Air quality

Air quality in Gujranwala today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 141) 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 Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
141 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
60 µg/m³ 4× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
64 µg/m³
Ozone
58 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 141
Best hour today
9:00 pm AQI 129
European AQI
65

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Air quality in Gujranwala right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan is 141, 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 141. 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 60 µg/m³, 4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 64 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 58 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 20 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 541 µg/m³.

Gujranwala AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 125 around Tue 1:00 am to 141 around Mon 5:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 134.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 5:00 am141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.36458
Mon 8:00 am136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.76849
Mon 11:00 am135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.230144
Mon 2:00 pm133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups20.625162
Mon 5:00 pm132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups28.231108
Mon 8:00 pm130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.84866
Mon 11:00 pm127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.56157
Tue 2:00 am125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.76752
Tue 5:00 am126Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.17145
Tue 8:00 am128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups71.27541
Tue 11:00 am130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups33.237143
Tue 2:00 pm132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.129175
Tue 5:00 pm134Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.938114
Tue 8:00 pm137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.66261
Tue 11:00 pm141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups63.66858
Wed 2:00 am142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.67151
Wed 5:00 am144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups74.57931

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 Gujranwala today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 129, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 140). That is a swing of 11 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 pm is noticeably better.

Gujranwala vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Gujranwala at 141 is 22 points worse than average.

It ranks 32 of 52 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Battagram (56) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).

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

Air quality in cities near Gujranwala

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Eminabad14 km129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.7
Kamoke20 km129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.7
Wazirabad33 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64
Gujrat48 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64
Hafizabad48 km138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.5
Sialkot50 km140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.8
Shekhupura53 km139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5
Lahore68 km142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Gujranwala, 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 68 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 394 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 26 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 141, 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.