān Bihar, India
46.23.1×
24Gaya Bihar, India
46.23.1×
26Barbil Odisha, India
45.73.0×
27Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
45.13.0×
28Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
44.02.9×
28Chilliwack British Columbia, Canada
44.02.9×
30Dhāruhera Haryana, India
43.62.9×
31Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
42.52.8×
32Redmond Oregon, United States
42.22.8×
33Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
41.72.8×
34Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
41.62.8×
35Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
41.32.8×
36Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
40.62.7×
37Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
40.52.7×
38Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
40.32.7×
38Nalbāri Assam, India
40.32.7×
40Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
40.22.7×
41Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon
40.12.7×
42Hājīpur Bihar, India
39.52.6×
43Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
39.02.6×
44Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
38.92.6×
45Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
38.42.6×
46Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
38.32.6×
47Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
37.82.5×
48Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
37.72.5×
49Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China
37.42.5×
50Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
37.12.5×
51Ajmer Rajasthan, India
36.62.4×
51Byasanagar Odisha, India
36.62.4×
53Chānda Maharashtra, India
36.52.4×
54Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
36.32.4×
55Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
35.92.4×
56Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal
35.82.4×
57Jharia Jharkhand, India
35.42.4×
57Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
35.42.4×
59Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
35.02.3×
60Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
34.92.3×
60Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
34.92.3×
62Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India
34.72.3×
63Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
34.62.3×
64Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada
34.22.3×
65Thānesar Haryana, India
33.82.3×
65Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
33.82.3×
65Vernon British Columbia, Canada
33.82.3×
68Sīkar Rajasthan, India
33.52.2×
68Durgapur West Bengal, India
33.52.2×
70Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon
33.32.2×
70Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
33.32.2×
70Kolkata West Bengal, India
33.32.2×
73Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
33.12.2×
74Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
33.02.2×
74Kaithal Haryana, India
33.02.2×
76Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
32.72.2×
77Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
32.62.2×
78Delhi Delhi, India
32.22.1×
79Baripāda Odisha, India
32.12.1×
80Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
31.92.1×
81Latur Maharashtra, India
31.62.1×
82Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
31.42.1×
82Narela Delhi, India
31.42.1×
82Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
31.42.1×
85Karnāl Haryana, India
31.12.1×
86Jaipur Rajasthan, India
30.82.1×
87Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
30.02.0×
88Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
29.92.0×
88Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
29.92.0×
90Ambāla Haryana, India
29.82.0×
91Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
29.62.0×
91Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
29.62.0×
93Mexicali Baja California, Mexico
29.32.0×
94Jīnd Haryana, India
29.21.9×
94Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
29.21.9×
94Agartala Tripura, India
29.21.9×
94Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico
29.21.9×
98Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
29.11.9×
99Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
28.91.9×
100Arāria Bihar, India
28.61.9×
101Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
28.51.9×
102Sirsa Haryana, India
28.41.9×
103Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
28.31.9×
104San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
28.21.9×
105Dausa Rajasthan, India
28.11.9×
105Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
28.11.9×
105Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
28.11.9×
108Aya Nagar Delhi, India
27.91.9×
109Tonk Rajasthan, India
27.81.9×
110Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
27.51.8×
111Kamloops British Columbia, Canada
27.41.8×
112Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
27.31.8×
113Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
27.21.8×
114Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
27.01.8×
115Nagpur Maharashtra, India
26.91.8×
115Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico
26.91.8×
117Calexico California, United States
26.81.8×
118Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia
26.61.8×
119Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
26.11.7×
120Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
25.91.7×
121Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
25.61.7×
122Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary
25.41.7×
123Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
25.21.7×
123Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
25.21.7×
125Thāne Maharashtra, India
25.11.7×
126Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
25.01.7×
127Kota Rajasthan, India
24.81.7×
128Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
24.71.6×
128Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
24.71.6×
130San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
24.51.6×
131Shivamogga Karnataka, India
24.41.6×
132Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
24.31.6×
132Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
24.31.6×
132Pendleton Oregon, United States
24.31.6×
135Lewiston Idaho, United States
24.21.6×
136Akola Maharashtra, India
24.01.6×
137Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
23.91.6×
137Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India
23.91.6×
139Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada
23.61.6×
139San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
23.61.6×
141Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
23.41.6×
142Patna Bihar, India
23.31.6×
142Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India
23.31.6×
142Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
23.31.6×
145Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
23.21.5×
145Spokane Valley Washington, United States
23.21.5×
147Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico
23.01.5×
148Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia
22.91.5×
148Lethbridge Alberta, Canada
22.91.5×
150Hubballi Karnataka, India
22.81.5×
150Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
22.81.5×
152Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
22.71.5×
152Nanded Maharashtra, India
22.71.5×
152Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
22.71.5×
155Surat Gujarat, India
22.61.5×
155Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
22.61.5×
155Cuttack Odisha, India
22.61.5×
155Angul Odisha, India
22.61.5×
159Hermiston Oregon, United States
22.41.5×
160Undera Gujarat, India
22.31.5×
161Rānīganj West Bengal, India
22.21.5×
161Hyderabad Telangana, India
22.21.5×
163Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand
22.11.5×
164Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
22.01.5×
165Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia
21.71.4×
165Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
21.71.4×
167Arrah Bihar, India
21.61.4×
168Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
21.51.4×
168Wheaton low-cost sensors Illinois, United States
21.51.4×
168Panchkula Haryana, India
21.51.4×
171Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia
21.11.4×
172Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
21.01.4×
173Silchar Assam, India
20.91.4×
173Puebla Puebla, Mexico
20.91.4×
175Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
20.51.4×
175San Antonio Texas, United States
20.51.4×
177Najafgarh Delhi, India
20.41.4×
177Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
20.41.4×
177Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India
20.41.4×
180Corpus Christi Texas, United States
20.21.3×
181Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
20.11.3×
181Live Oak Texas, United States
20.11.3×
181Kharghar Maharashtra, India
20.11.3×
184Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico
20.01.3×
185Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
19.91.3×
185Laredo Texas, United States
19.91.3×
187Suceava Suceava, Romania
19.71.3×
187Coeur d'Alene Idaho, United States
19.71.3×
189Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico
19.61.3×
189Regina Saskatchewan, Canada
19.61.3×
191Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia
19.51.3×
191Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India
19.51.3×
193Mangaluru Karnataka, India
19.41.3×
193Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico
19.41.3×
193Bend Oregon, United States
19.41.3×
196Spokane Washington, United States
19.31.3×
197Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
19.21.3×
197Mérida Yucatán, Mexico
19.21.3×
197Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico
19.21.3×
200Saharsa Bihar, India
19.11.3×

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