Air quality

Air quality in Bogura today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 112) 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, 2:00 am (20:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Bogura, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
112 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
43 µg/m³ 2.9× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
44 µg/m³
Ozone
66 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 112
Best hour today
9:00 am AQI 105
European AQI
56

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Air quality in Bogura right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Bogura, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh is 112, 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 112. 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 43 µg/m³, 2.9 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 44 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 66 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 15 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 465 µg/m³.

Bogura AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 105 around Mon 9:00 am to 146 around Mon 5:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 120.

Local time (Asia/Dhaka)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 2:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.24466
Mon 5:00 am109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups444665
Mon 8:00 am106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups46.349103
Mon 11:00 am107Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups31.834167
Mon 2:00 pm110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.930186
Mon 5:00 pm146Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.546113
Mon 8:00 pm116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.35779
Mon 11:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.74578
Tue 2:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups373871
Tue 5:00 am113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.33656
Tue 8:00 am111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups42.44497
Tue 11:00 am111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.636174
Tue 2:00 pm111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.628203
Tue 5:00 pm161Unhealthy3739129
Tue 8:00 pm136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.25174
Tue 11:00 pm108Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups525366
Wed 2:00 am110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.74169

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 Bogura today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 am (AQI 105, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 5:00 pm (AQI 146). That is a swing of 41 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 am is noticeably better.

Bogura vs the rest of Bangladesh

Across 26 Bangladesh cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Bogura at 112 is 10 points cleaner than average.

It ranks 5 of 26 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Chattogram (101) and the most polluted Comilla (148).

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.

Air quality in cities near Bogura

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Shibganj17 km110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups40
Natore62 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups48.3
Mohammadpur85 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.3
Rajshahi94 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups48.3
Rangpur100 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.1
Gazipur143 km115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.7
Savar143 km115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.7
Tungi149 km115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.7

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Bogura, 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 66 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 53 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 109 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 112, 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.