India
2,453 monitoring stations · readings from 28 to 1186
Average AQI
Air quality in India
Air quality in India is currently 116 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in India right now.
We aggregate 2,453 stations across India. Individual stations range from 28 at the cleanest to 1186 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, Jharkhand is reading highest at 166 and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu lowest at 56.
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 for sensitive levels
Outdoor activity
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
Indoor air
Keep windows shut during the worst hours and run a purifier with a HEPA filter if you have one.
Regions in India
35 regions
166Jharkhand
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 12
- Range
- 139–263
154Delhi
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 253
- Range
- 97–330
152Tripura
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 151–153
150Punjab
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 122
- Range
- 77–253
147Haryana
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 244
- Range
- 66–281
138Bihar
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 58
- Range
- 82–184
138Uttar Pradesh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 277
- Range
- 64–790
137Odisha
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 28
- Range
- 64–174
131West Bengal
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 121
- Range
- 50–231
127Manipur
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 13
- Range
- 73–153
116Chandigarh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 20
- Range
- 82–163
114Rajasthan
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 77
- Range
- 55–511
108Assam
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 17
- Range
- 90–139
106Chhattisgarh
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 11
- Range
- 69–165
106Telangana
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 119
- Range
- 71–179
101Jammu And Kashmir
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 21
- Range
- 60–173
100Andhra Pradesh
Moderate
- Stations
- 113
- Range
- 33–159
96Puducherry
Moderate
- Stations
- 7
- Range
- 75–114
95Nagaland
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 93–97
94Mizoram
Moderate
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 69–101
93Goa
Moderate
- Stations
- 17
- Range
- 50–193
92Himachal Pradesh
Moderate
- Stations
- 25
- Range
- 50–160
92Madhya Pradesh
Moderate
- Stations
- 68
- Range
- 50–156
91Uttarakhand
Moderate
- Stations
- 33
- Range
- 39–152
87Gujarat
Moderate
- Stations
- 123
- Range
- 28–224
87Meghalaya
Moderate
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 78–102
Arunachal Pradesh
Moderate
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 84–88
85Kerala
Moderate
- Stations
- 42
- Range
- 55–144
85Maharashtra
Moderate
- Stations
- 275
- Range
- 31–1186
84Karnataka
Moderate
- Stations
- 225
- Range
- 33–320
79Tamil Nadu
Moderate
- Stations
- 108
- Range
- 33–284
76Sikkim
Moderate
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 60–90
Daman and Diu
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 65–65
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 63–63
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Moderate
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 56–56
About India
Coordinates
22.929, 78.109
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
2,453
Reporting in this area
Spread
28 – 1186
Cleanest to worst station reading
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India air quality, answered
India is currently reading an AQI of 116, which is Unhealthy for Sensitive. It is the average across 2,453 reporting stations.
Healthy adults are unlikely to be affected, but shorten heavy exertion outdoors and take breaks. Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should cut back on prolonged outdoor exertion.
116 sits in the Unhealthy for Sensitive 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 2,453 stations in India, reading between 28 and 1186.
Of the regions currently listed for India, Jharkhand is reading highest at 166 (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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