SmogRank / History / week of September 28, 2026

Most polluted cities, week of September 28, 2026

2,248 cities ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (2 of 7 days). A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Gummidipundi Tamil Nadu, India	94.5
2	Singapore low-cost sensors Singapore	85.9
3	Queenstown Estate low-cost sensors Singapore	80.4
4	Kuala Lumpur low-cost sensors Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	75.4
5	Peshawar low-cost sensors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	69.2
6	Dubai low-cost sensors Dubai, United Arab Emirates	68.1
7	Dhaka low-cost sensors Dhaka Division, Bangladesh	65.6
8	Blantyre low-cost sensors Southern Region, Malawi	62.2
9	Faisalabad low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	58.7
10	Tabanan low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	58.1
11	Rahim Yar Khan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	57.1
12	Kolkata West Bengal, India	56.9
13	Chāpra Bihar, India	54.5
14	Lahore low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	53.9
15	Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, India	53.7
16	Gujranwala low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	53.2
17	Jammu low-cost sensors Jammu and Kashmir, India	52.3
18	Arāria Bihar, India	51.7
19	Dera Māndi Delhi, India	50.6
20	Kalyān Maharashtra, India	50.0
21	Kampala low-cost sensors Central Region, Uganda	49.9
22	Agartala Tripura, India	48.6
22	Byasanagar Odisha, India	48.6
24	Dalung low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	48.1
25	Baddi Himachal Pradesh, India	47.5
26	Ubud low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	46.9
27	Lilongwe low-cost sensors Central Region, Malawi	46.4
28	Dhāruhera Haryana, India	45.8
29	Baripāda Odisha, India	45.5
30	Rasapūdipalem Andhra Pradesh, India	45.4
31	Bhilwara Rajasthan, India	44.8
32	Sialkot low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.3
32	Multan low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.3
32	Denpasar low-cost sensors Bali, Indonesia	44.3
35	Bahawalpur low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	44.2
36	Sasarām Bihar, India	41.4
37	Tirumala Andhra Pradesh, India	41.3
38	Chennai Tamil Nadu, India	41.2
39	Haldia West Bengal, India	40.9
40	Jaipur Rajasthan, India	40.8
40	Chānda Maharashtra, India	40.8
42	Rawalpindi low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	40.4
43	Bikaner Rajasthan, India	40.1
44	Yamuna Nagar Haryana, India	39.3
45	Cuttack Odisha, India	39.2
46	Nagaon Assam, India	38.2
46	Karnāl Haryana, India	38.2
46	Gandhinagar Gujarat, India	38.2
49	Chittorgarh Rajasthan, India	37.3
49	Bhiwadi Rajasthan, India	37.3
51	Dādri Uttar Pradesh, India	37.2
52	Harare low-cost sensors Harare, Zimbabwe	36.9
52	Parbhani Maharashtra, India	36.9
54	Jalandhar Punjab, India	36.8
55	Alipur low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	36.7
56	Karauli Rajasthan, India	36.5
57	Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh, India	36.4
58	Saugor Madhya Pradesh, India	36.2
59	Jhālāwār Rajasthan, India	36.0
59	Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	36.0
61	Phuntsholing low-cost sensors Chukha, Bhutan	35.9
62	Bhelai Chhattisgarh, India	35.8
63	Bhopal Madhya Pradesh, India	35.7
63	Anantapur Andhra Pradesh, India	35.7
65	Kota Rajasthan, India	35.5
66	Rānīganj West Bengal, India	35.4
67	Islamabad low-cost sensors Islamabad, Pakistan	34.8
68	Gaya Bihar, India	34.7
69	Jaisalmer Rajasthan, India	34.5
69	Dūngarpur Rajasthan, India	34.5
71	Hājīpur Bihar, India	34.2
72	Bhubaneswar Odisha, India	34.1
72	San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico	34.1
74	Faridabad Haryana, India	34.0
75	Begusarai Bihar, India	33.9
76	Sonīpat Haryana, India	33.7
76	Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh, India	33.7
78	Rājsamand Rajasthan, India	33.6
79	Kadapa Andhra Pradesh, India	33.5
80	Serilingampalle Telangana, India	33.3
81	Dushanbe Dushanbe, Tajikistan	32.6
82	Ahmedabad Gujarat, India	32.4
83	Chrang Chamreh Muoy low-cost sensors Phnom Penh, Cambodia	32.2
84	Kanpur Uttar Pradesh, India	31.6
85	Butwāl low-cost sensors Lumbini Province, Nepal	31.2
86	Ambāla Haryana, India	31.0
86	Quezon City low-cost sensors National Capital Region, Philippines	31.0
88	Rairangpur Odisha, India	30.9
89	Būndi Rajasthan, India	30.8
89	Ajmer Rajasthan, India	30.8
91	Bahadurgarh Haryana, India	30.6
92	Aurangabad Maharashtra, India	30.4
93	Nāgaur Rajasthan, India	30.3
93	Undera Gujarat, India	30.3
95	Nagpur Maharashtra, India	29.9
96	Kathmandu low-cost sensors Bagmati Province, Nepal	29.8
97	Tonk Rajasthan, India	29.5
97	Dausa Rajasthan, India	29.5
99	Ibadan low-cost sensors Oyo State, Nigeria	29.3
100	Panvel Maharashtra, India	29.2
101	Sawai Madhopur Rajasthan, India	28.8
101	Panchkula Haryana, India	28.8
103	Angul Odisha, India	28.7
104	Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India	28.6
104	Durgapur West Bengal, India	28.6
104	Iloilo low-cost sensors Western Visayas, Philippines	28.6
107	Bhilai Chhattisgarh, India	28.1
108	Obrenovac Central Serbia, Serbia	27.9
108	Morādābād Uttar Pradesh, India	27.9
110	Sholapur Maharashtra, India	27.8
111	Thānesar Haryana, India	27.7
112	Keonjhargarh Odisha, India	27.6
113	Jalgaon Maharashtra, India	27.5
114	Jodhpur Rajasthan, India	27.2
115	Delhi Delhi, India	27.0
115	Amaravati Andhra Pradesh, India	27.0
117	Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India	26.8
118	Aya Nagar Delhi, India	26.7
119	Asunción low-cost sensors Asuncion, Paraguay	26.6
119	Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh, India	26.6
121	Ashaiman low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	26.5
121	Vapi Gujarat, India	26.5
121	Pimpri-Chinchwad Maharashtra, India	26.5
124	Karachi low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	26.4
125	Lagos low-cost sensors Lagos, Nigeria	26.3
126	Nashik Maharashtra, India	26.2
127	Hanumāngarh Rajasthan, India	26.1
128	Prijedor Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	25.5
129	Mahād Maharashtra, India	25.4
130	Saint-Louis low-cost sensors Saint-Louis, Senegal	25.3
131	Silchar Assam, India	25.2
132	Jalor Rajasthan, India	25.1
132	Barbil Odisha, India	25.1
134	Narela Delhi, India	25.0
134	Mumbai Maharashtra, India	25.0
136	Vereeniging low-cost sensors Gauteng, South Africa	24.9
137	Calexico California, United States	24.6
138	Malegaon Maharashtra, India	24.5
139	Hubballi Karnataka, India	24.4
140	Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, India	24.3
141	Raipur Chhattisgarh, India	24.2
142	Zagreb low-cost sensors Zagreb, Croatia	24.1
143	Sīkar Rajasthan, India	24.0
143	Boisar Maharashtra, India	24.0
145	Bārmer Rajasthan, India	23.8
146	Ghāziābād Uttar Pradesh, India	23.7
147	Quetta low-cost sensors Balochistan, Pakistan	23.5
147	Dhaulpur Rajasthan, India	23.5
149	Hyderabad low-cost sensors Sindh, Pakistan	23.2
149	Pratāpgarh Rajasthan, India	23.2
151	Gadag-Betageri Karnataka, India	23.0
152	Bhiwāni Haryana, India	22.9
153	Belgrade Central Serbia, Serbia	22.8
153	Closepet Karnataka, India	22.8
155	Chūru Rajasthan, India	22.7
156	Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh, India	22.6
156	Nandri Rajasthan, India	22.6
158	Istanbul low-cost sensors Istanbul, Turkey	22.3
158	Murree low-cost sensors Punjab, Pakistan	22.3
160	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan	21.6
160	Sirohi Rajasthan, India	21.6
162	Pljevlja Pljevlja, Montenegro	21.5
163	San Pedro Sula low-cost sensors Cortés Department, Honduras	21.4
164	Pune Maharashtra, India	21.3
164	Bengaluru Karnataka, India	21.3
164	Changchun low-cost sensors Jilin, China	21.3
167	Hyderabad Telangana, India	21.2
168	Tema low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	21.1
168	Freetown low-cost sensors Western Area, Sierra Leone	21.1
170	Užice Central Serbia, Serbia	20.7
170	Kharghar Maharashtra, India	20.7
170	Hacienda Santa Fe Jalisco, Mexico	20.7
173	Jhunjhunūn Rajasthan, India	20.4
174	Târgu Mureş low-cost sensors Mureș County, Romania	20.3
174	Copenhagen low-cost sensors Capital Region, Denmark	20.3
176	Hāpur Uttar Pradesh, India	20.1
176	Amravati Maharashtra, India	20.1
178	Zamość Lublin, Poland	19.8
178	Jincheng Fukien, Taiwan	19.8
178	Quthbullapur Telangana, India	19.8
181	Banja Luka Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	19.7
182	Bhiwandi Maharashtra, India	19.5
182	Douala low-cost sensors Littoral, Cameroon	19.5
184	Avilés Asturias, Spain	19.4
185	Smederevo Central Serbia, Serbia	19.2
185	Yadgir Karnataka, India	19.2
187	Rājgīr Bihar, India	19.0
187	Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato, Mexico	19.0
189	Otwock Mazovia, Poland	18.4
189	Graz Styria, Austria	18.4
191	Latur Maharashtra, India	18.3
191	Accra low-cost sensors Greater Accra, Ghana	18.3
193	Gijón Asturias, Spain	18.2
194	Rzeszów Subcarpathia, Poland	18.1
195	Durg Chhattisgarh, India	18.0
195	Wan Chai Wan Chai, Hong Kong	18.0
195	Speyer Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany	18.0
195	Aguascalientes Aguascalientes, Mexico	18.0
199	Bānswāra Rajasthan, India	17.9
200	Beersel low-cost sensors Flanders, Belgium	17.8

Top 200 of 2,248 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