Air quality
Air quality in Ichalkaranji today
Updated
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 118) 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, 1:30 am (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 118 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
- PM2.5
- 19 µg/m³ 1.2× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 99 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 118
- Best hour today
- 9:30 pm AQI 80
- European AQI
- 42
Air quality in Ichalkaranji right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, India is 118, 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 118. 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 19 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 99 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 234 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 26 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 55 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Ichalkaranji AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 70 around Tue 12:30 am to 118 around Mon 1:30 am, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 85 against 92 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1:30 am | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 18.7 | 21 | 99 |
| Mon 4:30 am | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 16.6 | 20 | 93 |
| Mon 7:30 am | 97 | Moderate | 22.1 | 27 | 98 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 91 | Moderate | 18.2 | 27 | 125 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 85 | Moderate | 15.4 | 25 | 138 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 85 | Moderate | 17.3 | 26 | 134 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 93 | Moderate | 23.7 | 29 | 109 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 72 | Moderate | 23.2 | 27 | 105 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 70 | Moderate | 22.8 | 27 | 102 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 71 | Moderate | 23.5 | 28 | 89 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 73 | Moderate | 28.7 | 34 | 105 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 74 | Moderate | 22.8 | 31 | 143 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 76 | Moderate | 21 | 28 | 156 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 113 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 20.9 | 27 | 144 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 30.2 | 35 | 102 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 78 | Moderate | 23.4 | 26 | 96 |
| Wed 1:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 21.6 | 25 | 103 |
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 Ichalkaranji today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:30 pm (AQI 80, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 am (AQI 100). That is a swing of 20 points, so a run or walk around 9:30 pm is noticeably better.
Ichalkaranji vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Ichalkaranji at 118 is about average.
It ranks 129 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (25) and the most polluted Karnāl (402).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Ichalkaranji
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sāngli | 21 km | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 18.7 |
| Kolhāpur | 24 km | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 18.7 |
| Belagavi | 93 km | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 23 |
| Vijayapura | 134 km | 90 | Moderate | 16.5 |
| Bārāmati | 163 km | 142 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 16.2 |
| Hubballi | 166 km | 87 | Moderate | 16.6 |
| Sholapur | 189 km | 84 | Moderate | 18.9 |
| Pune | 213 km | 152 | Unhealthy | 27.9 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Ichalkaranji, 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.
Advice for sensitive groups
At 118, 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 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.