SmogRank / History / week of March 16, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of March 16, 2026

2,302 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	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	144.6
2	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	131.8
3	Lebedinovka low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	116.4
4	Gurugram Haryana, India	108.1
5	Faridabad Haryana, India	96.9
6	Bishkek low-cost sensors Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	85.4
7	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	83.7
8	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	80.9
9	Singrauli Madhya Pradesh, India	79.7
10	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	76.8
11	Łask Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	75.7
12	Hājīpur Bihar, India	74.8
13	Undera Gujarat, India	74.1
14	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	73.0
15	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	70.4
16	Sonīpat Haryana, India	69.3
17	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	69.2
18	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	67.3
19	Narela Delhi, India	65.5
20	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	63.7
21	Mahād Maharashtra, India	61.5
22	Delhi Delhi, India	61.3
23	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	58.4
24	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	58.3
25	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	57.5
26	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	55.1
27	Talghar low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	54.9
28	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	54.7
29	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	54.5
30	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	54.3
31	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	54.2
32	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	54.1
33	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	52.8
34	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	52.6
35	Panvel Maharashtra, India	52.5
36	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	52.0
37	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	51.1
38	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	50.5
39	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	50.0
40	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	49.8
41	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	49.6
42	Patna Bihar, India	49.5
43	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	49.0
44	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	48.8
45	Nalbāri Assam, India	48.5
45	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	48.5
47	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	48.0
48	Saharsa Bihar, India	47.7
49	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	46.8
50	Uttaradit low-cost sensors Uttaradit, Thailand	46.4
51	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	45.9
52	Karnāl Haryana, India	45.7
53	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	44.8
54	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	44.7
55	Ambāla Haryana, India	44.6
56	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	44.5
57	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	44.0
58	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	43.7
59	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	43.6
60	Nagaon Assam, India	43.3
60	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	43.3
60	Almaty low-cost sensors Almaty, Kazakhstan	43.3
63	Arrah Bihar, India	42.7
63	Akola Maharashtra, India	42.7
65	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	42.1
66	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	42.0
67	Victoria de Durango Durango, Mexico	41.7
68	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	41.6
69	Nashik Maharashtra, India	41.4
69	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	41.4
71	Angul Odisha, India	41.3
72	Tonk Rajasthan, India	41.1
73	Thānesar Haryana, India	40.6
73	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	40.6
73	Dhule Maharashtra, India	40.6
76	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	40.4
77	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	40.2
78	South Lake Tahoe California, United States	39.8
79	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	39.6
80	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	39.3
81	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	39.0
82	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	38.5
83	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	38.4
84	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	38.3
85	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.1
86	Pune Maharashtra, India	37.3
86	Żywiec Silesia, Poland	37.3
88	Kota Rajasthan, India	37.1
89	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	37.0
90	Arāria Bihar, India	36.9
91	Khlong Luang low-cost sensors Pathum Thani, Thailand	36.8
92	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	36.4
93	Chiang Mai low-cost sensors Chiang Mai, Thailand	36.3
93	Yadgir Karnataka, India	36.3
95	Gaya Bihar, India	36.0
96	Jīnd Haryana, India	35.9
96	Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh, India	35.9
98	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	35.8
99	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	35.4
99	Badlapur Maharashtra, India	35.4
99	Barbil Odisha, India	35.4
102	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	35.2
103	Dębica Subcarpathia, Poland	35.0
104	Tarnów Lesser Poland, Poland	34.8
105	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	34.7
105	Rājgīr Bihar, India	34.7
107	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	34.6
108	Sirsa Haryana, India	34.4
108	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	34.4
110	Surat Gujarat, India	34.3
110	Begusarai Bihar, India	34.3
112	Dausa Rajasthan, India	34.1
112	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	34.1
112	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	34.1
112	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	34.1
116	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	33.9
116	Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia	33.9
118	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	33.8
118	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	33.8
120	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	33.7
121	Delano low-cost sensors California, United States	33.2
122	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	33.1
123	Karauli Rajasthan, India	32.8
124	Sai Mai low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	32.5
125	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	32.4
126	Gorzów Wielkopolski Lubusz, Poland	32.2
126	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	32.2
126	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	32.2
129	Jastrzębie Zdrój Silesia, Poland	32.0
130	Vapi Gujarat, India	31.7
131	Zgierz Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	31.6
132	Mangaluru Karnataka, India	31.5
133	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	31.2
134	Ban Khlong Prawet low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	30.7
134	Kłodzko Lower Silesia, Poland	30.7
136	Bang Pakong low-cost sensors Chachoengsao, Thailand	30.6
137	Gevgelija Gevgelija, North Macedonia	30.5
138	Kolhāpur Maharashtra, India	30.4
138	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	30.4
140	Latur Maharashtra, India	30.3
141	Mielec Subcarpathia, Poland	30.2
141	Bitola Bitola, North Macedonia	30.2
143	Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland	30.1
143	Closepet Karnataka, India	30.1
145	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	30.0
146	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	29.9
146	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	29.9
148	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	29.7
148	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	29.7
150	Thāne Maharashtra, India	29.5
151	Tulare low-cost sensors California, United States	29.4
152	Chūru Rajasthan, India	29.3
153	Starachowice Świętokrzyskie, Poland	29.1
153	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	29.1
155	Būndi Rajasthan, India	29.0
155	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	29.0
157	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	28.9
157	Bārān Rajasthan, India	28.9
159	Chānda Maharashtra, India	28.8
160	Zamość Lublin, Poland	28.7
160	Czechowice-Dziedzice Silesia, Poland	28.7
162	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	28.5
163	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	28.4
163	Durgapur West Bengal, India	28.4
163	Żary Lubusz, Poland	28.4
166	Ahilyanagar Maharashtra, India	28.3
167	Nanded Maharashtra, India	28.2
168	Bangkok low-cost sensors Bangkok, Thailand	28.1
169	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	27.9
169	Bharatpur Rajasthan, India	27.9
171	Jalandhar Punjab, India	27.8
171	Amravati Maharashtra, India	27.8
173	Rourkela Odisha, India	27.4
173	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	27.4
173	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	27.4
176	Jelenia Góra Lower Silesia, Poland	27.2
177	Radom Mazovia, Poland	27.1
177	Baripāda Odisha, India	27.1
179	Włocławek Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland	26.8
180	Āsansol West Bengal, India	26.7
181	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	26.6
182	Manchester low-cost sensors England, United Kingdom	26.5
183	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	26.4
184	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	26.3
185	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	26.2
185	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	26.2
187	Erlun Taiwan, Taiwan	26.1
188	Nisko Subcarpathia, Poland	25.9
188	Kielce Świętokrzyskie, Poland	25.9
188	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	25.9
191	Kaithal Haryana, India	25.8
192	Suceava Suceava, Romania	25.7
193	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	25.5
193	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	25.5
195	Boisar Maharashtra, India	25.4
195	Wrocław Lower Silesia, Poland	25.4
197	Kikinda Vojvodina, Serbia	25.1
197	Douliu Taiwan, Taiwan	25.1
197	Tallahassee Florida, United States	25.1
200	Dej Cluj County, Romania	25.0

Top 200 of 2,302 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