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Most polluted cities in India, July 2026

158 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Gurugram at 83.4 µg/m³, #2 of 2,262 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1GurugramHaryana
    83.4
  2. 2RoparPunjab
    80.5
  3. 3Dera MāndiDelhi
    74.3
  4. 4GuwahatiAssam
    72.5
  5. 5KarnālHaryana
    64.9
  6. 6BahadurgarhHaryana
    64.8
  7. 7RājgīrBihar
    62.6
  8. 8JīndHaryana
    59.3
  9. 9BhiwāniHaryana
    58.1
  10. 10GummidipundiTamil Nadu
    57.9
  11. 11DhāruheraHaryana
    55.1
  12. 12FaridabadHaryana
    52.8
  13. 13Yamuna NagarHaryana
    49.8
  14. 14DhaulpurRajasthan
    49.6
  15. 15AnantapurAndhra Pradesh
    48.6
  16. 15BhiwadiRajasthan
    48.6
  17. 17BānswāraRajasthan
    47.6
  18. 18NoidaUttar Pradesh
    42.8
  19. 19MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    42.1
  20. 20ChāpraBihar
    41.2
  21. 21ChittoorAndhra Pradesh
    39.8
  22. 22DādriUttar Pradesh
    39.5
  23. 23ThānesarHaryana
    38.8
  24. 24KaithalHaryana
    38.6
  25. 25NarelaDelhi
    38.4
  26. 26Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    38.0
  27. 27GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    37.4
  28. 28DelhiDelhi
    37.0
  29. 29VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
    35.6
  30. 30AmbālaHaryana
    35.4
  31. 31NajafgarhDelhi
    35.2
  32. 32BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    35.1
  33. 33NagaonAssam
    35.0
  34. 34SirsaHaryana
    33.3
  35. 35AgraUttar Pradesh
    32.1
  36. 36Aya NagarDelhi
    32.0
  37. 37JodaOdisha
    31.8
  38. 38NeelankaraiTamil Nadu
    31.7
  39. 39MeerutUttar Pradesh
    31.4
  40. 39BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    31.4
  41. 41Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh
    31.2
  42. 42JhariaJharkhand
    31.1
  43. 43AjmerRajasthan
    30.6
  44. 44TonkRajasthan
    30.4
  45. 45RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    30.1
  46. 46Sri GanganagarRajasthan
    29.9
  47. 47RourkelaOdisha
    29.8
  48. 48JaipurRajasthan
    29.7
  49. 48HāpurUttar Pradesh
    29.7
  50. 50HājīpurBihar
    29.5
  51. 51GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
    29.0
  52. 52ChittorgarhRajasthan
    28.9
  53. 53LucknowUttar Pradesh
    28.1
  54. 54JaisalmerRajasthan
    27.5
  55. 55JalandharPunjab
    27.4
  56. 56ByasanagarOdisha
    27.1
  57. 57AgartalaTripura
    27.0
  58. 58SīkarRajasthan
    26.9
  59. 59PanchkulaHaryana
    26.3
  60. 60SingrauliMadhya Pradesh
    25.7
  61. 61AurangabadMaharashtra
    25.4
  62. 62ArāriaBihar
    25.3
  63. 63AnkleshwarGujarat
    25.0
  64. 64KanpurUttar Pradesh
    24.6
  65. 64DausaRajasthan
    24.6
  66. 66DūngarpurRajasthan
    24.4
  67. 66AhmedabadGujarat
    24.4
  68. 68BhilwaraRajasthan
    24.2
  69. 69KalyānMaharashtra
    24.1
  70. 70MorādābādUttar Pradesh
    23.9
  71. 71ChennaiTamil Nadu
    23.6
  72. 72JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    22.8
  73. 73ThāneMaharashtra
    22.7
  74. 74KarauliRajasthan
    22.6
  75. 74JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    22.6
  76. 74BoisarMaharashtra
    22.6
  77. 74QuthbullapurTelangana
    22.6
  78. 78GayaBihar
    22.5
  79. 79KolkataWest Bengal
    22.4
  80. 80MangaluruKarnataka
    21.6
  81. 81GandhinagarGujarat
    21.5
  82. 82JhālāwārRajasthan
    21.3
  83. 82HyderabadTelangana
    21.3
  84. 84RājsamandRajasthan
    21.2
  85. 84JalorRajasthan
    21.2
  86. 86SirohiRajasthan
    21.1
  87. 86PratāpgarhRajasthan
    21.1
  88. 86MahādMaharashtra
    21.1
  89. 89PatiālaPunjab
    20.9
  90. 89KotaRajasthan
    20.9
  91. 91SaugorMadhya Pradesh
    20.8
  92. 92HubballiKarnataka
    20.7
  93. 92BareillyUttar Pradesh
    20.7
  94. 92NandriRajasthan
    20.7
  95. 95PatnaBihar
    20.5
  96. 96ChandigarhChandigarh
    20.3
  97. 97ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    20.2
  98. 97KhargharMaharashtra
    20.2
  99. 99SilcharAssam
    20.1
  100. 100AngulOdisha
    20.0
  101. 101NagpurMaharashtra
    19.9
  102. 102BhubaneswarOdisha
    19.6
  103. 103BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    19.4
  104. 103BārmerRajasthan
    19.4
  105. 105IndoreMadhya Pradesh
    19.1
  106. 106VirārMaharashtra
    18.5
  107. 107JodhpurRajasthan
    18.4
  108. 107HanumāngarhRajasthan
    18.4
  109. 107BadlapurMaharashtra
    18.4
  110. 107BarbilOdisha
    18.4
  111. 111ParbhaniMaharashtra
    18.1
  112. 112AkolaMaharashtra
    18.0
  113. 113GudalurTamil Nadu
    17.8
  114. 114ClosepetKarnataka
    17.6
  115. 115BikanerRajasthan
    16.9
  116. 116DurgapurWest Bengal
    16.6
  117. 116BūndiRajasthan
    16.6
  118. 118NāgaurRajasthan
    16.5
  119. 119KeonjhargarhOdisha
    16.4
  120. 119ChūruRajasthan
    16.4
  121. 119ChāndaMaharashtra
    16.4
  122. 119BhilaiChhattisgarh
    16.4
  123. 119AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh
    16.4
  124. 124VijayapuraKarnataka
    16.2
  125. 125Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    16.1
  126. 126HaldiaWest Bengal
    16.0
  127. 127LaturMaharashtra
    15.1
  128. 128SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    15.0
  129. 128RānīganjWest Bengal
    15.0
  130. 128JalgaonMaharashtra
    15.0
  131. 128BaripādaOdisha
    15.0
  132. 132SuratGujarat
    14.6
  133. 132BārānRajasthan
    14.6
  134. 134SerilingampalleTelangana
    14.5
  135. 135AmravatiMaharashtra
    14.3
  136. 136BhayandarMaharashtra
    14.2
  137. 136BengaluruKarnataka
    14.2
  138. 138MumbaiMaharashtra
    14.1
  139. 139PuneMaharashtra
    14.0
  140. 139NashikMaharashtra
    14.0
  141. 141AhilyanagarMaharashtra
    13.8
  142. 142TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
    13.7
  143. 142SholapurMaharashtra
    13.7
  144. 144KolhāpurMaharashtra
    13.5
  145. 144Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra
    13.5
  146. 144Gadag-BetageriKarnataka
    13.5
  147. 147NandedMaharashtra
    12.7
  148. 148KalaburagiKarnataka
    12.1
  149. 149SāngliMaharashtra
    11.8
  150. 150PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    11.6
  151. 151BharatpurRajasthan
    11.4
  152. 152PanvelMaharashtra
    11.2
  153. 153DurgChhattisgarh
    10.7
  154. 154ĀsansolWest Bengal
    10.1
  155. 155RaipurChhattisgarh
    9.3
  156. 156BhelaiChhattisgarh
    9.2
  157. 157MadikeriKarnataka
    8.8
  158. 158RishīkeshUttarakhand
    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+

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