SmogRank / History / week of September 14, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of September 14, 2026

2,254 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	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	99.8
2	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	78.7
3	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	77.6
4	Gurugram Haryana, India	76.7
5	Kinshasa low-cost sensors Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo	73.3
6	Jīnd Haryana, India	72.7
7	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	69.9
8	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	69.5
9	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	69.1
10	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	64.9
11	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	61.3
12	Zomba low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	60.4
13	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	58.3
14	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	57.7
15	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	57.2
16	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	56.7
17	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	56.5
18	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	55.9
19	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	54.2
20	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	54.0
21	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	53.2
22	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	52.3
23	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	51.4
24	Kaithal Haryana, India	50.9
25	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	50.7
26	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	49.3
27	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	48.9
28	Delhi Delhi, India	48.2
29	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	47.0
30	Narela Delhi, India	45.9
31	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	45.6
32	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	44.6
33	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	44.3
34	Jalandhar Punjab, India	44.1
35	Chittoor Andhra Pradesh, India	44.0
36	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	43.6
37	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	43.5
38	Ambāla Haryana, India	43.4
38	Byasanagar Odisha, India	43.4
40	Sonīpat Haryana, India	41.5
41	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	41.4
42	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	41.3
43	Sri Ganganagar Rajasthan, India	41.1
44	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	40.9
45	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	40.7
46	Hājīpur Bihar, India	40.4
47	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	39.6
48	Tirupati Andhra Pradesh, India	39.2
48	Ankleshwar Gujarat, India	39.2
50	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.8
50	Thānesar Haryana, India	38.8
52	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	38.4
53	Joda Odisha, India	38.2
54	Faridabad Haryana, India	37.8
54	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	37.8
56	Patna Bihar, India	37.4
56	Nalbāri Assam, India	37.4
58	Begusarai Bihar, India	37.3
59	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	37.0
59	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	37.0
61	Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India	36.8
62	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	36.7
63	Nagaon Assam, India	36.6
64	Durgapur West Bengal, India	35.6
65	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	35.2
66	Arāria Bihar, India	34.7
67	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	34.4
68	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	34.2
69	Undera Gujarat, India	34.1
70	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	34.0
70	Barbil Odisha, India	34.0
72	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	33.8
73	Cuttack Odisha, India	33.5
74	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	33.4
75	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	33.3
75	Dausa Rajasthan, India	33.3
75	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	33.3
78	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	32.8
79	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	32.7
80	Bāghpat Uttar Pradesh, India	32.6
81	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	32.4
82	Mzuzu low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	32.3
83	Beitbridge low-cost sensors Matabeleland South Province, Zimbabwe	32.2
84	Saltillo Coahuila, Mexico	32.1
85	Karonga low-cost sensors Northern Region, Malawi	32.0
86	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	31.9
87	Angul Odisha, India	31.8
88	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	30.5
89	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	30.1
89	Gaya Bihar, India	30.1
89	Kolkata West Bengal, India	30.1
92	Tuxtla Chiapas, Mexico	30.0
93	Agartala Tripura, India	29.9
94	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	29.7
95	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	29.6
96	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	29.5
97	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	29.4
98	Najafgarh Delhi, India	29.3
99	Shrīrāmpur West Bengal, India	29.1
100	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	28.3
101	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	27.7
102	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	27.6
102	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	27.6
104	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	27.5
105	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	27.1
106	Rājgīr Bihar, India	27.0
107	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	26.7
108	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	26.6
109	Hyderabad Telangana, India	26.4
109	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	26.4
111	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	26.3
112	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	26.1
113	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	25.7
114	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	25.6
115	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	25.5
115	Chānda Maharashtra, India	25.5
117	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	25.4
118	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	25.1
119	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	24.9
120	Burunday low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	24.8
121	Karnāl Haryana, India	24.3
122	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	24.0
123	Surat Gujarat, India	23.9
123	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	23.9
123	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	23.9
123	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	23.9
127	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	23.8
128	Tonk Rajasthan, India	23.4
128	Hubballi Karnataka, India	23.4
128	Āsansol West Bengal, India	23.4
131	Rourkela Odisha, India	23.2
132	Būndi Rajasthan, India	22.9
133	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	22.8
134	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	22.7
135	Baripāda Odisha, India	22.5
136	Shivamogga Karnataka, India	22.4
137	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	22.3
138	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	22.2
139	Silchar Assam, India	22.1
139	Bareilly Uttar Pradesh, India	22.1
141	Rairangpur Odisha, India	21.8
141	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	21.8
143	Haldia West Bengal, India	21.7
144	Sirsa Haryana, India	21.3
145	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	21.1
145	Otegen Batyra low-cost sensors Almaty Region, Kazakhstan	21.1
147	Calexico California, United States	21.0
148	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	20.8
149	Mahād Maharashtra, India	20.7
150	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	20.5
151	Atlixco Puebla, Mexico	20.3
152	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	20.2
152	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	20.2
154	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	20.1
154	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	20.1
156	Thāne Maharashtra, India	19.8
156	Akola Maharashtra, India	19.8
156	Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	19.8
159	Santa Anita Jalisco, Mexico	19.4
160	Chandigarh Chandigarh, India	19.3
160	Agra Uttar Pradesh, India	19.3
162	Wadgaon Kolhati Maharashtra, India	19.2
163	Karauli Rajasthan, India	19.1
163	Chūru Rajasthan, India	19.1
163	Alcalá de Guadaira Andalusia, Spain	19.1
166	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	18.8
167	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	18.7
167	Zhushan Taiwan, Taiwan	18.7
167	Irapuato Guanajuato, Mexico	18.7
167	Guadalajara Jalisco, Mexico	18.7
171	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	18.5
172	Kota Rajasthan, India	18.3
173	Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	18.2
173	Panvel Maharashtra, India	18.2
173	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl México, Mexico	18.2
176	Obrenovac Central Serbia, Serbia	17.8
177	Gudalur Tamil Nadu, India	17.6
177	Boisar Maharashtra, India	17.6
177	Candelaria Canary Islands, Spain	17.6
177	Puebla Puebla, Mexico	17.6
181	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	17.5
181	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	17.5
181	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	17.5
181	Douliu Taiwan, Taiwan	17.5
181	Arrecife Canary Islands, Spain	17.5
181	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	17.5
187	Patiāla Punjab, India	17.4
188	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	17.3
189	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	17.2
190	Nashik Maharashtra, India	17.1
190	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	17.1
192	Erlin Taiwan, Taiwan	17.0
192	Mong Kok Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong	17.0
194	Sāngli Maharashtra, India	16.8
194	Pune Maharashtra, India	16.8
194	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	16.8
194	Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan	16.8
198	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	16.7
198	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	16.7
198	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	16.7

Top 200 of 2,254 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