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61
AQI · India scale
Satisfactory

You're looking at Bagalkot's air right now — AQI 61, satisfactory, driven by PM2.5.

Vidayagiri, Bagalkot - KSPCB · 1 station · updated

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Bagalkot Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

#253 most polluted of 280 live citiesDominant pollutant: PM2.5
Is it safe to go out in Bagalkot today?

Yes — air quality in Bagalkot is satisfactory today (AQI 61). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 1.6 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
No change vs yesterday

Where 61 sits on the India CPCB scale

61
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Bagalkot air quality forecast

29°C · wind 15 km/h

Moderate 15 km/h winds are giving average dispersal today.

Today78Satisfactorylow 41
Tomorrow63Satisfactorylow 29
Fri75Satisfactorylow 32
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 23:00 (AQI 41) — 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

PM2.536 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 61
PM1051 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 52
O₃18 µg/m³
Good · index 18
NO₂10 µg/m³
Good · index 13
SO₂10 µg/m³
Good · index 13
NH₃1 µg/m³
Good · index 0

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

1.6
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (36 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 1.6 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−3 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 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

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

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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 Bagalkot

This page tracks the Bagalkot 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 Bagalkot's AQI is 61 (Satisfactory), 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 Bagalkot's air changes through the year

Air quality in Bagalkot 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 Bagalkot

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 Bagalkot for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Bagalkot, 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 Rishikesh, Thiruvananthapuram, Puducherry.

Staying safe in Bagalkot'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.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Bagalkot today?

The current Air Quality Index in Bagalkot is 61 (Satisfactory) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Bagalkot today?

Yes — air quality in Bagalkot is satisfactory today (AQI 61). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

What is the main pollutant in Bagalkot?

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

How is Bagalkot'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 Bagalkot tomorrow?

Air in Bagalkot is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 63 (Satisfactory), down from about 78 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.