Pakistan
25 monitoring stations · readings from 56 to 160
Average AQI
Air quality in Pakistan
Air quality in Pakistan is currently 137 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Unhealthy for Sensitive band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in Pakistan right now.
We aggregate 25 stations across Pakistan. Individual stations range from 56 at the cleanest to 160 at the worst, so conditions vary across Pakistan — the local figure matters more than the average.
Pakistan breaks down into 4 regions you can open individually. Of those listed below, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is reading highest at 153 and Sindh lowest at 124.
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 Pakistan
About Pakistan
Coordinates
31.880, 72.231
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
25
Reporting in this area
Spread
56 – 160
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other countries nearby
Pakistan air quality, answered
Pakistan is currently reading an AQI of 137, which is Unhealthy for Sensitive. It is the average across 25 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.
137 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 25 stations in Pakistan, reading between 56 and 160.
Of the regions currently listed for Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is reading highest at 153 (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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