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Faisalabad272Very Unhealthy

Faisalabad, Pakistan · Live air quality

272
AQI · US scale
Very Unhealthy

You're looking at Faisalabad's air right now — US AQI 272, very unhealthy, driven by PM2.5.

Naimat colony · 1 station · updated · source: OpenAQ

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Faisalabad Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

Live air quality in Faisalabad, Pakistan — real-time US AQI, PM2.5 & PM10 and a plain-English health advisory, from OpenAQ station data.

Is it safe to go out in Faisalabad today?

No — Faisalabad's US AQI is 272 (Very Unhealthy). Avoid outdoor exertion, keep windows closed and run an air purifier.

▼ 114 lower than yesterday

Where 272 sits on the US EPA scale

272
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Faisalabad air quality forecast

22°C · wind 1 km/h

Light 1 km/h winds are letting pollution linger today.

Today177Unhealthylow 147
Tomorrow172Unhealthylow 149
Sun179Unhealthylow 166

3-day forecast modelled by Open-Meteo on the US EPA scale. Forecasts are estimates and can change — the live reading above is 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

PM2.5197.6 µg/m³
Very Unhealthy · index 272

Computed on the US EPA AQI scale from PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations; the city AQI is the higher sub-index (the dominant pollutant). Bars show the sub-index out of 500.

What this air does to your body

9
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (198 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 9 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−18.9 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 18.9 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 166 · max 306
01002003004pm: AQI 216 (Very Unhealthy)4pm5pm: AQI 236 (Very Unhealthy)6pm: AQI 217 (Very Unhealthy)7pm: AQI 224 (Very Unhealthy)8pm: AQI 245 (Very Unhealthy)8pm9pm: AQI 215 (Very Unhealthy)10pm: AQI 215 (Very Unhealthy)11pm: AQI 259 (Very Unhealthy)12am: AQI 288 (Very Unhealthy)12am1am: AQI 302 (Hazardous)2am: AQI 291 (Very Unhealthy)3am: AQI 306 (Hazardous)4am: AQI 306 (Hazardous)4am5am: AQI 188 (Unhealthy)6am: AQI 188 (Unhealthy)7am: AQI 186 (Unhealthy)8am: AQI 186 (Unhealthy)8am9am: AQI 167 (Unhealthy)10am: AQI 166 (Unhealthy)11am: AQI 166 (Unhealthy)12pm: AQI 167 (Unhealthy)12pm1pm: AQI 168 (Unhealthy)2pm: AQI 175 (Unhealthy)3pm: AQI 272 (Very Unhealthy)3pm

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

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What Very Unhealthy air means for you

Health alert: the risk of health effects is increased for everyone.

Health guidance per US EPA AQI categories. Informational only — not medical advice.

US AQI categories

AQICategoryHealth impact
0–50GoodAir quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
51–100ModerateAir quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
101–150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsMembers of sensitive groups may experience health effects; the general public is less likely to be affected.
151–200UnhealthySome members of the general public may experience health effects; sensitive groups may experience more serious effects.
201–300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: the risk of health effects is increased for everyone.
301–500HazardousHealth warning of emergency conditions; everyone is more likely to be affected. Stay indoors.

Monitoring location

Approximate location of the monitoring station(s) feeding this reading. Map © OpenStreetMap.

About air quality in Faisalabad

This page tracks the Faisalabad Air Quality Index using measurements from public monitoring stations aggregated by OpenAQ, reported on the US EPA AQI scale — the international standard used by most worldwide air-quality services. The index runs from 0 to 500; the higher the number, the more polluted the air and the greater the health concern. It is calculated here from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse particulate matter (PM10), the pollutants that most often drive urban air quality.

Air quality in Faisalabad varies through the day and across seasons with traffic, industry, weather and — in many regions — seasonal biomass or crop burning. Checking the live reading before outdoor exercise or a commute helps you decide whether to adjust timing, wear a mask, or keep windows closed. We only display a number when a recent station reading exists; if you see "data updating", we are waiting on fresh data rather than showing an estimate.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Faisalabad today?

The current US EPA Air Quality Index in Faisalabad is 272 (Very Unhealthy), driven by PM2.5.

Is it safe to go outside in Faisalabad today?

No — Faisalabad's US AQI is 272 (Very Unhealthy). Avoid outdoor exertion, keep windows closed and run an air purifier.

Which AQI scale is used here?

International cities use the US EPA AQI scale (0–500), the global standard also used by most worldwide air-quality services, computed from PM2.5 and PM10. Indian cities on this site use India's national CPCB scale.

How is Faisalabad's AQI measured?

From public monitoring stations aggregated by OpenAQ. We only show a reading when a station has reported within the last few hours; otherwise the page says "data updating".

What is the air quality forecast for Faisalabad tomorrow?

Air in Faisalabad is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 172 (Unhealthy). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.