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411
AQI · India scale
Severe

You're looking at Madhubani's air right now — AQI 411, severe, driven by PM2.5.

Bhoop Narayan Singh Colony, Madhubani - BSPCB · 1 station · updated

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Madhubani Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

No — Madhubani's AQI is 411 (Severe). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 13 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▲ 21 higher than yesterday

Where 411 sits on the India CPCB scale

411
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Madhubani air quality forecast

23°C · wind 5 km/h

Light winds (5 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today304Very Poorlow 47
Tomorrow309Very Poorlow 90
Wed306Very Poorlow 77
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 264) — 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

PM2.5275 µg/m³
Severe · index 411
PM10278 µg/m³
Poor · index 229
NO₂21 µg/m³
Good · index 26
SO₂10 µg/m³
Good · index 13
NH₃20 µg/m³
Good · index 5
O₃1 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

12.5
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (275 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 12.5 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−26.5 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 26.5 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.

24-hour AQI graph

min 132 · max 412
01002003004009pm: AQI 389 (Very Poor)9pm10pm: AQI 388 (Very Poor)11pm: AQI 132 (Moderate)12am: AQI 381 (Very Poor)1am: AQI 379 (Very Poor)1am2am: AQI 377 (Very Poor)3am: AQI 376 (Very Poor)4am: AQI 375 (Very Poor)5am: AQI 375 (Very Poor)5am6am: AQI 375 (Very Poor)7am: AQI 375 (Very Poor)8am: AQI 373 (Very Poor)9am: AQI 380 (Very Poor)9am10am: AQI 389 (Very Poor)11am: AQI 389 (Very Poor)12pm: AQI 403 (Severe)1pm: AQI 405 (Severe)1pm2pm: AQI 407 (Severe)3pm: AQI 409 (Severe)4pm: AQI 410 (Severe)5pm: AQI 411 (Severe)5pm6pm: AQI 412 (Severe)7pm: AQI 412 (Severe)8pm: AQI 411 (Severe)8pm

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

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What Severe air means for you

Affects healthy people and seriously impacts those with existing diseases; avoid outdoor activity.

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 Madhubani

This page tracks the Madhubani 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 Madhubani's AQI is 411 (Severe), 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 Madhubani's air changes through the year

Air quality in Madhubani 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 Madhubani

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 Madhubani for cleaner air

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Madhubani today?

The current Air Quality Index in Madhubani is 411 (Severe) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Madhubani today?

No — Madhubani's AQI is 411 (Severe). Avoid outdoor activity, keep windows closed, run a purifier and wear an N95 mask outdoors.

What is the main pollutant in Madhubani?

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

How is Madhubani'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 Madhubani tomorrow?

Air in Madhubani is forecast to stay similar tomorrow, around AQI 309 (Very Poor). Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.