Best Air Quality Cities in India

Cities with the best air quality in India
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Real-time air quality rankings for 100 cities across India, updated hourly. Browse the cleanest cities in India ranked by AQI.

Best Air Quality in India

The city with the best air quality in India is Puducherry (AQI 46), followed by Thiruvananthapuram (AQI 47), Chennai (AQI 52), Rasapūdipalem (AQI 58). Currently, 2 out of 100 monitored cities in India report Good air quality with an AQI below 50.

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Puducherry

India

46

AQI
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Thiruvananthapuram

India

47

AQI
3
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Chennai

India

52

AQI
4
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Rasapūdipalem

India

58

AQI
5
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Akola

India

60

AQI
6
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Mangalore

India

63

AQI
7
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Vellore

India

63

AQI
8
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Guntur

India

64

AQI
9
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Vijayawada

India

65

AQI
10
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Pimpri

India

65

AQI
11
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Belagavi

India

65

AQI
12
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Cuttack

India

66

AQI
13
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Hubli

India

66

AQI
14
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Bhubaneswar

India

66

AQI
15
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Sāngli

India

67

AQI
16
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Kolhāpur

India

67

AQI
17
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Pune

India

69

AQI
18
in

Mālegaon

India

69

AQI
19
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Bilimora

India

69

AQI
20
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Guwahati

India

69

AQI
21
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Kanayannur

India

70

AQI
22
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Davangere

India

70

AQI
23
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Kochi

India

70

AQI
24
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Sholapur

India

76

AQI
25
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Hyderābād

India

77

AQI
26
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Bhavnagar

India

78

AQI
27
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Ujjain

India

79

AQI
28
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Ajmer

India

79

AQI
29
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Rājkot

India

80

AQI
30
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Jodhpur

India

81

AQI
31
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Tiruchirappalli

India

81

AQI
32
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Mumbai

India

83

AQI
33
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Indore

India

83

AQI
34
in

Borivli

India

83

AQI
35
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Bhayandar

India

83

AQI
36
in

Udaipur

India

83

AQI
37
in

Thāne

India

83

AQI
38
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Nanded

India

83

AQI
39
in

Siliguri

India

85

AQI
40
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Thoothukudi

India

85

AQI
41
in

Bhopāl

India

86

AQI
42
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Ahmedabad

India

86

AQI
43
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Howrah

India

86

AQI
44
in

Kolkata

India

86

AQI
45
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Rajpur Sonarpur

India

86

AQI
46
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Maheshtala

India

86

AQI
47
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Jamnagar

India

87

AQI
48
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Jhānsi

India

87

AQI
49
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Dehra Dūn

India

87

AQI
50
in

Jabalpur

India

87

AQI
51
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Srinagar

India

88

AQI
52
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Bīkaner

India

88

AQI
53
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Jalgaon

India

89

AQI
54
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Kurnool

India

89

AQI
55
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Vadodara

India

89

AQI
56
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Gwalior

India

94

AQI
57
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Kota

India

97

AQI
58
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Dombivli

India

99

AQI
59
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Kalyān

India

99

AQI
60
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Bhiwandi

India

99

AQI
61
in

Ulhasnagar

India

99

AQI
62
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Coimbatore

India

100

AQI
63
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Jaipur

India

104

AQI
64
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Ludhiāna

India

105

AQI
65
in

Ranchi

India

105

AQI
66
in

Jalandhar

India

105

AQI
67
in

Kalaburagi

India

113

AQI
68
in

Sahāranpur

India

113

AQI
69
in

Gorakhpur

India

113

AQI
70
in

Jammu

India

114

AQI
71
in

Bareilly

India

117

AQI
72
in

Surat

India

118

AQI
73
in

Lucknow

India

119

AQI
74
in

Kanpur

India

121

AQI
75
in

Erode

India

122

AQI
76
in

Patna

India

123

AQI
77
in

Varanasi

India

127

AQI
78
in

Chandigarh

India

128

AQI
79
in

Prayagraj

India

128

AQI
80
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Bhātpāra

India

129

AQI
81
in

Shyamnagar

India

129

AQI
82
in

Rāmgundam

India

129

AQI
83
in

Tiruppur

India

132

AQI
84
in

Amritsar

India

133

AQI
85
in

Bengaluru

India

135

AQI
86
in

Gaya

India

139

AQI
87
in

Meerut

India

141

AQI
88
in

Rourkela

India

143

AQI
89
in

Korba

India

153

AQI
90
in

Salem

India

156

AQI
91
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Delhi

India

157

AQI
92
in

Narela

India

157

AQI
93
in

Jamshedpur

India

157

AQI
94
in

Bhāgalpur

India

160

AQI
95
in

Raipur

India

164

AQI
96
in

Bhilai

India

164

AQI
97
in

Najafgarh

India

165

AQI
98
in

Alīgarh

India

172

AQI
99
in

Gorakhpur

India

187

AQI
100
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Durgapur

India

215

AQI

Understanding Air Quality Index

0-50

Good

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

51-100

Moderate

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people.

101-150

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects.

151-200

Unhealthy

Everyone may begin to experience health effects.

201-300

Very Unhealthy

Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.

301+

Hazardous

Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is likely to be affected.

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is a scale from 0 to 500 that measures air pollution levels. Poor air quality can cause respiratory issues, cardiovascular problems, and other health concerns. Rankings are updated hourly to help you stay informed.

Source: US EPA Air Quality Index

Last updated: 06 May 08:08

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