Daily report · most polluted
India air quality on 14 October 2026
Baraut214
PoorNAQI
Baraut had the most polluted air of 268 Indian cities
Updated · CPCB
At 4:00 pm IST on 14 October 2026, 268 Indian cities were reporting. Baraut had the most polluted air at NAQI 214 (Poor), followed by Khairthal (181) and Pithampur (179). The median across all cities was 78. 1 city was at Poor or worse. Srinagar had the cleanest air at 19.
- Good 42
- Satisfactory 149
- Moderate 76
- Poor 1
10 most polluted cities
| # | City | State | NAQI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baraut | 214Poor | |
| 2 | Khairthal | 181Moderate | |
| 3 | Pithampur | 179Moderate | |
| 4 | Bundi | 178Moderate | |
| 5 | Gajraula | 168Moderate | |
| 6 | Mahad | 167Moderate | |
| 7 | Bhiwadi | 165Moderate | |
| 8 | Sri Ganganagar | 161Moderate | |
| 9 | Singanallur | 157Moderate | |
| 10 | Bulandshahr | 156Moderate |
10 cleanest cities
All 268 cities on 14 October 2026
| # | City | State | NAQI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baraut | 214Poor | |
| 2 | Khairthal | 181Moderate | |
| 3 | Pithampur | 179Moderate | |
| 4 | Bundi | 178Moderate | |
| 5 | Gajraula | 168Moderate | |
| 6 | Mahad | 167Moderate | |
| 7 | Bhiwadi | 165Moderate | |
| 8 | Sri Ganganagar | 161Moderate | |
| 9 | Singanallur | 157Moderate | |
| 10 | Bulandshahr | 156Moderate | |
| 11 | Bharatpur | 152Moderate | |
| 12 | Rairangpur | 151Moderate | |
| 13 | Churu | 142Moderate | |
| 14 | Mysuru | 142Moderate | |
| 15 | Sawai Madhopur | 142Moderate | |
| 16 | Baddi | 141Moderate | |
| 17 | Hingoli | 141Moderate | |
| 18 | Bihar Sharif | 140Moderate | |
| 19 | Dholpur | 138Moderate | |
| 20 | Baghpat | 136Moderate | |
| 21 | Hanumangarh | 136Moderate | |
| 22 | Khora | 135Moderate | |
| 23 | Sonipat | 135Moderate | |
| 24 | Mandikhera | 134Moderate | |
| 25 | Kota | 132Moderate | |
| 26 | Sikar | 130Moderate | |
| 27 | Bhavnagar | 128Moderate | |
| 28 | Mandi Gobindgarh | 127Moderate | |
| 29 | Ghaziabad | 126Moderate | |
| 30 | Jaisalmer | 124Moderate | |
| 31 | Pimpri-Chinchwad | 124Moderate | |
| 32 | Dewas | 123Moderate | |
| 33 | Talcher | 123Moderate | |
| 34 | Tonk | 123Moderate | |
| 35 | Sasaram | 122Moderate | |
| 36 | Jhalawar | 121Moderate | |
| 37 | Vrindavan | 120Moderate | |
| 38 | Bilaspur | 119Moderate | |
| 39 | Gurugram | 119Moderate | |
| 40 | Pali | 119Moderate | |
| 41 | Satara | 119Moderate | |
| 42 | Yamuna Nagar | 119Moderate | |
| 43 | Udaipur | 118Moderate | |
| 44 | Ballabgarh | 117Moderate | |
| 45 | Bahadurgarh | 116Moderate | |
| 46 | Pune | 116Moderate | |
| 47 | Ramanagara | 116Moderate | |
| 48 | Bikaner | 115Moderate | |
| 49 | Dausa | 115Moderate | |
| 50 | Delhi | 115Moderate | |
| 51 | Bhiwani | 113Moderate | |
| 52 | Dharuhera | 113Moderate | |
| 53 | Sivasagar | 113Moderate | |
| 54 | Ahmednagar | 112Moderate | |
| 55 | Meerut | 112Moderate | |
| 56 | Nandesari | 112Moderate | |
| 57 | Muzaffarnagar | 111Moderate | |
| 58 | Jhunjhunu | 110Moderate | |
| 59 | Narnaul | 110Moderate | |
| 60 | Angul | 109Moderate | |
| 61 | Chhapra | 109Moderate | |
| 62 | Jabalpur | 109Moderate | |
| 63 | Dhule | 108Moderate | |
| 64 | Nagaur | 108Moderate | |
| 65 | Barmer | 107Moderate | |
| 66 | Belapur | 107Moderate | |
| 67 | Manesar | 106Moderate | |
| 68 | Nagpur | 106Moderate | |
| 69 | Nuapada | 105Moderate | |
| 70 | Hisar | 104Moderate | |
| 71 | Ankleshwar | 103Moderate | |
| 72 | Charkhi Dadri | 103Moderate | |
| 73 | Virar | 103Moderate | |
| 74 | Bhilwara | 102Moderate | |
| 75 | Jalore | 102Moderate | |
| 76 | Pratapgarh | 102Moderate | |
| 77 | Rohtak | 102Moderate | |
| 78 | Baripada | 100Satisfactory | |
| 79 | Kurukshetra | 100Satisfactory | |
| 80 | Gwalior | 99Satisfactory | |
| 81 | Katni | 98Satisfactory | |
| 82 | Amaravati | 97Satisfactory | |
| 83 | Greater Noida | 97Satisfactory | |
| 84 | Hapur | 97Satisfactory | |
| 85 | Raichur | 97Satisfactory | |
| 86 | Rajsamand | 97Satisfactory | |
| 87 | Ambala | 95Satisfactory | |
| 88 | Chandrapur | 95Satisfactory | |
| 89 | Jodhpur | 95Satisfactory | |
| 90 | Jalna | 94Satisfactory | |
| 91 | Parbhani | 94Satisfactory | |
| 92 | Gummidipoondi | 93Satisfactory | |
| 93 | Sirsa | 92Satisfactory | |
| 94 | Munger | 91Satisfactory | |
| 95 | Nashik | 91Satisfactory | |
| 96 | Faridabad | 90Satisfactory | |
| 97 | Byrnihat | 89Satisfactory | |
| 98 | Gorakhpur | 89Satisfactory | |
| 99 | Howrah | 89Satisfactory | |
| 100 | Jaipur | 89Satisfactory | |
| 101 | Mandideep | 89Satisfactory | |
| 102 | Mumbai | 89Satisfactory | |
| 103 | Shamli | 89Satisfactory | |
| 104 | Baran | 88Satisfactory | |
| 105 | Dombivli | 88Satisfactory | |
| 106 | Kannur | 88Satisfactory | |
| 107 | Lucknow | 88Satisfactory | |
| 108 | Surat | 88Satisfactory | |
| 109 | Begusarai | 87Satisfactory | |
| 110 | Jind | 87Satisfactory | |
| 111 | Panchgaon | 87Satisfactory | |
| 112 | Tirupati | 87Satisfactory | |
| 113 | Bhiwandi | 86Satisfactory | |
| 114 | Hajipur | 85Satisfactory | |
| 115 | Sangli | 85Satisfactory | |
| 116 | Thiruvananthapuram | 85Satisfactory | |
| 117 | Ajmer | 83Satisfactory | |
| 118 | Jhansi | 82Satisfactory | |
| 119 | Tumidih | 82Satisfactory | |
| 120 | Noida | 81Satisfactory | |
| 121 | Paradeep | 81Satisfactory | |
| 122 | Patiala | 81Satisfactory | |
| 123 | Vadodara | 81Satisfactory | |
| 124 | Cuttack | 80Satisfactory | |
| 125 | Gandhinagar | 80Satisfactory | |
| 126 | Kalyan | 80Satisfactory | |
| 127 | Purnia | 80Satisfactory | |
| 128 | Ujjain | 80Satisfactory | |
| 129 | Bileipada | 79Satisfactory | |
| 130 | Kolar | 79Satisfactory | |
| 131 | Nanded | 79Satisfactory | |
| 132 | Bareilly | 78Satisfactory | |
| 133 | Fatehabad | 78Satisfactory | |
| 134 | Palwal | 78Satisfactory | |
| 135 | Sirohi | 78Satisfactory | |
| 136 | Hyderabad | 77Satisfactory | |
| 137 | Kadapa | 77Satisfactory | |
| 138 | Raebareli | 77Satisfactory | |
| 139 | Vatva | 77Satisfactory | |
| 140 | Amravati | 76Satisfactory | |
| 141 | Amritsar | 76Satisfactory | |
| 142 | Khurja | 76Satisfactory | |
| 143 | Sagar | 76Satisfactory | |
| 144 | Siwan | 76Satisfactory | |
| 145 | Bathinda | 75Satisfactory | |
| 146 | Perundurai | 75Satisfactory | |
| 147 | Tensa | 75Satisfactory | |
| 148 | Beed | 74Satisfactory | |
| 149 | Gaya | 74Satisfactory | |
| 150 | Kolkata | 74Satisfactory | |
| 151 | Barbil | 73Satisfactory | |
| 152 | Milupara | 73Satisfactory | |
| 153 | Bhopal | 72Satisfactory | |
| 154 | Mira-Bhayandar | 72Satisfactory | |
| 155 | Solapur | 72Satisfactory | |
| 156 | Ulhasnagar | 72Satisfactory | |
| 157 | Vapi | 72Satisfactory | |
| 158 | Akola | 71Satisfactory | |
| 159 | Byasanagar | 71Satisfactory | |
| 160 | Jalandhar | 71Satisfactory | |
| 161 | Kakudia | 71Satisfactory | |
| 162 | Manguraha | 71Satisfactory | |
| 163 | Navi Mumbai | 71Satisfactory | |
| 164 | Satna | 71Satisfactory | |
| 165 | Bengaluru | 70Satisfactory | |
| 166 | Muzaffarpur | 70Satisfactory | |
| 167 | Patna | 70Satisfactory | |
| 168 | Aurangabad | 69Satisfactory | |
| 169 | Bhubaneswar | 69Satisfactory | |
| 170 | Jalgaon | 69Satisfactory | |
| 171 | Jorapokhar | 69Satisfactory | |
| 172 | Nellore | 69Satisfactory | |
| 173 | Panipat | 69Satisfactory | |
| 174 | Shivamogga | 69Satisfactory | |
| 175 | Chikkaballapur | 68Satisfactory | |
| 176 | Durgapur | 68Satisfactory | |
| 177 | Kakinada | 68Satisfactory | |
| 178 | Leh | 68Satisfactory | |
| 179 | Rourkela | 67Satisfactory | |
| 180 | Chhal | 66Satisfactory | |
| 181 | Karwar | 66Satisfactory | |
| 182 | Katihar | 66Satisfactory | |
| 183 | Nalbari | 66Satisfactory | |
| 184 | Chennai | 65Satisfactory | |
| 185 | Keonjhar | 65Satisfactory | |
| 186 | Agra | 64Satisfactory | |
| 187 | Fatehpur Sikri | 64Satisfactory | |
| 188 | Banswara | 63Satisfactory | |
| 189 | Darbhanga | 63Satisfactory | |
| 190 | Jatni | 63Satisfactory | |
| 191 | Moradabad | 63Satisfactory | |
| 192 | Ahmedabad | 62Satisfactory | |
| 193 | Bhilai | 62Satisfactory | |
| 194 | Boisar | 62Satisfactory | |
| 195 | Kohima | 62Satisfactory | |
| 196 | Suakati | 62Satisfactory | |
| 197 | Varanasi | 62Satisfactory | |
| 198 | Kurnool | 61Satisfactory | |
| 199 | Maihar | 61Satisfactory | |
| 200 | Thane | 61Satisfactory | |
| 201 | Damoh | 60Satisfactory | |
| 202 | Dungarpur | 60Satisfactory | |
| 203 | Barrackpore | 59Satisfactory | |
| 204 | Chamarajanagar | 59Satisfactory | |
| 205 | Ludhiana | 59Satisfactory | |
| 206 | Tirumala | 59Satisfactory | |
| 207 | Ratlam | 58Satisfactory | |
| 208 | Silchar | 58Satisfactory | |
| 209 | Anpara | 57Satisfactory | |
| 210 | Indore | 57Satisfactory | |
| 211 | Araria | 55Satisfactory | |
| 212 | Chandigarh | 55Satisfactory | |
| 213 | Eluru | 55Satisfactory | |
| 214 | Udupi | 55Satisfactory | |
| 215 | Vijayawada | 55Satisfactory | |
| 216 | Brajrajnagar | 54Satisfactory | |
| 217 | Guntur | 54Satisfactory | |
| 218 | Kashipur | 54Satisfactory | |
| 219 | Motihari | 54Satisfactory | |
| 220 | Naharlagun | 53Satisfactory | |
| 221 | Rajamahendravaram | 53Satisfactory | |
| 222 | Karnal | 52Satisfactory | |
| 223 | Kolhapur | 52Satisfactory | |
| 224 | Nayagarh | 52Satisfactory | |
| 225 | Siliguri | 52Satisfactory | |
| 226 | Hubballi | 51Satisfactory | |
| 227 | Arrah | 50Good | |
| 228 | Raipur | 49Good | |
| 229 | Thrissur | 49Good | |
| 230 | Khanna | 48Good | |
| 231 | Panchkula | 48Good | |
| 232 | Alwar | 47Good | |
| 233 | Anantapur | 47Good | |
| 234 | Kuniyamuthur | 47Good | |
| 235 | Haldia | 46Good | |
| 236 | Mehsana | 46Good | |
| 237 | Yadgir | 46Good | |
| 238 | Prayagraj | 45Good | |
| 239 | Asansol | 44Good | |
| 240 | Chittoor | 44Good | |
| 241 | Rajgir | 44Good | |
| 242 | Rupnagar | 44Good | |
| 243 | Balasore | 43Good | |
| 244 | Kanpur | 43Good | |
| 245 | Madikeri | 43Good | |
| 246 | Saharsa | 43Good | |
| 247 | Vijayapura | 43Good | |
| 248 | Bhagalpur | 42Good | |
| 249 | Haveri | 42Good | |
| 250 | Kalaburagi | 40Good | |
| 251 | Coimbatore | 39Good | |
| 252 | Kishanganj | 39Good | |
| 253 | Agartala | 38Good | |
| 254 | Mangalore | 37Good | |
| 255 | Davanagere | 36Good | |
| 256 | Kunjemura | 35Good | |
| 257 | Puducherry | 34Good | |
| 258 | Buxar | 33Good | |
| 259 | Dehradun | 33Good | |
| 260 | Guwahati | 33Good | |
| 261 | Korba | 32Good | |
| 262 | Firozabad | 30Good | |
| 263 | Visakhapatnam | 28Good | |
| 264 | Gadag | 25Good | |
| 265 | Bettiah | 21Good | |
| 266 | Gangtok | 21Good | |
| 267 | Korapalli | 20Good | |
| 268 | Srinagar | 19Good |
Snapshot taken at 4:00 pm IST from State & Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India · Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) · Aurassure's University Clean Air Network. Values are the latest hourly readings at that time, not daily averages. Cities with no reading are left out.