Air quality

Air quality in Pasrur today

Updated

Unhealthy (US AQI 151) Everyone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 am (01:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
151 Unhealthy
PM2.5
65 µg/m³ 4.3× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
68 µg/m³
Ozone
7 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 151
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 151
European AQI
68

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Air quality in Pasrur right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Pasrur, Punjab, Pakistan is 151, 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.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 151. 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 65 µg/m³, 4.3 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 68 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 7 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 25 µg/m³ (right at the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 1004 µg/m³.

Pasrur AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 151 around Mon 6:00 am to 153 around Mon 11:00 am, staying "Unhealthy" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 153.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 6:00 am151Unhealthy65687
Mon 9:00 am151Unhealthy656953
Mon 12:00 pm153Unhealthy28.936152
Mon 3:00 pm153Unhealthy20.226143
Mon 6:00 pm152Unhealthy485385
Mon 9:00 pm152Unhealthy72.47837
Tue 12:00 am151Unhealthy74.78121
Tue 3:00 am151Unhealthy70.3758
Tue 6:00 am151Unhealthy65.7699
Tue 9:00 am151Unhealthy63.86861
Tue 12:00 pm151Unhealthy3540166
Tue 3:00 pm151Unhealthy24.529154
Tue 6:00 pm152Unhealthy656964
Tue 9:00 pm154Unhealthy96.210211
Wed 12:00 am156Unhealthy90.1947
Wed 3:00 am157Unhealthy75.4796
Wed 6:00 am157Unhealthy68.2713

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 Pasrur today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 151, Unhealthy) and the worst around 11:00 am (AQI 153). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Pasrur vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Pasrur at 151 is 32 points worse than average.

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Pasrur

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Sialkot28 km141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups70.3
Eminabad45 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5
Gujranwala46 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.3
Kamoke52 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5
Wazirabad55 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups68.2
Jammu56 km96Moderate32.2
Gujrat65 km112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups68.2
Amritsar74 km145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.5

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Pasrur, 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 76 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 178 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 33 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 151, 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.