Arumbakkam air quality · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Sensitive lungs will notice this air before anyone else does
US AQI 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) at the TNPCB monitor in Arumbakkam, Chennai, the 7th highest of 7 Chennai monitors reporting. India's official NAQI (CPCB) 78 (Satisfactory). Main pollutant: PM2.5.
Updated
Last 24 hours: worst 245 at midnight yesterday, best 116 at 11 am yesterday (US AQI)
Pollutants at Arumbakkam
- PM2.5 · µg/m³42.42.8× WHO limit
- PM10 · µg/m³77.71.7× WHO limit
- NO₂ · µg/m³10.3Under WHO limit
- SO₂ · µg/m³2.0Under WHO limit
This hour's readings at this monitor. WHO multiples use the 2021 24-hour guidelines.
Where Arumbakkam ranks in Chennai
- 7thmost polluted of 7 Chennai monitors right now
- 98average US AQI, last 30 days
- 160Chennai's city figure now
Most polluted right now: Kodungaiyur 168 · Manali Village 167 · Velachery Res. Area 164 · Manali 163 · Perungudi 163.
Is it safe outside in Arumbakkam right now?
Children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with heart or lung disease may feel effects. Most other people are unlikely to be affected.
Walking and commuting
Go aheadFine for most people; sensitive groups keep it shorter.
Running and jogging
LimitSensitive groups move indoors. Others take more breaks and shorten the run.
Cycling
Take carePrefer routes away from heavy traffic; sensitive groups ride shorter.
Children playing outside
Take careChildren with asthma should take breaks and keep reliever inhalers handy.
Older adults and heart or lung conditions
LimitReduce long or heavy exertion outdoors and keep medicines close.
Open windows
Take careVentilate briefly, ideally when the reading is lowest.
Mask outdoors
OptionalSensitive groups may wear an N95 or FFP2 mask for long trips.
Air purifier indoors
OptionalUseful for sensitive people, especially at night.
Based on the US EPA Air Quality Guide, applied to the current US AQI category. If you have symptoms, follow your doctor's advice.
When the air is worst in Arumbakkam
Last 7 days, India timeOver the last 7 days, the air at this monitor was worst from 8 pm to 11 pm (average US AQI 210) and cleanest from 1 pm to 4 pm (93). Plan walks, runs and open windows for the cleaner hours.
Arumbakkam air quality, last 24 hours
Hourly US AQI, 23 of 24 hours, India timeIn the last 24 hours the US AQI at this monitor was highest at midnight yesterday (245, Very Unhealthy) and lowest at 11 am yesterday (116, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Arumbakkam air quality, last 30 days
Daily average, 27 days- 98average US AQI
- 257worst day, 8 November
- 48cleanest day, 20 October
- 3days above 150 (Unhealthy or worse)
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What is the AQI in Arumbakkam right now?
The US AQI at the TNPCB monitor in Arumbakkam, Chennai is 118 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), the 7th highest of 7 Chennai monitors reporting. Over the last 24 hours it ranged from 116 (11 am yesterday) to 245 (midnight yesterday). The main pollutant is PM2.5. The same air reads India's official NAQI (CPCB) 78 (Satisfactory).
What time is the air worst in Arumbakkam?
Over the last 7 days, from 8 pm to 11 pm India time, when the monitor averaged 210. The cleanest stretch was 1 pm to 4 pm, at 93.
How has Arumbakkam's air been over the last 30 days?
The monitor averaged a US AQI of 98 over 27 days with data. The worst day was 8 November at 257 and the cleanest 20 October at 48. 3 days were above 150 (Unhealthy or worse).
Where does Arumbakkam's air quality data come from?
From the continuous monitoring station run by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in CPCB's national network. Good Air shows the US EPA AQI worked out from those readings, and CPCB's own National Air Quality Index (NAQI) beside it. Good Air does not estimate or adjust the readings.
Source: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB), via CPCB's national monitoring network. One monitor shows the air around it, which can differ from a few streets away. Readings are published by the monitoring agency and may be revised.