India
2,473 monitoring stations · readings from 11 to 864
Average AQI
Air quality in India
Air quality in India is currently 165 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in India right now.
We aggregate 2,473 stations across India. Individual stations range from 11 at the cleanest to 864 at the worst, so conditions vary across India — the local figure matters more than the average.
India breaks down into 35 regions you can open individually. Of those listed below, Delhi is reading highest at 214 and Tamil Nadu lowest at 65.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at unhealthy levels
Outdoor activity
Everyone may begin to feel effects. Move workouts indoors and keep time outside brief.
Sensitive groups
Avoid prolonged exertion outdoors entirely. Watch for coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath.
Indoor air
Close windows, run a purifier, and avoid anything that adds particles indoors — frying, incense, candles.
Regions in India
35 regions
214Delhi
Very Unhealthy
- Stations
- 259
- Range
- 100–551
213Haryana
Very Unhealthy
- Stations
- 248
- Range
- 114–864
190Uttar Pradesh
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 276
- Range
- 92–318
189Punjab
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 122
- Range
- 92–463
Daman and Diu
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 172–172
172Tripura
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 170–174
171Maharashtra
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 289
- Range
- 115–678
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 163–170
167Manipur
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 16
- Range
- 97–217
167Odisha
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 28
- Range
- 129–220
165Chandigarh
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 20
- Range
- 109–279
165Rajasthan
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 78
- Range
- 99–503
164Madhya Pradesh
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 65
- Range
- 114–257
163Gujarat
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 116
- Range
- 97–252
161West Bengal
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 125
- Range
- 58–225
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 158–158
158Telangana
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 121
- Range
- 88–181
157Bihar
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 62
- Range
- 95–283
156Goa
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 19
- Range
- 82–184
151Uttarakhand
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 35
- Range
- 17–435
146Andhra Pradesh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 112
- Range
- 82–240
145Assam
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 15
- Range
- 124–157
145Chhattisgarh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 11
- Range
- 111–211
142Jharkhand
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 13
- Range
- 119–163
138Jammu And Kashmir
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 23
- Range
- 54–262
Arunachal Pradesh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 121–124
109Himachal Pradesh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 23
- Range
- 42–288
102Karnataka
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 216
- Range
- 68–336
100Mizoram
Moderate
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 77–137
94Kerala
Moderate
- Stations
- 43
- Range
- 28–144
87Nagaland
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 78–95
83Sikkim
Moderate
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 65–104
73Meghalaya
Moderate
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 58–99
73Puducherry
Moderate
- Stations
- 7
- Range
- 67–94
65Tamil Nadu
Moderate
- Stations
- 106
- Range
- 11–157
About India
Coordinates
22.970, 78.121
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
2,473
Reporting in this area
Spread
11 – 864
Cleanest to worst station reading
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India air quality, answered
India is currently reading an AQI of 165, which is Unhealthy. It is the average across 2,473 reporting stations.
Everyone may begin to feel effects. Move workouts indoors and keep time outside brief. Avoid prolonged exertion outdoors entirely. Watch for coughing, wheezing or shortness of breath.
165 sits in the Unhealthy band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 2,473 stations in India, reading between 11 and 864.
Of the regions currently listed for India, Delhi is reading highest at 214 (Very Unhealthy).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this country, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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