Air quality
Air quality in Kurnool today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 87) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 10:30 pm (17:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 87 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 19 µg/m³ 1.2× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 21 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 89 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 87
- Best hour tomorrow
- 12:30 pm AQI 71
- European AQI
- 42
Air quality in Kurnool right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, 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 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 89 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 4.3 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 244 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 26 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 32 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Kurnool AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 71 around Mon 12:30 pm to 111 around Mon 6:30 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at worst.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 93 against 84 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10:30 pm | 87 | Moderate | 18.6 | 21 | 89 |
| Mon 1:30 am | 81 | Moderate | 19.4 | 22 | 78 |
| Mon 4:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 20.3 | 24 | 73 |
| Mon 7:30 am | 76 | Moderate | 21.8 | 25 | 93 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 73 | Moderate | 21.7 | 26 | 135 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 71 | Moderate | 21.1 | 26 | 151 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 20.3 | 25 | 139 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 107 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.4 | 28 | 105 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 73 | Moderate | 27.5 | 31 | 81 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 75 | Moderate | 29.5 | 33 | 76 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 28.8 | 32 | 79 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 80 | Moderate | 28.3 | 31 | 99 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 81 | Moderate | 29.9 | 35 | 154 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 83 | Moderate | 26.3 | 29 | 169 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 128 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.9 | 27 | 148 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 131 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 25.8 | 27 | 114 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 90 | Moderate | 26.4 | 28 | 99 |
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 Kurnool tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 12:30 pm (AQI 71, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 pm (AQI 111). That is a swing of 40 points, so a run or walk around 12:30 pm is noticeably better.
Kurnool vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Kurnool at 87 is 30 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 71 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (29) and the most polluted Hisar (325).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Kurnool
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballari | 142 km | 90 | Moderate | 21.7 |
| Kadapa | 172 km | 77 | Moderate | 26.3 |
| Hyderabad | 179 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
| Uppal Kalan | 184 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
| Malkajgiri | 187 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
| Kukatpally | 188 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
| Quthbullapur | 191 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
| Secunderabad | 194 km | 89 | Moderate | 28.5 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Kurnool, 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 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.