SmogRank / History / week of June 22, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of June 22, 2026

1,992 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	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	79.3
2	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	72.1
3	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	66.8
4	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	62.7
5	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	48.3
6	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	43.8
7	Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	43.6
8	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	43.1
9	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	42.7
10	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	42.6
11	Delhi Delhi, India	40.7
12	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	39.6
13	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.8
14	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	37.8
15	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	37.6
15	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	37.6
17	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	36.8
18	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	36.4
19	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	34.6
20	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.2
21	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	31.4
22	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	30.5
23	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	30.1
24	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	29.1
25	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	28.7
26	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	27.6
27	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	27.2
28	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	27.1
29	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	27.0
29	Flagstaff Arizona, United States	27.0
31	Eagle Pass Texas, United States	26.1
32	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	25.5
33	Calexico California, United States	24.3
34	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	23.6
34	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	23.6
36	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	23.5
37	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.4
38	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	23.1
39	Prešov Prešov Region, Slovakia	22.5
40	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	22.4
41	Melbourne low-cost sensors Victoria, Australia	22.1
42	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	22.0
43	Unna North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	21.8
44	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	21.4
45	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	21.2
45	Rangiora Canterbury, New Zealand	21.2
47	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	21.1
48	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	21.0
49	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	20.4
50	Košice Košice Region, Slovakia	20.2
51	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	20.1
52	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	19.8
53	Humenné Prešov Region, Slovakia	19.7
54	Vranov nad Topľou Prešov Region, Slovakia	19.5
55	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	19.3
55	Zvolen Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia	19.3
57	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	18.9
58	Poprad Prešov Region, Slovakia	18.8
58	Winterthur low-cost sensors Zurich, Switzerland	18.8
58	Martin Žilina Region, Slovakia	18.8
61	Nitra Nitra Region, Slovakia	18.7
62	Malacky Bratislava Region, Slovakia	18.4
63	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	18.3
63	Trebišov Košice Region, Slovakia	18.3
63	Bardejov Prešov Region, Slovakia	18.3
63	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	18.3
67	Sereď Trnava Region, Slovakia	18.0
67	Púchov Trenčín Region, Slovakia	18.0
67	Trento Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	18.0
70	Tlaquepaque Jalisco, Mexico	17.9
71	Nichelino Piedmont, Italy	17.8
72	Corpus Christi Texas, United States	17.7
73	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	17.6
73	Timaru Canterbury, New Zealand	17.6
73	Ružomberok Žilina Region, Slovakia	17.6
76	Beersel low-cost sensors Flanders, Belgium	17.5
77	Komárno Nitra Region, Slovakia	17.3
77	Říčany low-cost sensors Central Bohemia, Czechia	17.3
79	Radomsko Łódź Voivodeship, Poland	17.2
79	Bra Piedmont, Italy	17.2
81	Snina Prešov Region, Slovakia	17.1
81	Dortmund North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	17.1
81	Žilina Žilina Region, Slovakia	17.1
84	Christchurch Canterbury, New Zealand	17.0
84	Trnava Trnava Region, Slovakia	17.0
84	Stodůlky low-cost sensors Prague, Czechia	17.0
84	Laredo Texas, United States	17.0
88	Heilbronn Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	16.9
88	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	16.9
88	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	16.9
88	Herriman Utah, United States	16.9
92	Karlsruhe Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	16.8
92	Prievidza Trenčín Region, Slovakia	16.8
92	Liptovský Mikuláš Žilina Region, Slovakia	16.8
92	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	16.8
96	Sidon low-cost sensors South Governorate, Lebanon	16.7
97	Villingen-Schwenningen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	16.6
97	Mulhouse Grand Est, France	16.6
97	Como Lombardy, Italy	16.6
100	Bratislava Bratislava Region, Slovakia	16.5
101	Suceava Suceava, Romania	16.4
101	Dunkirk Hauts-de-France, France	16.4
103	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	16.3
103	Senec Bratislava Region, Slovakia	16.3
103	Bolzano Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	16.3
106	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	16.2
106	Kelheim Bavaria, Germany	16.2
106	West Jordan Utah, United States	16.2
109	Tübingen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	16.1
109	Senica Trnava Region, Slovakia	16.1
109	Kalisz Greater Poland, Poland	16.1
109	Austin Texas, United States	16.1
109	Baytown Texas, United States	16.1
114	's-Gravenzande South Holland, The Netherlands	16.0
114	Füssen low-cost sensors Bavaria, Germany	16.0
114	Calais Hauts-de-France, France	16.0
114	Brownsville Texas, United States	16.0
118	Krefeld North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.9
118	Wake Forest low-cost sensors North Carolina, United States	15.9
120	Wolfsberg Carinthia, Austria	15.8
120	Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.8
120	Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua, Mexico	15.8
123	Warstein North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.7
123	Ulm Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.7
123	Burghausen Bavaria, Germany	15.7
123	Galveston Texas, United States	15.7
127	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	15.6
128	Mönchengladbach North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.5
128	Freiburg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.5
128	Düsseldorf North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.5
128	Strasbourg Grand Est, France	15.5
128	Cannes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France	15.5
128	Béthune Hauts-de-France, France	15.5
128	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	15.5
135	Wiesloch Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.4
135	Bottrop North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.4
135	Nice Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France	15.4
135	Rovereto Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy	15.4
135	Mission Texas, United States	15.4
140	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	15.3
140	Stuttgart Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.3
140	Pforzheim Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.3
140	Lampertheim Hesse, Germany	15.3
140	Hagen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.3
140	Aalen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.3
140	Millcreek Utah, United States	15.3
140	Spanish Fork Utah, United States	15.3
148	Basel Basel-City, Switzerland	15.2
148	Ludwigsburg Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.2
148	Kehl Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.2
148	Lučenec Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia	15.2
148	Billings Montana, United States	15.2
153	Traunreut Bavaria, Germany	15.1
153	Jülich North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	15.1
153	Roubaix Hauts-de-France, France	15.1
153	Pezinok Bratislava Region, Slovakia	15.1
153	Ciudad Apodaca Nuevo León, Mexico	15.1
153	Port Arthur Texas, United States	15.1
159	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	15.0
159	Reutlingen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.0
159	Duderstadt Lower Saxony, Germany	15.0
159	Lauda-Königshofen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	15.0
159	Dallas Texas, United States	15.0
159	Deer Park Texas, United States	15.0
165	Friedrichshafen Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.9
165	Naples Campania, Italy	14.9
165	San Antonio Texas, United States	14.9
168	Mannheim Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.8
168	Landshut Bavaria, Germany	14.8
168	Konstanz Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.8
168	Turin Piedmont, Italy	14.8
168	Milan Lombardy, Italy	14.8
168	Edinburg Texas, United States	14.8
174	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	14.7
174	Lörrach Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.7
174	Boulogne-sur-Mer Hauts-de-France, France	14.7
174	Filderstadt Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.7
174	Houston Texas, United States	14.7
179	Neu-Ulm Bavaria, Germany	14.6
179	Müllheim Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.6
179	Essen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	14.6
179	Datteln North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	14.6
179	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico	14.6
179	Live Oak Texas, United States	14.6
185	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	14.5
185	Maassluis South Holland, The Netherlands	14.5
185	Kassel Hesse, Germany	14.5
185	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	14.5
185	Riedstadt Hesse, Germany	14.5
190	Chaniá Crete, Greece	14.4
190	Michelstadt Hesse, Germany	14.4
190	Friesoythe Lower Saxony, Germany	14.4
190	Bordeaux New Aquitaine, France	14.4
194	Göttingen Lower Saxony, Germany	14.3
194	Fulda Hesse, Germany	14.3
194	Eisenach Thuringia, Germany	14.3
194	Baden-Baden Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany	14.3
194	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	14.3
194	Tooele Utah, United States	14.3
200	Leverkusen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	14.2

Top 200 of 1,992 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