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AQI · India scale
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You're looking at Dholpur's air right now — AQI 403, severe, driven by PM2.5.

Raja Ganj, Dholpur - RSPCB · 1 station · updated

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Dholpur Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

No — Dholpur's AQI is 403 (Severe). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 12 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 74 higher than yesterday

Where 403 sits on the India CPCB scale

403
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Dholpur air quality forecast

24°C · wind 0 km/h

Light winds (0 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today304Very Poorlow 86
Tomorrow248Poorlow 64
Sun222Poorlow 86
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 218) — 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

PM2.5254 µg/m³
Severe · index 403
PM10185 µg/m³
Moderate · index 157
NO₂35 µg/m³
Good · index 44
O₃33 µg/m³
Good · index 33
SO₂4 µg/m³
Good · index 5
NH₃6 µg/m³
Good · index 2

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

11.5
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (254 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 11.5 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−24.4 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 24.4 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 197 · max 403
01002003004009pm: AQI 197 (Moderate)9pm10pm: AQI 224 (Poor)11pm: AQI 247 (Poor)12am: AQI 277 (Poor)1am: AQI 303 (Very Poor)1am2am: AQI 310 (Very Poor)3am: AQI 317 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 323 (Very Poor)5am: AQI 330 (Very Poor)5am6am: AQI 330 (Very Poor)7am: AQI 330 (Very Poor)8am: AQI 330 (Very Poor)9am: AQI 330 (Very Poor)9am10am: AQI 349 (Very Poor)11am: AQI 351 (Very Poor)12pm: AQI 352 (Very Poor)1pm: AQI 356 (Very Poor)1pm2pm: AQI 363 (Very Poor)3pm: AQI 370 (Very Poor)4pm: AQI 376 (Very Poor)5pm: AQI 382 (Very Poor)5pm6pm: AQI 390 (Very Poor)7pm: AQI 397 (Very Poor)8pm: AQI 403 (Severe)8pm

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

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What Severe air means for you

Affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases; avoid outdoor activity.

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 Dholpur

This page tracks the Dholpur 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 Dholpur's AQI is 403 (Severe), 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 Dholpur's air changes through the year

Air quality in Dholpur 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 Dholpur

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 Dholpur for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Dholpur, 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 Dholpur'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 Dholpur today?

The current Air Quality Index in Dholpur is 403 (Severe) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Dholpur today?

No — Dholpur's AQI is 403 (Severe). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Dholpur?

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

How is Dholpur'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 Dholpur tomorrow?

Air in Dholpur is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 248 (Poor), down from about 304 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.