Delhi
259 monitoring stations · readings from 100 to 551
Average AQI
Air quality in Delhi
Air quality in Delhi is currently 214 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Very Unhealthy band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Delhi right now.
We aggregate 259 stations across Delhi. Individual stations range from 100 at the cleanest to 551 at the worst, so conditions vary across Delhi — the local figure matters more than the average.
Delhi breaks down into 1 cities you can open individually.
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 very unhealthy levels
Outdoor activity
Health warning. Avoid outdoor exertion and keep trips outside as short as you can.
Sensitive groups
Stay indoors where possible. A well-fitted N95 or FFP2 helps if you must go out; cloth masks do not.
Indoor air
Seal windows, run a purifier continuously, and create one clean room if you cannot filter the whole home.
Cities in Delhi
About Delhi
Coordinates
28.612, 77.175
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
259
Reporting in this area
Spread
100 – 551
Cleanest to worst station reading
Delhi air quality, answered
Delhi is currently reading an AQI of 214, which is Very Unhealthy. It is the average across 259 reporting stations.
Health warning. Avoid outdoor exertion and keep trips outside as short as you can. Stay indoors where possible. A well-fitted N95 or FFP2 helps if you must go out; cloth masks do not.
214 sits in the Very 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 259 stations in Delhi, reading between 100 and 551.
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
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