Khindipada-Bhandup West air quality · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Construction dust and vehicle exhaust are the usual suspects today
US AQI 136 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) at the IITM monitor in Khindipada-Bhandup West, Mumbai, the 20th highest of 24 Mumbai monitors reporting. India's official NAQI (CPCB) 160 (Moderate). Main pollutant: PM2.5.
Updated
Last 24 hours: worst 227 at midnight yesterday, best 69 at 3 pm yesterday (US AQI)
Pollutants at Khindipada-Bhandup West
- PM2.5 · µg/m³49.93.3× WHO limit
- PM10 · µg/m³1914.2× WHO limit
- NO₂ · µg/m³49.32.0× WHO limit
- O₃ · µg/m³10.0
- SO₂ · µg/m³10.0Under WHO limit
- CO · mg/m³0.80
This hour's readings at this monitor. WHO multiples use the 2021 24-hour guidelines.
Where Khindipada-Bhandup West ranks in Mumbai
- 20thmost polluted of 24 Mumbai monitors right now
- 124average US AQI, last 30 days
- 195Mumbai's city figure now
Most polluted right now: Deonar 503 · Kandivali West 355 · Shivaji Nagar 313 · Malad West 287 · Mulund West 265.
Is it safe outside in Khindipada-Bhandup West 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 Khindipada-Bhandup West
Last 7 days, India timeOver the last 7 days, the air at this monitor was worst from midnight to 3 am (average US AQI 144) and cleanest from 1 pm to 4 pm (86). Plan walks, runs and open windows for the cleaner hours.
Khindipada-Bhandup West 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 (227, Very Unhealthy) and lowest at 3 pm yesterday (69, Moderate).
Khindipada-Bhandup West air quality, last 30 days
Daily average, 28 days- 124average US AQI
- 164worst day, 24 October
- 90cleanest day, 1 November
- 9days above 150 (Unhealthy or worse)
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Khindipada-Bhandup West air quality: common questions
What is the AQI in Khindipada-Bhandup West right now?
The US AQI at the IITM monitor in Khindipada-Bhandup West, Mumbai is 136 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), the 20th highest of 24 Mumbai monitors reporting. Over the last 24 hours it ranged from 69 (3 pm yesterday) to 227 (midnight yesterday). The main pollutant is PM2.5. The same air reads India's official NAQI (CPCB) 160 (Moderate).
What time is the air worst in Khindipada-Bhandup West?
Over the last 7 days, from midnight to 3 am India time, when the monitor averaged 144. The cleanest stretch was 1 pm to 4 pm, at 86.
How has Khindipada-Bhandup West's air been over the last 30 days?
The monitor averaged a US AQI of 124 over 28 days with data. The worst day was 24 October at 164 and the cleanest 1 November at 90. 9 days were above 150 (Unhealthy or worse).
Where does Khindipada-Bhandup West's air quality data come from?
From the continuous monitoring station run by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) 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: Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), 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.