Air quality
Air quality in Bhubaneswar today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 115) 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, 5:30 am (00:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 115 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 34 µg/m³ 2.3× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 37 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 79 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 115
- Best hour today
- 2:30 pm AQI 105
- European AQI
- 51
Air quality in Bhubaneswar right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India is 115, 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 115. 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 34 µg/m³, 2.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 37 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 79 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 7.7 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 496 µg/m³.
Bhubaneswar AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 90 around Tue 5:30 am to 136 around Mon 6:30 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 71 against 110 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 5:30 am | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.2 | 37 | 79 |
| Mon 8:30 am | 111 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 38.3 | 41 | 98 |
| Mon 11:30 am | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36 | 40 | 165 |
| Mon 2:30 pm | 105 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.6 | 33 | 168 |
| Mon 5:30 pm | 132 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 28.2 | 30 | 138 |
| Mon 8:30 pm | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.1 | 30 | 132 |
| Mon 11:30 pm | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 26.1 | 27 | 124 |
| Tue 2:30 am | 93 | Moderate | 24.3 | 25 | 114 |
| Tue 5:30 am | 90 | Moderate | 19.1 | 20 | 104 |
| Tue 8:30 am | 86 | Moderate | 12.7 | 13 | 90 |
| Tue 11:30 am | 80 | Moderate | 10.7 | 11 | 104 |
| Tue 2:30 pm | 74 | Moderate | 7.9 | 9 | 88 |
| Tue 5:30 pm | 70 | Moderate | 9.6 | 10 | 82 |
| Tue 8:30 pm | 65 | Moderate | 7.7 | 8 | 73 |
| Tue 11:30 pm | 60 | Moderate | 4.3 | 5 | 74 |
| Wed 2:30 am | 55 | Moderate | 2.8 | 3 | 68 |
| Wed 5:30 am | 50 | Good | 5.8 | 7 | 70 |
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 Bhubaneswar today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 2:30 pm (AQI 105, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:30 pm (AQI 136). That is a swing of 31 points, so a run or walk around 2:30 pm is noticeably better.
Bhubaneswar vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 115 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Bhubaneswar at 115 is about average.
It ranks 139 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (26) and the most polluted Karnāl (463).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Bhubaneswar
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttack | 22 km | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.3 |
| Brahmapur | 153 km | 136 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 33.8 |
| Raurkela Industrial Township | 237 km | 82 | Moderate | 29.4 |
| Rourkela | 239 km | 82 | Moderate | 29.4 |
| Bhetia | 282 km | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 56.7 |
| Jamshedpur | 284 km | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 56.7 |
| Mango | 287 km | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 56.7 |
| Ranchi | 346 km | 88 | Moderate | 46.7 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bhubaneswar, 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 39 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 424 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 29 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 115, 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.