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Most polluted cities in Pakistan, August 2026

13 cities in Pakistan ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Gujranwala at 54.5 µg/m³, #110 of 2,590 cities in the world. Cleanest: Hyderabad at 20.8. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

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Every city in Pakistan ranked for August 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. 1Gujranwalalow-cost sensorsPunjab
    148
  2. 2Lahorelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    134
  3. 3Faisalabadlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    126
  4. 4Peshawarlow-cost sensorsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
    116
  5. 5Multanlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    113
  6. 6Sialkotlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    105
  7. 7Murreelow-cost sensorsPunjab
    95
  8. 8Rawalpindilow-cost sensorsPunjab
    95
  9. 8Islamabadlow-cost sensorsIslamabad
    95
  10. 10Quettalow-cost sensorsBalochistan
    94
  11. 11Karachilow-cost sensorsSindh
    82
  12. 12Bahawalpurlow-cost sensorsPunjab
    78
  13. 13Hyderabadlow-cost sensorsSindh
    73
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

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