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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.

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Every city in India ranked for September 2026, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1PanipatHaryana
    10
  2. 2JīndHaryana
    9
  3. 3GurugramHaryana
    9
  4. 4GobindgarhPunjab
    8
  5. 5Yamuna NagarHaryana
    8
  6. 6MānesarHaryana
    7
  7. 7BawānaDelhi
    7
  8. 8Dera MāndiDelhi
    7
  9. 8PithampurMadhya Pradesh
    7
  10. 10Jammulow-cost sensorsJammu and Kashmir
    7
  11. 11NoidaUttar Pradesh
    6
  12. 12KaithalHaryana
    6
  13. 13BhiwadiRajasthan
    6
  14. 14AmritsarPunjab
    6
  15. 15DādriUttar Pradesh
    6
  16. 16PāliRajasthan
    6
  17. 17DhāruheraHaryana
    6
  18. 18JalandharPunjab
    5
  19. 19Charkhi DādriHaryana
    5
  20. 20BahadurgarhHaryana
    5
  21. 21ChittoorAndhra Pradesh
    5
  22. 22BhāgalpurBihar
    5
  23. 22AlwarRajasthan
    5
  24. 24FatehābādHaryana
    4
  25. 25HāpurUttar Pradesh
    4
  26. 26BaddiHimachal Pradesh
    4
  27. 27FaridabadHaryana
    4
  28. 28AmbālaHaryana
    4
  29. 29AnantapurAndhra Pradesh
    4
  30. 30HisarHaryana
    4
  31. 31ThānesarHaryana
    4
  32. 32MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh
    4
  33. 33RohtakHaryana
    4
  34. 34DelhiDelhi
    4
  35. 35LoniUttar Pradesh
    4
  36. 36NarnaulHaryana
    4
  37. 37NarelaDelhi
    4
  38. 38SonīpatHaryana
    4
  39. 39UdaipurRajasthan
    4
  40. 39KadapaAndhra Pradesh
    4
  41. 39Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh
    4
  42. 42Sri GanganagarRajasthan
    4
  43. 43MandideepMadhya Pradesh
    4
  44. 44NagaonAssam
    4
  45. 45NalbāriAssam
    4
  46. 45BhiwāniHaryana
    4
  47. 47TirupatiAndhra Pradesh
    4
  48. 48Aya NagarDelhi
    3
  49. 49BhilwaraRajasthan
    3
  50. 50RasapūdipalemAndhra Pradesh
    3
  51. 51ArāriaBihar
    3
  52. 52AnkleshwarGujarat
    3
  53. 53KalyānMaharashtra
    3
  54. 54GhāziābādUttar Pradesh
    3
  55. 55UnderaGujarat
    3
  56. 56VijayawadaAndhra Pradesh
    3
  57. 56AjmerRajasthan
    3
  58. 58AhmedabadGujarat
    3
  59. 59SīkarRajasthan
    3
  60. 60ByasanagarOdisha
    3
  61. 61JaipurRajasthan
    3
  62. 62MeerutUttar Pradesh
    3
  63. 63ChittorgarhRajasthan
    3
  64. 64PatancheruTelangana
    3
  65. 64KhannaPunjab
    3
  66. 66MorādābādUttar Pradesh
    3
  67. 67ThrissurKerala
    3
  68. 67KishanganjBihar
    3
  69. 67JhānsiUttar Pradesh
    3
  70. 67GandhinagarGujarat
    3
  71. 71SasarāmBihar
    3
  72. 71HanumāngarhRajasthan
    3
  73. 71GayaBihar
    3
  74. 74TonkRajasthan
    3
  75. 75SatnaMadhya Pradesh
    3
  76. 76DausaRajasthan
    3
  77. 77BulandshahrUttar Pradesh
    3
  78. 78KarnālHaryana
    3
  79. 79ParbhaniMaharashtra
    3
  80. 80VrindāvanUttar Pradesh
    3
  81. 81BegusaraiBihar
    3
  82. 82BelpaharOdisha
    3
  83. 83HājīpurBihar
    3
  84. 84MalegaonMaharashtra
    3
  85. 85DūngarpurRajasthan
    3
  86. 86NajafgarhDelhi
    3
  87. 87AgartalaTripura
    3
  88. 88JalgaonMaharashtra
    3
  89. 89BathindaPunjab
    3
  90. 90DurgapurWest Bengal
    3
  91. 91BāghpatUttar Pradesh
    3
  92. 92ChāndaMaharashtra
    3
  93. 93AurangabadMaharashtra
    3
  94. 93UliyazhathuraKerala
    3
  95. 95KolkataWest Bengal
    3
  96. 96JodaOdisha
    3
  97. 97PalwalHaryana
    3
  98. 98BareillyUttar Pradesh
    3
  99. 99ShrīrāmpurWest Bengal
    3
  100. 99DewasMadhya Pradesh
    3
  101. 101KhurjaUttar Pradesh
    3
  102. 101JhālāwārRajasthan
    3
  103. 103AmaravatiAndhra Pradesh
    3
  104. 104LucknowUttar Pradesh
    3
  105. 105SuratGujarat
    3
  106. 105ChennaiTamil Nadu
    3
  107. 107KeonjhargarhOdisha
    3
  108. 108RājsamandRajasthan
    3
  109. 108BūndiRajasthan
    3
  110. 110BarbilOdisha
    3
  111. 111NagpurMaharashtra
    3
  112. 111KotaRajasthan
    3
  113. 111CuttackOdisha
    3
  114. 114Wadgaon KolhatiMaharashtra
    3
  115. 115SaugorMadhya Pradesh
    3
  116. 115PatnaBihar
    3
  117. 117KanpurUttar Pradesh
    2
  118. 117HyderabadTelangana
    2
  119. 119Sawai MadhopurRajasthan
    2
  120. 120SangāreddiTelangana
    2
  121. 120DehradunUttarakhand
    2
  122. 120BikanerRajasthan
    2
  123. 123AgraUttar Pradesh
    2
  124. 124SerilingampalleTelangana
    2
  125. 125PratāpgarhRajasthan
    2
  126. 126RānīganjWest Bengal
    2
  127. 126HubballiKarnataka
    2
  128. 128MahādMaharashtra
    2
  129. 129JhunjhunūnRajasthan
    2
  130. 129GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
    2
  131. 131SholapurMaharashtra
    2
  132. 131RajamahendravaramAndhra Pradesh
    2
  133. 133AngulOdisha
    2
  134. 134PuneMaharashtra
    2
  135. 135SrinagarJammu and Kashmir
    2
  136. 135SilcharAssam
    2
  137. 135ChūruRajasthan
    2
  138. 138DhaulpurRajasthan
    2
  139. 139BhopalMadhya Pradesh
    2
  140. 140TirumalaAndhra Pradesh
    2
  141. 140SirsaHaryana
    2
  142. 140ShivamoggaKarnataka
    2
  143. 143ThāneMaharashtra
    2
  144. 143MuzaffarpurBihar
    2
  145. 143QuthbullapurTelangana
    2
  146. 146RourkelaOdisha
    2
  147. 147HaldiaWest Bengal
    2
  148. 148RājgīrBihar
    2
  149. 148BhilaiChhattisgarh
    2
  150. 150BaripādaOdisha
    2
  151. 151PanvelMaharashtra
    2
  152. 151JodhpurRajasthan
    2
  153. 153RatlāmMadhya Pradesh
    2
  154. 153ĀsansolWest Bengal
    2
  155. 155BhubaneswarOdisha
    2
  156. 156KatiharBihar
    2
  157. 156KhargharMaharashtra
    2
  158. 158PatiālaPunjab
    2
  159. 159BilāspurChhattisgarh
    2
  160. 159NaharlagunArunachal Pradesh
    2
  161. 161KarauliRajasthan
    2
  162. 162VaranasiUttar Pradesh
    2
  163. 163RaipurChhattisgarh
    2
  164. 163FīrozābādUttar Pradesh
    2
  165. 165SāngliMaharashtra
    2
  166. 166MothīhāriBihar
    2
  167. 166RairangpurOdisha
    2
  168. 166JalorRajasthan
    2
  169. 166Pimpri-ChinchwadMaharashtra
    2
  170. 170BengaluruKarnataka
    2
  171. 170AkolaMaharashtra
    2
  172. 172NāgaurRajasthan
    2
  173. 172JaisalmerRajasthan
    2
  174. 174NashikMaharashtra
    2
  175. 175GudalurTamil Nadu
    2
  176. 176ChandigarhChandigarh
    2
  177. 177IndoreMadhya Pradesh
    2
  178. 178BharatpurRajasthan
    2
  179. 179RoparPunjab
    2
  180. 179BhelaiChhattisgarh
    2
  181. 181SibsāgarAssam
    2
  182. 181AmravatiMaharashtra
    2
  183. 183PuducherryPuducherry
    2
  184. 184BhayandarMaharashtra
    2
  185. 185SirohiRajasthan
    2
  186. 185LaturMaharashtra
    2
  187. 185JabalpurMadhya Pradesh
    2
  188. 185MumbaiMaharashtra
    2
  189. 189GuwahatiAssam
    2
  190. 190BānswāraRajasthan
    2
  191. 191BhiwandiMaharashtra
    2
  192. 192ClosepetKarnataka
    2
  193. 192NandriRajasthan
    2
  194. 194KalaburagiKarnataka
    2
  195. 194Chik BallāpurKarnataka
    2
  196. 196VirārMaharashtra
    2
  197. 197BārmerRajasthan
    2
  198. 198ThiruvananthapuramKerala
    2
  199. 199AhilyanagarMaharashtra
    2
  200. 200BadlapurMaharashtra
    2
  201. 201MadikeriKarnataka
    2
  202. 202KolhāpurMaharashtra
    1
  203. 203BārānRajasthan
    1
  204. 204DurgChhattisgarh
    1
  205. 205PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
    1
  206. 206KohimaNagaland
    1
  207. 207RishīkeshUttarakhand
    1
Low1–3
Moderate4–6
High7–9
Very high10

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