Air quality
Air quality in Salem today
Updated
Good (US AQI 41) Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 1:03 am (19:33 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 41 Good
- PM2.5
- 13 µg/m³ 0.8× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 13 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 50 µg/m³
Air quality in Salem right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Salem, Tamil Nadu, India is 41, which falls in the "Good" band (up to 50). Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
PM2.5 is 13 µg/m³, within the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 13 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 50 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 11 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
Salem vs the rest of India
Across 260 India cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 116 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Salem at 41 is 75 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 13 of 260 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Dindigul (25) and the most polluted Karnāl (376).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Salem
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erode | 58 km | 39 | Good | 10.8 |
| Kallakurichi | 88 km | 34 | Good | 11.6 |
| Tiruppur | 106 km | 51 | Moderate | 15.3 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 110 km | 31 | Good | 5.9 |
| Dindigul | 144 km | 25 | Good | 4.4 |
| Thanjavur | 144 km | 48 | Good | 10.2 |
| Coimbatore | 148 km | 40 | Good | 10.9 |
| Kurichchi | 150 km | 40 | Good | 10.9 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Salem, 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.
Advice for sensitive groups
With the AQI at 41, there is no need for sensitive groups to change plans. People with asthma should still carry their reliever inhaler as usual.
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).