Air quality
Air quality in Budaun today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 134) 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 Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 134 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 47 µg/m³ 3.1× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 95 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 40 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 134
- Best hour today
- 7:30 pm AQI 116
- European AQI
- 58
Air quality in Budaun right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India is 134, 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 134. 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 47 µg/m³, 3.1 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 95 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 40 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 17 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 88 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 402 µg/m³.
Budaun AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 116 around Mon 7:30 pm to 134 around Mon 6:30 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 152 against 122 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 | 134 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 47 | 95 | 40 |
| Mon 9:30 am | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 47.1 | 109 | 85 |
| Mon 12:30 pm | 125 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30 | 80 | 163 |
| Mon 3:30 pm | 121 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 27.3 | 70 | 144 |
| Mon 6:30 pm | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 41.7 | 82 | 83 |
| Mon 9:30 pm | 116 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 52.3 | 83 | 47 |
| Tue 12:30 am | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 56.2 | 75 | 46 |
| Tue 3:30 am | 121 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 60.8 | 135 | 36 |
| Tue 6:30 am | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 82.7 | 243 | 29 |
| Tue 9:30 am | 140 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 93.6 | 280 | 85 |
| Tue 12:30 pm | 151 | Unhealthy | 55.2 | 144 | 186 |
| Tue 3:30 pm | 153 | Unhealthy | 39 | 89 | 164 |
| Tue 6:30 pm | 154 | Unhealthy | 56.5 | 92 | 94 |
| Tue 9:30 pm | 156 | Unhealthy | 87.5 | 123 | 41 |
| Wed 12:30 am | 159 | Unhealthy | 100.4 | 130 | 28 |
| Wed 3:30 am | 163 | Unhealthy | 103.4 | 121 | 30 |
| Wed 6:30 am | 166 | Unhealthy | 106.9 | 113 | 35 |
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 Budaun today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 7:30 pm (AQI 116, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:30 am (AQI 134). That is a swing of 18 points, so a run or walk around 7:30 pm is noticeably better.
Budaun vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Budaun at 134 is 18 points worse than average.
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Budaun
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bareilly | 47 km | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 44.5 |
| Shāhjānpur | 79 km | 133 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 48.1 |
| Rāmpur | 86 km | 116 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 48.2 |
| Bīlāspur, Uttar Pradesh | 95 km | 116 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 48.2 |
| Morādābād | 95 km | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 56.5 |
| Alīgarh | 105 km | 151 | Unhealthy | 84.8 |
| Fīrozābād | 122 km | 152 | Unhealthy | 53.4 |
| Agra | 145 km | 159 | Unhealthy | 68.2 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Budaun, 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 106 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 23 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 134, 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.