Jharkhand
13 monitoring stations · readings from 119 to 163
Average AQI
Air quality in Jharkhand
Air quality in Jharkhand is currently 142 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Jharkhand right now.
We aggregate 13 stations across Jharkhand. Individual stations range from 119 at the cleanest to 163 at the worst, so conditions vary across Jharkhand — the local figure matters more than the average.
Jharkhand breaks down into 6 cities you can open individually. Of those listed below, Chittaranjan is reading highest at 163 and Dhanbad lowest at 129.
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.
Cities in Jharkhand
6 cities
Chittaranjan
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 163–163
Hazaribagh
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 158–158
155Jamshedpur
Unhealthy
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 155–155
Chakradharpur
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 149–149
140Ranchi
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 5
- Range
- 129–146
129Dhanbad
Unhealthy for Sensitive
- Stations
- 4
- Range
- 119–142
About Jharkhand
Coordinates
23.484, 85.875
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
13
Reporting in this area
Spread
119 – 163
Cleanest to worst station reading
Jharkhand air quality, answered
Jharkhand is currently reading an AQI of 142, which is Unhealthy for Sensitive. It is the average across 13 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.
142 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 13 stations in Jharkhand, reading between 119 and 163.
Of the cities currently listed for Jharkhand, Chittaranjan is reading highest at 163 (Unhealthy).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this region, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See Jharkhand on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.