Air quality
Air quality in Nellore today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 77) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Sun, Oct 25, 11:30 pm (18:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 77 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 42 µg/m³ 2.8× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 47 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 85 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM2.5 sub-index 77
- Best hour tomorrow
- 6:30 am AQI 93
- European AQI
- 55
Air quality in Nellore right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India is 77, 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 77. 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 42 µg/m³, 2.8 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 47 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 85 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 8.1 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: carbon monoxide 410 µg/m³.
Nellore AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 77 around Sun 11:30 pm to 171 around Mon 6:30 pm, from "Moderate" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.
The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 147 against 121 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11:30 pm | 77 | Moderate | 41.8 | 47 | 85 |
| Mon 2:30 am | 83 | Moderate | 43.9 | 51 | 93 |
| Mon 5:30 am | 91 | Moderate | 47.8 | 56 | 114 |
| Mon 8:30 am | 99 | Moderate | 55.4 | 65 | 151 |
| Mon 11:30 am | 111 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 61 | 70 | 182 |
| Mon 2:30 pm | 144 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 60.5 | 69 | 185 |
| Mon 5:30 pm | 168 | Unhealthy | 64.3 | 72 | 182 |
| Mon 8:30 pm | 170 | Unhealthy | 66.4 | 74 | 174 |
| Mon 11:30 pm | 166 | Unhealthy | 65.4 | 73 | 179 |
| Tue 2:30 am | 158 | Unhealthy | 64 | 69 | 141 |
| Tue 5:30 am | 154 | Unhealthy | 62.6 | 67 | 131 |
| Tue 8:30 am | 155 | Unhealthy | 43.2 | 47 | 128 |
| Tue 11:30 am | 153 | Unhealthy | 23.4 | 26 | 151 |
| Tue 2:30 pm | 148 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 22.1 | 24 | 160 |
| Tue 5:30 pm | 136 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.8 | 26 | 128 |
| Tue 8:30 pm | 124 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 26.1 | 27 | 109 |
| Tue 11:30 pm | 111 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 24.3 | 25 | 82 |
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 Nellore tomorrow
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air tomorrow is forecast around 6:30 am (AQI 93, Moderate) and the worst around 6:30 pm (AQI 171). That is a swing of 78 points, so a run or walk around 6:30 am is noticeably better.
Nellore vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Nellore at 77 is 39 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 50 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (26) and the most polluted Karnāl (346).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Nellore
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirupati | 109 km | 63 | Moderate | 36.8 |
| Kadapa | 125 km | 78 | Moderate | 26.7 |
| Avadi | 149 km | 70 | Moderate | 37.7 |
| Ambattur | 151 km | 69 | Moderate | 40 |
| Chennai | 155 km | 69 | Moderate | 40 |
| Pallāvaram | 166 km | 69 | Moderate | 40 |
| Tambaram | 170 km | 69 | Moderate | 40 |
| Rānipet | 184 km | 58 | Moderate | 30.3 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Nellore, 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 8 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 154 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 77, 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.