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Most polluted cities in India, August 2026

152 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Dera Māndi at 64.3 µg/m³, #5 of 2,312 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Dera MāndiDelhi
    64.3
  2. 2GummidipundiTamil Nadu
    59.1
  3. 3BhāgalpurBihar
    49.2
  4. 4FaridabadHaryana
    47.5
  5. 5SiwānBihar
    46.3
  6. 6DhāruheraHaryana
    46.1
  7. 7Yamuna NagarHaryana
    43.5
  8. 8BhiwadiRajasthan
    43.1
  9. 9DhaulpurRajasthan
    42.5
  10. 10NoidaUttar Pradesh
    40.6
  11. 11JīndHaryana
    38.5
  12. 12Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    38.4
  13. 13JalandharPunjab
    38.3
  14. 14AnantapurAndhra Pradesh
    36.7
  15. 15KaithalHaryana
    36.4
  16. 16JhariaJharkhand
    36.1
  17. 17ChittorgarhRajasthan
    34.5
  18. 18UnderaGujarat
    33.9
  19. 19JaipurRajasthan
    33.8
  20. 20VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
    33.0
  21. 20AhmedabadGujarat
    33.0
  22. 22ThānesarHaryana
    32.9
  23. 23DelhiDelhi
    32.8
  24. 24MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    32.7
  25. 25DādriUttar Pradesh
    31.9
  26. 26KarnālHaryana
    31.7
  27. 27AjmerRajasthan
    31.6
  28. 28BhilwaraRajasthan
    31.3
  29. 29AmbālaHaryana
    31.1
  30. 30TonkRajasthan
    30.4
  31. 31BahadurgarhHaryana
    30.2
  32. 32TirupatiAndhra Pradesh
    29.9
  33. 33BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    29.6
  34. 34MeerutUttar Pradesh
    29.5
  35. 35NarelaDelhi
    29.0
  36. 36DūngarpurRajasthan
    28.5
  37. 37RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    28.4
  38. 38KalyānMaharashtra
    28.2
  39. 39SīkarRajasthan
    28.0
  40. 40ByasanagarOdisha
    27.9
  41. 41Aya NagarDelhi
    27.8
  42. 42KanpurUttar Pradesh
    27.7
  43. 43MorādābādUttar Pradesh
    27.5
  44. 44JhālāwārRajasthan
    27.1
  45. 45PratāpgarhRajasthan
    27.0
  46. 46RājsamandRajasthan
    26.5
  47. 46KotaRajasthan
    26.5
  48. 48NajafgarhDelhi
    25.9
  49. 49SuratGujarat
    25.8
  50. 50GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    25.7
  51. 51DausaRajasthan
    25.5
  52. 52HājīpurBihar
    24.7
  53. 53BegusaraiBihar
    24.5
  54. 54PanchkulaHaryana
    24.0
  55. 55ArāriaBihar
    23.7
  56. 56GayaBihar
    23.6
  57. 56ChāndaMaharashtra
    23.6
  58. 58ThāneMaharashtra
    23.2
  59. 58LucknowUttar Pradesh
    23.2
  60. 60GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
    23.0
  61. 61SilcharAssam
    22.3
  62. 62HubballiKarnataka
    22.1
  63. 62BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    22.1
  64. 64SonīpatHaryana
    22.0
  65. 64HyderabadTelangana
    22.0
  66. 66ChennaiTamil Nadu
    21.8
  67. 66KolkataWest Bengal
    21.8
  68. 68NagpurMaharashtra
    21.7
  69. 69AnkleshwarGujarat
    21.6
  70. 70JaisalmerRajasthan
    21.3
  71. 71AurangabadMaharashtra
    21.2
  72. 72Sri GanganagarRajasthan
    21.1
  73. 72GandhinagarGujarat
    21.1
  74. 72BoisarMaharashtra
    21.1
  75. 75Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    21.0
  76. 76ShivamoggaKarnataka
    20.9
  77. 76DurgapurWest Bengal
    20.9
  78. 78HanumāngarhRajasthan
    20.6
  79. 78AgraUttar Pradesh
    20.6
  80. 80QuthbullapurTelangana
    20.4
  81. 81JalorRajasthan
    20.3
  82. 82ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    20.2
  83. 83NandedMaharashtra
    19.8
  84. 83BareillyUttar Pradesh
    19.8
  85. 83KhargharMaharashtra
    19.8
  86. 86SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    19.7
  87. 87SirsaHaryana
    19.6
  88. 87SirohiRajasthan
    19.6
  89. 87BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    19.6
  90. 90AkolaMaharashtra
    19.4
  91. 91JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    19.2
  92. 92SaharsaBihar
    19.0
  93. 92JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    19.0
  94. 92JalgaonMaharashtra
    19.0
  95. 95BhubaneswarOdisha
    18.8
  96. 95BānswāraRajasthan
    18.8
  97. 97RānīganjWest Bengal
    18.4
  98. 98LaturMaharashtra
    18.3
  99. 99IndoreMadhya Pradesh
    18.2
  100. 100JodhpurRajasthan
    17.8
  101. 100CuttackOdisha
    17.8
  102. 100BaripādaOdisha
    17.8
  103. 103Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra
    17.7
  104. 103NandriRajasthan
    17.7
  105. 105GudalurTamil Nadu
    17.5
  106. 106BhiwandiMaharashtra
    17.4
  107. 107BūndiRajasthan
    17.3
  108. 108KeonjhargarhOdisha
    17.2
  109. 109PuneMaharashtra
    17.1
  110. 110MahādMaharashtra
    16.9
  111. 111NāgaurRajasthan
    16.8
  112. 112SholapurMaharashtra
    16.7
  113. 113AngulOdisha
    16.6
  114. 113NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh
    16.6
  115. 115DhuleMaharashtra
    16.3
  116. 115BhilaiChhattisgarh
    16.3
  117. 117RourkelaOdisha
    16.2
  118. 117ChandigarhChandigarh
    16.2
  119. 119BārmerRajasthan
    16.0
  120. 119AmravatiMaharashtra
    16.0
  121. 121BengaluruKarnataka
    15.7
  122. 122BhayandarMaharashtra
    15.5
  123. 122HaldiaWest Bengal
    15.5
  124. 124PatiālaPunjab
    15.2
  125. 125SāngliMaharashtra
    15.1
  126. 125KolhāpurMaharashtra
    15.1
  127. 127PanvelMaharashtra
    14.8
  128. 128ChūruRajasthan
    14.2
  129. 129RaipurChhattisgarh
    14.0
  130. 130KarauliRajasthan
    13.5
  131. 130KalaburagiKarnataka
    13.5
  132. 130VapiGujarat
    13.5
  133. 133TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
    13.3
  134. 134MumbaiMaharashtra
    13.2
  135. 135NashikMaharashtra
    13.1
  136. 136BharatpurRajasthan
    12.9
  137. 137NeelankaraiTamil Nadu
    12.7
  138. 138ĀsansolWest Bengal
    12.2
  139. 139SaugorMadhya Pradesh
    12.1
  140. 140ParbhaniMaharashtra
    12.0
  141. 141AhilyanagarMaharashtra
    11.8
  142. 142VirārMaharashtra
    11.6
  143. 143BārānRajasthan
    11.5
  144. 144DurgChhattisgarh
    11.4
  145. 145RairangpurOdisha
    10.8
  146. 146SerilingampalleTelangana
    10.7
  147. 147ClosepetKarnataka
    9.9
  148. 148PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    9.3
  149. 149BhelaiChhattisgarh
    9.2
  150. 150MadikeriKarnataka
    8.4
  151. 150BadlapurMaharashtra
    8.4
  152. 152RishīkeshUttarakhand
    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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