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Most polluted cities in India, September 2026

207 cities in India ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 30 days. Worst: Panipat at 75.5 µg/m³, #66 of 2,646 cities in the world. Cleanest: Rishīkesh at 1.2. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

← Panipat 75.5 µg/m³ 70 µg/m³0
Every city in India ranked for September 2026, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1PanipatHaryana
    75.5
  2. 2JīndHaryana
    65.7
  3. 3GurugramHaryana
    64.9
  4. 4GobindgarhPunjab
    63.6
  5. 5Yamuna NagarHaryana
    60.3
  6. 6MānesarHaryana
    58.3
  7. 7BawānaDelhi
    58.1
  8. 8Dera MāndiDelhi
    55.3
  9. 8PithampurMadhya Pradesh
    55.3
  10. 10Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    54.6
  11. 11NoidaUttar Pradesh
    51.8
  12. 12KaithalHaryana
    51.7
  13. 13BhiwadiRajasthan
    50.6
  14. 14AmritsarPunjab
    50.4
  15. 15DādriUttar Pradesh
    48.2
  16. 16PāliRajasthan
    47.9
  17. 17DhāruheraHaryana
    47.8
  18. 18JalandharPunjab
    45.4
  19. 19Charkhi DādriHaryana
    45.0
  20. 20BahadurgarhHaryana
    42.5
  21. 21ChittoorAndhra Pradesh
    41.9
  22. 22BhāgalpurBihar
    41.6
  23. 22AlwarRajasthan
    41.6
  24. 24FatehābādHaryana
    41.4
  25. 25HāpurUttar Pradesh
    40.8
  26. 26BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    40.6
  27. 27FaridabadHaryana
    39.5
  28. 28AmbālaHaryana
    39.4
  29. 29AnantapurAndhra Pradesh
    39.1
  30. 30HisarHaryana
    38.9
  31. 31ThānesarHaryana
    38.3
  32. 32MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    38.2
  33. 33RohtakHaryana
    38.1
  34. 34DelhiDelhi
    37.9
  35. 35LoniUttar Pradesh
    37.8
  36. 36NarnaulHaryana
    37.7
  37. 37NarelaDelhi
    37.4
  38. 38SonīpatHaryana
    37.2
  39. 39UdaipurRajasthan
    37.0
  40. 39KadapaAndhra Pradesh
    37.0
  41. 39Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh
    37.0
  42. 42Sri GanganagarRajasthan
    36.9
  43. 43MandideepMadhya Pradesh
    36.5
  44. 44NagaonAssam
    36.3
  45. 45NalbāriAssam
    35.8
  46. 45BhiwāniHaryana
    35.8
  47. 47TirupatiAndhra Pradesh
    35.5
  48. 48Aya NagarDelhi
    35.1
  49. 49BhilwaraRajasthan
    34.9
  50. 50RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    34.8
  51. 51ArāriaBihar
    34.6
  52. 52AnkleshwarGujarat
    34.4
  53. 53KalyānMaharashtra
    33.8
  54. 54GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    33.2
  55. 55UnderaGujarat
    33.1
  56. 56VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
    32.9
  57. 56AjmerRajasthan
    32.9
  58. 58AhmedabadGujarat
    32.8
  59. 59SīkarRajasthan
    32.6
  60. 60ByasanagarOdisha
    32.5
  61. 61JaipurRajasthan
    32.2
  62. 62MeerutUttar Pradesh
    32.1
  63. 63ChittorgarhRajasthan
    31.7
  64. 64PatancheruTelangana
    31.2
  65. 64KhannaPunjab
    31.2
  66. 66MorādābādUttar Pradesh
    31.0
  67. 67ThrissurKerala
    30.9
  68. 67KishanganjBihar
    30.9
  69. 67JhānsiUttar Pradesh
    30.9
  70. 67GandhinagarGujarat
    30.9
  71. 71SasarāmBihar
    30.4
  72. 71HanumāngarhRajasthan
    30.4
  73. 71GayaBihar
    30.4
  74. 74TonkRajasthan
    30.1
  75. 75SatnaMadhya Pradesh
    30.0
  76. 76DausaRajasthan
    29.9
  77. 77BulandshahrUttar Pradesh
    29.7
  78. 78KarnālHaryana
    29.6
  79. 79ParbhaniMaharashtra
    29.5
  80. 80VrindāvanUttar Pradesh
    29.2
  81. 81BegusaraiBihar
    29.1
  82. 82BelpaharOdisha
    28.6
  83. 83HājīpurBihar
    28.2
  84. 84MalegaonMaharashtra
    28.0
  85. 85DūngarpurRajasthan
    27.5
  86. 86NajafgarhDelhi
    27.4
  87. 87AgartalaTripura
    27.3
  88. 88JalgaonMaharashtra
    27.0
  89. 89BathindaPunjab
    26.7
  90. 90DurgapurWest Bengal
    26.6
  91. 91BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    26.4
  92. 92ChāndaMaharashtra
    26.2
  93. 93AurangabadMaharashtra
    26.0
  94. 93UliyazhathuraKerala
    26.0
  95. 95KolkataWest Bengal
    25.9
  96. 96JodaOdisha
    25.7
  97. 97PalwalHaryana
    25.5
  98. 98BareillyUttar Pradesh
    25.4
  99. 99ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    25.3
  100. 99DewasMadhya Pradesh
    25.3
  101. 101KhurjaUttar Pradesh
    25.0
  102. 101JhālāwārRajasthan
    25.0
  103. 103AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh
    24.9
  104. 104LucknowUttar Pradesh
    24.7
  105. 105SuratGujarat
    24.6
  106. 105ChennaiTamil Nadu
    24.6
  107. 107KeonjhargarhOdisha
    24.5
  108. 108RājsamandRajasthan
    24.2
  109. 108BūndiRajasthan
    24.2
  110. 110BarbilOdisha
    24.0
  111. 111NagpurMaharashtra
    23.9
  112. 111KotaRajasthan
    23.9
  113. 111CuttackOdisha
    23.9
  114. 114Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra
    23.7
  115. 115SaugorMadhya Pradesh
    23.5
  116. 115PatnaBihar
    23.5
  117. 117KanpurUttar Pradesh
    23.4
  118. 117HyderabadTelangana
    23.4
  119. 119Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    23.2
  120. 120SangāreddiTelangana
    22.9
  121. 120DehradunUttarakhand
    22.9
  122. 120BikanerRajasthan
    22.9
  123. 123AgraUttar Pradesh
    22.8
  124. 124SerilingampalleTelangana
    22.6
  125. 125PratāpgarhRajasthan
    22.5
  126. 126RānīganjWest Bengal
    22.4
  127. 126HubballiKarnataka
    22.4
  128. 128MahādMaharashtra
    22.3
  129. 129JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    22.1
  130. 129GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
    22.1
  131. 131SholapurMaharashtra
    22.0
  132. 131RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh
    22.0
  133. 133AngulOdisha
    21.9
  134. 134PuneMaharashtra
    21.8
  135. 135SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    21.6
  136. 135SilcharAssam
    21.6
  137. 135ChūruRajasthan
    21.6
  138. 138DhaulpurRajasthan
    21.5
  139. 139BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    21.3
  140. 140TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
    21.0
  141. 140SirsaHaryana
    21.0
  142. 140ShivamoggaKarnataka
    21.0
  143. 143ThāneMaharashtra
    20.9
  144. 143MuzaffarpurBihar
    20.9
  145. 143QuthbullapurTelangana
    20.9
  146. 146RourkelaOdisha
    20.7
  147. 147HaldiaWest Bengal
    20.6
  148. 148RājgīrBihar
    20.5
  149. 148BhilaiChhattisgarh
    20.5
  150. 150BaripādaOdisha
    20.2
  151. 151PanvelMaharashtra
    20.1
  152. 151JodhpurRajasthan
    20.1
  153. 153RatlāmMadhya Pradesh
    20.0
  154. 153ĀsansolWest Bengal
    20.0
  155. 155BhubaneswarOdisha
    19.6
  156. 156KatiharBihar
    19.5
  157. 156KhargharMaharashtra
    19.5
  158. 158PatiālaPunjab
    19.1
  159. 159BilāspurChhattisgarh
    19.0
  160. 159NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh
    19.0
  161. 161KarauliRajasthan
    18.8
  162. 162VaranasiUttar Pradesh
    18.7
  163. 163RaipurChhattisgarh
    18.6
  164. 163FīrozābādUttar Pradesh
    18.6
  165. 165SāngliMaharashtra
    18.5
  166. 166MothīhāriBihar
    18.4
  167. 166RairangpurOdisha
    18.4
  168. 166JalorRajasthan
    18.4
  169. 166Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra
    18.4
  170. 170BengaluruKarnataka
    18.3
  171. 170AkolaMaharashtra
    18.3
  172. 172NāgaurRajasthan
    18.2
  173. 172JaisalmerRajasthan
    18.2
  174. 174NashikMaharashtra
    18.0
  175. 175GudalurTamil Nadu
    17.9
  176. 176ChandigarhChandigarh
    17.8
  177. 177IndoreMadhya Pradesh
    17.5
  178. 178BharatpurRajasthan
    17.0
  179. 179RoparPunjab
    16.7
  180. 179BhelaiChhattisgarh
    16.7
  181. 181SibsāgarAssam
    16.5
  182. 181AmravatiMaharashtra
    16.5
  183. 183PuducherryPuducherry
    16.4
  184. 184BhayandarMaharashtra
    16.2
  185. 185SirohiRajasthan
    16.0
  186. 185LaturMaharashtra
    16.0
  187. 185JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    16.0
  188. 185MumbaiMaharashtra
    16.0
  189. 189GuwahatiAssam
    15.9
  190. 190BānswāraRajasthan
    15.7
  191. 191BhiwandiMaharashtra
    15.4
  192. 192ClosepetKarnataka
    15.3
  193. 192NandriRajasthan
    15.3
  194. 194KalaburagiKarnataka
    14.9
  195. 194Chik BallāpurKarnataka
    14.9
  196. 196VirārMaharashtra
    14.5
  197. 197BārmerRajasthan
    14.3
  198. 198ThiruvananthapuramKerala
    14.2
  199. 199AhilyanagarMaharashtra
    13.8
  200. 200BadlapurMaharashtra
    13.7
  201. 201MadikeriKarnataka
    13.0
  202. 202KolhāpurMaharashtra
    11.1
  203. 203BārānRajasthan
    10.9
  204. 204DurgChhattisgarh
    10.4
  205. 205PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    9.5
  206. 206KohimaNagaland
    9.4
  207. 207RishīkeshUttarakhand
    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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