SmogRank / History / September 8, 2026

Most polluted cities on September 8, 2026

2,321 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day; the worst was Palembang, Indonesia, at 185.0 µg/m³. Each city's own local calendar day.

  1. 1Palembanglow-cost sensorsSouth Sumatra, Indonesia
    185.012.3×
  2. 2Kinshasalow-cost sensorsKinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    138.09.2×
  3. 3Kuala Lumpurlow-cost sensorsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    94.76.3×
  4. 4Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    80.05.3×
  5. 5KarnālHaryana, India
    78.85.3×
  6. 6NikšićOpština Nikšić, Montenegro
    75.75.0×
  7. 7JalandharPunjab, India
    68.94.6×
  8. 8JīndHaryana, India
    68.54.6×
  9. 9Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    62.24.1×
  10. 10Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    59.94.0×
  11. 11Karongalow-cost sensorsNorthern Region, Malawi
    59.44.0×
  12. 11Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India
    59.44.0×
  13. 13KaithalHaryana, India
    58.83.9×
  14. 14Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    58.33.9×
  15. 15GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    57.33.8×
  16. 16BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    56.63.8×
  17. 17ChāpraBihar, India
    55.63.7×
  18. 18Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    54.53.6×
  19. 19Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    52.73.5×
  20. 20MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    50.93.4×
  21. 21HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    50.83.4×
  22. 22PodgoricaPodgorica, Montenegro
    49.73.3×
  23. 23Mzuzulow-cost sensorsNorthern Region, Malawi
    48.53.2×
  24. 24DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    48.03.2×
  25. 25MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    47.43.2×
  26. 26Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    46.93.1×
  27. 27AmbālaHaryana, India
    46.53.1×
  28. 28Lilongwelow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Malawi
    46.43.1×
  29. 28BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    46.43.1×
  30. 30Kotli Loharanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    45.13.0×
  31. 31Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    43.72.9×
  32. 32GayaBihar, India
    43.02.9×
  33. 33Iloilolow-cost sensorsWestern Visayas, Philippines
    42.32.8×
  34. 34ChittoorAndhra Pradesh, India
    42.02.8×
  35. 35Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    41.82.8×
  36. 36Phuntsholinglow-cost sensorsChukha, Bhutan
    41.62.8×
  37. 37Alipurlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    41.42.8×
  38. 38ThānesarHaryana, India
    41.22.7×
  39. 38DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    41.22.7×
  40. 40ByasanagarOdisha, India
    41.02.7×
  41. 41BhāgalpurBihar, India
    40.72.7×
  42. 42GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    40.22.7×
  43. 42Dera MāndiDelhi, India
    40.22.7×
  44. 44FaridabadHaryana, India
    39.52.6×
  45. 45NarelaDelhi, India
    39.32.6×
  46. 45Singaporelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    39.32.6×
  47. 47AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    39.02.6×
  48. 48NagaonAssam, India
    38.92.6×
  49. 49NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    38.82.6×
  50. 49JodaOdisha, India
    38.82.6×
  51. 51Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    38.62.6×
  52. 52RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    38.32.6×
  53. 53Vereeniginglow-cost sensorsGauteng, South Africa
    38.22.5×
  54. 53BegusaraiBihar, India
    38.22.5×
  55. 55DhāruheraHaryana, India
    38.12.5×
  56. 56Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    37.62.5×
  57. 57AjmerRajasthan, India
    37.22.5×
  58. 58Zombalow-cost sensorsSouthern Region, Malawi
    36.82.5×
  59. 59AgartalaTripura, India
    35.92.4×
  60. 60MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    35.72.4×
  61. 61Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    35.52.4×
  62. 62BarbilOdisha, India
    35.42.4×
  63. 63ArāriaBihar, India
    35.02.3×
  64. 64BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    34.62.3×
  65. 64Butwāllow-cost sensorsLumbini Province, Nepal
    34.62.3×
  66. 66SīkarRajasthan, India
    34.12.3×
  67. 66OceansideCalifornia, United States
    34.12.3×
  68. 68VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh, India
    33.72.2×
  69. 69TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    33.62.2×
  70. 70Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    33.22.2×
  71. 70ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    33.22.2×
  72. 72NalbāriAssam, India
    33.02.2×
  73. 73TuxtlaChiapas, Mexico
    32.92.2×
  74. 74Ibadanlow-cost sensorsOyo State, Nigeria
    32.72.2×
  75. 75Addis AbabaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
    32.32.2×
  76. 76GandhinagarGujarat, India
    32.22.1×
  77. 77JaipurRajasthan, India
    32.02.1×
  78. 78DelhiDelhi, India
    30.82.1×
  79. 79Rahim Yar Khanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    30.62.0×
  80. 80NagpurMaharashtra, India
    30.32.0×
  81. 80KolkataWest Bengal, India
    30.32.0×
  82. 82ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    29.92.0×
  83. 83TonkRajasthan, India
    29.82.0×
  84. 83BūndiRajasthan, India
    29.82.0×
  85. 85DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    29.62.0×
  86. 85VapiGujarat, India
    29.62.0×
  87. 87BhiwāniHaryana, India
    29.42.0×
  88. 88Queenstown Estatelow-cost sensorsSingapore
    29.32.0×
  89. 89BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    29.11.9×
  90. 89BahadurgarhHaryana, India
    29.11.9×
  91. 91KotaRajasthan, India
    29.01.9×
  92. 92SaugorMadhya Pradesh, India
    28.91.9×
  93. 93GurugramHaryana, India
    28.81.9×
  94. 93ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    28.81.9×
  95. 93Asunciónlow-cost sensorsAsuncion, Paraguay
    28.81.9×
  96. 96JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    28.71.9×
  97. 96HājīpurBihar, India
    28.71.9×
  98. 96AnkleshwarGujarat, India
    28.71.9×
  99. 96Wan ChaiWan Chai, Hong Kong
    28.71.9×
  100. 96NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh, India
    28.71.9×
  101. 101Aya NagarDelhi, India
    28.51.9×
  102. 102Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    28.31.9×
  103. 102Ciudad NezahualcoyotlMéxico, Mexico
    28.31.9×
  104. 104RājsamandRajasthan, India
    28.01.9×
  105. 104HyderabadTelangana, India
    28.01.9×
  106. 106Blantyrelow-cost sensorsSouthern Region, Malawi
    27.91.9×
  107. 107JhariaJharkhand, India
    27.51.8×
  108. 107Tabananlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia
    27.51.8×
  109. 109Dubailow-cost sensorsDubai, United Arab Emirates
    27.41.8×
  110. 109ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    27.41.8×
  111. 111Beirutlow-cost sensorsBeirut, Lebanon
    27.11.8×
  112. 112CuttackOdisha, India
    27.01.8×
  113. 113BhopalMadhya Pradesh, India
    26.81.8×
  114. 113UnderaGujarat, India
    26.81.8×
  115. 115AhmedabadGujarat, India
    26.61.8×
  116. 116BhilaiChhattisgarh, India
    26.31.8×
  117. 117RourkelaOdisha, India
    26.21.7×
  118. 118FanlingNorth District, Hong Kong
    26.11.7×
  119. 119Naucalpan de JuárezMéxico, Mexico
    26.01.7×
  120. 120KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    25.71.7×
  121. 121ShivamoggaKarnataka, India
    25.51.7×
  122. 122SonīpatHaryana, India
    25.41.7×
  123. 123AurangabadMaharashtra, India
    25.21.7×
  124. 124Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    25.01.7×
  125. 124Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    25.01.7×
  126. 126San Luis PotosíSan Luis Potosí, Mexico
    24.61.6×
  127. 126QuthbullapurTelangana, India
    24.61.6×
  128. 128SilcharAssam, India
    24.41.6×
  129. 129Jouniehlow-cost sensorsMount Lebanon, Lebanon
    24.21.6×
  130. 130DhaulpurRajasthan, India
    23.81.6×
  131. 131Ubudlow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia
    23.71.6×
  132. 132DūngarpurRajasthan, India
    23.61.6×
  133. 133PatiālaPunjab, India
    23.01.5×
  134. 133Burundaylow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan
    23.01.5×
  135. 135SirsaHaryana, India
    22.91.5×
  136. 135IndoreMadhya Pradesh, India
    22.91.5×
  137. 137JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    22.81.5×
  138. 138Tai PoTai Po, Hong Kong
    22.61.5×
  139. 139Lebedinovkalow-cost sensorsChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
    22.41.5×
  140. 140BakuBaki, Azerbaijan
    22.31.5×
  141. 141NandedMaharashtra, India
    22.21.5×
  142. 141DausaRajasthan, India
    22.21.5×
  143. 143PratāpgarhRajasthan, India
    21.81.5×
  144. 144BaripādaOdisha, India
    21.71.4×
  145. 145HubballiKarnataka, India
    21.61.4×
  146. 145Kojomkullow-cost sensorsChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
    21.61.4×
  147. 147BarBar, Montenegro
    21.51.4×
  148. 147Gadag-BetageriKarnataka, India
    21.51.4×
  149. 149KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    21.41.4×
  150. 150SuratGujarat, India
    21.21.4×
  151. 150ChikmagalūrKarnataka, India
    21.21.4×
  152. 152Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    20.81.4×
  153. 152JabalpurMadhya Pradesh, India
    20.81.4×
  154. 152Tin Shui WaiYuen Long, Hong Kong
    20.81.4×
  155. 152NichelinoPiedmont, Italy
    20.81.4×
  156. 156AcerraCampania, Italy
    20.61.4×
  157. 157BareillyUttar Pradesh, India
    20.51.4×
  158. 158ArrecifeCanary Islands, Spain
    20.41.4×
  159. 158SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    20.41.4×
  160. 160SholapurMaharashtra, India
    20.31.4×
  161. 160ParbhaniMaharashtra, India
    20.31.4×
  162. 160Kwai ChungKwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
    20.31.4×
  163. 163ChūruRajasthan, India
    20.21.3×
  164. 164RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    20.01.3×
  165. 164ErlinTaiwan, Taiwan
    20.01.3×
  166. 164Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje, Montenegro
    20.01.3×
  167. 167SāngliMaharashtra, India
    19.91.3×
  168. 167San Francisco TlalcilalcalpanMéxico, Mexico
    19.91.3×
  169. 169Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan, Pakistan
    19.81.3×
  170. 169HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    19.81.3×
  171. 169Dalunglow-cost sensorsBali, Indonesia
    19.81.3×
  172. 172Abujalow-cost sensorsFCT, Nigeria
    19.71.3×
  173. 172MilanLombardy, Italy
    19.71.3×
  174. 174Mong KokYau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong
    19.51.3×
  175. 174Dakarlow-cost sensorsDakar, Senegal
    19.51.3×
  176. 174ManlleuCatalonia, Spain
    19.51.3×
  177. 174Mexico CityMexico City, Mexico
    19.51.3×
  178. 178Hyderabadlow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    19.41.3×
  179. 178RaipurChhattisgarh, India
    19.41.3×
  180. 178AkolaMaharashtra, India
    19.41.3×
  181. 178Sau Mau PingKwun Tong District, Hong Kong
    19.41.3×
  182. 182ThāneMaharashtra, India
    19.31.3×
  183. 183FierFier County, Albania
    19.01.3×
  184. 184PatnaBihar, India
    18.91.3×
  185. 184Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    18.91.3×
  186. 186AngulOdisha, India
    18.71.2×
  187. 187CandelariaCanary Islands, Spain
    18.61.2×
  188. 188Sidonlow-cost sensorsSouth Governorate, Lebanon
    18.51.2×
  189. 188MadikeriKarnataka, India
    18.51.2×
  190. 188Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    18.51.2×
  191. 191ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    18.41.2×
  192. 191Sham Shui PoSham Shui Po District, Hong Kong
    18.41.2×
  193. 193Otegen Batyralow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan
    18.21.2×
  194. 194RairangpurOdisha, India
    18.11.2×
  195. 194Ashaimanlow-cost sensorsGreater Accra, Ghana
    18.11.2×
  196. 194Birkirkaralow-cost sensorsBirkirkara, Malta
    18.11.2×
  197. 197Santa AnitaJalisco, Mexico
    18.01.2×
  198. 198NashikMaharashtra, India
    17.91.2×
  199. 198CalexicoCalifornia, United States
    17.91.2×
  200. 200PanvelMaharashtra, India
    17.81.2×

Top 200 of 2,321 shown.

Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+