Maidan Garhi air quality · Delhi, Delhi NCR
A tightly sealed room with filtration is the best shelter available
US AQI 318 (Hazardous) at the DPCC monitor in Maidan Garhi, Delhi, the 43rd highest of 81 Delhi NCR monitors reporting. India's official NAQI (CPCB) 388 (Very Poor). Main pollutant: PM2.5.
Updated
Last 24 hours: worst 830 at 2 am yesterday, best 160 at 4 pm yesterday (US AQI)
Pollutants at Maidan Garhi
- PM2.5 · µg/m³23415.6× WHO limit
- PM10 · µg/m³2966.6× WHO limit
- NO₂ · µg/m³39.71.6× WHO limit
- SO₂ · µg/m³9.9Under WHO limit
- CO · mg/m³0.85
This hour's readings at this monitor. WHO multiples use the 2021 24-hour guidelines.
Where Maidan Garhi ranks in Delhi NCR
- 43rdmost polluted of 81 Delhi NCR monitors right now
- 155average US AQI, last 30 days
- 325Delhi's city figure now
This monitor started reporting after our October study, so it is not in that ranking yet. See the study.
Most polluted right now: Sector 110 932 · Sector 39 824 · Teri Gram 677 · North Campus, DU 665 · Chandni Chowk 664.
Is it safe outside in Maidan Garhi right now?
Health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is more likely to be affected.
Walking and commuting
AvoidStay indoors. Postpone non-essential trips.
Running and jogging
AvoidSkip strenuous exercise, even indoors if the air inside is not filtered.
Cycling
AvoidAvoid riding outdoors.
Children playing outside
AvoidKeep children indoors in a room with filtered air.
Older adults and heart or lung conditions
AvoidStay indoors with filtered air and seek care if symptoms appear.
Open windows
AvoidSeal gaps around doors and windows if you can.
Mask outdoors
EssentialN95 or FFP2 mask essential outdoors.
Air purifier indoors
EssentialRun a HEPA purifier on high in a closed room.
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 Maidan Garhi
Last 7 days, India timeOver the last 7 days, the air at this monitor was worst from 2 am to 5 am (average US AQI 291) and cleanest from 4 pm to 7 pm (190). Plan walks, runs and open windows for the cleaner hours.
Maidan Garhi air quality, last 24 hours
Hourly US AQI, 22 of 24 hours, India timeIn the last 24 hours the US AQI at this monitor was highest at 2 am yesterday (830, Hazardous) and lowest at 4 pm yesterday (160, Unhealthy).
Maidan Garhi air quality, last 30 days
Daily average, 24 days- 155average US AQI
- 271worst day, 8 November
- 68cleanest day, 30 October
- 12days above 150 (Unhealthy or worse)
Nearby monitors
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Maidan Garhi air quality: common questions
What is the AQI in Maidan Garhi right now?
The US AQI at the DPCC monitor in Maidan Garhi, Delhi is 318 (Hazardous), the 43rd highest of 81 Delhi NCR monitors reporting. Over the last 24 hours it ranged from 160 (4 pm yesterday) to 830 (2 am yesterday). The main pollutant is PM2.5. The same air reads India's official NAQI (CPCB) 388 (Very Poor).
What time is the air worst in Maidan Garhi?
Over the last 7 days, from 2 am to 5 am India time, when the monitor averaged 291. The cleanest stretch was 4 pm to 7 pm, at 190.
How has Maidan Garhi's air been over the last 30 days?
The monitor averaged a US AQI of 155 over 24 days with data. The worst day was 8 November at 271 and the cleanest 30 October at 68. 12 days were above 150 (Unhealthy or worse).
Where does Maidan Garhi's air quality data come from?
From the continuous monitoring station run by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) 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: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), 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.