Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) air quality · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Visibility may be dangerously low; drive slowly or not at all
US AQI 650 (Hazardous) at the MPCB monitor in Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB), also known as BKC, Mumbai, the 1st highest of 25 Mumbai monitors reporting. India's official NAQI (CPCB) 460 (Severe). Main pollutant: PM2.5.
Updated
Last 24 hours: worst 516 at 1 am yesterday, best 89 at 5 pm yesterday (US AQI)
Pollutants at Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB)
- PM2.5 · µg/m³40126.7× WHO limit
- PM10 · µg/m³54712.1× WHO limit
- NO₂ · µg/m³58.82.4× WHO limit
- O₃ · µg/m³1.5
- SO₂ · µg/m³15.8Under WHO limit
- CO · mg/m³0.16
This hour's readings at this monitor. WHO multiples use the 2021 24-hour guidelines.
Where Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) ranks in Mumbai
- 1stmost polluted of 25 Mumbai monitors right now
- 149average US AQI, last 30 days
- 207Mumbai's city figure now
Most polluted right now: Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) 650 · Deonar 464 · Kandivali West 355 · Malad West 335 · Shivaji Nagar 279.
Is it safe outside in Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) 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 Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB)
Last 6 days, India timeOver the last 6 days, the air at this monitor was worst from 8 pm to 11 pm (average US AQI 282) and cleanest from 4 pm to 7 pm (112). Plan walks, runs and open windows for the cleaner hours.
Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) air quality, last 24 hours
Hourly US AQI, 18 of 24 hours, India timeIn the last 24 hours the US AQI at this monitor was highest at 1 am yesterday (516, Hazardous) and lowest at 5 pm yesterday (89, Moderate).
Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) air quality, last 30 days
Daily average, 22 days- 149average US AQI
- 192worst day, 8 November
- 117cleanest day, 11 October
- 11days above 150 (Unhealthy or worse)
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Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) air quality: common questions
What is the AQI in Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) right now?
The US AQI at the MPCB monitor in Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB), Mumbai is 650 (Hazardous), the 1st highest of 25 Mumbai monitors reporting. Over the last 24 hours it ranged from 89 (5 pm yesterday) to 516 (1 am yesterday). The main pollutant is PM2.5. The same air reads India's official NAQI (CPCB) 460 (Severe).
What time is the air worst in Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB)?
Over the last 6 days, from 8 pm to 11 pm India time, when the monitor averaged 282. The cleanest stretch was 4 pm to 7 pm, at 112.
How has Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB)'s air been over the last 30 days?
The monitor averaged a US AQI of 149 over 22 days with data. The worst day was 8 November at 192 and the cleanest 11 October at 117. 11 days were above 150 (Unhealthy or worse).
Where does Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB)'s air quality data come from?
From the continuous monitoring station run by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) 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. Bandra Kurla Complex (MPCB) is also known as BKC.
Source: Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), 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.