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Pratapgarh · Live air quality

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AQI · India scale
Poor

You're looking at Pratapgarh's air right now — AQI 221, poor, driven by PM2.5.

Pragati Nagar, Pratapgarh - RSPCB · 1 station · updated

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Pratapgarh Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

Caution — Pratapgarh's AQI is 221 (Poor). Limit outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should stay indoors and consider an N95 mask.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 4 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▼ 53 lower than yesterday

Where 221 sits on the India CPCB scale

221
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Pratapgarh air quality forecast

23°C · wind 8 km/h

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

Today118Moderatelow 18
Tomorrow83Satisfactorylow 43
Wed160Moderatelow 50
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 39) — 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

PM2.596 µg/m³
Poor · index 221
PM10116 µg/m³
Moderate · index 112
O₃82 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 82
NO₂25 µg/m³
Good · index 31
SO₂11 µg/m³
Good · index 14
NH₃11 µg/m³
Good · index 3

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

4.4
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (96 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 4.4 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−8.9 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 8.9 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 71 · max 257
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Hourly AQI recorded each hour by DailyAQI (local time). Fills to a rolling 24 hours.

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What Poor air means for you

May cause breathing discomfort to most people on prolonged exposure.

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 Pratapgarh

This page tracks the Pratapgarh 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 Pratapgarh's AQI is 221 (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 Pratapgarh's air changes through the year

Air quality in Pratapgarh 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 Pratapgarh

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 Pratapgarh for cleaner air

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Pratapgarh today?

The current Air Quality Index in Pratapgarh is 221 (Poor) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant.

Is it safe to go outside in Pratapgarh today?

Caution — Pratapgarh's AQI is 221 (Poor). Limit outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should stay indoors and consider an N95 mask.

What is the main pollutant in Pratapgarh?

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

How is Pratapgarh'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 Pratapgarh tomorrow?

Air in Pratapgarh is forecast to improve tomorrow to around AQI 83 (Satisfactory), down from about 118 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.