SmogRank / India / Bihar

Air quality in Patna

Bihar, India. PM2.5 from 6 reference monitors, updated hourly.

– µg/m³

No reading in the last few days.

Rank

24 h
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not enough data
7 days
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not enough data
30 days
#102
of 2,327 · 26.4 µg/m³
Year
#70
of 2,160 · 37.1 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Chronic pollution. Its typical day over the past year was 43.3 µg/m³, 2.9× the WHO 24-hour guideline, so it ranks high most of the time, not only during events.

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were January, November, December, averaging up to 71.0 µg/m³ against 19.3 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

Based on Patna's own measurements; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

Last 0 days, hour by hour

No hourly readings yet.

Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: 33.2 µg/m³2025-09-30: 34.6 µg/m³2025-10-01: 30.2 µg/m³2025-10-02: 27.8 µg/m³2025-10-03: 24.8 µg/m³2025-10-04: 24.0 µg/m³2025-10-05: 43.0 µg/m³2025-10-06: 26.3 µg/m³2025-10-07: 27.1 µg/m³2025-10-08: 41.6 µg/m³2025-10-09: 39.7 µg/m³2025-10-10: 43.8 µg/m³2025-10-11: 46.3 µg/m³2025-10-12: 52.9 µg/m³2025-10-13: 50.8 µg/m³2025-10-14: 62.5 µg/m³2025-10-15: 59.8 µg/m³2025-10-16: 66.8 µg/m³2025-10-17: 65.1 µg/m³2025-10-18: 64.3 µg/m³2025-10-19: 67.9 µg/m³2025-10-20: 91.0 µg/m³2025-10-21: 110.0 µg/m³2025-10-22: 74.7 µg/m³2025-10-23: 62.8 µg/m³2025-10-24: 49.3 µg/m³2025-10-25: 54.9 µg/m³2025-10-26: no data2025-10-27: 61.1 µg/m³2025-10-28: 48.9 µg/m³2025-10-29: 43.2 µg/m³2025-10-30: 16.7 µg/m³2025-10-31: no data2025-11-01: 12.7 µg/m³2025-11-02: 31.6 µg/m³2025-11-03: 72.0 µg/m³2025-11-04: no data2025-11-05: 86.9 µg/m³2025-11-06: 67.9 µg/m³2025-11-07: 57.2 µg/m³2025-11-08: 58.9 µg/m³2025-11-09: 75.0 µg/m³2025-11-10: no data2025-11-11: 82.3 µg/m³2025-11-12: 72.2 µg/m³2025-11-13: 73.4 µg/m³2025-11-14: 73.7 µg/m³2025-11-15: 54.1 µg/m³2025-11-16: 68.9 µg/m³2025-11-17: 68.8 µg/m³2025-11-18: 60.4 µg/m³2025-11-19: 51.1 µg/m³2025-11-20: 57.0 µg/m³2025-11-21: 66.3 µg/m³2025-11-22: 72.1 µg/m³2025-11-23: 75.5 µg/m³2025-11-24: 73.6 µg/m³2025-11-25: 53.9 µg/m³2025-11-26: 65.3 µg/m³2025-11-27: 72.1 µg/m³2025-11-28: 60.0 µg/m³2025-11-29: 39.7 µg/m³2025-11-30: 50.5 µg/m³2025-12-01: 57.7 µg/m³2025-12-02: 49.4 µg/m³2025-12-03: 65.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 67.0 µg/m³2025-12-05: 63.7 µg/m³2025-12-06: 65.8 µg/m³2025-12-07: 73.9 µg/m³2025-12-08: 90.7 µg/m³2025-12-09: 104.2 µg/m³2025-12-10: 78.5 µg/m³2025-12-11: 94.5 µg/m³2025-12-12: 110.8 µg/m³2025-12-13: 88.3 µg/m³2025-12-14: 68.0 µg/m³2025-12-15: 56.6 µg/m³2025-12-16: 72.6 µg/m³2025-12-17: 85.3 µg/m³2025-12-18: 74.0 µg/m³2025-12-19: 77.5 µg/m³2025-12-20: 70.5 µg/m³2025-12-21: 53.5 µg/m³2025-12-22: 75.9 µg/m³2025-12-23: 76.5 µg/m³2025-12-24: 69.1 µg/m³2025-12-25: 77.2 µg/m³2025-12-26: 64.8 µg/m³2025-12-27: 60.1 µg/m³2025-12-28: 36.0 µg/m³2025-12-29: 40.9 µg/m³2025-12-30: 56.7 µg/m³2025-12-31: 75.1 µg/m³2026-01-01: 88.1 µg/m³2026-01-02: 81.0 µg/m³2026-01-03: 65.8 µg/m³2026-01-04: 36.9 µg/m³2026-01-05: 64.4 µg/m³2026-01-06: 72.3 µg/m³2026-01-07: 73.7 µg/m³2026-01-08: 85.5 µg/m³2026-01-09: 75.8 µg/m³2026-01-10: 52.3 µg/m³2026-01-11: no data2026-01-12: no data2026-01-13: no data2026-01-14: no data2026-01-15: no data2026-01-16: no data2026-01-17: no data2026-01-18: no data2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: no data2026-01-21: 49.8 µg/m³2026-01-22: 42.8 µg/m³2026-01-23: 51.7 µg/m³2026-01-24: 53.8 µg/m³2026-01-25: 62.1 µg/m³2026-01-26: 48.4 µg/m³2026-01-27: 45.0 µg/m³2026-01-28: 55.4 µg/m³2026-01-29: 33.8 µg/m³2026-01-30: 49.6 µg/m³2026-01-31: 60.6 µg/m³2026-02-01: 64.0 µg/m³2026-02-02: 73.4 µg/m³2026-02-03: no data2026-02-04: no data2026-02-05: 35.1 µg/m³2026-02-06: 46.3 µg/m³2026-02-07: 50.6 µg/m³2026-02-08: no data2026-02-09: 49.7 µg/m³2026-02-10: 56.6 µg/m³2026-02-11: 56.7 µg/m³2026-02-12: 58.7 µg/m³2026-02-13: 48.8 µg/m³2026-02-14: 45.2 µg/m³2026-02-15: 55.2 µg/m³2026-02-16: no data2026-02-17: no data2026-02-18: no data2026-02-19: no data2026-02-20: 54.2 µg/m³2026-02-21: 44.8 µg/m³2026-02-22: 47.0 µg/m³2026-02-23: 44.3 µg/m³2026-02-24: 53.5 µg/m³2026-02-25: 53.1 µg/m³2026-02-26: 44.6 µg/m³2026-02-27: 59.4 µg/m³2026-02-28: 52.3 µg/m³2026-03-01: 47.3 µg/m³2026-03-02: 47.6 µg/m³2026-03-03: 39.5 µg/m³2026-03-04: 49.2 µg/m³2026-03-05: 47.1 µg/m³2026-03-06: 59.4 µg/m³2026-03-07: 93.8 µg/m³2026-03-08: 87.5 µg/m³2026-03-09: 83.3 µg/m³2026-03-10: no data2026-03-11: 73.0 µg/m³2026-03-12: 62.7 µg/m³2026-03-13: 62.0 µg/m³2026-03-14: 53.5 µg/m³2026-03-15: 69.5 µg/m³2026-03-16: 55.0 µg/m³2026-03-17: 55.8 µg/m³2026-03-18: 67.1 µg/m³2026-03-19: 64.9 µg/m³2026-03-20: 57.4 µg/m³2026-03-21: 22.3 µg/m³2026-03-22: 24.3 µg/m³2026-03-23: 38.7 µg/m³2026-03-24: 46.8 µg/m³2026-03-25: 41.5 µg/m³2026-03-26: 48.1 µg/m³2026-03-27: 53.0 µg/m³2026-03-28: 18.5 µg/m³2026-03-29: 24.2 µg/m³2026-03-30: 28.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 49.1 µg/m³2026-04-01: 50.4 µg/m³2026-04-02: 45.1 µg/m³2026-04-03: 43.2 µg/m³2026-04-04: 35.8 µg/m³2026-04-05: 36.7 µg/m³2026-04-06: 27.1 µg/m³2026-04-07: 45.5 µg/m³2026-04-08: 51.3 µg/m³2026-04-09: 39.3 µg/m³2026-04-10: 30.5 µg/m³2026-04-11: 41.6 µg/m³2026-04-12: 47.8 µg/m³2026-04-13: 59.8 µg/m³2026-04-14: 49.2 µg/m³2026-04-15: 79.8 µg/m³2026-04-16: no data2026-04-17: 40.8 µg/m³2026-04-18: 47.0 µg/m³2026-04-19: 34.9 µg/m³2026-04-20: 54.7 µg/m³2026-04-21: 64.6 µg/m³2026-04-22: 50.6 µg/m³2026-04-23: 62.0 µg/m³2026-04-24: 42.3 µg/m³2026-04-25: 45.2 µg/m³2026-04-26: 35.6 µg/m³2026-04-27: 21.8 µg/m³2026-04-28: 27.3 µg/m³2026-04-29: 23.0 µg/m³2026-04-30: 11.0 µg/m³2026-05-01: 20.0 µg/m³2026-05-02: 12.6 µg/m³2026-05-03: 19.2 µg/m³2026-05-04: 23.8 µg/m³2026-05-05: no data2026-05-06: no data2026-05-07: no data2026-05-08: 31.0 µg/m³2026-05-09: 18.8 µg/m³2026-05-10: 20.1 µg/m³2026-05-11: 26.3 µg/m³2026-05-12: 37.4 µg/m³2026-05-13: 25.3 µg/m³2026-05-14: 20.6 µg/m³2026-05-15: 33.1 µg/m³2026-05-16: 51.9 µg/m³2026-05-17: 54.6 µg/m³2026-05-18: 46.5 µg/m³2026-05-19: 28.9 µg/m³2026-05-20: 35.1 µg/m³2026-05-21: 32.7 µg/m³2026-05-22: 24.7 µg/m³2026-05-23: 37.2 µg/m³2026-05-24: 37.0 µg/m³2026-05-25: 31.9 µg/m³2026-05-26: 22.6 µg/m³2026-05-27: 18.9 µg/m³2026-05-28: 23.7 µg/m³2026-05-29: 18.2 µg/m³2026-05-30: 24.1 µg/m³2026-05-31: 36.6 µg/m³2026-06-01: 43.5 µg/m³2026-06-02: 52.0 µg/m³2026-06-03: 33.4 µg/m³2026-06-04: 49.3 µg/m³2026-06-05: 43.4 µg/m³2026-06-06: 25.1 µg/m³2026-06-07: 25.0 µg/m³2026-06-08: 35.0 µg/m³2026-06-09: 29.7 µg/m³2026-06-10: 29.4 µg/m³2026-06-11: 16.9 µg/m³2026-06-12: 18.5 µg/m³2026-06-13: 27.8 µg/m³2026-06-14: 25.1 µg/m³2026-06-15: 39.1 µg/m³2026-06-16: 34.8 µg/m³2026-06-17: 30.7 µg/m³2026-06-18: 31.1 µg/m³2026-06-19: 25.5 µg/m³2026-06-20: 27.7 µg/m³2026-06-21: 26.1 µg/m³2026-06-22: 21.3 µg/m³2026-06-23: no data2026-06-24: no data2026-06-25: no data2026-06-26: 29.3 µg/m³2026-06-27: 35.9 µg/m³2026-06-28: 34.6 µg/m³2026-06-29: 24.2 µg/m³2026-06-30: 29.5 µg/m³2026-07-01: no data2026-07-02: 16.7 µg/m³2026-07-03: 14.6 µg/m³2026-07-04: 18.5 µg/m³2026-07-05: 11.4 µg/m³2026-07-06: 14.8 µg/m³2026-07-07: 17.4 µg/m³2026-07-08: 25.9 µg/m³2026-07-09: 26.8 µg/m³2026-07-10: no data2026-07-11: 14.8 µg/m³2026-07-12: 45.0 µg/m³2026-07-13: 19.1 µg/m³2026-07-14: 23.1 µg/m³2026-07-15: 31.2 µg/m³2026-07-16: 24.2 µg/m³2026-07-17: 24.5 µg/m³2026-07-18: 17.1 µg/m³2026-07-19: 16.1 µg/m³2026-07-20: 32.5 µg/m³2026-07-21: 30.7 µg/m³2026-07-22: no data2026-07-23: 15.8 µg/m³2026-07-24: no data2026-07-25: 19.8 µg/m³2026-07-26: 20.0 µg/m³2026-07-27: 19.6 µg/m³2026-07-28: 12.8 µg/m³2026-07-29: 17.0 µg/m³2026-07-30: 13.2 µg/m³2026-07-31: 12.1 µg/m³2026-08-01: 19.3 µg/m³2026-08-02: 36.9 µg/m³2026-08-03: 19.1 µg/m³2026-08-04: 25.1 µg/m³2026-08-05: 14.5 µg/m³2026-08-06: 12.8 µg/m³2026-08-07: 20.1 µg/m³2026-08-08: no data2026-08-09: no data2026-08-10: no data2026-08-11: 19.0 µg/m³2026-08-12: 18.0 µg/m³2026-08-13: no data2026-08-14: 12.0 µg/m³2026-08-15: 15.8 µg/m³2026-08-16: no data2026-08-17: no data2026-08-18: no data2026-08-19: 17.4 µg/m³2026-08-20: 21.5 µg/m³2026-08-21: 23.3 µg/m³2026-08-22: 27.9 µg/m³2026-08-23: no data2026-08-24: no data2026-08-25: 13.0 µg/m³2026-08-26: 17.2 µg/m³2026-08-27: no data2026-08-28: no data2026-08-29: no data2026-08-30: no data2026-08-31: 14.4 µg/m³2026-09-01: 22.1 µg/m³2026-09-02: 11.8 µg/m³2026-09-03: 17.4 µg/m³2026-09-04: 21.7 µg/m³2026-09-05: 24.1 µg/m³2026-09-06: 19.2 µg/m³2026-09-07: 16.7 µg/m³2026-09-08: 18.9 µg/m³2026-09-09: 37.5 µg/m³2026-09-10: 36.0 µg/m³2026-09-11: 25.8 µg/m³2026-09-12: 23.7 µg/m³2026-09-13: 32.7 µg/m³2026-09-14: 40.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 50.1 µg/m³2026-09-16: 30.7 µg/m³2026-09-17: 21.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 30.0 µg/m³2026-09-19: 48.3 µg/m³2026-09-20: 41.2 µg/m³2026-09-21: 28.0 µg/m³2026-09-22: 32.5 µg/m³2026-09-23: 11.5 µg/m³2026-09-24: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-25: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: no data2026-09-27: no data2026-09-28: no data2026-09-29: no data2026-09-30: no data
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

295 of 314 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#887OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2026: 59.5 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 67.8 µg/m³Feb 2026: 52.1 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 59.8 µg/m³Mar 2026: 52.4 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 55.4 µg/m³Apr 2026: 42.9 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 36.8 µg/m³May 2026: 29.0 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 30.3 µg/m³Jun 2026: 31.3 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 26.8 µg/m³Jul 2026: 20.5 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 23.3 µg/m³Aug 2026: 19.3 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 30.2 µg/m³Sep 2026: 26.4 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 50.9 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 62.6 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 71.0 µg/m³Dec

Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
IGSC Planetarium Complex, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference
DRM Office Danapur, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference
Rajbansi Nagar, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference
Govt. High School Shikarpur, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference
Muradpur, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference
Samanpura, Patna - BSPCBGODL-IndiaBihar State Pollution Control BoardReference

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Other cities in India

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30-day averages, µg/m³. All of India →

Updated 2026-10-01 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.