Air quality
Air quality in Malkajgiri today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 82) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 1:30 am (20:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Malkajgiri, Telangana, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 82 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 23 µg/m³ 1.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 29 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 92 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 82
- Best hour today
- 6:30 am AQI 77
- European AQI
- 44
Air quality in Malkajgiri right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Malkajgiri, Telangana, India is 82, 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 82. 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 23 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 29 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 92 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 332 µg/m³.
NASA FIRMS shows 77 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 20 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Malkajgiri AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 77 around Mon 6:30 am to 133 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 103 against 93 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 | 82 | Moderate | 22.8 | 29 | 92 |
| Mon 4:30 am | 79 | Moderate | 23.2 | 30 | 93 |
| Mon 7:30 am | 77 | Moderate | 27.6 | 34 | 99 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 78 | Moderate | 30.4 | 42 | 152 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 83 | Moderate | 32.9 | 44 | 169 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 125 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.1 | 36 | 143 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 32.7 | 37 | 111 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 87 | Moderate | 33.6 | 38 | 100 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 88 | Moderate | 30.5 | 35 | 106 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 90 | Moderate | 31.4 | 36 | 111 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 92 | Moderate | 37.1 | 43 | 121 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 95 | Moderate | 38.5 | 44 | 155 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 27.1 | 30 | 162 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.4 | 26 | 142 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 124 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 29.7 | 31 | 134 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 104 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 31.5 | 34 | 126 |
| Wed 1:30 am | 91 | Moderate | 24.3 | 25 | 107 |
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 Malkajgiri today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:30 am (AQI 77, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 pm (AQI 133). That is a swing of 56 points, so a run or walk around 6:30 am is noticeably better.
Malkajgiri vs the rest of India
Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Malkajgiri at 82 is 34 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 74 of 245 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (25) and the most polluted Karnāl (402).
For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.
Air quality in cities near Malkajgiri
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uppal Kalan | 6 km | 84 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Secunderabad | 7 km | 84 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Quthbullapur | 9 km | 84 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Hyderabad | 10 km | 84 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Kukatpally | 13 km | 84 | Moderate | 23.9 |
| Karīmnagar | 127 km | 92 | Moderate | 28.6 |
| Warangal | 128 km | 82 | Moderate | 22.8 |
| Nizāmābād | 143 km | 83 | Moderate | 28.8 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Malkajgiri, 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 82, 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.