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Baraut, · Live air quality

332
AQI · India scale
Very Poor

You're looking at Baraut's air right now — AQI 332, very poor, driven by PM2.5.

Nagar Palika Parishad, Baraut - UPPCB · 1 station · updated

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Baraut Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

#18 most polluted of 244 live citiesDominant pollutant: PM2.5
Is it safe to go out in Baraut today?

No — Baraut's AQI is 332 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

▲ 10 higher than yesterday

Where 332 sits on the India CPCB scale

332
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

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

PM2.5161 µg/m³
Very Poor · index 332
PM10102 µg/m³
Moderate · index 102
O₃30 µg/m³
Good · index 30
NO₂22 µg/m³
Good · index 28
SO₂3 µg/m³
Good · index 4

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

7.3
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (161 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 7.3 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−15.3 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 15.3 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 314 · max 332
010020030010am: AQI 315 (Very Poor)10am11am: AQI 317 (Very Poor)12pm: AQI 319 (Very Poor)1pm: AQI 321 (Very Poor)2pm: AQI 322 (Very Poor)2pm3pm: AQI 322 (Very Poor)4pm: AQI 319 (Very Poor)5pm: AQI 316 (Very Poor)6pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)6pm7pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)8pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)9pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)10pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)10pm11pm: AQI 315 (Very Poor)12am: AQI 314 (Very Poor)1am: AQI 319 (Very Poor)2am: AQI 323 (Very Poor)2am3am: AQI 328 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 332 (Very Poor)4am

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

7-day AQI trend

01002003002026-09-23: AQI 322 (Very Poor)32209-232026-09-24: AQI 332 (Very Poor)33209-24

Daily peak AQI recorded by DailyAQI since tracking began, coloured by category. History grows to a rolling 30 days.

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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 Baraut

This page tracks the Baraut Air Quality Index using measurements from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring stations, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. The AQI is a single number from 0 to 500 that summarises how polluted the air is and what it means for health, based on the concentrations of key pollutants — fine particulate matter (PM2.5), coarse particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), ground-level ozone (O₃), carbon monoxide (CO) and sulphur dioxide (SO₂).

Air quality in Baraut changes through the day and across seasons. Levels are typically worse in the early morning and late evening when cooler, calmer air traps pollutants near the ground, and across North India they rise sharply in winter (roughly October to February) when temperature inversions, crop-residue burning and festival activity combine. Summer and the monsoon usually bring cleaner air as rain washes out particulates and stronger winds disperse them. Checking the current reading before outdoor exercise, a school run 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", it means we are waiting on a fresh value rather than showing an estimate.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Baraut today?

The current Air Quality Index in Baraut is 332 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Baraut today?

No — Baraut's AQI is 332 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Baraut?

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

How is Baraut'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.