SmogRank / History / week of August 31, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of August 31, 2026

2,396 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	Palembang low-cost sensors South Sumatra, Indonesia	136.7
2	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	99.0
3	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	82.0
4	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	79.5
5	Bhāgalpur Bihar, India	67.6
6	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	63.4
7	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	61.8
8	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	58.5
9	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	57.3
10	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	56.1
11	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	55.9
11	Neelankarai Tamil Nadu, India	55.9
13	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	55.8
14	Chāpra Bihar, India	55.4
15	Jīnd Haryana, India	54.0
16	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	52.2
17	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	51.4
18	Kaithal Haryana, India	48.7
19	Faridabad Haryana, India	48.6
20	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	47.4
21	Sasarām Bihar, India	46.0
22	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	45.4
23	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	43.9
24	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	43.5
25	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	43.1
26	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	43.0
27	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	42.7
28	Gurugram Haryana, India	42.5
29	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	42.2
30	Jalandhar Punjab, India	41.4
31	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	41.3
31	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	41.3
33	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	40.9
34	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	40.4
35	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.9
36	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	39.4
37	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.2
38	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	39.0
39	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	38.4
40	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.3
41	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	38.1
42	Smederevo Central Serbia, Serbia	37.8
43	Nalbāri Assam, India	37.4
44	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	36.7
45	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	36.0
46	Byasanagar Odisha, India	35.7
47	Kotli Loharan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	35.4
48	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	35.2
49	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	35.1
50	Siwān Bihar, India	34.3
51	Nagaon Assam, India	34.2
52	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	33.7
53	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	33.6
54	Tonk Rajasthan, India	33.2
54	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	33.2
56	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	32.9
57	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.5
57	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	32.5
59	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	32.4
60	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	32.2
61	Thānesar Haryana, India	32.1
62	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	31.5
63	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	31.3
64	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	31.1
65	Ambāla Haryana, India	30.4
66	Jharia Jharkhand, India	30.0
67	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	29.9
68	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	29.6
68	Undera Gujarat, India	29.6
70	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	29.5
71	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	29.4
72	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	29.2
72	Kolkata West Bengal, India	29.2
74	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	28.8
75	Gaya Bihar, India	28.4
75	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	28.4
77	Karnāl Haryana, India	28.3
78	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	28.1
78	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	28.1
80	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	27.9
81	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	27.8
82	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	27.7
83	Dausa Rajasthan, India	27.6
84	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	27.2
85	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	26.6
86	Begusarai Bihar, India	26.1
87	Agartala Tripura, India	25.9
88	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	25.8
88	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	25.8
90	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	25.7
90	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	25.7
92	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	25.5
93	Haldia West Bengal, India	25.4
94	Barbil Odisha, India	25.0
95	Durgapur West Bengal, India	24.9
96	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	24.5
97	Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras Nuevo León, Mexico	24.4
98	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	24.3
99	Hyderabad Telangana, India	24.2
99	Chānda Maharashtra, India	24.2
101	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	24.1
102	Baripāda Odisha, India	24.0
103	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	23.9
103	Taguig low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	23.9
105	Delhi Delhi, India	23.8
106	Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain	23.4
106	Trebinje Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	23.4
108	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	23.1
108	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	23.1
110	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	22.8
111	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	22.7
112	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	22.5
113	Richards Bay low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	22.4
113	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	22.4
113	Porto low-cost sensors Porto, Portugal	22.4
116	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	22.3
116	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	22.3
118	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	22.2
118	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	22.2
118	Ciudad General Escobedo Nuevo León, Mexico	22.2
121	Hājīpur Bihar, India	22.1
122	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	22.0
122	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	22.0
122	Narela Delhi, India	22.0
125	Silchar Assam, India	21.8
125	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	21.8
127	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	21.7
128	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	21.6
129	Sirsa Haryana, India	21.5
130	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	21.3
130	Sonīpat Haryana, India	21.3
132	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	21.2
132	Arāria Bihar, India	21.2
134	Ohrid Ohrid, North Macedonia	21.1
134	Rourkela Odisha, India	21.1
134	Panchkula Haryana, India	21.1
137	Kota Rajasthan, India	21.0
137	Cuttack Odisha, India	21.0
137	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	21.0
140	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	20.9
141	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	20.8
142	Shakaskraal low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	20.7
142	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	20.7
144	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	20.6
145	Calexico California, United States	20.5
146	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	20.4
147	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	20.3
148	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	20.2
149	Tongaat low-cost sensors KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	20.1
150	Rairangpur Odisha, India	19.9
151	Thāne Maharashtra, India	19.8
151	Hubballi Karnataka, India	19.8
151	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	19.8
154	Surat Gujarat, India	19.7
155	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	19.6
155	Kojomkul low-cost sensors Chuy Region, Kyrgyzstan	19.6
155	Sevilla Andalusia, Spain	19.6
155	Joda Odisha, India	19.6
159	Karwar Karnataka, India	19.5
159	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	19.5
159	Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico	19.5
162	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	19.3
163	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	19.2
163	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	19.2
165	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	19.1
166	Vapi Gujarat, India	18.9
167	Nyíregyháza Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary	18.7
167	Patna Bihar, India	18.7
167	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	18.7
167	Santa Catarina Nuevo León, Mexico	18.7
167	Celaya Guanajuato, Mexico	18.7
172	Salamanca Guanajuato, Mexico	18.6
173	Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico	18.5
174	Nanded Maharashtra, India	18.3
174	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	18.3
174	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	18.3
177	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	18.2
177	Huelva Andalusia, Spain	18.2
179	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	18.1
180	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	18.0
180	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	18.0
180	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	18.0
180	Wheaton low-cost sensors Illinois, United States	18.0
184	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	17.9
184	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	17.9
184	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	17.9
187	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	17.8
188	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	17.6
188	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	17.6
188	Angul Odisha, India	17.6
191	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	17.4
191	Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico	17.4
191	Wake Forest low-cost sensors North Carolina, United States	17.4
194	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	17.3
195	Ropar Punjab, India	17.2
196	Chūru Rajasthan, India	17.1
197	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	17.0
197	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	17.0
199	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	16.9
200	Pune Maharashtra, India	16.8

Top 200 of 2,396 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