SmogRank / History / week of March 2, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of March 2, 2026

2,301 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 7 days; the worst was Gurugram, India, at 172.9 µg/m³. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1GurugramHaryana, India
    172.9
  2. 2Dhakalow-cost sensorsDhaka Division, Bangladesh
    167.1
  3. 3Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    133.5
  4. 4Rahim Yar Khanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    131.0
  5. 5FaridabadHaryana, India
    120.7
  6. 6Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    115.6
  7. 7BahadurgarhHaryana, India
    112.0
  8. 8DādriUttar Pradesh, India
    111.0
  9. 9Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    106.0
  10. 10Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    105.4
  11. 11DhāruheraHaryana, India
    104.9
  12. 12BhiwadiRajasthan, India
    102.9
  13. 13SingrauliMadhya Pradesh, India
    101.0
  14. 14NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    100.7
  15. 15Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    99.6
  16. 16Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    98.3
  17. 17Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir, India
    97.5
  18. 18GhāziābādUttar Pradesh, India
    96.8
  19. 19NarelaDelhi, India
    95.3
  20. 20AgartalaTripura, India
    91.6
  21. 21Kojomkullow-cost sensorsChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
    90.5
  22. 22DelhiDelhi, India
    87.1
  23. 23HāpurUttar Pradesh, India
    84.5
  24. 24ThānesarHaryana, India
    84.3
  25. 25SaharsaBihar, India
    83.7
  26. 26MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh, India
    82.1
  27. 27SuratGujarat, India
    81.9
  28. 28HājīpurBihar, India
    81.8
  29. 29Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
    81.5
  30. 30KarnālHaryana, India
    81.4
  31. 31GummidipundiTamil Nadu, India
    81.3
  32. 32Yamuna NagarHaryana, India
    81.1
  33. 33Kampalalow-cost sensorsCentral Region, Uganda
    81.0
  34. 34LucknowUttar Pradesh, India
    78.1
  35. 35BāghpatUttar Pradesh, India
    77.9
  36. 36RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    77.8
  37. 37JīndHaryana, India
    77.4
  38. 38BaddiHimachal Pradesh, India
    74.5
  39. 39BhelaiChhattisgarh, India
    72.7
  40. 40GwaliorMadhya Pradesh, India
    72.6
  41. 41AngulOdisha, India
    71.8
  42. 42NalbāriAssam, India
    71.6
  43. 42Changchunlow-cost sensorsJilin, China
    71.6
  44. 44BarbilOdisha, India
    71.5
  45. 45Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab, Pakistan
    70.8
  46. 46Lebedinovkalow-cost sensorsChuy Region, Kyrgyzstan
    70.6
  47. 47NajafgarhDelhi, India
    70.5
  48. 48Târgu Mureşlow-cost sensorsMureș County, Romania
    70.2
  49. 49OtwockMazovia, Poland
    69.7
  50. 50Aya NagarDelhi, India
    69.5
  51. 51Phuntsholinglow-cost sensorsChukha, Bhutan
    69.4
  52. 52ByasanagarOdisha, India
    68.4
  53. 53SonīpatHaryana, India
    68.3
  54. 54BhiwāniHaryana, India
    68.1
  55. 55CuttackOdisha, India
    67.9
  56. 56Kathmandulow-cost sensorsBagmati Province, Nepal
    67.2
  57. 57BengaluruKarnataka, India
    66.2
  58. 58MahādMaharashtra, India
    65.2
  59. 58Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh, India
    65.2
  60. 60BegusaraiBihar, India
    64.7
  61. 61Burundaylow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan
    64.0
  62. 62ArrahBihar, India
    63.7
  63. 63NagaonAssam, India
    62.4
  64. 64ClosepetKarnataka, India
    62.0
  65. 64JalgaonMaharashtra, India
    62.0
  66. 66BhubaneswarOdisha, India
    61.5
  67. 67SholapurMaharashtra, India
    60.6
  68. 67PatnaBihar, India
    60.6
  69. 67AhmedabadGujarat, India
    60.6
  70. 67Bishkeklow-cost sensorsBishkek, Kyrgyzstan
    60.6
  71. 71Otegen Batyralow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan
    60.4
  72. 72JaipurRajasthan, India
    60.1
  73. 73KalyānMaharashtra, India
    59.8
  74. 73GayaBihar, India
    59.8
  75. 75BaripādaOdisha, India
    59.7
  76. 76SāngliMaharashtra, India
    59.6
  77. 77ChāndaMaharashtra, India
    58.6
  78. 78ShillongMeghalaya, India
    58.4
  79. 78KolkataWest Bengal, India
    58.4
  80. 80MeerutUttar Pradesh, India
    58.3
  81. 81TirumalaAndhra Pradesh, India
    58.2
  82. 82JodaOdisha, India
    57.8
  83. 83KikindaVojvodina, Serbia
    57.6
  84. 84ArāriaBihar, India
    57.5
  85. 84Talgharlow-cost sensorsAlmaty Region, Kazakhstan
    57.5
  86. 86RānīganjWest Bengal, India
    56.6
  87. 87ChittorgarhRajasthan, India
    56.4
  88. 88TarnówLesser Poland, Poland
    56.0
  89. 88IndoreMadhya Pradesh, India
    56.0
  90. 90Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    55.8
  91. 91RoparPunjab, India
    55.7
  92. 92JhālāwārRajasthan, India
    55.5
  93. 93BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia
    55.1
  94. 94DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland
    54.5
  95. 94JalandharPunjab, India
    54.5
  96. 96Chiang Mailow-cost sensorsChiang Mai, Thailand
    54.3
  97. 96Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland
    54.3
  98. 98ChandigarhChandigarh, India
    54.2
  99. 99RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh, India
    53.9
  100. 100Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad, Pakistan
    53.7
  101. 100WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    53.7
  102. 102RourkelaOdisha, India
    53.6
  103. 103ĀsansolWest Bengal, India
    52.6
  104. 104AmbālaHaryana, India
    52.5
  105. 105KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia
    52.2
  106. 106KaliszGreater Poland, Poland
    52.0
  107. 107HaldiaWest Bengal, India
    51.9
  108. 107KhargharMaharashtra, India
    51.9
  109. 109ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    51.3
  110. 110BuxarBihar, India
    51.2
  111. 111ŻywiecSilesia, Poland
    51.0
  112. 112KanpurUttar Pradesh, India
    50.9
  113. 113BoisarMaharashtra, India
    50.7
  114. 114Stodůlkylow-cost sensorsPrague, Czechia
    50.5
  115. 115Uttaraditlow-cost sensorsUttaradit, Thailand
    50.4
  116. 116KeonjhargarhOdisha, India
    50.3
  117. 116DhuleMaharashtra, India
    50.3
  118. 118Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra, India
    50.0
  119. 119ChāpraBihar, India
    49.6
  120. 120AkolaMaharashtra, India
    49.4
  121. 120ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland
    49.4
  122. 120PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro
    49.4
  123. 123MorādābādUttar Pradesh, India
    49.0
  124. 123Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje, Montenegro
    49.0
  125. 125TirupatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    48.9
  126. 125Almatylow-cost sensorsAlmaty, Kazakhstan
    48.9
  127. 127TonkRajasthan, India
    48.3
  128. 127KaithalHaryana, India
    48.3
  129. 129BhiwandiMaharashtra, India
    48.2
  130. 129KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland
    48.2
  131. 131JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland
    48.0
  132. 132Târgu JiuGorj County, Romania
    47.8
  133. 133SerilingampalleTelangana, India
    47.5
  134. 134RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland
    47.4
  135. 134GandhinagarGujarat, India
    47.4
  136. 136TetovoTetovo, North Macedonia
    47.1
  137. 137DurgapurWest Bengal, India
    47.0
  138. 138CraiovaDolj, Romania
    46.7
  139. 139South Lake TahoeCalifornia, United States
    46.6
  140. 140ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal, India
    46.5
  141. 141CoimbatoreTamil Nadu, India
    46.4
  142. 142ChennaiTamil Nadu, India
    46.2
  143. 143MohaliPunjab, India
    46.1
  144. 144Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland
    45.8
  145. 145BhilwaraRajasthan, India
    45.7
  146. 146SīkarRajasthan, India
    45.6
  147. 147BadlapurMaharashtra, India
    45.3
  148. 148KumanovoKumanovo, North Macedonia
    45.1
  149. 149Říčanylow-cost sensorsCentral Bohemia, Czechia
    45.0
  150. 150DejCluj County, Romania
    44.8
  151. 151Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra, India
    44.7
  152. 152PatiālaPunjab, India
    44.2
  153. 153StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland
    44.0
  154. 154NagpurMaharashtra, India
    43.7
  155. 155KotaRajasthan, India
    43.6
  156. 156PrayagrajUttar Pradesh, India
    43.4
  157. 157YadgirKarnataka, India
    43.2
  158. 158AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh, India
    42.9
  159. 159LaturMaharashtra, India
    42.8
  160. 160RairangpurOdisha, India
    42.7
  161. 161AnantapurAndhra Pradesh, India
    42.6
  162. 162PécsBaranya, Hungary
    42.5
  163. 163NandedMaharashtra, India
    42.4
  164. 164Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    41.6
  165. 164Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland
    41.6
  166. 166AjmerRajasthan, India
    41.2
  167. 167SiwānBihar, India
    41.0
  168. 168ZamośćLublin, Poland
    40.7
  169. 169GevgelijaGevgelija, North Macedonia
    40.6
  170. 169Vientianelow-cost sensorsVientiane Prefecture, Laos
    40.6
  171. 171Hyderabadlow-cost sensorsSindh, Pakistan
    40.4
  172. 171MumbaiMaharashtra, India
    40.4
  173. 171PoznańGreater Poland, Poland
    40.4
  174. 174Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary
    40.1
  175. 174HyderabadTelangana, India
    40.1
  176. 176MielecSubcarpathia, Poland
    40.0
  177. 176NeelankaraiTamil Nadu, India
    40.0
  178. 178OhridOhrid, North Macedonia
    39.9
  179. 179NashikMaharashtra, India
    39.7
  180. 179Khlong Luanglow-cost sensorsPathum Thani, Thailand
    39.7
  181. 181RājgīrBihar, India
    39.6
  182. 182PuneMaharashtra, India
    39.5
  183. 183BitolaBitola, North Macedonia
    39.4
  184. 184Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia
    39.3
  185. 185JodhpurRajasthan, India
    39.2
  186. 185JhunjhunūnRajasthan, India
    39.2
  187. 187CalafatDolj, Romania
    39.0
  188. 187Sawai MadhopurRajasthan, India
    39.0
  189. 189KolhāpurMaharashtra, India
    38.7
  190. 190Lagoslow-cost sensorsLagos, Nigeria
    38.6
  191. 191AguascalientesAguascalientes, Mexico
    38.4
  192. 192KarauliRajasthan, India
    38.0
  193. 192BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
    38.0
  194. 194SkopjeGrad Skopje, North Macedonia
    37.9
  195. 195DushanbeDushanbe, Tajikistan
    37.8
  196. 195GangtokSikkim, India
    37.8
  197. 197BettiahBihar, India
    37.7
  198. 198PanvelMaharashtra, India
    37.6
  199. 198ŻaryLubusz, Poland
    37.6
  200. 198SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    37.6

Top 200 of 2,301 shown.

Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+