Air quality
Air quality in Bānda today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 144) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 am (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bānda, Uttar Pradesh, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 144 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 83 µg/m³ 5.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 119 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 31 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 144
- Best hour today
- 6:30 am AQI 144
- European AQI
- 76
Air quality in Bānda right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bānda, Uttar Pradesh, India is 144, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 144. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.
PM2.5 is 83 µg/m³, 5.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 119 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 31 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 27 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 66 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 404 µg/m³.
Bānda AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 144 around Mon 6:30 am to 155 around Mon 3:30 pm, from "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 126 against 152 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 6:30 am | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 82.9 | 119 | 31 |
| Mon 9:30 am | 151 | Unhealthy | 70.3 | 107 | 101 |
| Mon 12:30 pm | 154 | Unhealthy | 56.8 | 99 | 167 |
| Mon 3:30 pm | 155 | Unhealthy | 42.5 | 72 | 144 |
| Mon 6:30 pm | 155 | Unhealthy | 40.4 | 61 | 99 |
| Mon 9:30 pm | 154 | Unhealthy | 42.5 | 64 | 65 |
| Tue 12:30 am | 153 | Unhealthy | 47.4 | 72 | 44 |
| Tue 3:30 am | 151 | Unhealthy | 51 | 82 | 30 |
| Tue 6:30 am | 145 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 55.4 | 96 | 35 |
| Tue 9:30 am | 136 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 40.6 | 77 | 103 |
| Tue 12:30 pm | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 32.5 | 71 | 175 |
| Tue 3:30 pm | 121 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.9 | 58 | 153 |
| Tue 6:30 pm | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36.2 | 58 | 103 |
| Tue 9:30 pm | 117 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 49.6 | 71 | 63 |
| Wed 12:30 am | 120 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 60.5 | 80 | 44 |
| Wed 3:30 am | 125 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 67.8 | 84 | 30 |
| Wed 6:30 am | 130 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 72.9 | 85 | 39 |
Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.
Best time to be outside in Bānda today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:30 am (AQI 144, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 3:30 pm (AQI 155). That is a swing of 11 points, so a run or walk around 6:30 am is noticeably better.
Bānda vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Bānda at 144 is 28 points worse than average.
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Bānda
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanpur | 110 km | 151 | Unhealthy | 50.2 |
| Prayagraj | 151 km | 179 | Unhealthy | 152.3 |
| Gauriganj | 158 km | 173 | Unhealthy | 112.2 |
| Lucknow | 162 km | 161 | Unhealthy | 52.9 |
| Jhānsi | 176 km | 90 | Moderate | 44.5 |
| Gwalior | 232 km | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 54.5 |
| Jabalpur | 260 km | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.6 |
| Fīrozābād | 268 km | 152 | Unhealthy | 53.4 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bānda, 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.
Wildfire smoke
PM2.5 is forecast to reach 83 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 187 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 69 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 144, children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should limit time outdoors, especially strenuous activity. A well-fitted N95/FFP2 mask cuts particle exposure; it does not filter ozone.
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.