Most Polluted Cities in 2022

Name: Most Polluted Cities in India — 2022
Creator: AQI Now
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12 months of data · Source: cpcb

This archive captures the most polluted cities in India for 2022, compiled from 12 months of daily CPCB station readings across 20 cities. Byrnihat, Assam was India's most polluted city of the year with an annual average AQI of 377. The national average AQI across tracked cities was 121.

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Monthly Summary

Month	Avg AQI	Cities	Most Polluted
January	155	159	Munger(AQI 369)
February	139	157	Munger(AQI 310)
March	144	161	Katihar(AQI 300)
April	142	161	Singrauli(AQI 338)
May	123	164	Dharuhera(AQI 280)
June	107	160	Hapur(AQI 236)
July	61	162	Samastipur(AQI 123)
August	65	169	Saharsa(AQI 144)
September	70	170	Bhiwadi(AQI 158)
October	111	180	Dharuhera(AQI 220)
November	163	188	Siwan(AQI 374)
December	174	191	Darbhanga(AQI 409)

Most Polluted Cities in 2022

#	City	Avg AQI	Days
1	ByrnihatAssam	377	6
2	DarbhangaBihar	374	29
3	SiwanBihar	372	25
4	MotihariBihar	369	27
5	PatnaBihar	368	31
6	BettiahBihar	327	22
7	KatiharBihar	324	29
8	SingrauliMadhya Pradesh	314	30
9	KishanganjBihar	300	27
10	PurniaBihar	289	23
11	SasaramBihar	284	31
12	BhagalpurBihar	281	31
13	ChapraBihar	275	28
14	DelhiDelhi	270	31
15	MuzaffarpurBihar	266	31
16	SamastipurBihar	245	8
17	MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh	241	27
18	HapurUttar Pradesh	236	22
19	ManesarHaryana	235	13
20	SaharsaBihar	234	26