Air quality

Air quality in Hafizabad today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 142) 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, 1:00 am (20:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
142 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
75 µg/m³ 5× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
80 µg/m³
Ozone
43 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 142
Best hour today
9:00 am AQI 135
European AQI
72

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Air quality in Hafizabad right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Hafizabad, Punjab, Pakistan is 142, 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 142. 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 75 µg/m³, 5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 80 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 43 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 41 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 686 µg/m³.

Hafizabad AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 135 around Mon 9:00 am to 144 around Mon 10:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 142.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 1:00 am142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups74.78043
Mon 4:00 am139Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups63.66648
Mon 7:00 am136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups73.87643
Mon 10:00 am136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups38.643107
Mon 1:00 pm137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2430156
Mon 4:00 pm138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups24.930118
Mon 7:00 pm140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.46260
Mon 10:00 pm144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups758143
Tue 1:00 am144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups67.17243
Tue 4:00 am142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.26244
Tue 7:00 am140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups69.27430
Tue 10:00 am140Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups4044101
Tue 1:00 pm141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.130155
Tue 4:00 pm141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups26.431114
Tue 7:00 pm142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.76757
Tue 10:00 pm143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups80.88942
Wed 1:00 am145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups76.68443

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 Hafizabad today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 am (AQI 135, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 9:00 pm (AQI 143). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Hafizabad vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 50 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Hafizabad at 142 is 21 points worse than average.

It ranks 33 of 50 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Battagram (57) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Hafizabad

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Pindi Bhattian44 km154Unhealthy104.5
Gujranwala48 km143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.4
Shekhupura49 km147Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61
Kamoke52 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.3
Eminabad54 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.3
Wazirabad58 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52
Gujrat67 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52
Chak Jhumra73 km158Unhealthy117.3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Hafizabad, 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 405 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 11 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 142, 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.