SmogRank / History / August 22, 2026

Most polluted cities on August 22, 2026

2,353 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Sasarām Bihar, India	208.0	13.9×
2	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	125.0	8.3×
3	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	111.0	7.4×
4	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	100.3	6.7×
5	Faridabad Haryana, India	79.3	5.3×
6	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	78.5	5.2×
7	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	73.2	4.9×
8	Chāpra Bihar, India	56.7	3.8×
9	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	56.4	3.8×
10	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	55.7	3.7×
11	Jīnd Haryana, India	54.4	3.6×
12	Begusarai Bihar, India	54.1	3.6×
13	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	53.9	3.6×
14	Nalbāri Assam, India	53.7	3.6×
15	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	53.2	3.5×
16	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	52.0	3.5×
17	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	51.8	3.5×
18	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	51.2	3.4×
19	Jalandhar Punjab, India	50.3	3.4×
20	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	50.0	3.3×
21	Barbil Odisha, India	49.9	3.3×
22	Gaya Bihar, India	49.2	3.3×
22	Kamloops British Columbia, Canada	49.2	3.3×
24	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	48.8	3.3×
25	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	47.4	3.2×
26	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	47.2	3.1×
27	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	47.0	3.1×
28	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	46.8	3.1×
29	Siwān Bihar, India	46.2	3.1×
30	Gurugram Haryana, India	45.0	3.0×
31	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	44.8	3.0×
32	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	44.6	3.0×
33	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	44.2	2.9×
34	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	44.0	2.9×
35	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	43.9	2.9×
36	Hājīpur Bihar, India	43.6	2.9×
37	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	41.8	2.8×
38	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	41.6	2.8×
39	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	41.5	2.8×
40	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.0	2.7×
41	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	40.9	2.7×
42	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.0	2.6×
43	Wenatchee Washington, United States	38.5	2.6×
44	Kaithal Haryana, India	37.9	2.5×
45	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.6	2.5×
46	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	37.1	2.5×
47	Ambāla Haryana, India	37.0	2.5×
48	Jharia Jharkhand, India	36.6	2.4×
49	Cuttack Odisha, India	36.5	2.4×
49	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	36.5	2.4×
51	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	36.1	2.4×
51	Thānesar Haryana, India	36.1	2.4×
51	Calgary Alberta, Canada	36.1	2.4×
54	Baripāda Odisha, India	35.9	2.4×
55	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	35.8	2.4×
55	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	35.8	2.4×
57	Kolkata West Bengal, India	35.5	2.4×
58	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	35.4	2.4×
59	Airdrie Alberta, Canada	35.3	2.4×
60	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	35.2	2.3×
61	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	35.1	2.3×
62	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	34.7	2.3×
63	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	34.3	2.3×
63	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	34.3	2.3×
65	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	34.2	2.3×
66	Panchkula Haryana, India	33.6	2.2×
66	Byasanagar Odisha, India	33.6	2.2×
68	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	33.5	2.2×
69	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	33.3	2.2×
70	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	33.0	2.2×
71	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	32.7	2.2×
72	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	32.6	2.2×
73	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.3	2.2×
73	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.3	2.2×
73	Durgapur West Bengal, India	32.3	2.2×
76	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	32.2	2.1×
77	Narela Delhi, India	32.1	2.1×
78	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	31.6	2.1×
79	Arāria Bihar, India	31.3	2.1×
80	Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon	31.2	2.1×
81	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	30.5	2.0×
82	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	30.3	2.0×
83	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	30.1	2.0×
84	Lima Lima Province, Peru	29.8	2.0×
85	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	29.4	2.0×
85	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	29.4	2.0×
87	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	29.2	1.9×
87	Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada	29.2	1.9×
89	Tonk Rajasthan, India	29.1	1.9×
89	Kelowna British Columbia, Canada	29.1	1.9×
89	Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico	29.1	1.9×
92	Delhi Delhi, India	29.0	1.9×
92	Vernon British Columbia, Canada	29.0	1.9×
94	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	28.8	1.9×
94	Dausa Rajasthan, India	28.8	1.9×
96	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	28.6	1.9×
97	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	28.5	1.9×
98	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	28.4	1.9×
99	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	28.2	1.9×
100	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	28.1	1.9×
101	Kota Rajasthan, India	28.0	1.9×
102	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	27.9	1.9×
102	Patna Bihar, India	27.9	1.9×
104	Sirsa Haryana, India	27.6	1.8×
104	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	27.6	1.8×
104	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	27.6	1.8×
107	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	27.5	1.8×
108	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	27.4	1.8×
108	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	27.4	1.8×
110	Karnāl Haryana, India	27.2	1.8×
111	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	27.1	1.8×
111	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	27.1	1.8×
113	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	26.8	1.8×
114	Red Deer Alberta, Canada	26.1	1.7×
115	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	25.8	1.7×
115	Winnipeg low-cost sensors Manitoba, Canada	25.8	1.7×
117	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	25.4	1.7×
118	Prilep Prilep, North Macedonia	25.2	1.7×
118	Rourkela Odisha, India	25.2	1.7×
120	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	25.1	1.7×
121	Hyderabad Telangana, India	24.5	1.6×
122	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	24.2	1.6×
123	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	24.1	1.6×
124	Surat Gujarat, India	24.0	1.6×
124	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	24.0	1.6×
124	Āsansol West Bengal, India	24.0	1.6×
127	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	23.9	1.6×
127	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.9	1.6×
129	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	23.7	1.6×
130	Jumilla Murcia, Spain	23.5	1.6×
130	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	23.5	1.6×
130	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	23.5	1.6×
133	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	23.4	1.6×
133	Hubballi Karnataka, India	23.4	1.6×
133	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	23.4	1.6×
136	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	23.3	1.6×
136	Agartala Tripura, India	23.3	1.6×
138	Maputo Maputo City, Mozambique	23.2	1.5×
139	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	22.6	1.5×
139	San Francisco De Borja Lima region, Peru	22.6	1.5×
141	Arrah Bihar, India	22.5	1.5×
141	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	22.5	1.5×
143	Thāne Maharashtra, India	22.4	1.5×
143	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	22.4	1.5×
143	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	22.4	1.5×
146	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	22.1	1.5×
147	Calexico California, United States	22.0	1.5×
148	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	21.9	1.5×
148	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	21.9	1.5×
150	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	21.8	1.5×
151	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	21.5	1.4×
151	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	21.5	1.4×
153	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	21.1	1.4×
154	Chānda Maharashtra, India	20.7	1.4×
155	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	20.5	1.4×
156	Ropar Punjab, India	20.4	1.4×
156	Mexicali Baja California, Mexico	20.4	1.4×
158	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	20.3	1.4×
159	Undera Gujarat, India	20.2	1.3×
160	Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	20.0	1.3×
160	Superior Wisconsin, United States	20.0	1.3×
162	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	19.9	1.3×
163	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	19.8	1.3×
164	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	19.6	1.3×
164	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	19.6	1.3×
164	Akola Maharashtra, India	19.6	1.3×
164	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	19.6	1.3×
164	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	19.6	1.3×
164	Lewiston Idaho, United States	19.6	1.3×
170	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	19.3	1.3×
171	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	19.2	1.3×
171	Edmonton Alberta, Canada	19.2	1.3×
173	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	19.1	1.3×
173	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	19.1	1.3×
173	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	19.1	1.3×
176	Brownsville Texas, United States	19.0	1.3×
177	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	18.8	1.3×
177	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	18.8	1.3×
177	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	18.8	1.3×
180	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	18.7	1.2×
180	Nanded Maharashtra, India	18.7	1.2×
180	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	18.7	1.2×
180	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	18.7	1.2×
180	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico	18.7	1.2×
185	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	18.6	1.2×
185	Niš Central Serbia, Serbia	18.6	1.2×
185	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	18.6	1.2×
185	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	18.6	1.2×
185	Boisar Maharashtra, India	18.6	1.2×
185	Grande Prairie Alberta, Canada	18.6	1.2×
191	Laredo Texas, United States	18.5	1.2×
192	Rairangpur Odisha, India	18.4	1.2×
193	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	18.3	1.2×
193	León de los Aldama Guanajuato, Mexico	18.3	1.2×
195	Mérida Yucatán, Mexico	18.2	1.2×
195	Cadereyta Jiménez Nuevo León, Mexico	18.2	1.2×
197	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	18.0	1.2×
197	Najafgarh Delhi, India	18.0	1.2×
197	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	18.0	1.2×
197	Angul Odisha, India	18.0	1.2×

Top 200 of 2,353 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