SmogRank / Pakistan / Balochistan

Air quality in Quetta

Balochistan, Pakistan. PM2.5 from 15 low-cost sensors, updated hourly.

21.3 µg/m³
Moderate

Latest hour (06:00 UTC), 1.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Rank

24 h
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not enough data
7 days
#134
of 2,327 · 22.6 µg/m³
30 days
#114
of 2,325 · 24.9 µg/m³
Year
#156
of 2,160 · 27.5 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were January, October, November, December, averaging up to 61.3 µg/m³ against 14.5 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

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

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15612026-09-30 21:00 UTC: 43.2 µg/m³2026-10-01 00:00 UTC: 31.1 µg/m³2026-10-01 01:00 UTC: 23.9 µg/m³2026-10-01 02:00 UTC: 38.0 µg/m³2026-10-01 03:00 UTC: 60.6 µg/m³2026-10-01 04:00 UTC: 40.4 µg/m³2026-10-01 05:00 UTC: 26.6 µg/m³2026-10-01 06:00 UTC: 21.3 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1

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

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: 45.4 µg/m³2025-09-30: 32.3 µg/m³2025-10-01: 35.5 µg/m³2025-10-02: 27.0 µg/m³2025-10-03: 25.6 µg/m³2025-10-04: 22.1 µg/m³2025-10-05: 37.6 µg/m³2025-10-06: 61.4 µg/m³2025-10-07: 29.4 µg/m³2025-10-08: 53.8 µg/m³2025-10-09: 55.4 µg/m³2025-10-10: 32.7 µg/m³2025-10-11: 39.4 µg/m³2025-10-12: 44.7 µg/m³2025-10-13: 54.2 µg/m³2025-10-14: 49.5 µg/m³2025-10-15: 58.7 µg/m³2025-10-16: 52.5 µg/m³2025-10-17: 61.1 µg/m³2025-10-18: 65.3 µg/m³2025-10-19: 57.9 µg/m³2025-10-20: 58.9 µg/m³2025-10-21: 67.6 µg/m³2025-10-22: 78.7 µg/m³2025-10-23: 52.2 µg/m³2025-10-24: 57.8 µg/m³2025-10-25: 69.0 µg/m³2025-10-26: 67.6 µg/m³2025-10-27: 66.2 µg/m³2025-10-28: 65.1 µg/m³2025-10-29: 60.7 µg/m³2025-10-30: 87.5 µg/m³2025-10-31: 69.2 µg/m³2025-11-01: 26.6 µg/m³2025-11-02: 31.8 µg/m³2025-11-03: 31.0 µg/m³2025-11-04: 25.2 µg/m³2025-11-05: 29.8 µg/m³2025-11-06: 35.6 µg/m³2025-11-07: 33.0 µg/m³2025-11-08: 22.9 µg/m³2025-11-09: 27.1 µg/m³2025-11-10: 27.9 µg/m³2025-11-11: 33.4 µg/m³2025-11-12: 33.8 µg/m³2025-11-13: 60.6 µg/m³2025-11-14: no data2025-11-15: 134.0 µg/m³2025-11-16: 143.0 µg/m³2025-11-17: 141.0 µg/m³2025-11-18: 88.4 µg/m³2025-11-19: 35.7 µg/m³2025-11-20: 35.4 µg/m³2025-11-21: 38.3 µg/m³2025-11-22: 41.5 µg/m³2025-11-23: 57.7 µg/m³2025-11-24: 72.4 µg/m³2025-11-25: 87.7 µg/m³2025-11-26: 74.1 µg/m³2025-11-27: 58.7 µg/m³2025-11-28: 76.3 µg/m³2025-11-29: 66.5 µg/m³2025-11-30: 69.5 µg/m³2025-12-01: 69.1 µg/m³2025-12-02: 50.3 µg/m³2025-12-03: 92.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 90.4 µg/m³2025-12-05: 75.8 µg/m³2025-12-06: 69.0 µg/m³2025-12-07: 57.7 µg/m³2025-12-08: 53.3 µg/m³2025-12-09: 65.4 µg/m³2025-12-10: 101.0 µg/m³2025-12-11: 98.0 µg/m³2025-12-12: 102.0 µg/m³2025-12-13: 56.1 µg/m³2025-12-14: 36.2 µg/m³2025-12-15: 45.6 µg/m³2025-12-16: 39.3 µg/m³2025-12-17: 27.7 µg/m³2025-12-18: 42.8 µg/m³2025-12-19: 44.8 µg/m³2025-12-20: 31.5 µg/m³2025-12-21: 24.0 µg/m³2025-12-22: 21.7 µg/m³2025-12-23: 57.9 µg/m³2025-12-24: 125.5 µg/m³2025-12-25: 124.0 µg/m³2025-12-26: 110.0 µg/m³2025-12-27: 33.3 µg/m³2025-12-28: 47.0 µg/m³2025-12-29: 38.3 µg/m³2025-12-30: 50.4 µg/m³2025-12-31: 18.7 µg/m³2026-01-01: 28.6 µg/m³2026-01-02: 102.5 µg/m³2026-01-03: 99.0 µg/m³2026-01-04: 35.8 µg/m³2026-01-05: 31.1 µg/m³2026-01-06: 40.3 µg/m³2026-01-07: 71.6 µg/m³2026-01-08: 58.6 µg/m³2026-01-09: 59.6 µg/m³2026-01-10: 76.9 µg/m³2026-01-11: 98.8 µg/m³2026-01-12: 83.8 µg/m³2026-01-13: 68.3 µg/m³2026-01-14: 75.1 µg/m³2026-01-15: 64.0 µg/m³2026-01-16: 29.7 µg/m³2026-01-17: 37.4 µg/m³2026-01-18: 26.8 µg/m³2026-01-19: 30.1 µg/m³2026-01-20: 49.0 µg/m³2026-01-21: 49.9 µg/m³2026-01-22: 19.8 µg/m³2026-01-23: 10.3 µg/m³2026-01-24: 26.2 µg/m³2026-01-25: 33.1 µg/m³2026-01-26: 29.5 µg/m³2026-01-27: 26.6 µg/m³2026-01-28: 41.7 µg/m³2026-01-29: 55.4 µg/m³2026-01-30: 31.1 µg/m³2026-01-31: 39.5 µg/m³2026-02-01: 32.8 µg/m³2026-02-02: 42.4 µg/m³2026-02-03: 50.0 µg/m³2026-02-04: 42.5 µg/m³2026-02-05: 64.9 µg/m³2026-02-06: 39.2 µg/m³2026-02-07: 36.7 µg/m³2026-02-08: 46.4 µg/m³2026-02-09: 33.0 µg/m³2026-02-10: 46.8 µg/m³2026-02-11: 43.1 µg/m³2026-02-12: 48.1 µg/m³2026-02-13: 52.5 µg/m³2026-02-14: 37.7 µg/m³2026-02-15: 39.1 µg/m³2026-02-16: 28.8 µg/m³2026-02-17: 34.0 µg/m³2026-02-18: 60.8 µg/m³2026-02-19: 63.6 µg/m³2026-02-20: 50.1 µg/m³2026-02-21: 28.6 µg/m³2026-02-22: 24.1 µg/m³2026-02-23: 29.9 µg/m³2026-02-24: 33.5 µg/m³2026-02-25: 27.2 µg/m³2026-02-26: 33.4 µg/m³2026-02-27: 38.2 µg/m³2026-02-28: 35.9 µg/m³2026-03-01: 35.0 µg/m³2026-03-02: 36.1 µg/m³2026-03-03: 36.7 µg/m³2026-03-04: 31.9 µg/m³2026-03-05: 29.7 µg/m³2026-03-06: 29.4 µg/m³2026-03-07: 23.3 µg/m³2026-03-08: 30.7 µg/m³2026-03-09: 33.7 µg/m³2026-03-10: 28.7 µg/m³2026-03-11: 9.1 µg/m³2026-03-12: 14.1 µg/m³2026-03-13: 12.6 µg/m³2026-03-14: 19.9 µg/m³2026-03-15: 6.5 µg/m³2026-03-16: 13.4 µg/m³2026-03-17: 29.5 µg/m³2026-03-18: 18.7 µg/m³2026-03-19: 15.1 µg/m³2026-03-20: 18.0 µg/m³2026-03-21: 16.1 µg/m³2026-03-22: 12.0 µg/m³2026-03-23: 8.7 µg/m³2026-03-24: 16.6 µg/m³2026-03-25: 9.0 µg/m³2026-03-26: 9.2 µg/m³2026-03-27: 17.3 µg/m³2026-03-28: 15.3 µg/m³2026-03-29: 15.7 µg/m³2026-03-30: 17.3 µg/m³2026-03-31: 23.7 µg/m³2026-04-01: 13.6 µg/m³2026-04-02: 16.7 µg/m³2026-04-03: 12.8 µg/m³2026-04-04: 8.8 µg/m³2026-04-05: 17.7 µg/m³2026-04-06: 10.3 µg/m³2026-04-07: 10.7 µg/m³2026-04-08: 5.6 µg/m³2026-04-09: 17.2 µg/m³2026-04-10: 26.2 µg/m³2026-04-11: 16.1 µg/m³2026-04-12: 10.4 µg/m³2026-04-13: 18.9 µg/m³2026-04-14: 16.4 µg/m³2026-04-15: 22.5 µg/m³2026-04-16: 16.9 µg/m³2026-04-17: 18.7 µg/m³2026-04-18: 25.5 µg/m³2026-04-19: 28.4 µg/m³2026-04-20: 21.7 µg/m³2026-04-21: 18.3 µg/m³2026-04-22: 17.0 µg/m³2026-04-23: 23.5 µg/m³2026-04-24: 16.7 µg/m³2026-04-25: 19.9 µg/m³2026-04-26: 24.1 µg/m³2026-04-27: 16.6 µg/m³2026-04-28: 5.3 µg/m³2026-04-29: 6.7 µg/m³2026-04-30: 9.7 µg/m³2026-05-01: 12.9 µg/m³2026-05-02: 7.6 µg/m³2026-05-03: 10.5 µg/m³2026-05-04: 11.3 µg/m³2026-05-05: 17.3 µg/m³2026-05-06: 16.0 µg/m³2026-05-07: 16.7 µg/m³2026-05-08: 19.0 µg/m³2026-05-09: 27.7 µg/m³2026-05-10: 25.8 µg/m³2026-05-11: 9.5 µg/m³2026-05-12: 7.8 µg/m³2026-05-13: 12.0 µg/m³2026-05-14: 16.4 µg/m³2026-05-15: 15.5 µg/m³2026-05-16: 17.7 µg/m³2026-05-17: 20.0 µg/m³2026-05-18: 17.3 µg/m³2026-05-19: 15.6 µg/m³2026-05-20: 13.6 µg/m³2026-05-21: 11.9 µg/m³2026-05-22: 13.4 µg/m³2026-05-23: 18.9 µg/m³2026-05-24: 12.3 µg/m³2026-05-25: 9.0 µg/m³2026-05-26: 14.4 µg/m³2026-05-27: 18.8 µg/m³2026-05-28: 9.1 µg/m³2026-05-29: 2.3 µg/m³2026-05-30: 11.8 µg/m³2026-05-31: 18.2 µg/m³2026-06-01: 20.8 µg/m³2026-06-02: 22.3 µg/m³2026-06-03: 25.2 µg/m³2026-06-04: 7.2 µg/m³2026-06-05: 14.0 µg/m³2026-06-06: 18.3 µg/m³2026-06-07: 10.5 µg/m³2026-06-08: 12.1 µg/m³2026-06-09: 13.9 µg/m³2026-06-10: 24.5 µg/m³2026-06-11: 11.3 µg/m³2026-06-12: 16.0 µg/m³2026-06-13: 17.6 µg/m³2026-06-14: 23.3 µg/m³2026-06-15: 22.4 µg/m³2026-06-16: 24.1 µg/m³2026-06-17: 21.2 µg/m³2026-06-18: 22.6 µg/m³2026-06-19: 13.1 µg/m³2026-06-20: 13.3 µg/m³2026-06-21: 12.6 µg/m³2026-06-22: 18.5 µg/m³2026-06-23: 15.5 µg/m³2026-06-24: 18.3 µg/m³2026-06-25: 18.9 µg/m³2026-06-26: 9.2 µg/m³2026-06-27: 13.9 µg/m³2026-06-28: 20.0 µg/m³2026-06-29: 16.1 µg/m³2026-06-30: 17.3 µg/m³2026-07-01: 17.5 µg/m³2026-07-02: 18.7 µg/m³2026-07-03: 12.8 µg/m³2026-07-04: 11.8 µg/m³2026-07-05: 16.9 µg/m³2026-07-06: 21.0 µg/m³2026-07-07: 22.8 µg/m³2026-07-08: 21.2 µg/m³2026-07-09: 16.0 µg/m³2026-07-10: 17.1 µg/m³2026-07-11: 12.0 µg/m³2026-07-12: 13.2 µg/m³2026-07-13: 19.6 µg/m³2026-07-14: 19.6 µg/m³2026-07-15: no data2026-07-16: no data2026-07-17: no data2026-07-18: no data2026-07-19: 34.6 µg/m³2026-07-20: no data2026-07-21: 58.4 µg/m³2026-07-22: no data2026-07-23: 43.5 µg/m³2026-07-24: 51.3 µg/m³2026-07-25: 45.7 µg/m³2026-07-26: 35.1 µg/m³2026-07-27: 54.8 µg/m³2026-07-28: 74.5 µg/m³2026-07-29: 107.0 µg/m³2026-07-30: no data2026-07-31: 60.5 µg/m³2026-08-01: 30.4 µg/m³2026-08-02: 29.9 µg/m³2026-08-03: 65.3 µg/m³2026-08-04: 50.7 µg/m³2026-08-05: 87.6 µg/m³2026-08-06: 47.8 µg/m³2026-08-07: 41.2 µg/m³2026-08-08: 34.8 µg/m³2026-08-09: 26.8 µg/m³2026-08-10: 59.5 µg/m³2026-08-11: 55.5 µg/m³2026-08-12: 18.4 µg/m³2026-08-13: 19.6 µg/m³2026-08-14: 28.0 µg/m³2026-08-15: 23.1 µg/m³2026-08-16: 26.4 µg/m³2026-08-17: 22.7 µg/m³2026-08-18: 25.2 µg/m³2026-08-19: 28.4 µg/m³2026-08-20: 27.8 µg/m³2026-08-21: 24.3 µg/m³2026-08-22: 32.7 µg/m³2026-08-23: 34.4 µg/m³2026-08-24: 27.2 µg/m³2026-08-25: 26.2 µg/m³2026-08-26: 20.4 µg/m³2026-08-27: 19.6 µg/m³2026-08-28: 15.0 µg/m³2026-08-29: 13.9 µg/m³2026-08-30: 16.8 µg/m³2026-08-31: 24.2 µg/m³2026-09-01: 24.7 µg/m³2026-09-02: 24.5 µg/m³2026-09-03: 24.5 µg/m³2026-09-04: 20.8 µg/m³2026-09-05: 20.8 µg/m³2026-09-06: 14.5 µg/m³2026-09-07: 13.8 µg/m³2026-09-08: 19.8 µg/m³2026-09-09: 22.9 µg/m³2026-09-10: 28.6 µg/m³2026-09-11: 30.0 µg/m³2026-09-12: 29.8 µg/m³2026-09-13: 26.0 µg/m³2026-09-14: 27.5 µg/m³2026-09-15: 30.5 µg/m³2026-09-16: 31.0 µg/m³2026-09-17: 25.3 µg/m³2026-09-18: 28.2 µg/m³2026-09-19: 30.5 µg/m³2026-09-20: 33.9 µg/m³2026-09-21: 26.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 25.8 µg/m³2026-09-23: 27.0 µg/m³2026-09-24: 24.7 µg/m³2026-09-25: 19.6 µg/m³2026-09-26: 20.7 µg/m³2026-09-27: 21.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 20.5 µg/m³2026-09-29: 26.4 µg/m³2026-09-30: 25.3 µg/m³
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

302 of 357 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#2169OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2026: 49.4 µg/m³JanFeb 2026: 40.8 µg/m³FebMar 2026: 20.4 µg/m³MarApr 2026: 16.4 µg/m³AprMay 2026: 14.5 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 25.2 µg/m³Jun 2026: 17.1 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 24.4 µg/m³Jul 2026: 33.6 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 24.5 µg/m³Aug 2026: 32.4 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 30.4 µg/m³Sep 2026: 24.9 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 53.7 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 56.5 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 61.3 µg/m³Dec

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

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 22.6 µg/m³22.620252025: 34.7 µg/m³34.7

Mean PM2.5 for 24 Sept to 30 Sept in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
University of BalochistanCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Industries and CommerceCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Quetta Commissioner Office CC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
SWISS Plaza QuettaCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Institute of Public HealthCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
G3 Engineering Consultancy, QuettaCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Simongli Town, QuettaCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Helping hand BalochestanCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
EPA OFFICECC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Jinnah Town Quetta CC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Irrigation DirectorateCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
EPA OFFICECC BY 4.0Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)Low-cost
University of BalochistanCC BY 4.0Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)Low-cost
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayyad hospitalCC BY 4.0Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)Low-cost
Institute of Public HealthCC BY 4.0Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)Low-cost

No reference monitor here, so the value is the median of low-cost sensors (at least two reporting each hour). Low-cost sensors can read high in humid air. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Other cities in Pakistan

Gujranwala 68.5Peshawar 60.4Lahore 60.4Multan 55.6Faisalabad 54.6Sialkot 50.3Rahim Yar Khan 46.7Rawalpindi 41.1Bahawalpur 40.9Alipur 39.7Islamabad 37.0Murree 32.4

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

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