What is the air quality trend in Karachi?

Over the past 8 days, Karachi had an average AQI of 78 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-08-29 with AQI 88.

How is Karachi air quality measured?

Air quality in Karachi 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 Karachi, Pakistan

Name: Karachi Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Karachi, Pakistan.

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Current AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive groups Station

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CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

164h

PM2.5 Station

164h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	PM10 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-09-05	78	58–119	24.9 µg/m³	26.8	18h	1
2026-09-04	80	58–116	25.6 µg/m³	27.4	24h	1
2026-09-03	82	59–124	26.7 µg/m³	29.1	24h	1
2026-09-02	82	48–120	26.8 µg/m³	30.1	24h	1
2026-09-01	74	56–109	23.0 µg/m³	24.7	23h	1
2026-08-31	76	56–114	24.0 µg/m³	26.1	22h	1
2026-08-30	70	55–93	21.2 µg/m³	22.4	24h	1
2026-08-29	88	80–95	29.6 µg/m³	31.8	5h	1

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