Air quality
Air quality in Tando Allahyar today
Updated
Moderate (US AQI 70) Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 12:34 am (19:34 UTC).
Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.
- US AQI now
- 70 Moderate
- PM2.5
- 22 µg/m³ 1.5× WHO 24-h guideline
- PM10
- 31 µg/m³
- Ozone
- 56 µg/m³
Air quality in Tando Allahyar right now
Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan is 70, which falls in the "Moderate" band (up to 100). Acceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
PM2.5 is 22 µg/m³, 1.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 31 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 56 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 10 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).
NASA FIRMS shows 41 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 15 km), but particle levels are not elevated enough to point to smoke right now.
Tando Allahyar vs the rest of Pakistan
Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 121 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Tando Allahyar at 70 is 51 points cleaner than average.
It ranks 6 of 52 from cleanest to most polluted; the cleanest is Quetta (58) and the most polluted Chak Jhumra (158).
For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 56.
Air quality in cities near Tando Allahyar
| City | Distance | US AQI | Category | PM2.5 µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad, Sindh | 35 km | 72 | Moderate | 26.7 |
| Sinjhoro | 64 km | 72 | Moderate | 24 |
| Tando Bago | 79 km | 65 | Moderate | 15.8 |
| Nawabshah | 92 km | 86 | Moderate | 38.6 |
| Karachi | 184 km | 106 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 63.8 |
| Larkana | 239 km | 100 | Moderate | 43.8 |
| Sukkur | 250 km | 101 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 31.4 |
| Saddiqabad | 346 km | 127 | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups | 42.3 |
Model vs measured
We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Tando Allahyar, 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
At 70, most people are fine outdoors. If you are unusually sensitive to air pollution, keep long or intense workouts to the cleaner hours shown above.
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.