SmogRank / History / September 5, 2026

Most polluted cities on September 5, 2026

2,397 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	187.0	12.5×
2	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	162.0	10.8×
3	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	91.5	6.1×
4	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	90.2	6.0×
5	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	85.1	5.7×
6	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	79.6	5.3×
7	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	71.3	4.8×
8	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	69.0	4.6×
9	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	68.6	4.6×
10	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	68.1	4.5×
11	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	64.2	4.3×
12	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	63.5	4.2×
13	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	62.4	4.2×
14	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	58.1	3.9×
15	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	55.9	3.7×
16	Chāpra Bihar, India	55.4	3.7×
17	Jīnd Haryana, India	53.2	3.5×
18	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	52.7	3.5×
19	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	52.0	3.5×
20	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	51.9	3.5×
21	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	49.9	3.3×
22	Kaithal Haryana, India	49.4	3.3×
23	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	46.1	3.1×
24	Begusarai Bihar, India	45.7	3.0×
25	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.9	3.0×
26	Baripāda Odisha, India	44.2	2.9×
27	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	44.1	2.9×
28	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	43.3	2.9×
28	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	43.3	2.9×
30	Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal	43.0	2.9×
31	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	42.5	2.8×
32	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	42.0	2.8×
33	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	41.6	2.8×
34	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	40.9	2.7×
35	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.1	2.7×
36	Faridabad Haryana, India	38.7	2.6×
37	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	38.4	2.6×
38	Jalandhar Punjab, India	37.1	2.5×
39	Nagaon Assam, India	36.8	2.5×
40	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	36.3	2.4×
41	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	35.7	2.4×
42	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	34.7	2.3×
43	Thānesar Haryana, India	34.6	2.3×
44	Byasanagar Odisha, India	34.3	2.3×
45	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	34.2	2.3×
46	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	34.1	2.3×
47	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	33.9	2.3×
48	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	33.6	2.2×
49	Hājīpur Bihar, India	33.5	2.2×
50	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.3	2.2×
51	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	33.1	2.2×
52	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	33.0	2.2×
52	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	33.0	2.2×
54	Rourkela Odisha, India	32.8	2.2×
55	Durgapur West Bengal, India	32.7	2.2×
56	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	32.3	2.2×
56	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	32.3	2.2×
58	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	32.1	2.1×
59	Arāria Bihar, India	32.0	2.1×
60	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	31.8	2.1×
61	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	31.5	2.1×
62	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	31.4	2.1×
62	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	31.4	2.1×
64	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	31.2	2.1×
65	Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain	30.8	2.1×
65	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	30.8	2.1×
67	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	30.6	2.0×
68	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	30.3	2.0×
69	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	30.1	2.0×
70	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	29.8	2.0×
70	Kolkata West Bengal, India	29.8	2.0×
72	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	29.7	2.0×
73	Agartala Tripura, India	29.6	2.0×
74	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	29.3	2.0×
74	Undera Gujarat, India	29.3	2.0×
76	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	29.2	1.9×
77	Jharia Jharkhand, India	29.1	1.9×
78	Sasarām Bihar, India	28.9	1.9×
78	Gurugram Haryana, India	28.9	1.9×
80	Chānda Maharashtra, India	28.7	1.9×
81	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	28.6	1.9×
82	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	28.4	1.9×
83	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	28.2	1.9×
84	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	28.0	1.9×
85	Ambāla Haryana, India	27.7	1.8×
86	Rairangpur Odisha, India	27.4	1.8×
86	Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	27.4	1.8×
88	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	27.3	1.8×
89	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	27.2	1.8×
89	Asahikawa Hokkaido, Japan	27.2	1.8×
91	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	27.1	1.8×
91	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	27.1	1.8×
93	Angul Odisha, India	26.9	1.8×
94	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	26.6	1.8×
95	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	26.4	1.8×
96	Gaya Bihar, India	26.3	1.8×
97	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	26.0	1.7×
98	Huelva Andalusia, Spain	25.3	1.7×
99	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	25.2	1.7×
99	Hyderabad Telangana, India	25.2	1.7×
101	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	25.1	1.7×
102	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	24.9	1.7×
103	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	24.8	1.7×
103	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	24.8	1.7×
105	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	24.3	1.6×
106	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	24.2	1.6×
106	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	24.2	1.6×
108	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	24.1	1.6×
108	Patna Bihar, India	24.1	1.6×
110	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	23.9	1.6×
110	Joda Odisha, India	23.9	1.6×
112	Saharsa Bihar, India	23.8	1.6×
113	Calexico California, United States	23.7	1.6×
114	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	23.5	1.6×
115	Haldia West Bengal, India	23.2	1.5×
115	Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico	23.2	1.5×
117	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	23.1	1.5×
118	Silchar Assam, India	22.9	1.5×
119	Hakodate Hokkaido, Japan	22.8	1.5×
120	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	22.7	1.5×
121	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	22.6	1.5×
121	Abuja low-cost sensors FCT, Nigeria	22.6	1.5×
123	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	22.5	1.5×
123	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	22.5	1.5×
123	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	22.5	1.5×
123	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	22.5	1.5×
127	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	22.2	1.5×
127	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.2	1.5×
127	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	22.2	1.5×
130	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	22.0	1.5×
130	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	22.0	1.5×
132	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	21.9	1.5×
133	Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long, Hong Kong	21.7	1.4×
134	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	21.4	1.4×
134	Āsansol West Bengal, India	21.4	1.4×
136	Tonk Rajasthan, India	21.3	1.4×
136	Sonīpat Haryana, India	21.3	1.4×
136	Hubballi Karnataka, India	21.3	1.4×
136	Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico	21.3	1.4×
140	San Tung Chung Hang Islands, Hong Kong	21.2	1.4×
140	León de los Aldama Guanajuato, Mexico	21.2	1.4×
142	Barbil Odisha, India	21.1	1.4×
143	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	21.0	1.4×
143	Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico	21.0	1.4×
145	Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong	20.9	1.4×
146	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	20.8	1.4×
146	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	20.8	1.4×
146	Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	20.8	1.4×
146	Obihiro Hokkaido, Japan	20.8	1.4×
150	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	20.7	1.4×
151	Surat Gujarat, India	20.6	1.4×
152	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	20.5	1.4×
153	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	20.2	1.3×
153	Dakar low-cost sensors Dakar, Senegal	20.2	1.3×
153	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	20.2	1.3×
156	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	20.1	1.3×
156	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	20.1	1.3×
156	Mixquiahuala de Juárez Hidalgo, Mexico	20.1	1.3×
159	Nalbāri Assam, India	20.0	1.3×
159	Delhi Delhi, India	20.0	1.3×
159	Tomakomai Hokkaido, Japan	20.0	1.3×
159	Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain	20.0	1.3×
163	Manlleu Catalonia, Spain	19.9	1.3×
164	Nanded Maharashtra, India	19.8	1.3×
165	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	19.6	1.3×
165	Vapi Gujarat, India	19.6	1.3×
167	Thāne Maharashtra, India	19.4	1.3×
167	Cuttack Odisha, India	19.4	1.3×
169	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	19.3	1.3×
169	Arrecife Canary Islands, Spain	19.3	1.3×
169	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	19.3	1.3×
169	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	19.3	1.3×
173	Tulancingo Hidalgo, Mexico	19.1	1.3×
174	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	19.0	1.3×
174	Sapporo Hokkaido, Japan	19.0	1.3×
174	Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico	19.0	1.3×
177	Valdemoro Madrid, Spain	18.9	1.3×
178	Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong	18.8	1.3×
178	Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong	18.8	1.3×
178	Aomori Aomori, Japan	18.8	1.3×
178	Acerra Campania, Italy	18.8	1.3×
182	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	18.7	1.2×
183	Karnāl Haryana, India	18.6	1.2×
183	Nilópolis Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	18.6	1.2×
185	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	18.5	1.2×
185	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	18.5	1.2×
187	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	18.4	1.2×
187	Ropar Punjab, India	18.4	1.2×
189	Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan	18.3	1.2×
189	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	18.3	1.2×
191	Kota Rajasthan, India	18.2	1.2×
191	Kushiro Hokkaido, Japan	18.2	1.2×
191	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico	18.2	1.2×
191	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	18.2	1.2×
195	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	18.1	1.2×
196	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	18.0	1.2×
196	San Luis de la Paz Guanajuato, Mexico	18.0	1.2×
198	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	17.8	1.2×
198	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	17.8	1.2×
200	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	17.7	1.2×

Top 200 of 2,397 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