Surat, Gujarat · Live air quality
You're looking at Surat's air right now — AQI 316, very poor, driven by PM2.5.
Surat Air Quality Index (AQI) Today
Live air quality in Surat, Gujarat — real-time AQI, dominant pollutant, PM2.5 & PM10 levels and a plain-English health advisory, computed from CPCB data.
No — Surat's AQI is 316 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.
Where 316 sits on the India CPCB scale
Surat air quality forecast
30°C · wind 8 km/hModerate 8 km/h winds are giving average dispersal today.
Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).
Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 64) — 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
General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.
Live pollutant levels
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
Illustrative equivalences from published research (Berkeley Earth; Air Quality Life Index, University of Chicago). Not a medical assessment of your personal risk.
Monitoring stations in Surat
2 live CPCB stations, ranked worst air first. Each station's AQI is its own highest pollutant sub-index.
| Station | AQI | Category | PM2.5 | PM10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Center, Surat - SMC | 316 | Very Poor | 140 | 142 |
| Katargam, Surat - Nexteng Enviro | 177 | Moderate | 83 | 95 |
Source: CPCB continuous ambient air-quality monitoring stations via data.gov.in. Station-level values are the latest hourly averages.
24-hour AQI graph
min 221 · max 317Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.
7-day AQI trend
Daily peak AQI recorded by DailyAQI since tracking began, coloured by category. History grows to a rolling 30 days.
Air quality calendar
Worst recorded day: 2026-11-07 (AQI 317) · cleanest: 2026-10-11 (AQI 92)
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 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)
| AQI | Category | Associated health impact |
|---|---|---|
| 0–50 | Good | Air quality is considered satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk. |
| 51–100 | Satisfactory | Acceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people. |
| 101–200 | Moderate | May cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and to children and older adults. |
| 201–300 | Poor | May cause breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure. |
| 301–400 | Very Poor | May cause respiratory illness on prolonged exposure; effects more pronounced for people with lung and heart disease. |
| 401–500 | Severe | Affects 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 Surat
This page tracks the Surat, Gujarat Air Quality Index using measurements from 2 Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring stations, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. Right now Surat's AQI is 316 (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 Surat's air changes through the year
As a western city, Surat's air depends heavily on geography: coastal locations are kept cleaner by sea breezes that disperse pollution, while inland areas see more dust in the dry season. Winters are typically moderate rather than severe, and the monsoon delivers the cleanest air, washing particulates from the sky.
What drives air pollution in Surat
Traffic, construction and road dust, industry and port or coastal activity are the main local sources. Sea breezes and stronger winds usually help disperse pollution, which is why coastal air often clears faster than in landlocked cities, though calm days and dry-season dust can still push readings up.
Cleaner and worse areas within Surat
Air quality is not uniform across a city. Among Surat's monitoring areas right now, the air is cleanest around Katargam, Surat - Nexteng Enviro and worst around Science Center, Surat - SMC — a reminder that local traffic, industry and construction can make a real difference over just a few kilometres. The live area-by-area comparison above shows where to go and where to avoid at this moment.
Best time to visit Surat for cleaner air
For the cleanest air, the monsoon and the months just after it are usually best in Surat, 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 Vadodara, Ahmedabad.
Staying safe in Surat'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 Surat
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Frequently asked questions
What is the AQI in Surat today?
The current Air Quality Index in Surat is 316 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.
Is it safe to go outside in Surat today?
No — Surat's AQI is 316 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.
What is the main pollutant in Surat?
Today the dominant pollutant driving Surat's AQI is PM2.5. The full pollutant breakdown (PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, O₃, CO, SO₂) is listed above.
How is Surat'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 Surat tomorrow?
Air in Surat is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 83 (Satisfactory). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.