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Most polluted cities on August 23, 2026

2,062 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
1Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia
150.010.0×
2Bhāgalpur Bihar, India
132.08.8×
3Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
121.08.1×
4Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
104.06.9×
5Sasarām Bihar, India
84.25.6×
6Faridabad Haryana, India
71.34.8×
7Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
64.84.3×
8Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
59.74.0×
9Jīnd Haryana, India
58.33.9×
10Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
57.73.8×
11Chāpra Bihar, India
56.43.8×
12Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India
54.73.6×
13Dera Māndi Delhi, India
52.13.5×
14Gurugram Haryana, India
52.03.5×
15Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
51.53.4×
16Jalandhar Punjab, India
49.23.3×
17Barbil Odisha, India
48.13.2×
18Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
44.83.0×
19Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
44.63.0×
20Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
44.33.0×
21Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
43.92.9×
22Dhāruhera Haryana, India
42.12.8×
22Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
42.12.8×
24Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
41.52.8×
25Kaithal Haryana, India
41.22.7×
26Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
41.02.7×
27Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana
40.22.7×
28Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
40.12.7×
29Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
39.22.6×
30Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
38.72.6×
31Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
38.62.6×
32Cuttack Odisha, India
38.52.6×
33Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
38.12.5×
34Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
37.72.5×
35Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
37.42.5×
36Ajmer Rajasthan, India
37.02.5×
37Jharia Jharkhand, India
36.72.4×
38Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
36.62.4×
38Nagaon Assam, India
36.62.4×
40Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal
36.42.4×
41Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
35.72.4×
42Saharsa Bihar, India
35.32.4×
43Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
35.12.3×
44Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
34.52.3×
44Narela Delhi, India
34.52.3×
46Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
34.42.3×
47Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
34.32.3×
48Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
34.12.3×
49Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
33.22.2×
50Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
32.92.2×
50Begusarai Bihar, India
32.92.2×
52Thānesar Haryana, India
32.72.2×
53Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
32.62.2×
53Kota Rajasthan, India
32.62.2×
55Sīkar Rajasthan, India
32.52.2×
56Delhi Delhi, India
32.42.2×
56Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
32.42.2×
58Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
32.22.1×
59Yellowknife low-cost sensors Northwest Territories, Canada
32.02.1×
60Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
31.32.1×
61Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
31.02.1×
62Tonk Rajasthan, India
30.92.1×
63Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
30.52.0×
64Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
30.32.0×
64Bhiwāni Haryana, India
30.32.0×
66Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
29.92.0×
67Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
29.72.0×
68Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
29.52.0×
69Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India
29.42.0×
70Hājīpur Bihar, India
29.32.0×
71Edmonton Alberta, Canada
29.01.9×
72Ambāla Haryana, India
28.91.9×
73Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
28.71.9×
73Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
28.71.9×
73Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
28.71.9×
73Aya Nagar Delhi, India
28.71.9×
77Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
28.51.9×
78Surat Gujarat, India
28.31.9×
78Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
28.31.9×
80Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
28.21.9×
80San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
28.21.9×
82Malegaon Maharashtra, India
27.91.9×
83Great Falls Montana, United States
27.71.8×
84Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
27.31.8×
85Panchkula Haryana, India
26.81.8×
85Undera Gujarat, India
26.81.8×
87Jaipur Rajasthan, India
26.71.8×
87St. Albert Alberta, Canada
26.71.8×
89Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
26.61.8×
89Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
26.61.8×
91Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
26.41.8×
91Najafgarh Delhi, India
26.41.8×
93Kalyān Maharashtra, India
26.31.8×
94Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
26.11.7×
95Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
25.91.7×
96Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
25.71.7×
96Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
25.71.7×
96Sherwood Park Alberta, Canada
25.71.7×
99Tempe Arizona, United States
25.51.7×
100Red Deer Alberta, Canada
25.31.7×
101Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
25.01.7×
102Wheaton low-cost sensors Illinois, United States
24.91.7×
103Byasanagar Odisha, India
24.71.6×
104Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India
24.11.6×
105Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
24.01.6×
106Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
23.91.6×
107Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
23.71.6×
108Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo, Mexico
23.61.6×
109Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
23.51.6×
109Hyderabad Telangana, India
23.51.6×
109Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
23.51.6×
112Jalor Rajasthan, India
23.41.6×
113Rourkela Odisha, India
23.31.6×
113Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico
23.31.6×
115Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
23.11.5×
115Arāria Bihar, India
23.11.5×
117Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon
23.01.5×
117Mesa Arizona, United States
23.01.5×
119Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe
22.91.5×
120Sirohi Rajasthan, India
22.81.5×
120Gaya Bihar, India
22.81.5×
120Bhubaneswar Odisha, India
22.81.5×
123Nagpur Maharashtra, India
22.51.5×
124Davenport Iowa, United States
22.41.5×
124Royal Oak low-cost sensors Michigan, United States
22.41.5×
126Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
22.31.5×
127Perrysburg Ohio, United States
22.21.5×
127Calexico California, United States
22.21.5×
129Silchar Assam, India
22.01.5×
130Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India
21.91.5×
130Ankleshwar Gujarat, India
21.91.5×
132Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia
21.81.5×
133Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
21.71.4×
133Moline Illinois, United States
21.71.4×
135Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
21.51.4×
136Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
21.41.4×
136Sirsa Haryana, India
21.41.4×
138Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India
21.31.4×
138Arrah Bihar, India
21.31.4×
140Sasebo Nagasaki, Japan
21.11.4×
141Rānīganj West Bengal, India
20.91.4×
141Hubballi Karnataka, India
20.91.4×
141Baripāda Odisha, India
20.91.4×
141Ann Arbor low-cost sensors Michigan, United States
20.91.4×
145Dausa Rajasthan, India
20.81.4×
146Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
20.61.4×
147Kharghar Maharashtra, India
20.31.4×
148Iowa City Iowa, United States
20.21.3×
149Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal
20.11.3×
149Matsuura Nagasaki, Japan
20.11.3×
151Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
20.01.3×
151Būndi Rajasthan, India
20.01.3×
151Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
20.01.3×
151Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico
20.01.3×
151Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States
20.01.3×
156West Fargo North Dakota, United States
19.91.3×
157Phoenix Arizona, United States
19.71.3×
158Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico
19.61.3×
159Akola Maharashtra, India
19.51.3×
160Shin’ichi Hiroshima, Japan
19.41.3×
161Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
19.31.3×
162Karnāl Haryana, India
19.11.3×
163Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
18.91.3×
163Thāne Maharashtra, India
18.91.3×
165Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon
18.81.3×
165Tanushimarumachi-toyoki Fukuoka, Japan
18.81.3×
165Clinton Iowa, United States
18.81.3×
165Elgin Illinois, United States
18.81.3×
165Peoria Illinois, United States
18.81.3×
170Agra Uttar Pradesh, India
18.71.2×
170Calgary Alberta, Canada
18.71.2×
172Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico
18.61.2×
172Toledo Ohio, United States
18.61.2×
174Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India
18.51.2×
174Calumet City Illinois, United States
18.51.2×
176Tottori-shi Tottori, Japan
18.31.2×
176Onomichi Hiroshima, Japan
18.31.2×
176Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico
18.31.2×
179Pune Maharashtra, India
18.21.2×
180Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
18.11.2×
180Ureshinomachi-shimojuku Saga, Japan
18.11.2×
182Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
18.01.2×
183Blue Island low-cost sensors Illinois, United States
17.81.2×
183Naperville Illinois, United States
17.81.2×
183Hammond Indiana, United States
17.81.2×
186Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
17.71.2×
186Pompano Beach Florida, United States
17.71.2×
186Arao Kumamoto, Japan
17.71.2×
189Puebla Puebla, Mexico
17.61.2×
189Portage Indiana, United States
17.61.2×
191Imarichō-kō Saga, Japan
17.51.2×
191Waterloo Iowa, United States
17.51.2×
191Taku Saga, Japan
17.51.2×
194Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
17.41.2×
194Bikaner Rajasthan, India
17.41.2×
194Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico
17.41.2×
194Oak Lawn Illinois, United States
17.41.2×
194Shakopee Minnesota, United States
17.41.2×
194Quthbullapur Telangana, India
17.41.2×
194Midway Florida, United States
17.41.2×

Top 200 of 2,062 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