SmogRank / History / week of December 29, 2025

Most polluted cities, week of December 29, 2025

2,267 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 7 days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	268.2
2	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	225.4
3	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	217.8
4	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	214.1
5	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	205.2
6	Delhi Delhi, India	194.1
7	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	190.8
7	Narela Delhi, India	190.8
9	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	186.5
10	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	166.3
11	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	161.8
12	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	155.0
13	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	154.3
14	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	151.5
15	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	150.2
16	Angul Odisha, India	150.1
17	Baripāda Odisha, India	144.4
18	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	141.8
19	Gurugram Haryana, India	140.4
20	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	139.2
21	Najafgarh Delhi, India	138.1
22	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	135.4
23	Cuttack Odisha, India	134.6
24	Byasanagar Odisha, India	131.9
25	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	130.5
26	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	129.8
27	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	123.8
27	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	123.8
29	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	120.2
30	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	117.5
31	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	111.9
32	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	111.1
33	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	108.9
34	Kolkata West Bengal, India	108.4
35	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	106.4
36	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	105.7
37	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	104.2
38	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	104.1
39	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	103.1
39	Panchkula Haryana, India	103.1
41	Tonk Rajasthan, India	101.5
42	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	100.3
43	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	100.0
44	Faridabad Haryana, India	98.8
45	Sonīpat Haryana, India	98.5
46	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	98.1
46	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	98.1
48	Haldia West Bengal, India	97.3
49	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	96.0
50	Karnāl Haryana, India	95.3
50	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	95.3
52	Thānesar Haryana, India	95.0
53	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	92.9
54	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	91.8
55	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	91.1
56	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	91.0
57	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	90.6
58	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	90.4
59	Barbil Odisha, India	89.9
60	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	89.0
61	Hājīpur Bihar, India	88.2
62	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	87.4
63	Āsansol West Bengal, India	86.7
64	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	86.5
64	Chūru Rajasthan, India	86.5
66	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	85.2
66	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	85.2
68	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	84.5
68	Būndi Rajasthan, India	84.5
70	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	82.8
71	Nandri Rajasthan, India	82.7
72	Arāria Bihar, India	82.1
73	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	81.3
74	Jalor Rajasthan, India	80.5
75	Pune Maharashtra, India	79.4
76	Kota Rajasthan, India	78.4
77	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	78.0
78	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	77.7
79	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	76.9
80	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	76.7
81	Arrah Bihar, India	76.3
82	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	75.1
83	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	73.9
84	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	73.6
85	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	73.5
86	Begusarai Bihar, India	73.1
87	Nagaon Assam, India	73.0
88	Yadgir Karnataka, India	71.8
89	Rourkela Odisha, India	71.6
90	Dhule Maharashtra, India	71.4
90	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	71.4
92	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	71.3
93	Jīnd Haryana, India	71.0
94	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	70.3
94	Bettiah Bihar, India	70.3
96	Durgapur West Bengal, India	70.1
97	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	69.7
98	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	69.3
99	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	69.0
100	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	68.8
101	Rairangpur Odisha, India	68.6
102	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	68.5
103	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	67.8
103	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	67.8
105	Nalbāri Assam, India	67.3
106	Ambāla Haryana, India	67.1
107	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	66.9
108	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	66.3
108	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	66.3
110	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	65.9
111	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	65.1
112	Latur Maharashtra, India	64.9
113	Nanded Maharashtra, India	64.7
114	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	64.5
115	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	64.1
116	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	63.9
117	Vapi Gujarat, India	63.6
118	Patna Bihar, India	63.5
118	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	63.5
120	Rājgīr Bihar, India	63.4
121	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	63.1
122	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	62.7
123	Siwān Bihar, India	62.4
124	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	62.2
125	Strumica Strumica, North Macedonia	61.7
126	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	61.5
127	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	61.2
128	Virār Maharashtra, India	61.1
129	Mahād Maharashtra, India	61.0
130	Dausa Rajasthan, India	60.9
131	Rishīkesh Uttarakhand, India	60.4
132	Ropar Punjab, India	60.3
133	Jalandhar Punjab, India	60.1
133	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	60.1
133	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	60.1
136	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	60.0
137	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	59.9
138	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	59.7
138	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	59.7
140	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	59.1
141	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	58.7
142	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	58.4
143	Surat Gujarat, India	58.3
144	Karauli Rajasthan, India	58.2
144	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	58.2
146	Nashik Maharashtra, India	57.8
147	Joda Odisha, India	57.1
148	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	57.0
149	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	56.7
150	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	56.2
151	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	56.1
152	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	55.9
153	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	55.8
154	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	55.5
155	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	55.0
156	Akola Maharashtra, India	54.7
157	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	54.6
158	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	54.5
159	Amravati Maharashtra, India	53.5
160	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	53.3
161	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	53.2
162	Boisar Maharashtra, India	53.1
163	Sirsa Haryana, India	52.8
164	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	52.5
165	Buxar Bihar, India	52.3
166	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	51.6
167	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	51.1
167	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	51.1
169	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	50.3
170	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	49.9
171	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	49.6
172	Patiāla Punjab, India	49.5
173	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	48.7
174	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	48.4
175	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	48.3
176	Baia Mare Maramureş, Romania	47.7
176	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	47.7
178	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	47.1
179	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	46.5
179	Belagavi Karnataka, India	46.5
181	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	46.3
181	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	46.3
183	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	46.2
184	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	45.9
185	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	45.3
185	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	45.3
187	Gaya Bihar, India	45.2
188	Chānda Maharashtra, India	45.0
189	Saharsa Bihar, India	44.7
189	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	44.7
191	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	44.5
192	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	43.5
193	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	43.1
194	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	42.7
195	Molina de Segura Murcia, Spain	42.4
196	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	42.0
197	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	41.2
198	Irapuato Guanajuato, Mexico	40.7
199	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	40.6
200	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	40.2

Top 200 of 2,267 shown.

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