Air quality
Air quality in Patiāla today
Updated
Very Unhealthy (US AQI 232) Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 7:30 am (02:00 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Patiāla, Punjab, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 232 Very Unhealthy
- PM2.5
- 96 µg/m³ 6.4× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 538 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 44 µg/m³
- Dominant pollutant
- PM10 sub-index 232
- Best hour today
- 7:30 am AQI 232
- European AQI
- 172
Air quality in Patiāla right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Patiāla, Punjab, India is 232, which falls in the "Very Unhealthy" band (up to 300). Health alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
The index is driven mainly by PM10, whose own sub-index is 232. 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 96 µg/m³, 6.4 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 538 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 44 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 17 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Also this hour: desert dust at 868 µg/m³, high enough to haze the sky, carbon monoxide 558 µg/m³.
Patiāla AQI forecast: next 48 hours
Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 232 around Mon 7:30 am to 500 around Mon 9:30 pm, from "Very Unhealthy" at best to "Hazardous" at worst.
The following day is expected to be cleaner, averaging about 371 against 421 for the next 24 hours.
| Local time (Asia/Kolkata) | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ | PM10 µg/m³ | Ozone µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 7:30 am | 232 | Very Unhealthy | 95.9 | 538 | 44 |
| Mon 10:30 am | 297 | Very Unhealthy | 104.8 | 667 | 105 |
| Mon 1:30 pm | 367 | Hazardous | 91 | 713 | 145 |
| Mon 4:30 pm | 417 | Hazardous | 100.4 | 758 | 115 |
| Mon 7:30 pm | 469 | Hazardous | 114.1 | 693 | 78 |
| Mon 10:30 pm | 500 | Hazardous | 108 | 596 | 65 |
| Tue 1:30 am | 495 | Hazardous | 100.4 | 551 | 62 |
| Tue 4:30 am | 496 | Hazardous | 91.3 | 450 | 54 |
| Tue 7:30 am | 500 | Hazardous | 88.2 | 381 | 43 |
| Tue 10:30 am | 479 | Hazardous | 81.5 | 384 | 118 |
| Tue 1:30 pm | 440 | Hazardous | 65.7 | 377 | 172 |
| Tue 4:30 pm | 396 | Hazardous | 60.5 | 295 | 133 |
| Tue 7:30 pm | 335 | Hazardous | 88 | 432 | 83 |
| Tue 10:30 pm | 309 | Hazardous | 104.5 | 527 | 64 |
| Wed 1:30 am | 297 | Very Unhealthy | 98 | 449 | 55 |
| Wed 4:30 am | 284 | Very Unhealthy | 100.8 | 457 | 47 |
| Wed 7:30 am | 292 | Very Unhealthy | 104.5 | 452 | 41 |
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 Patiāla today
Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 7:30 am (AQI 232, Very Unhealthy) and the worst around 9:30 pm (AQI 500). That is a swing of 268 points, so a run or walk around 7:30 am is noticeably better.
Patiāla vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Patiāla at 232 is 116 points worse than average.
It ranks 258 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (28) and the most polluted Karnāl (447).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.
Air quality in cities near Patiāla
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohali | 50 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
| Chandigarh | 58 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
| Panchkula | 59 km | 84 | Moderate | 42 |
| Ludhiana | 82 km | 102 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 52.9 |
| Karnāl | 92 km | 447 | Hazardous | 112.9 |
| Rāmpur, Uttar Pradesh | 118 km | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 79.4 |
| Sahāranpur | 118 km | 115 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 79.4 |
| Panipat | 119 km | 167 | Unhealthy | 88.5 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Patiāla, 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 115 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 120 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 29 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 232, 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 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.