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373
AQI · India scale
Very Poor

You're looking at Baddi's air right now — AQI 373, very poor, driven by PM2.5.

HIMUDA Complex Phase-1, Baddi - HPPCB · 1 station · updated

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Baddi Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

No — Baddi's AQI is 373 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 10 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 26 higher than yesterday

Where 373 sits on the India CPCB scale

373
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Baddi air quality forecast

16°C · wind 6 km/h

Light winds (6 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today85Satisfactorylow 28
Tomorrow167Moderatelow 43
Sun158Moderatelow 46
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 71) — 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

PM2.5215 µg/m³
Very Poor · index 373
PM10195 µg/m³
Moderate · index 164
O₃69 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 70
SO₂38 µg/m³
Good · index 48
NO₂27 µg/m³
Good · index 34
NH₃3 µg/m³
Good · index 1

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

9.8
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (215 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 9.8 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−20.6 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 20.6 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 343 · max 380
01002003004009pm: AQI 343 (Very Poor)9pm10pm: AQI 348 (Very Poor)11pm: AQI 354 (Very Poor)12am: AQI 362 (Very Poor)1am: AQI 368 (Very Poor)1am2am: AQI 372 (Very Poor)3am: AQI 373 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 370 (Very Poor)5am: AQI 367 (Very Poor)5am6am: AQI 367 (Very Poor)7am: AQI 367 (Very Poor)8am: AQI 367 (Very Poor)9am: AQI 367 (Very Poor)9am10am: AQI 359 (Very Poor)11am: AQI 361 (Very Poor)12pm: AQI 363 (Very Poor)1pm: AQI 363 (Very Poor)1pm2pm: AQI 368 (Very Poor)3pm: AQI 374 (Very Poor)4pm: AQI 380 (Very Poor)5pm: AQI 379 (Very Poor)5pm6pm: AQI 379 (Very Poor)7pm: AQI 376 (Very Poor)8pm: AQI 373 (Very Poor)8pm

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 Baddi

This page tracks the Baddi 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 Baddi's AQI is 373 (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 Baddi's air changes through the year

Air quality in Baddi 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 Baddi

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 Baddi for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Baddi, 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 Madikeri, Srinagar, Thoothukudi.

Staying safe in Baddi'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 Baddi

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Baddi today?

The current Air Quality Index in Baddi is 373 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Baddi today?

No — Baddi's AQI is 373 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Baddi?

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

How is Baddi'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 Baddi tomorrow?

Air in Baddi is forecast to worsen tomorrow to around AQI 167 (Moderate), up from about 85 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.