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Ahmedabad392Very Poor

Ahmedabad, Gujarat · Live air quality

392
AQI · India scale
Very Poor

You're looking at Ahmedabad's air right now — AQI 392, very poor, driven by PM2.5.

SVPI Airport Hansol, Ahmedabad - IITM · 8 stations · updated

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Ahmedabad Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

Live air quality in Ahmedabad, Gujarat — real-time AQI, dominant pollutant, PM2.5 & PM10 levels and a plain-English health advisory, computed from CPCB data.

#51 most polluted of 297 live citiesDominant pollutant: PM2.5
Is it safe to go out in Ahmedabad today?

No — Ahmedabad's AQI is 392 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 11 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 39 higher than yesterday

Where 392 sits on the India CPCB scale

392
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Ahmedabad air quality forecast

28°C · wind 4 km/h

Light winds (4 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today77Satisfactorylow 33
Tomorrow72Satisfactorylow 29
Sun66Satisfactorylow 35
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 65) — a good window for outdoor time.

Forecast modelled by Open-Meteo and converted to the CPCB scale. Forecasts are estimates and can change — our live readings above are measured.

What you can do outside right now

Outdoor exercise
Avoid — train indoors
Windows
Keep them closed
Mask outdoors
Wear an N95
Kids’ outdoor play
Keep them indoors
Air purifier
Run it now
Commute
Mask + windows up

General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.

Live pollutant levels

PM2.5239 µg/m³
Very Poor · index 392
PM10235 µg/m³
Moderate · index 190
NO₂88 µg/m³
Moderate · index 109
SO₂76 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 95
O₃48 µg/m³
Good · index 48
NH₃27 µg/m³
Good · index 7

Each pollutant's 24-hour concentration is converted to a CPCB sub-index; the city AQI is the highest of them (the dominant pollutant). Bars show the sub-index out of 500.

What this air does to your body

10.9
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (239 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 10.9 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−22.9 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 22.9 years versus the WHO guideline (5 µg/m³), per the AQLI method.

Illustrative equivalences from published research (Berkeley Earth; Air Quality Life Index, University of Chicago). Not a medical assessment of your personal risk.

Where the air is cleanest and worst in Ahmedabad right now

A live comparison of Ahmedabad's monitoring areas — the cleaner areas are the better choice for outdoor time right now, while the worst are best avoided for exercise. Each figure is a real station reading, not an estimate.

Cleaner areas — where to go

Worst areas — where to avoid

Monitoring stations in Ahmedabad

8 live CPCB stations, ranked worst air first. Each station's AQI is its own highest pollutant sub-index.

StationAQICategoryPM2.5PM10
SVPI Airport Hansol, Ahmedabad - IITM392Very Poor239235
Raikhad, Ahmedabad - IITM386Very Poor232218
Rakhial, Ahmedabad - IITM350Very Poor184231
Chandkheda, Ahmedabad - IITM338Very Poor168166
Maninagar, Ahmedabad - GPCB333Very Poor162123
Gyaspur, Ahmedabad - IITM304Very Poor124137
SAC ISRO Satellite, Ahmedabad - IITM304Very Poor124153
SAC ISRO Bopal, Ahmedabad - IITM134Moderate7076

Source: CPCB continuous ambient air-quality monitoring stations via data.gov.in. Station-level values are the latest hourly averages.

24-hour AQI graph

min 353 · max 394
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Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.

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What Very Poor air means for you

May cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure; effects more pronounced for people with lung and heart disease.

Health guidance per CPCB National Air Quality Index bands. Informational only — not medical advice.

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AQI categories (India scale)

AQICategoryAssociated health impact
0–50GoodAir quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk.
51–100SatisfactoryAcceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people.
101–200ModerateMay cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and to children and older adults.
201–300PoorMay cause breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure.
301–400Very PoorMay cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure; effects more pronounced for people with lung and heart disease.
401–500SevereAffects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases; avoid outdoor activity.

Monitoring location

Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.

About air quality in Ahmedabad

This page tracks the Ahmedabad, Gujarat Air Quality Index using measurements from 8 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring stations, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. Right now Ahmedabad's AQI is 392 (Very Poor), with PM2.5 the dominant pollutant. The AQI is a single number from 0 to 500 that summarises how polluted the air is and what it means for health, built from pollutants such as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ground-level ozone and sulphur dioxide — the index reflects whichever is worst at the time.

How Ahmedabad's air changes through the year

As a western city, Ahmedabad's air depends heavily on geography: coastal locations are kept cleaner by sea breezes that disperse pollution, while inland areas see more dust in the dry season. Winters are typically moderate rather than severe, and the monsoon delivers the cleanest air, washing particulates from the sky.

What drives air pollution in Ahmedabad

Traffic, construction and road dust, industry and port or coastal activity are the main local sources. Sea breezes and stronger winds usually help disperse pollution, which is why coastal air often clears faster than in landlocked cities, though calm days and dry-season dust can still push readings up.

Cleaner and worse areas within Ahmedabad

Air quality is not uniform across a city. Among Ahmedabad's monitoring areas right now, the air is cleanest around SAC ISRO Bopal, Ahmedabad - IITM and worst around SVPI Airport Hansol, Ahmedabad - IITM — a reminder that local traffic, industry and construction can make a real difference over just a few kilometres. The live area-by-area comparison above shows where to go and where to avoid at this moment.

Best time to visit Ahmedabad for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Ahmedabad, while the driest, stillest weeks can be worse. Check the live reading on this page before outdoor exercise or sightseeing, and keep an N95 mask handy for high-pollution days. Nearby cities with comparatively cleaner air right now include Vadodara, Surat.

Staying safe in Ahmedabad's air

When the AQI is in the Good or Satisfactory range, outdoor activity is fine for almost everyone. From Moderate upward, sensitive groups — children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma or heart disease — should pace themselves outdoors, and once the air turns Poor or worse it is sensible for everyone to limit strenuous outdoor exertion, keep windows closed, run an air purifier indoors and wear a well-fitting mask outside. This is general information rather than medical advice. We only display a number when a recent station reading exists — if you see "data updating", we are waiting on a fresh value rather than showing an estimate.

Air quality near Ahmedabad

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Ahmedabad today?

The current Air Quality Index in Ahmedabad is 392 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Ahmedabad today?

No — Ahmedabad's AQI is 392 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Ahmedabad?

Today the dominant pollutant driving Ahmedabad's AQI is PM2.5. The full pollutant breakdown (PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, O₃, CO, SO₂) is listed above.

How is Ahmedabad's AQI calculated?

Each pollutant's 24-hour concentration is converted to a sub-index using CPCB breakpoints; the city AQI is the highest sub-index. See our methodology.

What is the air quality forecast for Ahmedabad tomorrow?

Air in Ahmedabad is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 72 (Satisfactory). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.