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Most polluted cities in India, September 2026
161 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Dera Māndi at 68.4 µg/m³, #5 of 2,330 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
← Dera Māndi 68.4
- 1Dera MāndiDelhi 160
- 2JīndHaryana 158
- 3GurugramHaryana 155
- 4Yamuna NagarHaryana 154
- 5Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir 148
- 6NoidaUttar Pradesh 141
- 7KaithalHaryana 141
- 8BhiwadiRajasthan 138
- 9DādriUttar Pradesh 132
- 10DhāruheraHaryana 131
- 11JalandharPunjab 125
- 12FaridabadHaryana 118
- 13BahadurgarhHaryana 118
- 14ChittoorAndhra Pradesh 117
- 15HāpurUttar Pradesh 114
- 16BaddiHimachal Pradesh 114
- 17AmbālaHaryana 111
- 18AnantapurAndhra Pradesh 110
- 19ThānesarHaryana 108
- 20MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh 108
- 21DelhiDelhi 107
- 22NarelaDelhi 106
- 23SonīpatHaryana 105
- 24KadapaAndhra Pradesh 105
- 24Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh 105
- 26Sri GanganagarRajasthan 104
- 27NagaonAssam 103
- 28NalbāriAssam 102
- 28BhiwāniHaryana 102
- 30TirupatiAndhra Pradesh 101
- 31KalyānMaharashtra 100
- 32Aya NagarDelhi 99
- 33BhilwaraRajasthan 99
- 34RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh 99
- 35MeerutUttar Pradesh 99
- 35ArāriaBihar 99
- 37AnkleshwarGujarat 98
- 38GhāziābādUttar Pradesh 96
- 39UnderaGujarat 96
- 40VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh 95
- 40AjmerRajasthan 95
- 42MorādābādUttar Pradesh 95
- 43SīkarRajasthan 95
- 43AhmedabadGujarat 95
- 45ByasanagarOdisha 95
- 46GandhinagarGujarat 94
- 47ChittorgarhRajasthan 93
- 48SasarāmBihar 91
- 48HanumāngarhRajasthan 91
- 50TonkRajasthan 90
- 51DausaRajasthan 90
- 52KarnālHaryana 89
- 53ParbhaniMaharashtra 89
- 54BegusaraiBihar 88
- 55JaipurRajasthan 88
- 56HājīpurBihar 87
- 57MalegaonMaharashtra 86
- 58DūngarpurRajasthan 85
- 59NajafgarhDelhi 85
- 59KolkataWest Bengal 85
- 61AgartalaTripura 85
- 62GayaBihar 85
- 63JalgaonMaharashtra 84
- 64DurgapurWest Bengal 84
- 65PatnaBihar 83
- 65BāghpatUttar Pradesh 83
- 67ChāndaMaharashtra 83
- 68AurangabadMaharashtra 82
- 69JodaOdisha 82
- 70ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal 81
- 71NagpurMaharashtra 81
- 72LucknowUttar Pradesh 81
- 73JhālāwārRajasthan 81
- 74ChennaiTamil Nadu 80
- 74AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh 80
- 76SuratGujarat 80
- 77KeonjhargarhOdisha 80
- 78HyderabadTelangana 79
- 79RājsamandRajasthan 79
- 79BūndiRajasthan 79
- 81BarbilOdisha 79
- 82KotaRajasthan 79
- 82CuttackOdisha 79
- 84SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 78
- 84Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra 78
- 86SaugorMadhya Pradesh 78
- 87KanpurUttar Pradesh 78
- 88Sawai MadhopurRajasthan 77
- 89BikanerRajasthan 77
- 90PratāpgarhRajasthan 76
- 91RānīganjWest Bengal 76
- 91HubballiKarnataka 76
- 91GwaliorMadhya Pradesh 76
- 94MahādMaharashtra 76
- 94SerilingampalleTelangana 76
- 96JhunjhunūnRajasthan 75
- 97SholapurMaharashtra 75
- 98BhopalMadhya Pradesh 75
- 98AngulOdisha 75
- 100SilcharAssam 74
- 100ChūruRajasthan 74
- 102DhaulpurRajasthan 74
- 103AgraUttar Pradesh 73
- 104TirumalaAndhra Pradesh 73
- 104SirsaHaryana 73
- 104ShivamoggaKarnataka 73
- 107ThāneMaharashtra 73
- 107BareillyUttar Pradesh 73
- 107QuthbullapurTelangana 73
- 110RourkelaOdisha 73
- 111HaldiaWest Bengal 72
- 112RājgīrBihar 72
- 112BhilaiChhattisgarh 72
- 114BaripādaOdisha 72
- 115PanvelMaharashtra 71
- 116BhubaneswarOdisha 71
- 117PuneMaharashtra 70
- 117KhargharMaharashtra 70
- 119PatiālaPunjab 70
- 120NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh 69
- 121KarauliRajasthan 69
- 122NashikMaharashtra 69
- 123RaipurChhattisgarh 69
- 124SāngliMaharashtra 69
- 124JodhpurRajasthan 69
- 126RairangpurOdisha 68
- 126JalorRajasthan 68
- 126Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra 68
- 129AkolaMaharashtra 68
- 130NāgaurRajasthan 68
- 130JaisalmerRajasthan 68
- 130BengaluruKarnataka 68
- 133GudalurTamil Nadu 67
- 134ChandigarhChandigarh 67
- 135JabalpurMadhya Pradesh 67
- 136IndoreMadhya Pradesh 67
- 137MumbaiMaharashtra 66
- 138BharatpurRajasthan 66
- 139RoparPunjab 65
- 139BhelaiChhattisgarh 65
- 141AmravatiMaharashtra 65
- 142BhayandarMaharashtra 64
- 143SirohiRajasthan 64
- 143LaturMaharashtra 64
- 143ĀsansolWest Bengal 64
- 146BānswāraRajasthan 63
- 147BhiwandiMaharashtra 63
- 148ClosepetKarnataka 63
- 148NandriRajasthan 63
- 150KalaburagiKarnataka 61
- 151VirārMaharashtra 61
- 152BārmerRajasthan 61
- 153AhilyanagarMaharashtra 60
- 154BadlapurMaharashtra 60
- 155MadikeriKarnataka 58
- 156DurgChhattisgarh 57
- 157KolhāpurMaharashtra 55
- 158BārānRajasthan 54
- 159PrayagrajUttar Pradesh 49
- 160GuwahatiAssam 44
- 161RishīkeshUttarakhand 7
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
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