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New Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) | Air Pollution

Real-time PM2.5, PM10 air pollution level in New Delhi

Last Updated: 2026-02-18 08:21:00 (Local Time)

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Live AQI
247AQI (US)
Air Quality is
Severe
PM2.5 :  178 µg/m³
pm10 :  222 µg/m³
Good
050
Moderate
100
Poor
150
Unhealthy
200
Severe
300
Hazardous
301+
aqi severe level.webp in New Delhi
light rain

18 °C

Light rain
Humidity
Humidity77 %

Wind Speed
Wind Speed9 km/h

UV Index
UV Index0
Last Updated: 2026-02-18 08:21:00 (Local Time)
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New Delhi

New Delhi
AQI (US)
.
17-02-2026Time18-02-2026
110
Min.at 3:01 PM, Feb 17, 2026
271
Max.at 7:01 AM

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New Delhi's Locations

Real-time Air Pollution Level

Location
Status
AQI (US)
PM2.5(µg/m³)
PM10(µg/m³)
Temp.(°C)
Humi.(%)
Severe
279
204
250
18.2
77
Severe
248
198
266
18.3
77
Unhealthy
198
123
149
18.2
77
Severe
278
229
284
18.3
77
Severe
300
225
276
18.2
77
Severe
284
235
263
18.3
77
Unhealthy
197
145
195
18.3
77
Unhealthy
195
141
193
18.3
77
Severe
224
149
184
18.2
77
Severe
222
147
173
18.2
77
Severe
201
126
158
18.2
77
Severe
201
126
153
18.2
77
Severe
273
198
247
18.2
77
Severe
222
172
218
18.3
77
Severe
202
153
197
18.3
77
Severe
226
176
216
18.3
77
Severe
202
153
184
18.3
77
Severe
223
148
178
18.2
77
Hazardous
308
229
287
18.2
77
Severe
257
182
227
18.2
77
Severe
285
210
254
18.2
77
Severe
291
216
280
18.2
77
Unhealthy
186
123
154
18.3
77
Severe
247
172
203
18.2
77
Unhealthy
194
139
170
18.3
77
Severe
209
134
173
18.2
77
Severe
220
171
212
18.3
77
Severe
228
179
227
18.3
77
Severe
251
176
205
18.2
77
Severe
256
206
268
18.3
77
Severe
297
222
276
18.2
77
Severe
237
162
195
18.2
77
Severe
210
161
199
18.3
77
Severe
210
160
187
18.3
77
Severe
267
192
243
18.2
77
Severe
204
154
158
18.3
77
Unhealthy
197
121
148
18.2
77
Severe
211
136
170
18.2
77
Unhealthy
198
147
166
18.3
77
Severe
240
191
214
18.3
77
Severe
255
180
222
18.2
77
Severe
230
155
189
18.2
77
Severe
260
211
235
18.3
77
Severe
234
184
232
18.3
77
Severe
245
170
201
18.2
77
Severe
263
188
224
18.2
77
Severe
222
172
253
18.3
77
Severe
239
164
211
18.2
77
Unhealthy
187
126
155
18.3
77
Unhealthy
194
139
156
18.3
77
Unhealthy
187
126
143
18.3
77
Unhealthy
186
123
159
18.3
77
Unhealthy
183
118
172
18.3
77
Unhealthy
192
136
185
18.3
77
Unhealthy
186
124
143
18.3
77
Unhealthy
185
122
182
18.3
77
Unhealthy
193
137
162
18.3
77
Unhealthy
190
131
150
18.3
77
Severe
218
143
177
18.2
77
Severe
206
131
166
18.2
77
Severe
224
149
174
18.2
77
Severe
207
132
160
18.2
77
Unhealthy
177
92
112
18.2
77
Severe
208
133
168
18.2
77
Severe
206
156
185
18.3
77
Hazardous
308
229
285
18.2
77
Severe
244
194
227
18.3
77
Severe
256
181
229
18.2
77
Severe
252
177
214
18.2
77
Severe
256
206
233
18.3
77
Unhealthy
200
150
203
18.3
77
Severe
249
174
223
18.2
77
Severe
296
221
286
18.2
77
Severe
298
223
279
18.2
77
Unhealthy
197
121
154
18.2
77
Unhealthy
188
127
181
18.3
77
Severe
236
186
214
18.3
77
Unhealthy
196
120
149
18.2
77
Severe
236
187
210
18.3
77
Severe
226
177
244
18.3
77
Hazardous
346
248
305
18.2
77
Severe
264
189
228
18.2
77
Severe
238
188
253
18.3
77
Severe
278
229
281
18.3
77
Severe
252
177
214
18.2
77
Hazardous
336
243
298
18.2
77
Severe
262
213
268
18.3
77
Severe
218
143
174
18.2
77
Severe
230
155
196
18.2
77
Severe
212
163
198
18.3
77
Unhealthy
194
140
210
18.3
77
Severe
237
162
205
18.2
77
Unhealthy
196
142
164
18.3
77
Severe
219
144
179
18.2
77
Unhealthy
179
110
138
18.3
77
Severe
268
218
296
18.3
77
Hazardous
320
235
298
18.2
77
Hazardous
306
228
276
18.2
77
Severe
234
185
212
18.3
77
Hazardous
334
242
301
18.2
77
Unhealthy
193
115
138
18.2
77
Severe
202
152
180
18.3
77
Severe
214
165
205
18.3
77
Severe
219
144
171
18.2
77
Severe
210
161
209
18.3
77
Unhealthy
185
122
172
18.3
77
Unhealthy
193
116
141
18.2
77
Severe
211
136
168
18.2
77
Severe
227
152
196
18.2
77
Severe
215
140
167
18.2
77
Severe
228
178
231
18.3
77
Severe
235
160
189
18.2
77
Severe
226
177
207
18.3
77
Unhealthy
170
83
102
18.2
77
Unhealthy
198
146
192
18.3
77
Unhealthy
188
108
131
18.2
77
Severe
234
159
196
18.2
77
Unhealthy
181
98
122
18.2
77
Severe
275
200
244
18.2
77
Unhealthy
191
112
148
18.2
77
Severe
228
178
250
18.3
77
Severe
222
172
209
18.3
77
Severe
237
162
197
18.2
77
Unhealthy
198
146
196
18.3
77
Severe
202
152
189
18.3
77
Severe
266
216
279
18.3
77
Unhealthy
193
138
164
18.3
77
Unhealthy
172
86
106
18.2
77
Severe
290
215
272
18.2
77
Severe
219
144
182
18.2
77
Severe
236
161
197
18.2
77
Severe
204
155
184
18.3
77
Unhealthy
186
124
154
18.3
77
Severe
248
199
223
18.3
77
Severe
218
168
229
18.3
77
Unhealthy
195
118
151
18.2
77
Unhealthy
192
114
142
18.2
77
Hazardous
392
271
344
18.2
77
Severe
276
226
254
18.3
77
Severe
252
177
220
18.2
77
Hazardous
310
230
281
18.2
77
Unhealthy
190
132
166
18.3
77
Unhealthy
183
101
119
18.2
77
Severe
225
150
192
18.2
77
Severe
299
224
277
18.2
77
Hazardous
334
242
301
18.2
77
Unhealthy
190
132
156
18.3
77
Severe
259
184
224
18.2
77
Unhealthy
184
102
123
18.2
77
Hazardous
469
310
449
18.2
77
Unhealthy
178
94
116
18.2
77
Unhealthy
198
147
188
18.3
77
Severe
244
169
217
18.2
77
Unhealthy
200
151
196
18.3
77
Severe
280
205
254
18.2
77
Severe
220
170
199
18.3
77
Unhealthy
189
129
160
18.3
77
Severe
293
218
285
18.2
77
Unhealthy
192
136
171
18.3
77
Unhealthy
184
120
164
18.3
77
Unhealthy
197
145
164
18.3
77
Severe
237
162
197
18.2
77
Unhealthy
190
111
141
18.2
77
Severe
206
156
207
18.3
77
Severe
258
208
265
18.3
77
Hazardous
412
281
352
18.2
77
Hazardous
388
269
349
18.2
77
Hazardous
372
261
332
18.2
77
Severe
264
189
236
18.2
77
Unhealthy
190
111
139
18.2
77
Severe
242
193
232
18.3
77
Severe
255
180
221
18.2
77
Severe
280
205
250
18.2
77
Unhealthy
191
112
140
18.2
77
Severe
222
147
178
18.2
77
Severe
232
182
213
18.3
77
Severe
266
216
231
18.3
77
Severe
222
147
190
18.2
77
Severe
218
169
213
18.3
77
Severe
226
177
215
18.3
77
Severe
205
130
163
18.2
77
Unhealthy
191
113
133
18.2
77
Severe
239
164
202
18.2
77
Severe
215
140
177
18.2
77
Severe
240
165
201
18.2
77
Hazardous
352
251
331
18.2
77
Hazardous
330
240
306
18.2
77
Severe
262
212
293
18.3
77
Unhealthy
194
117
137
18.2
77
Unhealthy
193
138
172
18.3
77
Hazardous
314
232
284
18.2
77
Unhealthy
178
94
113
18.2
77
Unhealthy
188
127
161
18.3
77
Unhealthy
157
64
90
18.2
77
Unhealthy
183
101
125
18.2
77
Severe
267
192
243
18.2
77
Severe
285
210
264
18.2
77
Severe
220
170
212
18.3
77
Severe
215
140
168
18.2
77
Unhealthy
192
135
157
18.3
77
Unhealthy
198
147
178
18.3
77
Unhealthy
185
122
167
18.3
77
Severe
262
213
262
18.3
77
Severe
262
212
281
18.3
77
Severe
246
196
204
18.3
77
Severe
284
234
270
18.3
77
Severe
268
218
288
18.3
77
Unhealthy
192
136
179
18.3
77
Severe
249
174
210
18.2
77
Unhealthy
193
137
184
18.3
77
Severe
202
153
178
18.3
77
Unhealthy
185
104
122
18.2
77
Unhealthy
198
146
184
18.3
77
Severe
287
212
259
18.2
77
Severe
209
134
162
18.2
77
Severe
240
165
203
18.2
77
Severe
241
166
208
18.2
77
Severe
266
191
234
18.2
77
Severe
218
143
175
18.2
77
Unhealthy
194
139
169
18.3
77
Severe
218
169
195
18.3
77
Unhealthy
192
135
169
18.3
77
Unhealthy
182
117
172
18.3
77
Unhealthy
198
147
165
18.3
77
Unhealthy
200
150
187
18.3
77
Severe
201
126
153
18.2
77
Severe
234
159
195
18.2
77
Severe
238
163
207
18.2
77
Severe
226
151
191
18.2
77
Severe
242
167
196
18.2
77
Severe
282
232
255
18.3
77
Hazardous
348
249
310
18.2
77
Severe
276
227
257
18.3
77
Severe
287
212
275
18.2
77
Hazardous
306
228
301
18.2
77
Severe
210
160
208
18.3
77
Hazardous
324
237
295
18.2
77
Hazardous
366
258
330
18.2
77
Severe
276
227
315
18.3
77
Hazardous
406
278
352
18.2
77
Hazardous
380
265
322
18.2
77
Severe
274
225
276
18.3
77
Hazardous
306
257
313
18.3
77
Severe
297
222
277
18.2
77
Severe
288
213
255
18.2
77
Severe
202
127
155
18.2
77
Hazardous
386
268
333
18.2
77
Unhealthy
188
128
167
18.3
77
Unhealthy
189
109
133
18.2
77
Severe
273
198
245
18.2
77
Hazardous
376
263
328
18.2
77
Unhealthy
183
101
120
18.2
77
Unhealthy
195
141
182
18.3
77
Unhealthy
192
136
164
18.3
77
Unhealthy
187
126
173
18.3
77
Severe
220
170
218
18.3
77
Severe
203
128
151
18.2
77
Severe
206
156
203
18.3
77
Severe
246
197
255
18.3
77
Severe
249
174
208
18.2
77
Severe
242
193
224
18.3
77
Severe
275
200
254
18.2
77
Severe
248
199
237
18.3
77
Unhealthy
196
120
153
18.2
77
Hazardous
364
257
318
18.2
77
Severe
208
158
213
18.3
77
Unhealthy
198
122
146
18.2
77
Severe
253
178
229
18.2
77
Hazardous
386
268
348
18.2
77
Hazardous
322
236
291
18.2
77
Unhealthy
184
103
124
18.2
77
Severe
246
196
249
18.3
77
Severe
256
206
242
18.3
77
Hazardous
372
261
344
18.2
77
Severe
257
182
216
18.2
77
Unhealthy
200
151
192
18.3
77
Severe
210
135
162
18.2
77
Severe
271
196
245
18.2
77
Severe
222
147
178
18.2
77
Severe
238
188
228
18.3
77
Unhealthy
184
120
139
18.3
77
Severe
201
126
152
18.2
77
Severe
269
194
234
18.2
77
Severe
270
221
301
18.3
77
Severe
258
208
278
18.3
77
Hazardous
306
228
279
18.2
77
Hazardous
392
271
364
18.2
77
Hazardous
386
268
356
18.2
77
Hazardous
328
239
308
18.2
77
Hazardous
338
244
298
18.2
77
Severe
246
197
258
18.3
77
Hazardous
322
236
303
18.2
77
Severe
291
216
270
18.2
77
Hazardous
308
229
293
18.2
77
Hazardous
306
228
297
18.2
77
Hazardous
310
230
296
18.2
77
Unhealthy
189
130
176
18.3
77
Unhealthy
166
77
92
18.2
77
Severe
270
195
232
18.2
77
Severe
214
164
187
18.3
77
Severe
267
192
228
18.2
77
Severe
239
164
199
18.2
77
Severe
236
186
208
18.3
77
Severe
251
176
226
18.2
77
Unhealthy
195
118
140
18.2
77
Severe
224
149
182
18.2
77
Unhealthy
188
108
142
18.2
77
Severe
274
199
236
18.2
77

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Air Quality Index

Health Advice For People Living In

New Delhi

4.8Cigarettes per day

Cigarette
Weekly 33.6 Cigarettes
Monthly 144 Cigarettes

Breathing the air in this location is as harmful as smoking 4.8 cigarettes a day.

Source:

Berkeley Earth

Disclaimer: This cigarette-equivalent estimate is based on the average PM2.5 concentration over the last 24 hours, assuming continuous exposure during that time.

Solutions for Current AQI (US)

  • Air Purifier
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  • Car Filter
    Car FilterMust
  • N95 Mask
    N95 MaskMust
  • Stay Indoor
    Stay IndoorMust


Must turn on the air purifier to enjoy fresh air.

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Prevent Health Problems: Understand Your Risks

New Delhi

  • asthma due to air pollution in New DelhiAsthma
  • heart due to air pollution in New DelhiHeart Issues
  • allergy due to air pollution in New DelhiAllergies
  • sinus due to air pollution in New DelhiSinus
  • flu due to air pollution in New DelhiCold/Flu
  • copd due to air pollution in New DelhiChronic (COPD)
asthma due to air pollution in New Delhi

High Chances of Asthma

Asthma

Risk of Asthma symptoms is High when AQI is Severe (150-301)

Severe symptoms including intense wheezing, severe shortness of breath, significant chest tightness, and persistent coughing that may disrupt daily activities.

Do's :

  • Avoid going outside and keep windows closed to reduce exposure to pollutants.

  • Take prescribed medications as directed by your healthcare provider.

  • Maintain clean indoor air with air purifiers, especially in bedrooms and living areas.

Don'ts :

  • Smoke or expose yourself to secondhand smoke.

  • Engage in physical exertion outdoors.

Disclaimer: The above health risks are precautionary suggestions based on current AQI levels. You may not feel the effects immediately, but prolonged exposure to air pollution can contribute to these health conditions over time. AQI.IN is neither a medical expert nor a provider of medical advice. Please consult a doctor if you experience any of the above similar symptoms.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Air Quality

What is the current AQI (US) level in New Delhi?

The current real-time AQI (US) level in New Delhi is 247 (Severe) due to recent rainfall by 0.12mm/hr. This was last updated 2026-02-18 08:21:00 (Local Time).

When was the best AQI (US) level in New Delhi in the last 24 hours?

The best AQI (US) level was 110 (Poor) at 3:01 PM, Feb 17, 2026 (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

When was the worst AQI (US) level in New Delhi in the last 24 hours?

The worst AQI (US) level was 271 (Severe) at 7:01 AM (Local Time) during the last 24 hours.

What is the current trend of AQI (US) levels in New Delhi during last 24 hours?

The AQI (US) levels in New Delhi have been fluctuating throughout the last 24 hours. The levels have increased by highest 271 at 7:01 AM (Local Time), lowest 110 at 3:01 PM, Feb 17, 2026 (Local Time).

What actions are recommended as per the current AQI (US) level in New Delhi?

Current AQI (US) levels are 'Very Unhealthy,' it is recommended to stay indoors, limit outdoor activities, use air purifiers, and wear masks if going outside is necessary.