SmogRank / History / September 24, 2026

Most polluted cities on September 24, 2026

2,513 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#City µg/m³× WHO
1Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
151.010.1×
2Dera Māndi Delhi, India
122.08.1×
3Jīnd Haryana, India
99.46.6×
4Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
97.26.5×
5Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
96.46.4×
6Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
96.36.4×
7Kaithal Haryana, India
92.66.2×
8Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India
89.76.0×
9Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
85.45.7×
10Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India
83.45.6×
11Bhiwāni Haryana, India
81.95.5×
12Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
77.15.1×
13Bahadurgarh Haryana, India
74.35.0×
14Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
72.54.8×
15Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India
71.84.8×
16Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
70.14.7×
17Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India
69.74.6×
18Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
69.04.6×
19Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi
67.64.5×
20Gurugram Haryana, India
67.34.5×
21Thānesar Haryana, India
63.54.2×
21Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India
63.54.2×
23Kalyān Maharashtra, India
62.74.2×
24Narela Delhi, India
62.64.2×
25Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi
62.04.1×
26Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
61.64.1×
27Dhāruhera Haryana, India
61.04.1×
28Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates
59.94.0×
29Tonk Rajasthan, India
59.34.0×
30Aya Nagar Delhi, India
56.53.8×
31Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India
55.13.7×
32Delhi Delhi, India
54.93.7×
33Ambāla Haryana, India
54.43.6×
34Chāpra Bihar, India
53.13.5×
35Bhilwara Rajasthan, India
52.13.5×
36Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India
51.43.4×
37Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India
51.03.4×
38Aurangabad Maharashtra, India
50.23.3×
39Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
50.13.3×
39Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India
50.13.3×
41Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda
50.03.3×
42Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
49.73.3×
43Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
49.63.3×
44Parbhani Maharashtra, India
48.73.2×
45Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India
48.43.2×
46Jalandhar Punjab, India
48.33.2×
47Calexico California, United States
48.13.2×
48Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India
47.93.2×
48Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
47.93.2×
50Nalbāri Assam, India
47.43.2×
51Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
47.03.1×
52Dausa Rajasthan, India
46.93.1×
53Chūru Rajasthan, India
46.63.1×
54Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India
46.53.1×
55Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
46.43.1×
56Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
45.63.0×
57Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
45.43.0×
58Malegaon Maharashtra, India
45.23.0×
59Sonīpat Haryana, India
45.13.0×
60Jaipur Rajasthan, India
44.73.0×
61Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan
44.63.0×
62Undera Gujarat, India
44.53.0×
63Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
44.22.9×
64Najafgarh Delhi, India
44.02.9×
65Būndi Rajasthan, India
43.52.9×
66Pune Maharashtra, India
43.22.9×
67Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
42.62.8×
68Sīkar Rajasthan, India
42.32.8×
68Ajmer Rajasthan, India
42.32.8×
70Surat Gujarat, India
41.92.8×
71Jalgaon Maharashtra, India
41.82.8×
72Gandhinagar Gujarat, India
41.42.8×
73Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India
41.32.8×
74Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India
40.82.7×
75Sholapur Maharashtra, India
40.62.7×
76Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India
40.02.7×
77Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore
39.92.7×
78Nashik Maharashtra, India
38.12.5×
79Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India
38.02.5×
80Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India
37.92.5×
81Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore
37.72.5×
82Arrah Bihar, India
37.62.5×
83Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi
37.42.5×
84Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India
37.32.5×
85Panchkula Haryana, India
36.82.5×
86Mangaluru Karnataka, India
36.72.4×
87Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India
36.62.4×
88Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India
36.52.4×
89Mahād Maharashtra, India
35.82.4×
90Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India
35.32.4×
91Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India
35.12.3×
91Arāria Bihar, India
35.12.3×
93Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia
35.02.3×
94Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India
34.92.3×
95Faridabad Haryana, India
34.82.3×
95Vapi Gujarat, India
34.82.3×
97San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico
34.02.3×
98Nagaon Assam, India
33.92.3×
99Patiāla Punjab, India
33.42.2×
100Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan
33.22.2×
101Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
33.12.2×
102Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe
32.82.2×
103Boisar Maharashtra, India
32.72.2×
104Rājsamand Rajasthan, India
32.12.1×
105Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
31.52.1×
106Kota Rajasthan, India
31.42.1×
107Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
31.02.1×
107Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India
31.02.1×
109Baku Baki, Azerbaijan
30.62.0×
109Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe
30.62.0×
111Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa
30.02.0×
111Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
30.02.0×
113Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India
29.92.0×
114Saharsa Bihar, India
29.52.0×
114San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan México, Mexico
29.52.0×
116Gaya Bihar, India
29.21.9×
117Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay
28.41.9×
118Chandigarh Chandigarh, India
28.21.9×
119Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines
28.11.9×
120Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India
28.01.9×
120Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines
28.01.9×
122Panvel Maharashtra, India
27.91.9×
123Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan
27.71.8×
124Nāgaur Rajasthan, India
27.61.8×
125Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India
27.41.8×
126Yadgir Karnataka, India
27.31.8×
127Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
27.01.8×
128Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India
26.71.8×
129Durgapur West Bengal, India
25.41.7×
130Chennai Tamil Nadu, India
25.11.7×
131Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
25.01.7×
132Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan
24.71.6×
133Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico
24.51.6×
134Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos
24.31.6×
135Latur Maharashtra, India
24.11.6×
135Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India
24.11.6×
135Chiayi City Taiwan, Taiwan
24.11.6×
138Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
23.51.6×
139Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan
23.31.6×
139Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India
23.31.6×
141Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
23.21.5×
142Santa Lucía Canary Islands, Spain
23.11.5×
143Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India
22.51.5×
144Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria
22.31.5×
144Nandri Rajasthan, India
22.31.5×
146Minamikyushu Kagoshima, Japan
22.21.5×
147Douliu Taiwan, Taiwan
22.01.5×
148Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria
21.91.5×
148Mohali Punjab, India
21.91.5×
150Hitoyoshi Kumamoto, Japan
21.71.4×
151Zhushan Taiwan, Taiwan
21.61.4×
152Jalor Rajasthan, India
21.51.4×
152Fukuroi Shizuoka, Japan
21.51.4×
154Kobayashi Miyazaki, Japan
21.41.4×
155Chānda Maharashtra, India
21.01.4×
155Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico
21.01.4×
157Kagoshima Kagoshima, Japan
20.91.4×
158Mumbai Maharashtra, India
20.81.4×
158Puli Taiwan, Taiwan
20.81.4×
160Miyakonojō Miyazaki, Japan
20.71.4×
161Ropar Punjab, India
20.51.4×
161Iwata Shizuoka, Japan
20.51.4×
161Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal
20.51.4×
164Thāne Maharashtra, India
20.41.4×
164Atlixco Puebla, Mexico
20.41.4×
164Kirishima Kagoshima, Japan
20.41.4×
167Hyderabad Telangana, India
20.31.4×
167Bhayandar Maharashtra, India
20.31.4×
167Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand
20.31.4×
167Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong
20.31.4×
171Beigang Taiwan, Taiwan
20.21.3×
171Lugu Taiwan, Taiwan
20.21.3×
171Hanford California, United States
20.21.3×
171Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India
20.21.3×
175Kaseda-shirakame Kagoshima, Japan
20.11.3×
176San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico
20.01.3×
177Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India
19.81.3×
177Sendai Kagoshima, Japan
19.81.3×
179Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand
19.61.3×
179Pasadena low-cost sensors California, United States
19.61.3×
181Minamata Kumamoto, Japan
19.51.3×
182Quthbullapur Telangana, India
19.41.3×
183Yuanlin Taiwan, Taiwan
19.31.3×
183Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States
19.31.3×
185Nantou Taiwan, Taiwan
19.21.3×
186Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey
19.11.3×
186Xinying Taiwan, Taiwan
19.11.3×
186Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico
19.11.3×
186Clovis California, United States
19.11.3×
190Bānswāra Rajasthan, India
19.01.3×
190Mexicali Baja California, Mexico
19.01.3×
192Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India
18.91.3×
193Susaki Kochi, Japan
18.81.3×
193Ōzu Kumamoto, Japan
18.81.3×
195Nobeoka Miyazaki, Japan
18.71.2×
196Silchar Assam, India
18.61.2×
196Vigo Galicia, Spain
18.61.2×
198Kanoya Kagoshima, Japan
18.51.2×
198Izumi Kagoshima, Japan
18.51.2×
200Taichung Taiwan, Taiwan
18.41.2×

Top 200 of 2,513 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