Air quality
Air quality in Kumarapalayam today
Updated
Good (US AQI 50) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 7:30 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Kumarapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 50 Good
- PM2.5
- 19 µg/m³ 1.3× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 20 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 33 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 50
- Best hour today
- 7:30 am AQI 50
- European AQI
- 42
Air quality in Kumarapalayam right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Kumarapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India is 50, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 50. 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, 1.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 20 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 33 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 16 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 349 µg/m³.
Kumarapalayam AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 50 around Mon 7:30 am to 125 around Tue 7:30 am, from "Good" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 128 against 77 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7:30 am | 50 | Good | 19 | 20 | 33 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 53 | Moderate | 20 | 22 | 93 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 58 | Moderate | 31.7 | 36 | 148 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 65 | Moderate | 38.5 | 43 | 117 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 74 | Moderate | 53.6 | 58 | 54 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 84 | Moderate | 59.5 | 63 | 38 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 95 | Moderate | 65.2 | 69 | 36 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 110 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 65.7 | 69 | 11 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 125 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 62.4 | 65 | 69 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 136 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 35.5 | 38 | 154 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 138 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 26 | 28 | 173 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 135 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.2 | 26 | 119 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 131 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 44 | 45 | 56 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 46.3 | 47 | 30 |
| Wed 1:30 am | 122 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 35.6 | 37 | 22 |
| Wed 4:30 am | 112 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 28.3 | 29 | 20 |
| Wed 7:30 am | 100 | Moderate | 27.9 | 29 | 64 |
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 Kumarapalayam today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 7:30 am (AQI 50, Good) and the worst around 9:30 pm (AQI 80). That is a swing of 30 points, so a run or walk around 7:30 am is noticeably better.
Kumarapalayam vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Kumarapalayam at 50 is 66 points cleaner than average.
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Kumarapalayam
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erode | 12 km | 46 | Good | 14.9 |
| Tiruppur | 53 km | 54 | Moderate | 18.3 |
| Salem | 54 km | 51 | Moderate | 23.7 |
| Coimbatore | 95 km | 45 | Good | 16.2 |
| Kurichchi | 97 km | 45 | Good | 16.2 |
| Wellington, Tamil Nadu | 101 km | 45 | Good | 16.2 |
| Dindigul | 123 km | 28 | Good | 11.2 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 128 km | 39 | Good | 19.8 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Kumarapalayam, 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 66 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 1 fire hotspot within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 300 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
With the AQI at 50, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.
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.