SmogRank / History / September 28, 2026

Most polluted cities on September 28, 2026

2,321 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the day. Each city's own local calendar day.

#	City	µg/m³	× WHO
1	Gurugram Haryana, India	104.0	6.9×
2	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	83.9	5.6×
3	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	81.3	5.4×
4	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	75.6	5.0×
5	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	73.2	4.9×
6	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	72.1	4.8×
7	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	64.7	4.3×
8	Karauli Rajasthan, India	60.9	4.1×
9	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	60.5	4.0×
10	Arāria Bihar, India	59.2	3.9×
11	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	58.6	3.9×
12	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	58.3	3.9×
13	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	58.2	3.9×
14	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	57.8	3.9×
15	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	56.7	3.8×
16	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	55.3	3.7×
17	Chāpra Bihar, India	54.7	3.6×
18	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	53.9	3.6×
19	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	53.5	3.6×
20	Karnāl Haryana, India	51.6	3.4×
21	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	49.6	3.3×
22	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	49.4	3.3×
23	Byasanagar Odisha, India	48.9	3.3×
24	Kolkata West Bengal, India	48.7	3.2×
25	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	48.5	3.2×
25	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	48.5	3.2×
27	Joda Odisha, India	48.2	3.2×
28	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	47.9	3.2×
29	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	47.8	3.2×
30	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	47.2	3.1×
31	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	47.0	3.1×
32	Agartala Tripura, India	46.6	3.1×
33	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	44.3	3.0×
34	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	43.4	2.9×
35	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	43.2	2.9×
35	Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	43.2	2.9×
37	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	42.8	2.9×
38	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	42.7	2.8×
39	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	42.3	2.8×
39	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	42.3	2.8×
41	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	42.1	2.8×
42	Baripāda Odisha, India	41.4	2.8×
43	Haldia West Bengal, India	41.1	2.7×
44	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.7	2.7×
45	Nagaon Assam, India	40.6	2.7×
46	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	40.5	2.7×
47	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	39.9	2.7×
48	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	39.5	2.6×
49	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	38.6	2.6×
49	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	38.6	2.6×
51	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	38.5	2.6×
51	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	38.5	2.6×
53	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	38.1	2.5×
54	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.6	2.5×
55	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	37.3	2.5×
56	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	36.6	2.4×
56	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	36.6	2.4×
58	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	36.1	2.4×
59	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	36.0	2.4×
60	Kaithal Haryana, India	35.7	2.4×
61	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	35.6	2.4×
62	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	35.5	2.4×
63	Hājīpur Bihar, India	35.1	2.3×
64	Cuttack Odisha, India	34.8	2.3×
65	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	34.5	2.3×
66	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	34.1	2.3×
67	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	34.0	2.3×
67	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	34.0	2.3×
69	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	33.8	2.3×
69	Sasarām Bihar, India	33.8	2.3×
71	Faridabad Haryana, India	33.7	2.2×
72	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	33.3	2.2×
73	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	33.0	2.2×
74	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	32.9	2.2×
75	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	32.7	2.2×
76	Kota Rajasthan, India	32.5	2.2×
77	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.4	2.2×
78	Būndi Rajasthan, India	32.3	2.2×
79	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	32.2	2.1×
80	Begusarai Bihar, India	32.1	2.1×
81	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	31.9	2.1×
82	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	31.8	2.1×
82	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	31.8	2.1×
84	Angul Odisha, India	31.1	2.1×
85	Gaya Bihar, India	31.0	2.1×
86	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	30.7	2.0×
87	Sonīpat Haryana, India	30.5	2.0×
87	Arrah Bihar, India	30.5	2.0×
87	Calexico California, United States	30.5	2.0×
90	Rairangpur Odisha, India	30.2	2.0×
91	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	30.1	2.0×
92	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	30.0	2.0×
92	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	30.0	2.0×
92	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	30.0	2.0×
95	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	29.6	2.0×
95	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	29.6	2.0×
97	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	29.5	2.0×
97	Panchkula Haryana, India	29.5	2.0×
99	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	29.3	2.0×
100	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	29.1	1.9×
101	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	28.9	1.9×
102	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	28.7	1.9×
103	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	28.5	1.9×
104	Tonk Rajasthan, India	28.4	1.9×
105	Chānda Maharashtra, India	28.3	1.9×
106	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	28.0	1.9×
107	Jalandhar Punjab, India	27.9	1.9×
108	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	27.8	1.9×
109	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	27.6	1.8×
109	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	27.6	1.8×
111	Obrenovac Central Serbia, Serbia	27.5	1.8×
111	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	27.5	1.8×
111	Taguig low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	27.5	1.8×
114	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	27.2	1.8×
115	Closepet Karnataka, India	27.0	1.8×
116	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	26.8	1.8×
117	Siwān Bihar, India	26.4	1.8×
118	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	26.1	1.7×
118	San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras	26.1	1.7×
120	Ambāla Haryana, India	26.0	1.7×
121	Hubballi Karnataka, India	25.9	1.7×
121	Undera Gujarat, India	25.9	1.7×
123	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	25.8	1.7×
124	Vapi Gujarat, India	25.7	1.7×
125	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	25.6	1.7×
125	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	25.6	1.7×
127	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	25.3	1.7×
128	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	25.2	1.7×
129	Panvel Maharashtra, India	24.8	1.7×
130	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	24.7	1.6×
130	Freetown low-cost sensors Western Area, Sierra Leone	24.7	1.6×
130	Prijedor Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	24.7	1.6×
133	Mahād Maharashtra, India	24.4	1.6×
134	Dausa Rajasthan, India	24.3	1.6×
134	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	24.3	1.6×
134	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	24.3	1.6×
137	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	24.1	1.6×
138	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	24.0	1.6×
139	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	23.9	1.6×
139	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	23.9	1.6×
141	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	23.7	1.6×
141	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	23.7	1.6×
143	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	23.4	1.6×
144	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	23.2	1.5×
145	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	23.0	1.5×
146	Virār Maharashtra, India	22.9	1.5×
147	Thānesar Haryana, India	22.8	1.5×
147	Silchar Assam, India	22.8	1.5×
149	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	22.4	1.5×
150	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	22.3	1.5×
150	The Dalles Oregon, United States	22.3	1.5×
150	Barbil Odisha, India	22.3	1.5×
153	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	22.2	1.5×
153	Nashik Maharashtra, India	22.2	1.5×
153	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	22.2	1.5×
153	Durgapur West Bengal, India	22.2	1.5×
157	Boisar Maharashtra, India	22.1	1.5×
157	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	22.1	1.5×
159	Avilés Asturias, Spain	21.9	1.5×
160	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	21.7	1.4×
161	Narela Delhi, India	21.6	1.4×
162	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	21.5	1.4×
162	Bārān Rajasthan, India	21.5	1.4×
162	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	21.5	1.4×
165	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	21.3	1.4×
166	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	21.2	1.4×
167	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	21.1	1.4×
167	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	21.1	1.4×
167	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	21.1	1.4×
170	Yadgir Karnataka, India	20.6	1.4×
171	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	20.5	1.4×
171	Delhi Delhi, India	20.5	1.4×
171	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	20.5	1.4×
174	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	20.3	1.4×
175	Rājgīr Bihar, India	19.7	1.3×
175	Latur Maharashtra, India	19.7	1.3×
177	Durg Chhattisgarh, India	19.6	1.3×
178	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	19.5	1.3×
178	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	19.5	1.3×
180	Graz Styria, Austria	19.4	1.3×
180	Užice Central Serbia, Serbia	19.4	1.3×
180	Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico	19.4	1.3×
183	Jalor Rajasthan, India	19.3	1.3×
184	Douala low-cost sensors Littoral, Cameroon	19.2	1.3×
185	Nalbāri Assam, India	19.1	1.3×
185	Ourense Galicia, Spain	19.1	1.3×
187	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	19.0	1.3×
187	Sagunto Valencia, Spain	19.0	1.3×
189	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	18.9	1.3×
189	Nandri Rajasthan, India	18.9	1.3×
191	Xizhi Taipei, Taiwan	18.8	1.3×
191	Durango Basque Country, Spain	18.8	1.3×
193	Győr Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary	18.6	1.2×
194	Chūru Rajasthan, India	18.4	1.2×
194	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	18.4	1.2×
194	Gijón Asturias, Spain	18.4	1.2×
197	Amravati Maharashtra, India	18.3	1.2×
197	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	18.3	1.2×
199	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	18.2	1.2×
199	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	18.2	1.2×

Top 200 of 2,321 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