Air quality

Air quality in Gujrat today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 124) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 11:00 pm (18:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
124 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
45 µg/m³ 3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
49 µg/m³
Ozone
66 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 124
Best hour tomorrow
6:00 am AQI 112
European AQI
57

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Air quality in Gujrat right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan is 124, 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 124. 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 45 µg/m³, 3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 49 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 66 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 19 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 572 µg/m³.

Gujrat AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 112 around Mon 4:00 am to 124 around Sun 11:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 116.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Sun 11:00 pm124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.24966
Mon 2:00 am115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.56047
Mon 5:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups646925
Mon 8:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.97034
Mon 11:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.232135
Mon 2:00 pm115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups21.328157
Mon 5:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.531119
Mon 8:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups33.53795
Mon 11:00 pm116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.64479
Tue 2:00 am115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups515655
Tue 5:00 am114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups646924
Tue 8:00 am115Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups757928
Tue 11:00 am117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups29.934142
Tue 2:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups20.925162
Tue 5:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27.331118
Tue 8:00 pm119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.94880
Tue 11:00 pm124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups63.86868

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 Gujrat tomorrow

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 112, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 5:00 pm (AQI 117). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Gujrat vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Gujrat at 124 is about average.

It ranks 23 of 52 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Quetta (56) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).

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

Air quality in cities near Gujrat

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Wazirabad15 km124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.2
Sialkot44 km143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.3
Gujranwala48 km148Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.3
Eminabad62 km139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.2
Hafizabad67 km146Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups74
Kamoke68 km139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.2
Jammu76 km98Moderate48.4
Shekhupura96 km150Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.5

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Gujrat, 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 75 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 341 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 21 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 124, 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.