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93
AQI · India scale
Satisfactory

You're looking at Saharsa's air right now — AQI 93, satisfactory, driven by PM2.5.

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Saharsa Air Quality Index (AQI) Today

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

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

Yes — air quality in Saharsa is satisfactory today (AQI 93). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

Breathing today's air is roughly like 3 cigarettes a dayA rough PM2.5 equivalence (Berkeley Earth: ~22 µg/m³ ≈ one cigarette) — a rule of thumb, not medical advice.
▼ 204 lower than yesterday

Where 93 sits on the India CPCB scale

93
0GoodModeratePoorSevere500

Saharsa air quality forecast

23°C · wind 6 km/h

Light winds (6 km/h) and calm air are letting pollution build up near the ground.

Today236Poorlow 49
Tomorrow301Very Poorlow 77
Wed306Very Poorlow 75
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Hourly AQI forecast for the next 24 hours (CPCB scale).

Cleanest air today is forecast around 20:00 (AQI 196) — 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

PM2.556 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 93
PM1084 µg/m³
Satisfactory · index 84
SO₂15 µg/m³
Good · index 19
O₃13 µg/m³
Good · index 13
NO₂7 µg/m³
Good · index 9
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

2.5
cigarettes/day equivalent
Breathing today's PM2.5 (56 µg/m³) is roughly like smoking 2.5 cigarettes a day — Berkeley Earth's rule of thumb (22 µg/m³ ≈ 1 cigarette).
−5 yr
life-expectancy impact
If this level held all year, it would cut average life expectancy by about 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 93 · max 218
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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 Saharsa

This page tracks the Saharsa Air Quality Index using measurements from a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) monitoring station, published through the Government of India's open-data portal. As last recorded, Saharsa's AQI was 93 (Satisfactory), with PM2.5 the dominant pollutant — the live CPCB feed is currently offline. 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 Saharsa's air changes through the year

Air quality in Saharsa 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 Saharsa

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 Saharsa for cleaner air

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is the AQI in Saharsa today?

The last recorded Air Quality Index in Saharsa was 93 (Satisfactory) on the Indian CPCB scale, with PM2.5 as the dominant pollutant — the live CPCB feed is currently offline.

Is it safe to go outside in Saharsa today?

Yes — air quality in Saharsa is satisfactory today (AQI 93). Outdoor activity is generally fine.

What is the main pollutant in Saharsa?

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

How is Saharsa'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 Saharsa tomorrow?

Air in Saharsa is forecast to worsen tomorrow to around AQI 301 (Very Poor), up from about 236 today. Forecasts are modelled estimates (Open-Meteo) and can change.