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Ahmedabad, Gujarat · Live air quality

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AQI · India scale
Satisfactory

You're looking at Ahmedabad's air right now — AQI 79, satisfactory, driven by O₃.

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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.

#234 most polluted of 265 live citiesDominant pollutant: O₃
Is it safe to go out in Ahmedabad today?

Yes — air quality in Ahmedabad is satisfactory today (AQI 79). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 2 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 192 higher than yesterday

Where 79 sits on the India CPCB scale

79
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Ahmedabad air quality forecast

27°C · wind 3 km/h

Light winds (3 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today151Moderatelow 80
Tomorrow87Satisfactorylow 43
Thu66Satisfactorylow 35
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 09:00 (AQI 87) — 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
Good to go
Windows
Open them
Mask outdoors
Not needed
Kids’ outdoor play
Perfectly fine
Air purifier
Not needed
Commute
Any mode

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

Live pollutant levels

O₃78.1 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 79
PM2.544.5 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 75
PM1052.9 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 54
NO₂35 µg/m³
Good · index 44
SO₂15.8 µg/m³
Good · index 20

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

2
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (45 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 2 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−3.9 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 3.9 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.

24-hour AQI graph

min 58 · max 260
01002003008am: AQI 58 (Satisfactory)8am9am: AQI 58 (Satisfactory)10am: AQI 58 (Satisfactory)11am: AQI 58 (Satisfactory)12pm: AQI 58 (Satisfactory)12pm1pm: AQI 59 (Satisfactory)2pm: AQI 60 (Satisfactory)3pm: AQI 64 (Satisfactory)4pm: AQI 65 (Satisfactory)4pm5pm: AQI 66 (Satisfactory)6pm: AQI 67 (Satisfactory)7pm: AQI 67 (Satisfactory)8pm: AQI 68 (Satisfactory)8pm9pm: AQI 68 (Satisfactory)10pm: AQI 68 (Satisfactory)11pm: AQI 68 (Satisfactory)12am: AQI 69 (Satisfactory)12am1am: AQI 69 (Satisfactory)2am: AQI 260 (Poor)3am: AQI 260 (Poor)4am: AQI 260 (Poor)4am5am: AQI 77 (Satisfactory)6am: AQI 78 (Satisfactory)7am: AQI 79 (Satisfactory)7am

Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.

7-day AQI trend

01002003002026-09-26: AQI 260 (Poor)26009-262026-10-02: AQI 260 (Poor)26010-022026-10-03: AQI 260 (Poor)26010-032026-10-04: AQI 69 (Satisfactory)6910-042026-10-05: AQI 260 (Poor)26010-052026-10-06: AQI 68 (Satisfactory)6810-062026-10-07: AQI 260 (Poor)26010-07

Daily peak AQI recorded by DailyAQI since tracking began, coloured by category. History grows to a rolling 30 days.

Air quality calendar

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Worst recorded day: 2026-09-23 (AQI 371) · cleanest: 2026-10-06 (AQI 68)

Each cell is a day, coloured by that day’s peak AQI band. Only days we have recorded are shown; the grid fills out over the month.

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What Satisfactory air means for you

Acceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people.

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 a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring station, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. Right now Ahmedabad's modelled AQI estimate is 79 (Satisfactory), with O₃ the dominant pollutant — the CPCB government feed is temporarily offline, so this is an Open-Meteo model estimate on the CPCB scale rather than a station measurement. 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.

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 modelled Air Quality Index estimate for Ahmedabad is 79 (Satisfactory) on the Indian CPCB scale, with O₃ as the dominant pollutant. The CPCB government feed is temporarily offline, so this is an Open-Meteo (CAMS) model estimate rather than a station measurement.

Is it safe to go outside in Ahmedabad today?

Yes — air quality in Ahmedabad is satisfactory today (AQI 79). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

What is the main pollutant in Ahmedabad?

Today the dominant pollutant driving Ahmedabad's AQI is O₃. 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 improve tomorrow to around AQI 87 (Satisfactory), down from about 151 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.