SmogRank / History / September 7, 2026

Most polluted cities on September 7, 2026

2,363 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	130.0	8.7×
2	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	111.2	7.4×
3	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	91.2	6.1×
4	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	73.8	4.9×
5	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	73.3	4.9×
6	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	69.1	4.6×
7	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	69.0	4.6×
8	Trebinje Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	68.8	4.6×
9	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	64.2	4.3×
10	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	62.3	4.2×
11	Jīnd Haryana, India	60.2	4.0×
12	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	58.8	3.9×
13	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	58.6	3.9×
14	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	57.5	3.8×
15	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	54.4	3.6×
16	Barbil Odisha, India	53.3	3.6×
17	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	53.1	3.5×
18	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	52.7	3.5×
19	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	50.6	3.4×
20	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	48.9	3.3×
20	Joda Odisha, India	48.9	3.3×
22	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	48.1	3.2×
23	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	47.6	3.2×
24	Kaithal Haryana, India	46.7	3.1×
25	Delhi Delhi, India	46.2	3.1×
26	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	45.6	3.0×
27	Gurugram Haryana, India	45.1	3.0×
27	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	45.1	3.0×
29	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	44.4	3.0×
30	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	42.5	2.8×
30	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	42.5	2.8×
32	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	42.2	2.8×
33	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	42.0	2.8×
34	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	41.8	2.8×
35	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	41.5	2.8×
36	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	40.4	2.7×
37	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.2	2.7×
37	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	40.2	2.7×
39	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	39.4	2.6×
39	Begusarai Bihar, India	39.4	2.6×
41	Jalandhar Punjab, India	39.3	2.6×
42	Nagaon Assam, India	39.0	2.6×
43	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	38.8	2.6×
44	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.3	2.6×
45	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	37.5	2.5×
46	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	37.4	2.5×
47	Chānda Maharashtra, India	37.2	2.5×
48	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.1	2.5×
48	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	37.1	2.5×
48	Narela Delhi, India	37.1	2.5×
51	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	37.0	2.5×
52	Thānesar Haryana, India	36.7	2.4×
53	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	36.2	2.4×
54	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	36.1	2.4×
55	Faridabad Haryana, India	36.0	2.4×
56	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	35.9	2.4×
56	Ambāla Haryana, India	35.9	2.4×
58	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	35.7	2.4×
59	Sasarām Bihar, India	35.6	2.4×
60	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	35.5	2.4×
61	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	35.2	2.3×
62	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	35.1	2.3×
63	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	34.8	2.3×
63	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	34.8	2.3×
65	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	34.5	2.3×
66	Agartala Tripura, India	34.2	2.3×
67	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	33.7	2.2×
68	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.3	2.2×
69	Oceanside California, United States	33.2	2.2×
70	Kolkata West Bengal, India	33.1	2.2×
71	Rourkela Odisha, India	32.7	2.2×
71	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	32.7	2.2×
73	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	32.5	2.2×
74	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	32.4	2.2×
75	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	32.3	2.2×
75	Byasanagar Odisha, India	32.3	2.2×
77	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	32.2	2.1×
78	Arāria Bihar, India	31.5	2.1×
78	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	31.5	2.1×
80	Hyderabad Telangana, India	31.2	2.1×
81	Karnāl Haryana, India	31.1	2.1×
82	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	31.0	2.1×
83	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	30.9	2.1×
84	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	30.6	2.0×
84	Undera Gujarat, India	30.6	2.0×
86	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	30.5	2.0×
87	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	29.9	2.0×
88	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	29.8	2.0×
89	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	29.6	2.0×
90	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	29.4	2.0×
91	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	29.2	1.9×
92	Gaya Bihar, India	28.7	1.9×
93	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	28.6	1.9×
93	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	28.6	1.9×
95	Hājīpur Bihar, India	28.4	1.9×
96	Sirsa Haryana, India	28.2	1.9×
97	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	28.1	1.9×
97	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	28.1	1.9×
99	Tonk Rajasthan, India	28.0	1.9×
100	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	27.8	1.9×
101	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	27.4	1.8×
101	Abuja low-cost sensors FCT, Nigeria	27.4	1.8×
103	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	27.2	1.8×
103	Jharia Jharkhand, India	27.2	1.8×
105	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	26.8	1.8×
106	Durgapur West Bengal, India	26.7	1.8×
106	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	26.7	1.8×
108	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	26.3	1.8×
109	Būndi Rajasthan, India	26.2	1.7×
110	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	26.1	1.7×
111	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	25.9	1.7×
112	Kota Rajasthan, India	25.8	1.7×
113	Silchar Assam, India	25.7	1.7×
113	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	25.7	1.7×
115	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	25.6	1.7×
116	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	25.4	1.7×
116	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	25.4	1.7×
118	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	25.1	1.7×
119	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	25.0	1.7×
119	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	25.0	1.7×
119	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	25.0	1.7×
122	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	24.8	1.7×
123	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	24.7	1.6×
123	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	24.7	1.6×
125	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	24.6	1.6×
126	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	24.5	1.6×
127	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	24.3	1.6×
128	Rairangpur Odisha, India	24.0	1.6×
129	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	23.9	1.6×
129	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	23.9	1.6×
129	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	23.9	1.6×
132	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	23.7	1.6×
133	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	23.6	1.6×
134	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	23.4	1.6×
135	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	23.0	1.5×
135	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	23.0	1.5×
137	Surat Gujarat, India	22.9	1.5×
138	Hubballi Karnataka, India	22.7	1.5×
138	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	22.7	1.5×
140	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	22.6	1.5×
141	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	22.5	1.5×
142	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	22.1	1.5×
143	Najafgarh Delhi, India	22.0	1.5×
144	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	21.6	1.4×
144	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	21.6	1.4×
146	Haldia West Bengal, India	21.5	1.4×
147	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	21.4	1.4×
148	Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong	21.3	1.4×
149	Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States	21.0	1.4×
150	Medina Estates low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	20.9	1.4×
151	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	20.7	1.4×
151	Sau Mau Ping Kwun Tong District, Hong Kong	20.7	1.4×
153	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	20.5	1.4×
154	Pune Maharashtra, India	20.3	1.4×
155	Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain	20.2	1.3×
156	Thāne Maharashtra, India	20.0	1.3×
156	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	20.0	1.3×
158	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	19.9	1.3×
158	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	19.9	1.3×
158	Tin Shui Wai Yuen Long, Hong Kong	19.9	1.3×
161	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	19.8	1.3×
161	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	19.8	1.3×
163	Dausa Rajasthan, India	19.7	1.3×
163	Cuttack Odisha, India	19.7	1.3×
163	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	19.7	1.3×
166	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	19.6	1.3×
166	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	19.6	1.3×
166	Kwai Chung Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong	19.6	1.3×
169	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	19.4	1.3×
170	Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon	19.3	1.3×
171	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	19.1	1.3×
172	Prijedor Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	19.0	1.3×
173	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	18.9	1.3×
173	Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong	18.9	1.3×
173	Obihiro Hokkaido, Japan	18.9	1.3×
173	Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico	18.9	1.3×
177	Baripāda Odisha, India	18.8	1.3×
177	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	18.8	1.3×
177	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	18.8	1.3×
180	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	18.7	1.2×
180	Douala low-cost sensors Littoral, Cameroon	18.7	1.2×
182	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	18.6	1.2×
182	Akola Maharashtra, India	18.6	1.2×
184	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	18.4	1.2×
185	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	18.2	1.2×
185	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	18.2	1.2×
187	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	18.1	1.2×
187	Mahād Maharashtra, India	18.1	1.2×
187	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	18.1	1.2×
187	Madrid Madrid, Spain	18.1	1.2×
187	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	18.1	1.2×
192	Laudio / Llodio Basque Country, Spain	18.0	1.2×
192	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	18.0	1.2×
194	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	17.8	1.2×
194	Victoria Central and Western, Hong Kong	17.8	1.2×
194	Le Robert Martinique, Martinique	17.8	1.2×
197	Patiāla Punjab, India	17.7	1.2×
198	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	17.5	1.2×
198	Amravati Maharashtra, India	17.5	1.2×
198	Tai Po Tai Po, Hong Kong	17.5	1.2×

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Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data