Air quality in Karachi today
Pakistan · Updated Friday 18:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 18 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 32 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 11 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 60 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Karachi right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Karachi is expected to be worst around Sat 15:00 (AQI 56, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 02:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19:00 | 41 | Moderate | 17 |
| Fri 22:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Sat 01:00 | 35 | Fair | 13 |
| Sat 04:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Sat 07:00 | 37 | Fair | 13 |
| Sat 10:00 | 46 | Moderate | 23 |
| Sat 13:00 | 53 | Moderate | 28 |
| Sat 16:00 | 55 | Moderate | 31 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Karachi was 45, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 31 Aug, the most polluted 16 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Karachi good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Karachi is 42, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Karachi?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Karachi. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Karachi be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Karachi is expected to be worst around Sat 15:00 (AQI 56, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 02:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.