Most Polluted Cities in India — Thursday 26 March, 2026
Air quality snapshot for 486+ Indian cities on Thursday 26 March, 2026. Data from Google Air Quality API using India’s NAQI scale.
Most Polluted Cities — Thursday 26 March, 2026
| # | City | State | AQI | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loni | Uttar Pradesh | 437 | Severe |
| 2 | Hardoi | Uttar Pradesh | 334 | Very Poor |
| 3 | Gaya | Bihar | 329 | Very Poor |
| 4 | Saharsa | Bihar | 314 | Very Poor |
| 5 | Samastipur | Bihar | 310 | Very Poor |
| 6 | Supaul | Bihar | 305 | Very Poor |
| 7 | Madhepura | Bihar | 289 | Poor |
| 8 | Nangloi Jat | Delhi | 280 | Poor |
| 9 | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | 272 | Poor |
| 10 | Darbhanga | Bihar | 267 | Poor |
| 11 | Saran | Bihar | 265 | Poor |
| 12 | Bokaro | Jharkhand | 263 | Poor |
| 13 | Madhubani | Bihar | 263 | Poor |
| 14 | Agartala | Tripura | 250 | Poor |
| 15 | Chapra | Bihar | 241 | Poor |
| 16 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 238 | Poor |
| 17 | Gurgaon | Haryana | 237 | Poor |
| 18 | Danapur | Bihar | 229 | Poor |
| 19 | Akola | Maharashtra | 226 | Poor |
| 20 | Dhanbad | Jharkhand | 224 | Poor |
| 21 | Araria | Bihar | 223 | Poor |
| 22 | Patna Sahib | Bihar | 221 | Poor |
| 23 | Patna | Bihar | 205 | Poor |
| 24 | Lakhimpur | Uttar Pradesh | 196 | Moderate |
| 25 | Kirari Suleman Nagar | Delhi | 195 | Moderate |
Cleanest Cities — Thursday 26 March, 2026
| # | City | State | AQI | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niwari | Madhya Pradesh | 8 | Good |
| 2 | Jhansi | Uttar Pradesh | 16 | Good |
| 3 | Gandhidham | Gujarat | 20 | Good |
| 4 | Kargil | Ladakh | 21 | Good |
| 5 | Diu | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 24 | Good |
| 6 | Porbandar | Gujarat | 25 | Good |
| 7 | Vedaranyam | Tamil Nadu | 26 | Good |
| 8 | Datia | Madhya Pradesh | 27 | Good |
| 9 | Seoni | Madhya Pradesh | 27 | Good |
| 10 | Leh | Ladakh | 28 | Good |
| 11 | Srinagar | Jammu & Kashmir | 28 | Good |
| 12 | Sivaganga | Tamil Nadu | 29 | Good |
| 13 | Thiruthuraipoondi | Tamil Nadu | 31 | Good |
| 14 | Velankanni | Tamil Nadu | 32 | Good |
| 15 | Aranthangi | Tamil Nadu | 32 | Good |
| 16 | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | 32 | Good |
| 17 | Nagore | Tamil Nadu | 33 | Good |
| 18 | Kattumannarkoil | Tamil Nadu | 33 | Good |
| 19 | Bihar Sharif | Bihar | 34 | Good |
| 20 | Port Blair | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 34 | Good |
| 21 | Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh | 36 | Good |
| 22 | Pudukkottai | Tamil Nadu | 38 | Good |
| 23 | Bijapur | Karnataka | 40 | Good |
| 24 | Tezpur | Assam | 42 | Good |
| 25 | Sirkali | Tamil Nadu | 43 | Good |
Metro Cities AQI — Thursday 26 March, 2026
| # | Metro | State | AQI | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 238 | Poor |
| 2 | Delhi | Delhi | 144 | Moderate |
| 3 | Bangalore | Karnataka | 120 | Moderate |
| 4 | Mumbai | Maharashtra | 112 | Moderate |
| 5 | Hyderabad | Telangana | 110 | Moderate |
| 6 | Pune | Maharashtra | 109 | Moderate |
| 7 | Kolkata | West Bengal | 89 | Satisfactory |
| 8 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 45 | Good |
This is archived data from Thursday 26 March, 2026. View today’s live rankings →