Air quality
Air quality in Akola today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 90) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 2:02 am (20:32 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Akola, Maharashtra, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 90 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 34 µg/m³ 2.3× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 46 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 49 µg/m³
Air quality in Akola right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Akola, Maharashtra, India is 90, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
PM2.5 is 34 µg/m³, 2.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 46 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 49 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 21 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
NASA FIRMS shows 256 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 85 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Akola vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Akola at 90 is 26 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 87 of 245 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (25) and the most polluted Karnāl (402).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Akola
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amravati | 82 km | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 52.9 |
| Hingoli | 112 km | 84 | Moderate | 29.5 |
| Jālna | 151 km | 87 | Moderate | 24.7 |
| Jalgaon | 152 km | 87 | Moderate | 30.9 |
| Parbhani | 162 km | 85 | Moderate | 28.1 |
| Nanded | 175 km | 86 | Moderate | 29.8 |
| Punāsa | 181 km | 83 | Moderate | 36 |
| Aurangabad | 196 km | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 21.4 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Akola, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 90, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to air pollution, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
What the US AQI numbers mean
| US AQI | Category | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| 0-50 | Good | Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. |
| 51-100 | Moderate | Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 101-150 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. |
| 151-200 | Unhealthy | Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. |
| 201-300 | Very Unhealthy | Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. |
| 301-500 | Hazardous | Emergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500. |
Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.
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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.