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AQI · India scale
Very Poor

You're looking at Byrnihat's air right now — AQI 380, very poor, driven by PM2.5.

Central Academy for SFS, Byrnihat - PCBA · 2 stations · updated

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Byrnihat Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

No — Byrnihat's AQI is 380 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 10 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▼ 9 lower than yesterday

Where 380 sits on the India CPCB scale

380
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Byrnihat air quality forecast

21°C · wind 4 km/h

Light winds (4 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today71Satisfactorylow 23
Tomorrow61Satisfactorylow 18
Wed79Satisfactorylow 16
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 23:00 (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

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

PM2.5224 µg/m³
Very Poor · index 380
PM10126 µg/m³
Moderate · index 118
SO₂32 µg/m³
Good · index 40
O₃22 µg/m³
Good · index 22
NO₂9 µg/m³
Good · index 11
NH₃4 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

10.2
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (224 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 10.2 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−21.5 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 21.5 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 Byrnihat

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

StationAQICategoryPM2.5PM10
Central Academy for SFS, Byrnihat - PCBA380Very Poor224126
15th Mile-Nongthymmai, Byrnihat -Meghalaya PCB86Satisfactory2186

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 53 · max 411
01002003004009pm: AQI 411 (Severe)9pm10pm: AQI 409 (Severe)11pm: AQI 53 (Satisfactory)12am: AQI 402 (Severe)1am: AQI 400 (Very Poor)1am2am: AQI 399 (Very Poor)3am: AQI 399 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 401 (Severe)5am: AQI 402 (Severe)5am6am: AQI 402 (Severe)7am: AQI 402 (Severe)8am: AQI 402 (Severe)9am: AQI 402 (Severe)9am10am: AQI 402 (Severe)11am: AQI 287 (Poor)12pm: AQI 398 (Very Poor)1pm: AQI 396 (Very Poor)1pm2pm: AQI 394 (Very Poor)3pm: AQI 392 (Very Poor)4pm: AQI 391 (Very Poor)5pm: AQI 388 (Very Poor)5pm6pm: AQI 386 (Very Poor)7pm: AQI 382 (Very Poor)8pm: AQI 380 (Very Poor)8pm

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 Byrnihat

This page tracks the Byrnihat 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 Byrnihat's AQI is 380 (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 Byrnihat's air changes through the year

Air quality in Byrnihat 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 Byrnihat

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 Byrnihat

Air quality is not uniform across a city. Among Byrnihat's monitoring areas right now, the air is cleanest around 15th Mile-Nongthymmai, Byrnihat -Meghalaya PCB and worst around Central Academy for SFS, Byrnihat - PCBA — 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 Byrnihat for cleaner air

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

Staying safe in Byrnihat'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 Byrnihat

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Byrnihat today?

The current Air Quality Index in Byrnihat is 380 (Very Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Byrnihat today?

No — Byrnihat's AQI is 380 (Very Poor). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Byrnihat?

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

How is Byrnihat'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 Byrnihat tomorrow?

Air in Byrnihat is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 61 (Satisfactory). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.