Air quality

Air quality in Dajal today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 116) 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, 5:00 am (00:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
116 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
44 µg/m³ 3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
55 µg/m³
Ozone
54 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 116
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 116
European AQI
57

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Air quality in Dajal right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Dajal, Punjab, Pakistan is 116, 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 116. 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 44 µg/m³, 3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 55 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 54 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: carbon monoxide 1024 µg/m³.

Dajal AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 116 around Mon 5:00 am to 136 around Tue 5:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 144 against 122 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 5:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.45554
Mon 8:00 am117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups53.26247
Mon 11:00 am117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups36.750118
Mon 2:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups4368148
Mon 5:00 pm119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.162111
Mon 8:00 pm121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.57565
Mon 11:00 pm127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.37645
Tue 2:00 am133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.86144
Tue 5:00 am136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.56236
Tue 8:00 am138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.36730
Tue 11:00 am143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.661111
Tue 2:00 pm145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups41.856156
Tue 5:00 pm144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.755111
Tue 8:00 pm145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.97577
Tue 11:00 pm146Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups71.58063
Wed 2:00 am149Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.47454
Wed 5:00 am151Unhealthy67.57651

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 Dajal today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 116, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 122). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Dajal vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Dajal at 116 is about average.

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

Air quality in cities near Dajal

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Dera Ghazi Khan60 km105Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.5
Jalalpur Pirwala82 km148Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.3
Lodhran122 km119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.2
Rahim Yar Khan127 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.6
Bahawalpur127 km119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.2
Multan128 km152Unhealthy64.5
Saddiqabad141 km126Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups36.3
Burewala229 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups67.5

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Dajal, 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 109 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 13 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 116, 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.