SmogRank / History / week of February 23, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of February 23, 2026

2,230 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	Gurugram Haryana, India	185.9
2	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	183.1
3	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	156.0
4	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	154.2
5	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	145.1
6	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	133.0
7	Faridabad Haryana, India	130.9
8	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	129.9
9	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	126.5
10	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	121.1
11	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	120.6
12	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	109.3
13	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	106.1
14	Agartala Tripura, India	101.4
15	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	99.2
16	Narela Delhi, India	98.7
17	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	97.4
18	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	94.8
19	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	94.3
20	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	93.9
21	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	92.7
22	Delhi Delhi, India	92.0
23	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	91.2
24	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	91.1
25	Angul Odisha, India	89.7
26	Undera Gujarat, India	88.4
27	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	86.6
28	Thānesar Haryana, India	85.6
29	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	84.8
30	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	84.4
31	Hājīpur Bihar, India	81.8
32	Jīnd Haryana, India	79.4
33	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	78.5
34	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	77.2
35	Karnāl Haryana, India	76.2
36	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	75.1
37	Nalbāri Assam, India	74.9
38	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	73.2
39	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	73.1
40	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	72.8
41	Najafgarh Delhi, India	72.7
42	Surat Gujarat, India	72.5
43	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	71.6
44	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	70.8
45	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	69.1
46	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	66.0
47	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	64.6
48	Kolkata West Bengal, India	62.7
49	Barbil Odisha, India	60.8
50	Kaithal Haryana, India	60.4
51	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	60.3
51	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	60.3
51	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	60.3
54	Sirsa Haryana, India	59.1
55	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	58.7
55	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	58.7
57	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	58.4
58	Cuttack Odisha, India	58.3
59	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	57.8
60	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	57.7
61	Byasanagar Odisha, India	57.6
62	Saharsa Bihar, India	57.0
63	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	56.8
64	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	56.7
65	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	56.5
66	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	56.3
67	Ropar Punjab, India	56.2
68	Durgapur West Bengal, India	55.7
68	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	55.7
70	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	54.5
71	Rourkela Odisha, India	54.3
72	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	54.1
72	Baripāda Odisha, India	54.1
74	Arāria Bihar, India	53.3
75	Kota Rajasthan, India	53.1
76	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	52.4
77	Tonk Rajasthan, India	52.1
78	Shillong Meghalaya, India	51.5
79	Brikama low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	51.1
80	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	51.0
80	Haldia West Bengal, India	51.0
82	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	50.9
83	Patna Bihar, India	50.6
84	Begusarai Bihar, India	48.7
85	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	48.6
86	Boisar Maharashtra, India	48.2
87	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	47.8
88	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	47.4
89	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	47.3
90	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	47.2
91	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	47.1
92	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	46.7
93	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	46.4
94	Arrah Bihar, India	46.0
95	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	45.6
95	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	45.6
95	Ambāla Haryana, India	45.6
98	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	45.5
99	Bettiah Bihar, India	45.3
100	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	44.9
101	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	44.5
101	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	44.5
103	Būndi Rajasthan, India	44.2
104	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	44.1
105	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	43.9
106	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	43.7
106	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	43.7
108	Buxar Bihar, India	43.5
108	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	43.5
110	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	43.3
111	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	43.2
111	Āsansol West Bengal, India	43.2
113	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	43.0
113	Chūru Rajasthan, India	43.0
115	Closepet Karnataka, India	42.9
116	Akola Maharashtra, India	42.8
117	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	42.7
117	Mahād Maharashtra, India	42.7
117	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	42.7
117	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	42.7
121	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	42.4
121	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	42.4
123	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	42.3
124	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.9
125	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	41.8
126	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	41.7
127	Nanded Maharashtra, India	41.6
127	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	41.6
129	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	41.3
130	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	41.2
131	Pune Maharashtra, India	41.0
131	Patiāla Punjab, India	41.0
133	Yadgir Karnataka, India	40.9
134	Gaya Bihar, India	40.7
135	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	40.6
136	Karauli Rajasthan, India	40.5
137	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	40.4
138	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	40.2
139	Chānda Maharashtra, India	39.9
140	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	39.7
140	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	39.7
140	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	39.7
143	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	38.6
144	Coimbatore Tamil Nadu, India	38.5
145	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	38.1
146	Jalandhar Punjab, India	37.7
147	Latur Maharashtra, India	37.3
148	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	36.8
149	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	36.7
150	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	36.6
151	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	36.5
152	Amravati Maharashtra, India	36.3
153	Virār Maharashtra, India	36.1
154	Hyderabad Telangana, India	35.8
155	Jalor Rajasthan, India	35.6
155	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	35.6
157	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	35.1
158	Mexicali Baja California, Mexico	34.9
159	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	34.8
160	Silchar Assam, India	34.6
161	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	34.4
162	Gangtok Sikkim, India	34.1
163	Târgu Jiu Gorj County, Romania	33.9
163	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	33.9
165	Aizawl Mizoram, India	33.8
165	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	33.8
167	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	33.6
168	Kavadarci Kavadarci, North Macedonia	33.4
169	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	33.3
170	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	33.0
170	Korhogo low-cost sensors Savanes District, Ivory Coast	33.0
172	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	32.8
173	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	32.7
174	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	32.4
175	Vapi Gujarat, India	32.2
176	Dej Cluj County, Romania	32.1
176	Siwān Bihar, India	32.1
176	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	32.1
179	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	32.0
179	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	32.0
181	Skopje Grad Skopje, North Macedonia	31.9
181	Guwahati Assam, India	31.9
183	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	31.7
184	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	31.5
185	Dausa Rajasthan, India	31.4
185	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	31.4
187	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	31.3
187	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	31.3
189	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	31.2
190	Thāne Maharashtra, India	30.9
190	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	30.9
192	Rairangpur Odisha, India	30.7
192	Zacatepec de Hidalgo Morelos, Mexico	30.7
192	Nandri Rajasthan, India	30.7
195	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	30.6
195	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	30.6
195	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	30.6
198	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	30.5
199	Lugano Ticino, Switzerland	30.0
199	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	30.0

Top 200 of 2,230 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