Air quality

Air quality in Sonārgaon today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 145) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 12:00 am (18:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Sonārgaon, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
145 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
70 µg/m³ 4.7× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
72 µg/m³
Ozone
51 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 145
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 150
European AQI
70

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Air quality in Sonārgaon right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Sonārgaon, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh is 145, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 145. 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 70 µg/m³, 4.7 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 72 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 51 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 35 µg/m³ (above the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 711 µg/m³.

Sonārgaon AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 145 around Mon 12:00 am to 181 around Mon 5:00 pm, from "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" at best to "Unhealthy" at worst.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 162 against 155 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Dhaka)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 12:00 am145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups70.37251
Mon 3:00 am147Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups68.57035
Mon 6:00 am150Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups73.17527
Mon 9:00 am152Unhealthy58.161148
Mon 12:00 pm153Unhealthy32.935207
Mon 3:00 pm153Unhealthy25.426201
Mon 6:00 pm180Unhealthy49.750115
Mon 9:00 pm152Unhealthy111.511354
Tue 12:00 am156Unhealthy137.813924
Tue 3:00 am162Unhealthy108.511024
Tue 6:00 am164Unhealthy82.48427
Tue 9:00 am164Unhealthy38.239148
Tue 12:00 pm163Unhealthy23.324192
Tue 3:00 pm162Unhealthy22.523201
Tue 6:00 pm170Unhealthy50.551105
Tue 9:00 pm160Unhealthy23.42499
Wed 12:00 am151Unhealthy17.41884

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 Sonārgaon today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 150, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 5:00 pm (AQI 181). That is a swing of 31 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 am is noticeably better.

Sonārgaon vs the rest of Bangladesh

Across 26 Bangladesh cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Sonārgaon at 145 is 22 points worse than average.

It ranks 16 of 26 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Chattogram (105) and the most polluted Comilla (150).

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

Air quality in cities near Sonārgaon

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Motijheel22 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Dhaka22 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Paltan23 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Bhatara24 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Gulshan26 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Kafrul29 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Narsingdi32 km135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups78.7
Tungi35 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Sonārgaon, 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 138 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 17 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 10 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 145, 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.