AQI Calculator India
Calculate Indian Air Quality Index (AQI) from measured pollutant concentrations.
Based on India’s National Air Quality Index methodology.
Enter the applicable averaged pollutant concentrations below.
PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, NH3 and Pb use 24-hour average concentrations.
O3 and CO use 8-hour average concentrations.
You may enter one pollutant to calculate its individual sub-index. For an overall AQI consistent with the Indian AQI data sufficiency rule, at least three pollutants should be available and at least one must be PM10 or PM2.5.
You may enter one pollutant to calculate its individual sub-index. For an overall AQI consistent with the Indian AQI data sufficiency rule, at least three pollutants should be available and at least one must be PM10 or PM2.5.
Pollutant Concentrations
Important: CO is entered in mg/m³, not µg/m³.
Overall AQI
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View India AQI pollutant breakpoints
| AQI Category | PM10 | PM2.5 | NO₂ | O₃ | CO | SO₂ | NH₃ | Pb |
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| Good 0–50 |
0–50 | 0–30 | 0–40 | 0–50 | 0–1.0 | 0–40 | 0–200 | 0–0.5 |
| Satisfactory 51–100 |
51–100 | 31–60 | 41–80 | 51–100 | 1.1–2.0 | 41–80 | 201–400 | 0.6–1.0 |
| Moderate 101–200 |
101–250 | 61–90 | 81–180 | 101–168 | 2.1–10 | 81–380 | 401–800 | 1.1–2.0 |
| Poor 201–300 |
251–350 | 91–120 | 181–280 | 169–208 | 10.1–17 | 381–800 | 801–1200 | 2.1–3.0 |
| Very Poor 301–400 |
351–430 | 121–250 | 281–400 | 209–748 | 17.1–34 | 801–1600 | 1201–1800 | 3.1–3.5 |
| Severe 401–500 |
431+ | 251+ | 400+ | 748+ | 34+ | 1600+ | 1800+ | 3.5+ |
Air Quality Index (AQI): AQI converts measured concentrations of multiple air pollutants into pollutant-specific sub-indices. The highest valid sub-index determines the overall AQI and corresponding air-quality category.
Reference: Indian National Air Quality Index methodology and CPCB pollutant
breakpoint framework. This calculator is intended for educational and
preliminary assessment use. Official AQI reporting depends on validated
monitoring data, averaging periods and data-availability requirements.