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Ahmednagar, · Live air quality

100
AQI · India scale
Satisfactory

You're looking at Ahmednagar's air right now — AQI 100, satisfactory, driven by O₃.

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Ahmednagar Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

Yes — air quality in Ahmednagar is satisfactory today (AQI 100). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 1.3 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 4 higher than yesterday

Where 100 sits on the India CPCB scale

100
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Ahmednagar air quality forecast

23°C · wind 1 km/h

Light winds (1 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today71Satisfactorylow 39
Tomorrow60Satisfactorylow 24
Thu50Goodlow 27
12:0018:0000:0006:00

Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 15:00 (AQI 39) — 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

O₃99.5 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 100
PM2.528.2 µg/m³
Good · index 47
PM1035.9 µg/m³
Good · index 36
NO₂9.2 µg/m³
Good · index 12
SO₂6.9 µg/m³
Good · index 9

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

1.3
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (28 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 1.3 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−2.3 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 2.3 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 72 · max 108
0501001509am: AQI 103 (Moderate)9am10am: AQI 104 (Moderate)11am: AQI 103 (Moderate)12pm: AQI 103 (Moderate)1pm: AQI 103 (Moderate)1pm2pm: AQI 103 (Moderate)3pm: AQI 96 (Satisfactory)4pm: AQI 96 (Satisfactory)5pm: AQI 97 (Satisfactory)5pm6pm: AQI 97 (Satisfactory)7pm: AQI 97 (Satisfactory)8pm: AQI 98 (Satisfactory)9pm: AQI 99 (Satisfactory)9pm10pm: AQI 102 (Moderate)11pm: AQI 104 (Moderate)12am: AQI 106 (Moderate)1am: AQI 108 (Moderate)1am2am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)3am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)4am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)5am: AQI 102 (Moderate)5am6am: AQI 101 (Moderate)7am: AQI 100 (Satisfactory)8am: AQI 100 (Satisfactory)8am

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

7-day AQI trend

0501001502026-09-26: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)7209-262026-10-02: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)7210-022026-10-03: AQI 98 (Satisfactory)9810-032026-10-04: AQI 102 (Moderate)10210-042026-10-05: AQI 105 (Moderate)10510-052026-10-06: AQI 104 (Moderate)10410-062026-10-07: AQI 108 (Moderate)10810-07

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 114) · cleanest: 2026-09-26 (AQI 72)

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 Ahmednagar

This page tracks the Ahmednagar 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 Ahmednagar's modelled AQI estimate is 100 (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 Ahmednagar's air changes through the year

Air quality in Ahmednagar changes through the day and across the seasons. Levels are usually worse in the early morning and late evening when cooler, calmer air traps pollutants near the ground, and they tend to rise in the cooler months when inversions are more common; the monsoon typically brings the cleanest air as rain washes particulates away.

What drives air pollution in Ahmednagar

Traffic, construction and road dust, industry and the burning of solid fuels are the main local sources, with regional factors and winter weather adding to the load when the air is calm.

Best time to visit Ahmednagar for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Ahmednagar, 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 Aizawl, Narnaul, Kohima.

Staying safe in Ahmednagar'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 Ahmednagar

The nearest monitored cities to Ahmednagar, with their live AQI — tap any card for its full report.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Ahmednagar today?

The modelled Air Quality Index estimate for Ahmednagar is 100 (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 Ahmednagar today?

Yes — air quality in Ahmednagar is satisfactory today (AQI 100). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

What is the main pollutant in Ahmednagar?

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

How is Ahmednagar'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 Ahmednagar tomorrow?

Air in Ahmednagar is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 60 (Satisfactory), down from about 71 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.