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Most polluted cities in Karnataka, India

6 measured cities ranked by PM2.5, last 30 days. Worst: Hubballi at 22.4 µg/m³, #138 in the world.

#	City	µg/m³
1	Hubballi Karnataka	22.4
2	Shivamogga Karnataka	21.0
3	Bengaluru Karnataka	18.2
4	Closepet Karnataka	15.3
5	Kalaburagi Karnataka	14.7
6	Madikeri Karnataka	13.0

Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Karnataka cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City	7-day estimate	Band
Mysuru estimated	≈ 16 µg/m³	Moderate
Ballari estimated	≈ 23 µg/m³	Moderate
Rāichūr estimated	≈ 29 µg/m³	Moderate
Bidar estimated	≈ 23 µg/m³	Moderate
Hosapete estimated	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Gadag estimated	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Bhadrāvati estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Robertsonpet estimated	≈ 26 µg/m³	Moderate
Hassan estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Chitradurga estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Mandya estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Yelahanka estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Gangavati estimated	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Bagalkot estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Ranebennur estimated	≈ 12 µg/m³	Moderate
Doddaballapura estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Harihar estimated	≈ 12 µg/m³	Moderate
Gokak estimated	≈ 16 µg/m³	Moderate
Rabkavi-Banhatti estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Electronic City Phase I estimated	≈ 30 µg/m³	Moderate
Chintamani estimated	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Sindhnūr estimated	≈ 22 µg/m³	Moderate
Rabkavi estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Channapatna estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Koppal estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Chamrajnagar estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Basavakalyan estimated	≈ 26 µg/m³	Moderate
Jamkhandi estimated	≈ 19 µg/m³	Moderate
Hāveri estimated	≈ 12 µg/m³	Moderate
Sirsi estimated	≈ 13 µg/m³	Moderate
Tiptūr estimated	≈ 14 µg/m³	Moderate
Ilkal estimated	≈ 20 µg/m³	Moderate
Ullal estimated	≈ 24 µg/m³	Moderate
Sīra estimated	≈ 18 µg/m³	Moderate
Mulbāgal estimated	≈ 24 µg/m³	Moderate
Kollegāl estimated	≈ 13 µg/m³	Moderate
Hoskote estimated	≈ 31 µg/m³	Moderate
Hiriyūr estimated	≈ 20 µg/m³	Moderate
Challakere estimated	≈ 21 µg/m³	Moderate
Sāgar estimated	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate

Updated 2026-10-01 14:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.