Mumbai's Air Quality index (AQI) remained 'poor' at 180, on Saturday 11am, according to SAFAR. The report also stated that PM 2.5 and PM 10 concentrations in Mumbai were at 113 and 190 respectively.
The current PM2.5 concentration in Mumbai is 7.5 times above the recommended limit given by the WHO 24 hrs air quality guidelines value.
The temperature of the city is 33°C and the humidity percentage was recorded at 40% and the precipitation rate is at 0%.
AQI of different areas in Mumbai
Navy Nagar-Colaba, Mumbai: AQI 182 · Poor
Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai: AQI 177 · Poor
Malad West, Mumbai: AQI 179 · Poor
Sion, Mumbai: AQI 178· Poor
Thane, Pimpleshwar Mandir: AQI 127 · Moderate
AQI of other metro cities
The air quality in Pune dipped amid cold wave to poor with an AQI of 166. Meanwhile, Chennai is seeing a moderate AQI of 100. Hyderabad's AQI was recorded to be 120 while Kolkata stood at 176. India's Silicon Valley, Bengaluru recorded an AQI of 79 and Ahmedabad saw AQI 171. Delhi's AQI was 'poor' with the figure standing at 241 today.
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