Air quality
Air quality in Kota today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 87) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 am (01:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Kota, Rajasthan, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 87 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 41 µg/m³ 2.7× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 84 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 55 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 87
- Best hour today
- 6:30 am AQI 87
- European AQI
- 55
Air quality in Kota right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Kota, Rajasthan, India is 87, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 87. 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 41 µg/m³, 2.7 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 84 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 55 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 12 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 77 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 366 µg/m³.
Kota AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 87 around Mon 6:30 am to 114 around Mon 9:30 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day looks similar, averaging about 111.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 6:30 am | 87 | Moderate | 40.6 | 84 | 55 |
| Mon 9:30 am | 91 | Moderate | 53.7 | 104 | 91 |
| Mon 12:30 pm | 99 | Moderate | 52.7 | 88 | 151 |
| Mon 3:30 pm | 108 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.3 | 48 | 134 |
| Mon 6:30 pm | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 35.3 | 49 | 86 |
| Mon 9:30 pm | 114 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 41.7 | 58 | 60 |
| Tue 12:30 am | 113 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36.1 | 52 | 52 |
| Tue 3:30 am | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 35 | 50 | 42 |
| Tue 6:30 am | 113 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 42 | 57 | 33 |
| Tue 9:30 am | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 36.1 | 76 | 83 |
| Tue 12:30 pm | 107 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.9 | 124 | 168 |
| Tue 3:30 pm | 106 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 34.7 | 93 | 145 |
| Tue 6:30 pm | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 39.7 | 89 | 90 |
| Tue 9:30 pm | 109 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 51.1 | 108 | 56 |
| Wed 12:30 am | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.7 | 107 | 46 |
| Wed 3:30 am | 116 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43.9 | 96 | 33 |
| Wed 6:30 am | 118 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 43 | 85 | 24 |
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 Kota today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:30 am (AQI 87, Moderate) and the worst around 9:30 pm (AQI 114). That is a swing of 27 points, so a run or walk around 6:30 am is noticeably better.
Kota vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Kota at 87 is 29 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 74 of 245 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (27) and the most polluted Karnāl (451).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Kota
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhilwara | 122 km | 80 | Moderate | 37.3 |
| Kishangarh | 185 km | 75 | Moderate | 32.8 |
| Ajmer | 185 km | 75 | Moderate | 32.8 |
| Jaipur | 193 km | 88 | Moderate | 33.6 |
| Ujjain | 222 km | 92 | Moderate | 38.1 |
| Udaipur | 224 km | 69 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Dewas | 247 km | 95 | Moderate | 32 |
| Gwalior | 261 km | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 54.5 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Kota, 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 57 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 208 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 14 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 87, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to PM2.5, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
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.