Most Polluted Cities in 2023

Name: Most Polluted Cities in India — 2023
Creator: AQI Now
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12 months of data · Source: cpcb

This archive captures the most polluted cities in India for 2023, compiled from 12 months of daily CPCB station readings across 20 cities. Purnia, Bihar was India's most polluted city of the year with an annual average AQI of 368. The national average AQI across tracked cities was 114.

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Monthly Summary

Month	Avg AQI	Cities	Most Polluted
January	169	152	Begusarai(AQI 405)
February	142	161	Begusarai(AQI 367)
March	114	176	Begusarai(AQI 291)
April	113	171	Begusarai(AQI 275)
May	103	175	Byrnihat(AQI 227)
June	88	185	Chapra(AQI 217)
July	65	189	Sri Ganganagar(AQI 175)
August	76	188	Gurugram(AQI 159)
September	70	192	Gurugram(AQI 217)
October	112	197	Sonipat(AQI 246)
November	165	201	Delhi(AQI 373)
December	153	205	Begusarai(AQI 386)

Most Polluted Cities in 2023

#	City	Avg AQI	Days
1	PurniaBihar	368	30
2	DarbhangaBihar	365	14
3	DholpurRajasthan	362	23
4	BhagalpurBihar	342	31
5	BathindaPunjab	318	29
6	RohtakHaryana	315	30
7	DelhiDelhi	313	31
8	BallabgarhHaryana	308	31
9	SaharsaBihar	303	22
10	BettiahBihar	301	24
11	KatiharBihar	287	29
12	FaridabadHaryana	283	31
13	BahadurgarhHaryana	276	31
14	BegusaraiBihar	266	25
15	MuzaffarnagarUttar Pradesh	264	15
16	ChapraBihar	256	28
17	SamastipurBihar	253	28
18	DindigulTamil Nadu	249	16
19	ArariaBihar	242	31
20	ByrnihatAssam	241	29