Air quality

Air quality in Panipat today

Updated

Unhealthy (US AQI 159) Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 4:16 am (22:46 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Panipat, Haryana, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
159 Unhealthy
PM2.5
85 µg/m³ 5.6× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
301 µg/m³
Ozone
37 µg/m³

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Air quality in Panipat right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Panipat, Haryana, India is 159, which falls in the "Unhealthy" band (up to 200). Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.

PM2.5 is 85 µg/m³, 5.6 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 301 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 37 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 25 µg/m³ (right at the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Panipat vs the rest of India

Across 245 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Panipat at 159 is 43 points worse than average.

It ranks 218 of 245 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (25) and the most polluted Karnāl (440).

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Panipat

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Karnāl34 km440Hazardous102.9
Sonīpat44 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3
Narela61 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3
Rohtak66 km146Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups69.8
Muzaffarnagar72 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups69.8
Burāri74 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3
Bhālswa Jahangirpur75 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3
Bahadurgarh77 km136Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups77.3

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Panipat, 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 85 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 188 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 16 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 159, 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.