Air quality

Air quality in Mandi Bahauddin today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 120) 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, 1:00 am (20:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
120 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
62 µg/m³ 4.1× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
65 µg/m³
Ozone
47 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 120
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 121
European AQI
66

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Air quality in Mandi Bahauddin right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan is 120, 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 120. 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 62 µg/m³, 4.1 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 65 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 47 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 24 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 576 µg/m³.

Mandi Bahauddin AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 120 around Mon 1:00 am to 131 around Mon 6:00 pm, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 124.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 1:00 am120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.56547
Mon 4:00 am120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups65.26923
Mon 7:00 am122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups73.37717
Mon 10:00 am125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.748102
Mon 1:00 pm128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2430156
Mon 4:00 pm130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.330121
Mon 7:00 pm131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37.14189
Mon 10:00 pm130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.44973
Tue 1:00 am126Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups495346
Tue 4:00 am123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.36018
Tue 7:00 am121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups72.47612
Tue 10:00 am121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.95398
Tue 1:00 pm123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2630156
Tue 4:00 pm123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.429122
Tue 7:00 pm124Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.64982
Tue 10:00 pm127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.36563
Wed 1:00 am132Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups66.17135

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 Mandi Bahauddin today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 121, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 pm (AQI 131). That is a swing of 10 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 am is noticeably better.

Mandi Bahauddin vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 120 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Mandi Bahauddin at 120 is about average.

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.

Air quality in cities near Mandi Bahauddin

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Gujrat55 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52
Hafizabad60 km142Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups74.7
Wazirabad61 km117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52
Pindi Bhattian79 km154Unhealthy104.5
Gujranwala81 km143Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups55.4
Eminabad94 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.3
Sargodha95 km144Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups92.2
Kamoke97 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Mandi Bahauddin, 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 73 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 379 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 11 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 120, 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.