Delhi AQI Today: Air becomes hazardous early on Nov 12; The capital of India is among the most polluted cities in the world Today’s news
Air quality in New Delhi was hazardous on the morning of Thursday, November 12. The current dashboard on AQI.in showed an air quality index of 597 at 8:11 am local time. The number was on the American AQI scale displayed on the dashboard. New Delhi was ranked 17th among the world’s most polluted cities.
The dashboard showed a PM2.5 concentration of 374 micrograms per cubic meter. The concentration of PM10 was 394 micrograms per cubic meter. The weather panel indicated smoke and a temperature of 22°C.
The humidity was 57% and the wind speed was 4.7 km/h. The panel showed a UV index of 0.6. The dashboard scale lists values of 301 and above as dangerous.
The 24-hour chart showed that Delhi’s AQI rose sharply overnight after dropping on Wednesday afternoon. The low was 206 at 4:01 PM on November 11.
Even that reading fell into the cruel category. The index climbed back above 300 around 8:00 p.m. It was nearing 500 around midnight and was still rising into Thursday morning.
Delhi reached a maximum of 609 at 6.01 am on 12 November. That was 403 points above Wednesday afternoon’s low. The live reading at 8:11 a.m. was 12 points below the morning high. He stayed well in the dangerous category.
Delhi air quality record for November
The air quality calendar showed dangerous readings every day from November 1 to 11. The calendar showed 205 on October 31st before the figure crossed 300 on November 1st.
It started the month at 306 and reached 445 on November 4th. The reading rose to 461 on November 6, then fell to 455 on November 7. It climbed back to 470 on November 8.
The highest November value shown in the calendar was 666 on November 9, just after Diwali 2026. The number dropped to 346 on November 10, then rose to 362 on November 11.
AQI in other Indian metros
Chennai recorded the highest AQI among seven other metros at 190. Bengaluru and Hyderabad were both at 173. Mumbai and Pune recorded identical readings of 170. All five cities fell in the unhealthy category.
Ahmedabad recorded an AQI of 147 while Kolkata stood at 126. Both readings fell into the poor category. Kolkata had the lowest value among metros. Chennai’s reading was 64 points higher than Kolkata’s.
The reading in New Delhi was more than triple that of Chennai. None of the other seven metros reached the severe category.
