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341
AQI · India scale
Very Poor

You're looking at Gummidipoondi's air right now — AQI 341, very poor, driven by PM2.5.

Anthoni Pillai Nagar, Gummidipoondi - TNPCB · 1 station · updated

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Gummidipoondi Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

#100 most polluted of 298 live citiesDominant pollutant: PM2.5
Is it safe to go out in Gummidipoondi today?

No — Gummidipoondi's AQI is 341 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 8 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 341 sits on the India CPCB scale

341
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Gummidipoondi air quality forecast

26°C · wind 12 km/h

Moderate 12 km/h winds are giving average dispersal today.

Today63Satisfactorylow 24
Tomorrow112Moderatelow 57
Mon124Moderatelow 85
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 22:00 (AQI 57) — 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

PM2.5172 µg/m³
Very Poor · index 341
PM10111 µg/m³
Moderate · index 108
SO₂19 µg/m³
Good · index 24
NO₂16 µg/m³
Good · index 20
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

7.8
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (172 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 7.8 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−16.4 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 16.4 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 341 · max 404
010020030040010pm: AQI 404 (Severe)10pm11pm: AQI 404 (Severe)12am: AQI 404 (Severe)1am: AQI 403 (Severe)2am: AQI 401 (Severe)2am3am: AQI 397 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 392 (Very Poor)5am: AQI 390 (Very Poor)6am: AQI 390 (Very Poor)6am7am: AQI 384 (Very Poor)8am: AQI 379 (Very Poor)9am: AQI 375 (Very Poor)10am: AQI 370 (Very Poor)10am11am: AQI 366 (Very Poor)12pm: AQI 361 (Very Poor)1pm: AQI 357 (Very Poor)2pm: AQI 354 (Very Poor)2pm3pm: AQI 351 (Very Poor)4pm: AQI 348 (Very Poor)5pm: AQI 345 (Very Poor)6pm: AQI 343 (Very Poor)6pm7pm: AQI 341 (Very Poor)8pm: AQI 341 (Very Poor)9pm: AQI 341 (Very Poor)9pm

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 Gummidipoondi

This page tracks the Gummidipoondi 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 Gummidipoondi's AQI is 341 (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 Gummidipoondi's air changes through the year

Air quality in Gummidipoondi 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 Gummidipoondi

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 Gummidipoondi for cleaner air

For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Gummidipoondi, 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, Chikkamagaluru, Haveri.

Staying safe in Gummidipoondi'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 Gummidipoondi

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Gummidipoondi today?

The current Air Quality Index in Gummidipoondi is 341 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Gummidipoondi today?

No — Gummidipoondi's AQI is 341 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Gummidipoondi?

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

How is Gummidipoondi'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 Gummidipoondi tomorrow?

Air in Gummidipoondi is forecast to worsen tomorrow to around AQI 112 (Moderate), up from about 63 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.