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AQI320

Defence Colony AQI today

Nearest station: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, 0.8 km away · Station details → · #70 most polluted of 558 stations in India right now

Very Poor बहुत खराब

PM2.5 320PM10 202 CPCB sub-index

Last updated: 9 pm, 13 Nov · CPCB

Health impact (CPCB)

Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure

What to do today

Avoid outdoor exercise. Wear an N95 mask outside and keep windows closed at peak hours.

General guidance. If you have a health condition, follow your doctor's advice.

Last 24 hours

10020030040010 pm: AQI 36211 pm: AQI 36512 am: AQI 3681 am: AQI 3692 am: AQI 3713 am: AQI 3734 am: AQI 3745 am: AQI 3747 am: AQI 3748 am: AQI 3749 am: AQI 37410 am: AQI 37311 am: AQI 3721 pm: AQI 3632 pm: AQI 3553 pm: AQI 3464 pm: AQI 3355 pm: AQI 3286 pm: AQI 3267 pm: AQI 3248 pm: AQI 3229 pm: AQI 3203 am9 am3 pm9 pm

Lowest 320 at 9 pmHighest 374 at 4 am

Pollutants (sub-index)

PM2.5 ★
320
PM10
202
NO₂
38
O₃
30
CO
57
SO₂
37
NH₃
20

★ Main pollutant: PM2.5

Last 30 days · Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

10020030040028 Oct 2026: AQI 27429 Oct 2026: AQI 25431 Oct 2026: AQI 1401 Nov 2026: AQI 3032 Nov 2026: AQI 3583 Nov 2026: AQI 3675 Nov 2026: AQI 3976 Nov 2026: AQI 4227 Nov 2026: AQI 4098 Nov 2026: AQI 43210 Nov 2026: AQI 29111 Nov 2026: AQI 28412 Nov 2026: AQI 33013 Nov 2026: AQI 33516 Oct23 Oct30 Oct6 Nov13 Nov

30-day average 328Cleanest day 140 31 OctWorst day 432 8 Nov

Moderate: 1 Poor: 4 Very Poor: 6 Severe: 3

One value a day: the 4 pm reading (a 24-hour average), as in CPCB’s daily AQI bulletin. Older days come from OpenAQ’s archive of the same CPCB monitors.

Compared with last year

No reading for the same days last year.

Month by month

MonthAverageWorst day
November 20263578 Nov 432

Nearby stations

Lodhi Road
Delhi · 1.5 km		293
IMD Lodhi Road
Delhi · 1.9 km		279
Nehru Nagar
Delhi · 2.1 km		355
Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Delhi · 3.5 km		322
Sirifort
Delhi · 3.8 km		371
R K Puram
Delhi · 5.0 km		326

All of Delhi →

Common questions

What is the AQI in Defence Colony right now?

The AQI in Defence Colony is 320 (Very Poor) on the CPCB scale, as of 9 pm, 13 Nov.

Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Defence Colony today?

Avoid outdoor exercise. Wear an N95 mask outside and keep windows closed at peak hours. General guidance. If you have a health condition, follow your doctor's advice.

What is the main pollutant in Defence Colony?

PM2.5 is the main pollutant right now, with a CPCB sub-index of 320.

When was the air best and worst in Defence Colony in the last 24 hours?

The AQI was lowest at 320 (9 pm, 13 Nov) and highest at 374 (4 am, 13 Nov).

Why do some apps show a different AQI for Defence Colony?

AQI247 uses India’s CPCB National AQI, the scale used by the government and the news. Apps on the US scale show different numbers for the same air.