Air quality

Air quality in Khanpur today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 121) 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, 7:00 am (02:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
121 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
52 µg/m³ 3.5× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
60 µg/m³
Ozone
42 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 121
Best hour today
3:00 pm AQI 112
European AQI
61

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Air quality in Khanpur right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Khanpur, Punjab, Pakistan is 121, 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 121. 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 52 µg/m³, 3.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 60 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 42 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 8.8 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 732 µg/m³.

Khanpur AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 112 around Mon 3:00 pm to 128 around Tue 7:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 139 against 118 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 7:00 am121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.36042
Mon 10:00 am119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.664103
Mon 1:00 pm114Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups3258136
Mon 4:00 pm112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups28.247133
Mon 7:00 pm113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.46489
Mon 10:00 pm119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups617265
Tue 1:00 am123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.75467
Tue 4:00 am124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.36656
Tue 7:00 am128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.38644
Tue 10:00 am134Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.556110
Tue 1:00 pm134Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups32.846141
Tue 4:00 pm135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups29.843135
Tue 7:00 pm135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups53.46396
Tue 10:00 pm138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups87.19664
Wed 1:00 am148Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups83.19053
Wed 4:00 am152Unhealthy74.58047
Wed 7:00 am153Unhealthy75.48145

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 Khanpur today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 3:00 pm (AQI 112, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 7:00 am (AQI 121). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Khanpur vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 50 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Khanpur at 121 is about average.

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

Air quality in cities near Khanpur

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Rahim Yar Khan43 km118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups40.6
Jalalpur Pirwala110 km146Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61
Bahawalpur129 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.1
Lodhran137 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups51.1
Dera Ghazi Khan156 km104Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups46.8
Multan190 km151Unhealthy75
Sukkur205 km105Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.9
Burewala257 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups86.8

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Khanpur, 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 77 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 85 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 39 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 121, 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.