Air quality
Air quality in Dehradun today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 69) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 7:30 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 69 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 18 µg/m³ 1.2× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 23 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 69
- Best hour today
- 7:30 am AQI 69
- European AQI
- 42
Air quality in Dehradun right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India is 69, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 69. 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 18 µg/m³, 1.2 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 21 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 23 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 27 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 415 µg/m³.
Dehradun AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 69 around Mon 7:30 am to 89 around Mon 7:30 pm, staying "Moderate" throughout.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 80.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7:30 am | 69 | Moderate | 18.2 | 21 | 23 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 71 | Moderate | 12.7 | 24 | 104 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 72 | Moderate | 13.7 | 22 | 142 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 73 | Moderate | 18.9 | 24 | 129 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 89 | Moderate | 30.6 | 35 | 99 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 76 | Moderate | 38.8 | 43 | 54 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 77 | Moderate | 32.2 | 36 | 20 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 77 | Moderate | 21.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 77 | Moderate | 17.8 | 20 | 14 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 77 | Moderate | 14.1 | 20 | 112 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 77 | Moderate | 13.4 | 20 | 153 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 77 | Moderate | 18.6 | 25 | 132 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.5 | 38 | 89 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 77 | Moderate | 39.5 | 46 | 43 |
| Wed 1:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 33.2 | 38 | 14 |
| Wed 4:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 21.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Wed 7:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 18.4 | 21 | 10 |
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 Dehradun today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 7:30 am (AQI 69, Moderate) and the worst around 7:30 pm (AQI 89). That is a swing of 20 points, so a run or walk around 7:30 am is noticeably better.
Dehradun vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Dehradun at 69 is 47 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 28 of 245 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (28) and the most polluted Karnāl (447).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Dehradun
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rāipur, Uttarakhand | 6 km | 65 | Moderate | 15.8 |
| Sahāranpur | 61 km | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 79.4 |
| Srīnagar, Uttarakhand | 73 km | 41 | Good | 4.9 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 100 km | 131 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 73.3 |
| Panchkula | 121 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
| Karnāl | 123 km | 447 | Hazardous | 112.9 |
| Chandigarh | 128 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
| Mohali | 132 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Dehradun, 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 57 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 50 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 69, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
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.