Air quality

Air quality in Thākurgaon today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 119) 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, 8:00 am (02:00 UTC).

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

US AQI now
119 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
53 µg/m³ 3.5× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
55 µg/m³
Ozone
90 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 119
Best hour today
6:00 pm AQI 107
European AQI
61

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Air quality in Thākurgaon right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Thākurgaon, Rangpur Division, Bangladesh is 119, 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 119. 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 53 µg/m³, 3.5 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 55 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 90 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 14 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: UV index 1.4, carbon monoxide 567 µg/m³.

Thākurgaon AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 107 around Mon 6:00 pm to 119 around Mon 8:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day is expected to be worse, averaging about 131 against 112 for the next 24 hours.

Local time (Asia/Dhaka)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 8:00 am119Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.65590
Mon 11:00 am113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups19.322140
Mon 2:00 pm110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups15.118149
Mon 5:00 pm108Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups22.524105
Mon 8:00 pm109Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups49.25264
Mon 11:00 pm111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups61.56551
Tue 2:00 am113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups616442
Tue 5:00 am116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.46228
Tue 8:00 am118Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.36390
Tue 11:00 am121Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups25.730149
Tue 2:00 pm123Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups22.627164
Tue 5:00 pm125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups3235119
Tue 8:00 pm128Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.16273
Tue 11:00 pm133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups85.28852
Wed 2:00 am141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups87.18939
Wed 5:00 am149Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups82.98518
Wed 8:00 am151Unhealthy66.66892

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 Thākurgaon today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 6:00 pm (AQI 107, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 8:00 am (AQI 119). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 6:00 pm is noticeably better.

Thākurgaon vs the rest of Bangladesh

Across 21 Bangladesh cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Thākurgaon at 119 is about average.

For context, the median across 3,556 cities worldwide is 58.

Air quality in cities near Thākurgaon

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Siliguri76 km87Moderate27.5
Rangpur84 km106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups45.6
Mohammadpur126 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.3
Shibganj143 km99Moderate42.8
Bogura159 km106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups46.3
Bhāgalpur174 km133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups72.4
Rajshahi185 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.9
Natore187 km113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.9

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Thākurgaon, 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 67 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 33 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 37 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 119, 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.