Air quality

Air quality in Tangail today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 112) 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 Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
112 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
62 µg/m³ 4.1× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
63 µg/m³
Ozone
64 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 112
Best hour today
6:00 am AQI 117
European AQI
66

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Air quality in Tangail right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Tangail, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh is 112, 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 112. 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 62 µg/m³, 4.1 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 63 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 64 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 22 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 597 µg/m³.

Tangail AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 112 around Mon 12:00 am to 126 around Tue 12:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 135 against 119 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Dhaka)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 12:00 am112Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.56364
Mon 3:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.93561
Mon 6:00 am117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups31.73256
Mon 9:00 am118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups35.536114
Mon 12:00 pm121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27.130158
Mon 3:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups19.922143
Mon 6:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups44.54689
Mon 9:00 pm120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups100.610642
Tue 12:00 am126Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups82.48537
Tue 3:00 am131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups47.84937
Tue 6:00 am135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups424322
Tue 9:00 am137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups35.237120
Tue 12:00 pm137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups28.230185
Tue 3:00 pm138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups21.223167
Tue 6:00 pm145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.146103
Tue 9:00 pm137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.75770
Wed 12:00 am120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.65053

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 Tangail today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 am (AQI 117, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 1:00 pm (AQI 122). The difference across the day is small, so timing matters little.

Tangail vs the rest of Bangladesh

Across 26 Bangladesh cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Tangail at 112 is 11 points cleaner than average.

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

Air quality in cities near Tangail

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Savar56 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Gazipur58 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Tungi63 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Kafrul69 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.9
Gulshan72 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Bhatara74 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Paltan76 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1
Motijheel77 km120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.1

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Tangail, 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 116 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 47 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 51 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 112, 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.