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Most polluted cities in India, August 2023

5 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Kolkata at 39.1 µg/m³, #20 of 1,670 cities in the world. Cleanest: Mumbai at 7.6. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Kolkata 39.1
Every city in India ranked for August 2023, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1KolkataWest Bengal
    4
  2. 2DelhiDelhi
    4
  3. 3ChennaiTamil Nadu
    3
  4. 4HyderabadTelangana
    3
  5. 5MumbaiMaharashtra
    1
Low risk1–3
Moderate risk4–6
High risk7–10
Very high risk10+

Canada's AQHI+ for PM2.5 (1 point per 10 µg/m³), which is defined on hourly values. Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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