Air quality

Air quality in Bhawana today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 138) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 11:00 pm (18:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bhawana, Punjab, Pakistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
138 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
87 µg/m³ 5.8× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
92 µg/m³
Ozone
20 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 138
Best hour tomorrow
12:00 pm AQI 140
European AQI
79

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Air quality in Bhawana right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bhawana, Punjab, Pakistan is 138, 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 138. 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 87 µg/m³, 5.8 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 92 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 20 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 64 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 1005 µg/m³.

Bhawana AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 138 around Sun 11:00 pm to 144 around Mon 8:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 123 against 141 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 11:00 pm138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups87.39220
Mon 2:00 am140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups83.48921
Mon 5:00 am141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.26944
Mon 8:00 am142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.56551
Mon 11:00 am141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2027135
Mon 2:00 pm140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2129138
Mon 5:00 pm141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27.434105
Mon 8:00 pm144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.36547
Mon 11:00 pm142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.57046
Tue 2:00 am132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.65161
Tue 5:00 am121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups42.65061
Tue 8:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups70.37743
Tue 11:00 am118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.836137
Tue 2:00 pm120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups23.237138
Tue 5:00 pm120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2939103
Tue 8:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups81.39018
Tue 11:00 pm131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups10111312

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 Bhawana tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 12:00 pm (AQI 140, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 8:00 pm (AQI 144). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Bhawana vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Bhawana at 138 is 17 points worse than average.

It ranks 29 of 52 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Quetta (56) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Bhawana

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Chiniot35 km138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups87.3
Faisalabad45 km158Unhealthy110.1
Jhang Sadr46 km149Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups87.5
Chak Jhumra51 km158Unhealthy110.1
Sahiwal54 km97Moderate81.7
Sargodha58 km138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups106.6
Pindi Bhattian69 km154Unhealthy105
Sahiwal, Punjab109 km154Unhealthy68.2

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bhawana, 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 91 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 441 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 14 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 138, 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 AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency 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.