SmogRank / History / week of September 7, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of September 7, 2026

2,159 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	88.7
2	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	65.6
3	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	63.4
4	Jīnd Haryana, India	61.6
5	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	59.6
6	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	57.5
7	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	56.3
8	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	55.2
9	Faridabad Haryana, India	54.3
10	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	53.4
11	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	51.9
11	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	51.9
13	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	51.8
14	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	51.7
15	Kaithal Haryana, India	50.9
16	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	49.8
17	Jalandhar Punjab, India	49.0
18	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	47.3
19	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	46.7
20	Nikšić Opština Nikšić, Montenegro	45.5
21	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	45.3
22	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	44.8
23	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	44.7
24	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	44.6
25	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	44.5
26	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	43.9
27	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	42.9
27	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	42.9
29	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	42.8
30	Sonīpat Haryana, India	42.5
31	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	42.4
32	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	42.2
33	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.7
34	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	41.0
35	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	40.5
35	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	40.5
37	Ambāla Haryana, India	39.5
38	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.3
39	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	39.1
40	Thānesar Haryana, India	38.6
41	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	37.8
42	Gurugram Haryana, India	37.7
43	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	37.6
44	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	37.0
45	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	36.7
46	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	36.6
47	Nagaon Assam, India	36.5
47	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	36.5
49	Narela Delhi, India	36.3
50	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	36.1
51	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	35.9
52	Karnāl Haryana, India	35.4
53	Delhi Delhi, India	34.7
54	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	34.2
54	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	34.2
54	Trebinje Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	34.2
57	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	33.9
58	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	33.8
59	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	33.7
60	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	33.5
61	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	33.1
62	Podgorica Podgorica, Montenegro	32.6
63	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	32.4
63	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	32.4
65	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	32.1
66	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	31.7
66	Arāria Bihar, India	31.7
68	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	31.2
69	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	31.0
70	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	30.6
71	Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	30.3
72	Tonk Rajasthan, India	30.0
72	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	30.0
74	Begusarai Bihar, India	29.9
75	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	29.8
75	Jharia Jharkhand, India	29.8
77	Undera Gujarat, India	29.4
78	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	29.2
79	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	29.0
80	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	28.8
81	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	28.2
82	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	27.7
83	Agartala Tripura, India	27.6
84	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	27.5
84	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	27.5
86	Byasanagar Odisha, India	27.4
87	Patna Bihar, India	27.3
87	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	27.3
89	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	27.0
90	Chānda Maharashtra, India	26.8
91	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	26.5
92	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	26.3
92	Barbil Odisha, India	26.3
94	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	26.2
94	Joda Odisha, India	26.2
96	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	25.9
97	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	25.7
98	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	25.6
99	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	25.5
100	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	25.4
100	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	25.4
100	Hyderabad Telangana, India	25.4
103	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	25.3
103	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	25.3
105	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	25.1
106	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	24.9
107	Gaya Bihar, India	24.8
108	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	24.7
109	Mahād Maharashtra, India	24.5
109	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	24.5
111	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	24.4
112	Hājīpur Bihar, India	24.2
112	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	24.2
112	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	24.2
115	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	24.1
116	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.9
117	Rourkela Odisha, India	23.8
117	Abuja low-cost sensors FCT, Nigeria	23.8
119	Kota Rajasthan, India	23.7
119	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	23.7
121	Sirsa Haryana, India	23.5
122	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	23.4
122	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	23.4
124	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.3
125	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	23.2
125	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	23.2
127	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	23.1
127	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	23.1
129	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	22.9
130	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	22.8
131	Thāne Maharashtra, India	22.7
131	Silchar Assam, India	22.7
133	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	22.6
134	Cuttack Odisha, India	22.5
134	Győr Győr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary	22.5
136	Būndi Rajasthan, India	22.4
137	Kolkata West Bengal, India	22.1
138	Beirut low-cost sensors Beirut, Lebanon	22.0
139	Hubballi Karnataka, India	21.8
139	Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	21.8
139	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	21.8
142	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	21.7
143	Durgapur West Bengal, India	21.6
144	Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	21.5
145	Vientiane low-cost sensors Vientiane Prefecture, Laos	21.4
146	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	21.3
147	Jounieh low-cost sensors Mount Lebanon, Lebanon	21.2
147	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	21.2
149	Naucalpan de Juárez México, Mexico	21.1
150	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	20.8
150	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	20.8
150	Panchkula Haryana, India	20.8
153	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	20.6
153	Sarajevo Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina	20.6
153	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	20.6
156	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	20.5
157	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	20.3
157	Novi Pazar Central Serbia, Serbia	20.3
157	Angul Odisha, India	20.3
160	Closepet Karnataka, India	20.2
160	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	20.2
160	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	20.2
163	Najafgarh Delhi, India	20.1
163	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	20.1
165	Tetovo Tetovo, North Macedonia	19.9
165	Panvel Maharashtra, India	19.9
165	Akola Maharashtra, India	19.9
168	Surat Gujarat, India	19.8
168	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	19.8
170	Calexico California, United States	19.6
171	Dausa Rajasthan, India	19.5
171	Mexico City Mexico City, Mexico	19.5
173	Dhule Maharashtra, India	19.4
174	Oceanside California, United States	19.2
175	Marigot Saint Martin	19.1
175	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	19.1
177	Indore Madhya Pradesh, India	19.0
177	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	19.0
179	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	18.9
180	Amravati Maharashtra, India	18.7
180	Fengshan Takao, Taiwan	18.7
182	Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico	18.6
183	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	18.5
183	Patiāla Punjab, India	18.5
185	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	18.4
185	San Salvador Tizatlalli México, Mexico	18.4
187	Gostivar Gostivar, North Macedonia	18.3
187	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	18.3
189	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	18.1
189	Pune Maharashtra, India	18.1
191	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	18.0
191	Cataño Cataño, Puerto Rico	18.0
193	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	17.9
194	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	17.8
194	Sukuta low-cost sensors Western, Gambia	17.8
196	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	17.7
196	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	17.7
196	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	17.7
199	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	17.6
200	Madikeri Karnataka, India	17.5

Top 200 of 2,159 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