SmogRank / Countries / India / May 2026
Most polluted cities in India, May 2026
151 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Gurugram at 92.0 µg/m³, #1 of 2,243 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
- 1GurugramHaryana 92.0
- 2JīndHaryana 87.7
- 3FaridabadHaryana 74.7
- 4DhāruheraHaryana 72.0
- 5BahadurgarhHaryana 71.8
- 6JodaOdisha 69.9
- 7KarnālHaryana 69.7
- 8NarelaDelhi 69.6
- 9BhiwāniHaryana 68.0
- 10MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 67.5
- 11KaithalHaryana 66.6
- 12KarauliRajasthan 63.8
- 13DādriUttar Pradesh 62.0
- 14AmbālaHaryana 61.7
- 15Yamuna NagarHaryana 61.3
- 16HājīpurBihar 57.3
- 17BhiwadiRajasthan 55.9
- 18ThānesarHaryana 55.3
- 19LucknowUttar Pradesh 55.1
- 20PanchkulaHaryana 52.7
- 21GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 52.5
- 22GummidipundiTamil Nadu 51.6
- 23ChāndaMaharashtra 51.2
- 23NoidaUttar Pradesh 51.2
- 25VirārMaharashtra 50.8
- 26DelhiDelhi 49.3
- 27Aya NagarDelhi 48.6
- 28Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh 48.5
- 29JaipurRajasthan 47.4
- 30JalandharPunjab 46.9
- 31Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 46.4
- 32AgraUttar Pradesh 46.1
- 33BānswāraRajasthan 46.0
- 34MeerutUttar Pradesh 45.4
- 35ChūruRajasthan 44.1
- 36SirsaHaryana 44.0
- 37HanumāngarhRajasthan 43.9
- 38GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 43.8
- 39TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 43.1
- 40JalgaonMaharashtra 42.7
- 41NagpurMaharashtra 41.5
- 42NajafgarhDelhi 41.2
- 43UnderaGujarat 40.8
- 44VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 40.3
- 45JhunjhunūnRajasthan 40.1
- 45AjmerRajasthan 40.1
- 47LaturMaharashtra 39.4
- 48JaisalmerRajasthan 39.2
- 49JhariaJharkhand 39.0
- 50KanpurUttar Pradesh 38.8
- 51BuxarBihar 38.7
- 52BegusaraiBihar 38.0
- 53BhāgalpurBihar 37.7
- 54DausaRajasthan 37.6
- 55TonkRajasthan 36.6
- 56DhaulpurRajasthan 36.5
- 57AngulOdisha 36.3
- 58MorādābādUttar Pradesh 36.1
- 59BoisarMaharashtra 35.5
- 60ChittorgarhRajasthan 34.9
- 61BārānRajasthan 34.3
- 62RourkelaOdisha 34.2
- 63AhmedabadGujarat 33.8
- 64NagaonAssam 33.5
- 64AkolaMaharashtra 33.5
- 66BikanerRajasthan 33.4
- 67SholapurMaharashtra 32.8
- 68ParbhaniMaharashtra 32.6
- 68VapiGujarat 32.6
- 70GayaBihar 32.2
- 71ThāneMaharashtra 32.1
- 72DhuleMaharashtra 31.6
- 73AurangabadMaharashtra 31.5
- 74IndoreMadhya Pradesh 31.4
- 75SaugorMadhya Pradesh 31.3
- 76JhālāwārRajasthan 31.0
- 76AmravatiMaharashtra 31.0
- 78KotaRajasthan 30.7
- 78Sri GanganagarRajasthan 30.7
- 80NandedMaharashtra 30.3
- 81BarbilOdisha 30.2
- 82BadlapurMaharashtra 30.0
- 83HyderabadTelangana 29.3
- 84Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 29.2
- 85PatnaBihar 29.0
- 85PatiālaPunjab 29.0
- 87BhiwandiMaharashtra 28.9
- 88ChandigarhChandigarh 28.8
- 89SīkarRajasthan 28.6
- 89BhopalMadhya Pradesh 28.6
- 89AgartalaTripura 28.6
- 92BhilwaraRajasthan 28.5
- 93NāgaurRajasthan 26.9
- 94KalyānMaharashtra 26.2
- 95PratāpgarhRajasthan 25.7
- 96JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 25.6
- 97HubballiKarnataka 25.4
- 97BūndiRajasthan 25.4
- 99DurgapurWest Bengal 25.0
- 100NashikMaharashtra 24.9
- 101BareillyUttar Pradesh 24.6
- 102RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 24.5
- 102NandriRajasthan 24.5
- 104JalorRajasthan 24.4
- 104BaripādaOdisha 24.4
- 106ArāriaBihar 24.2
- 107PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 24.0
- 108GuwahatiAssam 23.7
- 108KolkataWest Bengal 23.7
- 110Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 23.6
- 111SuratGujarat 23.3
- 112DūngarpurRajasthan 23.2
- 113JodhpurRajasthan 22.6
- 113NeelankaraiTamil Nadu 22.6
- 115QuthbullapurTelangana 22.3
- 115NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh 22.3
- 117AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 22.2
- 118ShivamoggaKarnataka 21.8
- 119SirohiRajasthan 21.7
- 119PuneMaharashtra 21.7
- 119BārmerRajasthan 21.7
- 122RaipurChhattisgarh 21.6
- 123SilcharAssam 21.5
- 124GandhinagarGujarat 21.3
- 124ArrahBihar 21.3
- 126RājsamandRajasthan 21.1
- 127BhilaiChhattisgarh 20.5
- 128RairangpurOdisha 20.4
- 129ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 20.2
- 129SerilingampalleTelangana 20.2
- 131ChennaiTamil Nadu 19.9
- 131KalaburagiKarnataka 19.9
- 133BhubaneswarOdisha 19.7
- 134ClosepetKarnataka 19.4
- 135RānīganjWest Bengal 18.8
- 136BengaluruKarnataka 18.7
- 137KolhāpurMaharashtra 18.6
- 137ĀsansolWest Bengal 18.6
- 139GudalurTamil Nadu 18.0
- 140PerunduraiTamil Nadu 17.8
- 140MumbaiMaharashtra 17.8
- 140HaldiaWest Bengal 17.8
- 143DurgChhattisgarh 16.8
- 144BharatpurRajasthan 16.6
- 145GangtokSikkim 15.7
- 146MadikeriKarnataka 15.0
- 147SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 14.9
- 148CuttackOdisha 14.1
- 149BhayandarMaharashtra 13.5
- 150ShillongMeghalaya 5.2
- 151RishīkeshUttarakhand 1.2
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+