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Damoh · Live air quality

76
AQI · India scale
Satisfactory

You're looking at Damoh's air right now — AQI 76, satisfactory, driven by PM2.5.

Shrivastav Colony, Damoh - MPPCB · 1 station · updated

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Damoh Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

Yes — air quality in Damoh is satisfactory today (AQI 76). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 2 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▼ 29 lower than yesterday

Where 76 sits on the India CPCB scale

76
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Damoh air quality forecast

22°C · wind 8 km/h

Moderate 8 km/h winds are giving average dispersal today.

Today134Moderatelow 77
Tomorrow116Moderatelow 70
Wed101Moderatelow 64
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 23:00 (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
Good to go
Windows
Open them
Mask outdoors
Not needed
Kids’ outdoor play
Perfectly fine
Air purifier
Not needed
Commute
Any mode

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

Live pollutant levels

PM2.545 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 76
PM1054 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 55
SO₂26 µg/m³
Good · index 33
NO₂5 µg/m³
Good · index 6

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

2
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (45 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 2 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−3.9 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 3.9 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 72 · max 231
01002009pm: AQI 231 (Poor)9pm10pm: AQI 221 (Poor)11pm: AQI 96 (Satisfactory)12am: AQI 218 (Poor)1am: AQI 174 (Moderate)1am2am: AQI 127 (Moderate)3am: AQI 89 (Satisfactory)4am: AQI 79 (Satisfactory)5am: AQI 77 (Satisfactory)5am6am: AQI 77 (Satisfactory)7am: AQI 77 (Satisfactory)8am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)9am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)9am10am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)11am: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)12pm: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)1pm: AQI 72 (Satisfactory)1pm2pm: AQI 74 (Satisfactory)3pm: AQI 74 (Satisfactory)4pm: AQI 76 (Satisfactory)5pm: AQI 76 (Satisfactory)5pm6pm: AQI 76 (Satisfactory)7pm: AQI 76 (Satisfactory)8pm: AQI 76 (Satisfactory)8pm

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

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What Satisfactory air means for you

Acceptable air quality; minor breathing discomfort possible for unusually sensitive people.

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 Damoh

This page tracks the Damoh Air Quality Index using measurements from a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring station, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. Right now Damoh's AQI is 76 (Satisfactory), 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 Damoh's air changes through the year

Air quality in Damoh 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 Damoh

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.

Best time to visit Damoh for cleaner air

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Damoh today?

The current Air Quality Index in Damoh is 76 (Satisfactory) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Damoh today?

Yes — air quality in Damoh is satisfactory today (AQI 76). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

What is the main pollutant in Damoh?

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

How is Damoh'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 Damoh tomorrow?

Air in Damoh is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 116 (Moderate), down from about 134 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.