Most Polluted Cities in 2018

Name: Most Polluted Cities in India — 2018
Creator: AQI Now
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12 months of data · Source: cpcb

This archive captures the most polluted cities in India for 2018, compiled from 12 months of daily CPCB station readings across 20 cities. Kolār, Karnataka was India's most polluted city of the year with an annual average AQI of 415. The national average AQI across tracked cities was 151.

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Monthly Summary

Month	Avg AQI	Cities	Most Polluted
January	212	49	Ghaziabad(AQI 405)
February	180	55	Muzaffarpur(AQI 312)
March	162	57	Bhiwadi(AQI 284)
April	144	58	Bhiwadi(AQI 296)
May	148	61	Bhiwadi(AQI 316)
June	127	65	Bhiwadi(AQI 268)
July	78	67	Bhiwadi(AQI 155)
August	80	67	Bhiwadi(AQI 178)
September	92	65	Kolār(AQI 415)
October	161	68	Gurugram(AQI 322)
November	207	69	Ghaziabad(AQI 353)
December	215	70	Patna(AQI 392)

Most Polluted Cities in 2018

#	City	Avg AQI	Days
1	KolārKarnataka	415	13
2	KanpurUttar Pradesh	372	30
3	AgraUttar Pradesh	359	31
4	HapurUttar Pradesh	336	21
5	PatnaBihar	328	28
6	MuzaffarpurBihar	305	28
7	SiliguriWest Bengal	287	22
8	LucknowUttar Pradesh	272	31
9	GayaBihar	269	29
10	BulandshahrUttar Pradesh	266	9
11	BhiwadiRajasthan	262	24
12	BāghpatUttar Pradesh	253	31
13	GhaziabadUttar Pradesh	252	31
14	FaridabadHaryana	250	31
15	NoidaUttar Pradesh	248	31
16	DelhiDelhi	247	31
17	VaranasiUttar Pradesh	247	31
18	Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh	244	26
19	BrajrajnagarOdisha	240	31
20	MoradabadUttar Pradesh	231	28