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Most polluted cities in Pakistan, January 2026

13 cities in Pakistan ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Faisalabad at 223.0 µg/m³, #1 of 2,047 cities in the world. Cleanest: Murree at 37.6. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

  1. 1Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    223.0
  2. 2Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
    181.3
  3. 3Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    180.0
  4. 4Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    179.6
  5. 5Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    174.4
  6. 6Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab
    171.1
  7. 7Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    167.6
  8. 8Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab
    130.6
  9. 9Hyderabadlow-cost sensorsSindh
    116.5
  10. 10Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad
    96.4
  11. 11Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh
    77.5
  12. 12Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan
    49.4
  13. 13Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    37.6
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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