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Moderate

You're looking at Ulhasnagar's air right now — AQI 160, moderate, driven by PM2.5.

Sidhi Vinayak Nagar, Ulhasnagar - MPCB · 2 stations · updated

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Ulhasnagar Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

Mostly — Ulhasnagar's AQI is 160 (Moderate). Sensitive groups (asthma, children, older adults) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 4 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▼ 17 lower than yesterday

Where 160 sits on the India CPCB scale

160
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Ulhasnagar air quality forecast

28°C · wind 6 km/h

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

Today87Satisfactorylow 50
Tomorrow88Satisfactorylow 38
Sun92Satisfactorylow 46
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 84) — 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
Ease off if sensitive
Windows
Limit at peak hours
Mask outdoors
Optional (sensitive)
Kids’ outdoor play
Shorten sessions
Air purifier
Helpful indoors
Commute
Prefer enclosed

General guidance by AQI band. Sensitive groups should act one level earlier.

Live pollutant levels

PM2.578 µg/m³
Moderate · index 160
PM10110 µg/m³
Moderate · index 108
O₃83 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 83
SO₂30 µg/m³
Good · index 38
NO₂13 µg/m³
Good · index 16
NH₃2 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

3.5
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (78 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 3.5 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−7.2 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 7.2 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.

Monitoring stations in Ulhasnagar

2 live CPCB stations, ranked worst air first. Each station's AQI is its own highest pollutant sub-index.

StationAQICategoryPM2.5PM10
Sidhi Vinayak Nagar, Ulhasnagar - MPCB160Moderate78110
Vithalwadi, Ulhasnagar - MPCB108Moderate6290

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 160 · max 231
01002009pm: AQI 231 (Poor)9pm10pm: AQI 231 (Poor)11pm: AQI 224 (Poor)12am: AQI 214 (Poor)1am: AQI 204 (Poor)1am2am: AQI 197 (Moderate)3am: AQI 187 (Moderate)4am: AQI 180 (Moderate)5am: AQI 174 (Moderate)5am6am: AQI 174 (Moderate)7am: AQI 174 (Moderate)8am: AQI 174 (Moderate)9am: AQI 174 (Moderate)9am10am: AQI 167 (Moderate)11am: AQI 164 (Moderate)12pm: AQI 164 (Moderate)1pm: AQI 164 (Moderate)1pm2pm: AQI 164 (Moderate)3pm: AQI 160 (Moderate)4pm: AQI 164 (Moderate)5pm: AQI 164 (Moderate)5pm6pm: AQI 160 (Moderate)7pm: AQI 160 (Moderate)8pm: AQI 160 (Moderate)8pm

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

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What Moderate air means for you

May cause breathing discomfort to people with lung disease such as asthma, and to children and older adults.

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 Ulhasnagar

This page tracks the Ulhasnagar 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 Ulhasnagar's AQI is 160 (Moderate), 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 Ulhasnagar's air changes through the year

Air quality in Ulhasnagar 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 Ulhasnagar

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.

Cleaner and worse areas within Ulhasnagar

Air quality is not uniform across a city. Among Ulhasnagar's monitoring areas right now, the air is cleanest around Vithalwadi, Ulhasnagar - MPCB and worst around Sidhi Vinayak Nagar, Ulhasnagar - MPCB — 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 Ulhasnagar for cleaner air

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Ulhasnagar today?

The current Air Quality Index in Ulhasnagar is 160 (Moderate) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Ulhasnagar today?

Mostly — Ulhasnagar's AQI is 160 (Moderate). Sensitive groups (asthma, children, older adults) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

What is the main pollutant in Ulhasnagar?

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

How is Ulhasnagar'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 Ulhasnagar tomorrow?

Air in Ulhasnagar is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 88 (Satisfactory). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.