Most Polluted Cities in 2020

Name: Most Polluted Cities in India — 2020
Creator: AQI Now
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12 months of data · Source: cpcb

This archive captures the most polluted cities in India for 2020, compiled from 12 months of daily CPCB station readings across 20 cities. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh was India's most polluted city of the year with an annual average AQI of 319. The national average AQI across tracked cities was 113.

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Monthly Summary

Month	Avg AQI	Cities	Most Polluted
January	156	118	Muzaffarpur(AQI 335)
February	145	118	Ghaziabad(AQI 268)
March	99	118	Muzaffarpur(AQI 199)
April	86	115	Charkhi Dādri(AQI 191)
May	94	118	Charkhi Dādri(AQI 237)
June	77	120	Nandesari(AQI 194)
July	61	120	Nandesari(AQI 164)
August	53	121	Nandesari(AQI 219)
September	78	119	Bhiwadi(AQI 166)
October	148	121	Charkhi Dādri(AQI 312)
November	180	127	Ghaziabad(AQI 352)
December	181	129	Ghaziabad(AQI 368)

Most Polluted Cities in 2020

#	City	Avg AQI	Days
1	KanpurUttar Pradesh	319	31
2	NoidaUttar Pradesh	307	31
3	DharuheraHaryana	307	26
4	MoradabadUttar Pradesh	304	13
5	JīndHaryana	300	31
6	DelhiDelhi	298	31
7	BāghpatUttar Pradesh	280	13
8	MuzaffarpurBihar	267	26
9	Greater NoidaUttar Pradesh	257	31
10	FatehābādHaryana	254	26
11	SiliguriWest Bengal	252	27
12	BulandshahrUttar Pradesh	241	26
13	GhaziabadUttar Pradesh	226	31
14	BhiwadiRajasthan	216	28
15	GuwahatiAssam	214	28
16	LucknowUttar Pradesh	210	31
17	HisarHaryana	209	30
18	TālcherOdisha	194	25
19	Charkhi DādriHaryana	194	5
20	BallabgarhHaryana	184	27