SmogRank / History / week of March 9, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of March 9, 2026

2,218 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	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	144.6
2	Faridabad Haryana, India	127.9
3	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	112.3
4	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	110.4
5	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	104.5
6	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	104.1
7	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	103.9
8	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	99.6
9	Barbil Odisha, India	98.7
10	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	97.2
10	Narela Delhi, India	97.2
12	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	95.3
13	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	94.3
14	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	92.2
15	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	89.9
16	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	85.7
17	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	85.5
18	Joda Odisha, India	85.4
19	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	84.5
20	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	82.9
20	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	82.9
22	Delhi Delhi, India	81.1
23	Hājīpur Bihar, India	80.1
24	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	78.0
25	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	77.2
26	Surat Gujarat, India	75.7
27	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	75.0
28	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	73.0
29	Chāpra Bihar, India	72.6
30	Nalbāri Assam, India	72.2
31	Saharsa Bihar, India	72.1
32	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	71.3
33	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	70.9
34	Rourkela Odisha, India	70.1
35	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	69.8
36	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	69.0
37	Sonīpat Haryana, India	68.0
37	Agartala Tripura, India	68.0
39	Jīnd Haryana, India	67.6
40	Ambāla Haryana, India	67.5
41	Patna Bihar, India	67.3
42	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	66.7
43	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	66.1
43	Mahād Maharashtra, India	66.1
45	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	65.3
46	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	65.0
47	Arrah Bihar, India	64.6
48	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	64.3
49	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	64.2
50	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	63.3
51	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	63.1
52	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	61.7
53	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	60.7
54	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	60.1
55	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	60.0
56	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	59.5
57	Thānesar Haryana, India	57.8
58	Karnāl Haryana, India	57.6
59	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	57.5
60	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	56.2
61	Akola Maharashtra, India	54.6
62	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	53.9
63	Nanded Maharashtra, India	53.8
64	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	53.5
65	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	53.2
66	Buxar Bihar, India	53.0
67	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	51.9
67	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	51.9
69	Vijayapura Karnataka, India	51.5
70	Gaya Bihar, India	50.9
70	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	50.9
72	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	50.5
72	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	50.5
74	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	50.4
75	Angul Odisha, India	50.3
76	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	50.2
77	Chānda Maharashtra, India	49.8
78	Latur Maharashtra, India	49.5
79	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	48.8
80	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	48.4
80	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	48.4
82	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	46.9
83	Yadgir Karnataka, India	46.8
83	Begusarai Bihar, India	46.8
85	Baripāda Odisha, India	46.6
86	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	46.2
87	Pune Maharashtra, India	46.1
88	Amravati Maharashtra, India	45.9
89	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	45.8
90	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	45.5
91	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	45.4
91	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	45.4
93	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	45.3
94	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	45.1
94	Bhayandar Maharashtra, India	45.1
96	Ropar Punjab, India	44.5
97	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	44.3
97	South Lake Tahoe California, United States	44.3
99	Rājgīr Bihar, India	44.1
99	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	44.1
101	Dhule Maharashtra, India	44.0
102	Tonk Rajasthan, India	43.4
103	Thāne Maharashtra, India	42.8
104	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	42.7
105	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	42.3
106	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	42.2
107	Nashik Maharashtra, India	41.7
107	Boisar Maharashtra, India	41.7
109	Āsansol West Bengal, India	41.6
110	Panvel Maharashtra, India	41.2
111	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	41.1
111	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	41.1
113	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	40.8
114	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	40.7
115	Kota Rajasthan, India	40.6
116	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	40.4
117	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	40.3
118	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	40.0
118	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	40.0
118	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	40.0
121	Guwahati Assam, India	39.8
122	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	39.7
123	Closepet Karnataka, India	39.6
124	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	39.3
124	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.3
126	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	39.1
127	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	38.9
127	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	38.9
127	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	38.9
130	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	38.8
131	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	38.7
131	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	38.7
133	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	38.4
133	Jalor Rajasthan, India	38.4
135	Durgapur West Bengal, India	38.2
136	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	38.0
137	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	37.8
138	Chikmagalūr Karnataka, India	37.7
139	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	37.5
140	Arāria Bihar, India	37.0
141	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	36.9
142	Cuttack Odisha, India	36.7
142	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	36.7
144	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	36.5
145	Dausa Rajasthan, India	36.4
145	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	36.4
147	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	36.1
148	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	35.7
149	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	35.4
150	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	35.3
151	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	34.9
152	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	34.7
152	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	34.7
154	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	34.5
154	Karauli Rajasthan, India	34.5
156	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	34.3
157	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	34.2
157	Patiāla Punjab, India	34.2
157	Kolkata West Bengal, India	34.2
160	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	34.1
161	Debrecen low-cost sensors Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary	34.0
162	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	33.9
163	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	33.8
164	Shillong Meghalaya, India	33.6
164	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	33.6
166	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	33.5
167	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	33.4
168	Sasarām Bihar, India	33.3
168	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	33.3
170	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	33.2
171	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	33.1
172	Jalandhar Punjab, India	33.0
172	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	33.0
174	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	32.9
174	Kumanovo Kumanovo, North Macedonia	32.9
176	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	32.8
177	Būndi Rajasthan, India	32.6
178	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	32.4
179	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	32.2
180	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	32.0
181	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	31.8
182	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	31.7
183	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	31.6
184	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	31.3
185	Kazincbarcika Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	31.1
186	Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland	30.9
186	Hyderabad Telangana, India	30.9
188	Suwałki Podlasie, Poland	30.8
189	Bārān Rajasthan, India	30.7
190	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	30.5
190	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	30.5
192	Ventspils Ventspils, Latvia	30.4
192	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	30.4
192	Chūru Rajasthan, India	30.4
192	Toruń Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	30.4
196	Miskolc Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary	30.3
196	Białystok Podlasie, Poland	30.3
198	Calexico California, United States	30.1
199	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	29.9
200	Ełk Warmia-Masuria, Poland	29.8

Top 200 of 2,218 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