What is the air quality trend in New Delhi?

Over the past 6 days, New Delhi had an average AQI of 160 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-26 with AQI 246.

How is New Delhi air quality measured?

Air quality in New Delhi is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for New Delhi, India

Name: New Delhi Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
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Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near New Delhi, India.

Current AQI
Moderate Station

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

20h

PM2.5 Station

20h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-27	160	135–187	79.5 µg/m³	173.6	4h	1
2026-05-26	246	211–281	195.8 µg/m³	145.9	2h	1
2026-05-25	170	109–260	95.5 µg/m³	218.0	6h	1
2026-05-24	109	109–109	38.7 µg/m³	162.2	2h	1
2026-05-23	116	114–119	41.6 µg/m³	200.2	2h	1
2026-05-22	160	154–163	72.7 µg/m³	138.4	4h	19

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