SmogRank / History / week of January 5, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of January 5, 2026

1,949 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	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	226.9
2	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	202.6
3	Gurugram Haryana, India	197.8
4	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	194.2
5	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	173.2
6	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	168.8
7	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	166.3
8	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	165.5
9	Delhi Delhi, India	161.9
10	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	154.1
11	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	152.5
12	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	151.4
13	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	149.7
14	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	138.6
15	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	138.2
16	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	136.8
17	Narela Delhi, India	136.4
18	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	131.7
19	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	131.0
20	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	125.8
21	Yerevan low-cost sensors Yerevan, Armenia	125.4
22	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	120.5
23	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	118.7
24	Najafgarh Delhi, India	116.9
25	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	115.4
26	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	115.3
27	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	112.4
28	Tonk Rajasthan, India	110.5
29	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	109.1
30	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	108.1
31	Kolkata West Bengal, India	107.0
32	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	105.5
33	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	101.5
34	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	99.8
35	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	99.7
36	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	98.0
37	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	97.2
38	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	96.9
39	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	94.1
40	Kota Rajasthan, India	93.8
41	Arrah Bihar, India	93.1
42	Chūru Rajasthan, India	92.2
43	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	91.5
44	Begusarai Bihar, India	89.4
45	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	89.2
46	Būndi Rajasthan, India	88.3
47	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	87.8
48	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	86.6
49	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	85.8
50	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	83.9
51	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	83.4
52	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	83.2
52	Faridabad Haryana, India	83.2
52	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	83.2
55	Tumkūr Karnataka, India	82.6
56	Karnāl Haryana, India	81.9
57	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	81.5
58	Jalor Rajasthan, India	81.3
59	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	80.5
60	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	80.0
61	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	79.6
62	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	79.4
63	Hājīpur Bihar, India	78.5
64	Bettiah Bihar, India	78.1
65	Cuddalore Tamil Nadu, India	77.6
66	Thānesar Haryana, India	77.3
67	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	76.5
68	Haldia West Bengal, India	76.3
69	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	76.1
69	Pune Maharashtra, India	76.1
71	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	75.9
72	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	75.2
73	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	73.9
74	Angul Odisha, India	73.7
75	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	73.6
76	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	73.5
77	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	73.3
78	Sighetu Marmaţiei Maramureş, Romania	73.1
78	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	73.1
80	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	72.8
81	Cuttack Odisha, India	72.7
82	Saharsa Bihar, India	72.4
83	Nandri Rajasthan, India	72.1
84	Jīnd Haryana, India	71.2
85	Nalbāri Assam, India	70.8
86	Patna Bihar, India	70.7
86	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	70.7
88	Siwān Bihar, India	70.6
89	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	70.5
90	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	69.6
91	Sonīpat Haryana, India	69.3
92	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	69.0
93	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	68.8
94	Nagaon Assam, India	67.7
95	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	67.1
96	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	65.3
97	Rourkela Odisha, India	64.9
97	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	64.9
99	Dausa Rajasthan, India	64.8
100	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	64.5
101	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	64.2
102	Boisar Maharashtra, India	64.1
103	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	63.8
103	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	63.8
105	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	63.7
106	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	63.6
107	Āsansol West Bengal, India	63.3
108	Vapi Gujarat, India	63.2
109	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	62.4
110	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	62.1
110	Arāria Bihar, India	62.1
112	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	61.9
113	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	61.7
113	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	61.7
115	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	61.6
116	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	60.5
116	Kaithal Haryana, India	60.5
116	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	60.5
119	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	60.1
120	Virār Maharashtra, India	59.6
121	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	59.3
122	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	58.7
123	Chāpra Bihar, India	58.6
124	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	58.1
125	Surat Gujarat, India	57.9
126	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	56.8
127	Nashik Maharashtra, India	56.7
128	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	56.5
129	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	56.3
130	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	56.0
131	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	55.8
132	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	55.1
133	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	55.0
134	Yadgir Karnataka, India	54.5
135	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	54.4
136	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	53.9
137	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	53.8
138	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	53.6
139	Durgapur West Bengal, India	53.2
139	Dhule Maharashtra, India	53.2
141	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	52.2
141	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	52.2
143	Mahād Maharashtra, India	51.9
144	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	51.7
144	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	51.7
146	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	51.6
147	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	51.0
147	Byasanagar Odisha, India	51.0
149	Barbil Odisha, India	50.8
150	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	50.0
151	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	49.0
152	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	48.9
153	Latur Maharashtra, India	48.2
154	Opole Opole Voivodeship, Poland	47.7
155	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	47.6
156	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	47.0
157	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	46.8
158	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	46.7
159	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	46.4
160	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	46.1
161	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	45.9
162	Ambāla Haryana, India	45.7
163	Akola Maharashtra, India	45.5
164	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	45.3
165	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	45.1
166	Gaya Bihar, India	45.0
167	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	43.9
168	Bārān Rajasthan, India	43.7
169	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	43.4
170	Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	43.3
171	Jalandhar Punjab, India	43.2
172	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	42.9
173	Aizawl Mizoram, India	42.5
174	Panvel Maharashtra, India	42.3
175	Patiāla Punjab, India	41.5
176	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	41.3
177	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	41.1
177	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	41.1
179	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	40.5
180	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	40.3
181	Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland	40.2
182	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	40.0
183	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	39.1
184	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	38.5
184	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	38.5
186	Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland	37.8
187	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	37.6
188	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	37.5
188	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	37.5
190	Ciudad Benito Juárez Nuevo León, Mexico	37.3
191	Wrocław Lower Silesia, Poland	37.2
192	Kędzierzyn-Koźle Opole Voivodeship, Poland	37.1
193	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	37.0
194	Thāne Maharashtra, India	36.8
195	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	36.6
196	Perundurai Tamil Nadu, India	36.5
197	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	36.1
198	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	36.0
199	Belagavi Karnataka, India	35.9
200	Ptuj Urban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia	35.7

Top 200 of 1,949 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