SmogRank / Pakistan / Punjab

Air quality in Rahim Yar Khan

Punjab, Pakistan. PM2.5 from 3 low-cost sensors, updated hourly.

33.0 µg/m³
Moderate

Latest hour (01:00 UTC), 2.2× the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Rank

24 h
–
not enough data
7 days
#9
of 2,341 · 68.2 µg/m³
30 days
#26
of 2,337 · 46.7 µg/m³
Year
–
not enough data

Why it ranks here

Chronic pollution. Its typical day over the past year was 51.5 µg/m³, 3.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline, so it ranks high most of the time, not only during events.

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

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15332026-10-01 01:00 UTC: 33.0 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30

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

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: no data2025-09-30: no data2025-10-01: no data2025-10-02: no data2025-10-03: no data2025-10-04: no data2025-10-05: no data2025-10-06: no data2025-10-07: no data2025-10-08: no data2025-10-09: no data2025-10-10: no data2025-10-11: no data2025-10-12: no data2025-10-13: no data2025-10-14: no data2025-10-15: no data2025-10-16: no data2025-10-17: no data2025-10-18: no data2025-10-19: no data2025-10-20: no data2025-10-21: no data2025-10-22: no data2025-10-23: no data2025-10-24: no data2025-10-25: no data2025-10-26: no data2025-10-27: no data2025-10-28: no data2025-10-29: no data2025-10-30: no data2025-10-31: no data2025-11-01: no data2025-11-02: no data2025-11-03: no data2025-11-04: no data2025-11-05: no data2025-11-06: no data2025-11-07: no data2025-11-08: no data2025-11-09: no data2025-11-10: no data2025-11-11: no data2025-11-12: no data2025-11-13: no data2025-11-14: no data2025-11-15: no data2025-11-16: no data2025-11-17: no data2025-11-18: no data2025-11-19: no data2025-11-20: no data2025-11-21: 239.0 µg/m³2025-11-22: no data2025-11-23: 244.5 µg/m³2025-11-24: 222.0 µg/m³2025-11-25: 234.5 µg/m³2025-11-26: 170.5 µg/m³2025-11-27: 207.5 µg/m³2025-11-28: 199.5 µg/m³2025-11-29: 210.5 µg/m³2025-11-30: 225.0 µg/m³2025-12-01: 217.0 µg/m³2025-12-02: 219.0 µg/m³2025-12-03: 220.5 µg/m³2025-12-04: 226.5 µg/m³2025-12-05: 202.5 µg/m³2025-12-06: 238.5 µg/m³2025-12-07: 232.5 µg/m³2025-12-08: 289.5 µg/m³2025-12-09: 299.0 µg/m³2025-12-10: 271.0 µg/m³2025-12-11: 265.0 µg/m³2025-12-12: 286.5 µg/m³2025-12-13: 282.5 µg/m³2025-12-14: 355.5 µg/m³2025-12-15: 365.5 µg/m³2025-12-16: 329.5 µg/m³2025-12-17: 273.0 µg/m³2025-12-18: no data2025-12-19: no data2025-12-20: no data2025-12-21: no data2025-12-22: no data2025-12-23: no data2025-12-24: 202.0 µg/m³2025-12-25: 167.0 µg/m³2025-12-26: no data2025-12-27: no data2025-12-28: no data2025-12-29: no data2025-12-30: no data2025-12-31: no data2026-01-01: no data2026-01-02: 224.5 µg/m³2026-01-03: 192.0 µg/m³2026-01-04: 192.5 µg/m³2026-01-05: no data2026-01-06: no data2026-01-07: no data2026-01-08: no data2026-01-09: no data2026-01-10: 223.0 µg/m³2026-01-11: 239.0 µg/m³2026-01-12: no data2026-01-13: no data2026-01-14: 265.0 µg/m³2026-01-15: no data2026-01-16: no data2026-01-17: no data2026-01-18: 250.0 µg/m³2026-01-19: no data2026-01-20: no data2026-01-21: 287.5 µg/m³2026-01-22: no data2026-01-23: 48.7 µg/m³2026-01-24: no data2026-01-25: no data2026-01-26: no data2026-01-27: no data2026-01-28: no data2026-01-29: no data2026-01-30: no data2026-01-31: no data2026-02-01: no data2026-02-02: no data2026-02-03: no data2026-02-04: no data2026-02-05: no data2026-02-06: 168.5 µg/m³2026-02-07: 166.5 µg/m³2026-02-08: 194.0 µg/m³2026-02-09: no data2026-02-10: no data2026-02-11: 108.7 µg/m³2026-02-12: no data2026-02-13: no data2026-02-14: 229.0 µg/m³2026-02-15: 231.5 µg/m³2026-02-16: no data2026-02-17: no data2026-02-18: no data2026-02-19: no data2026-02-20: 134.0 µg/m³2026-02-21: 169.0 µg/m³2026-02-22: 150.0 µg/m³2026-02-23: 188.5 µg/m³2026-02-24: 164.0 µg/m³2026-02-25: 138.0 µg/m³2026-02-26: 120.0 µg/m³2026-02-27: 132.0 µg/m³2026-02-28: 190.0 µg/m³2026-03-01: 159.5 µg/m³2026-03-02: 151.0 µg/m³2026-03-03: 130.5 µg/m³2026-03-04: 129.0 µg/m³2026-03-05: 130.0 µg/m³2026-03-06: 132.0 µg/m³2026-03-07: 113.5 µg/m³2026-03-08: no data2026-03-09: no data2026-03-10: no data2026-03-11: no data2026-03-12: no data2026-03-13: 136.0 µg/m³2026-03-14: 99.6 µg/m³2026-03-15: 68.6 µg/m³2026-03-16: 70.6 µg/m³2026-03-17: 58.8 µg/m³2026-03-18: 69.8 µg/m³2026-03-19: 72.7 µg/m³2026-03-20: 127.5 µg/m³2026-03-21: 105.0 µg/m³2026-03-22: 81.2 µg/m³2026-03-23: 78.2 µg/m³2026-03-24: no data2026-03-25: no data2026-03-26: no data2026-03-27: no data2026-03-28: no data2026-03-29: no data2026-03-30: no data2026-03-31: 48.2 µg/m³2026-04-01: 60.5 µg/m³2026-04-02: 30.8 µg/m³2026-04-03: 48.0 µg/m³2026-04-04: no data2026-04-05: no data2026-04-06: no data2026-04-07: no data2026-04-08: no data2026-04-09: no data2026-04-10: no data2026-04-11: 41.3 µg/m³2026-04-12: 75.2 µg/m³2026-04-13: no data2026-04-14: no data2026-04-15: no data2026-04-16: 84.4 µg/m³2026-04-17: 51.9 µg/m³2026-04-18: 39.2 µg/m³2026-04-19: 40.4 µg/m³2026-04-20: 65.6 µg/m³2026-04-21: 86.4 µg/m³2026-04-22: 48.0 µg/m³2026-04-23: 53.8 µg/m³2026-04-24: 53.9 µg/m³2026-04-25: 48.7 µg/m³2026-04-26: 50.8 µg/m³2026-04-27: 43.0 µg/m³2026-04-28: 34.8 µg/m³2026-04-29: 56.3 µg/m³2026-04-30: 51.4 µg/m³2026-05-01: 53.6 µg/m³2026-05-02: 58.1 µg/m³2026-05-03: no data2026-05-04: 63.1 µg/m³2026-05-05: 41.9 µg/m³2026-05-06: 45.1 µg/m³2026-05-07: 44.3 µg/m³2026-05-08: 61.8 µg/m³2026-05-09: 51.5 µg/m³2026-05-10: 66.7 µg/m³2026-05-11: 81.3 µg/m³2026-05-12: 76.4 µg/m³2026-05-13: no data2026-05-14: 44.5 µg/m³2026-05-15: 54.5 µg/m³2026-05-16: 40.4 µg/m³2026-05-17: 37.1 µg/m³2026-05-18: 24.9 µg/m³2026-05-19: 23.2 µg/m³2026-05-20: 23.9 µg/m³2026-05-21: 45.6 µg/m³2026-05-22: 82.7 µg/m³2026-05-23: 39.4 µg/m³2026-05-24: 33.0 µg/m³2026-05-25: 29.0 µg/m³2026-05-26: 38.6 µg/m³2026-05-27: 25.3 µg/m³2026-05-28: 23.4 µg/m³2026-05-29: 26.7 µg/m³2026-05-30: 57.3 µg/m³2026-05-31: 45.9 µg/m³2026-06-01: 39.7 µg/m³2026-06-02: 36.3 µg/m³2026-06-03: no data2026-06-04: no data2026-06-05: no data2026-06-06: 71.1 µg/m³2026-06-07: no data2026-06-08: no data2026-06-09: no data2026-06-10: no data2026-06-11: no data2026-06-12: no data2026-06-13: no data2026-06-14: 41.6 µg/m³2026-06-15: 32.9 µg/m³2026-06-16: 28.9 µg/m³2026-06-17: 27.6 µg/m³2026-06-18: 31.8 µg/m³2026-06-19: 25.2 µg/m³2026-06-20: no data2026-06-21: 30.9 µg/m³2026-06-22: 27.8 µg/m³2026-06-23: 29.4 µg/m³2026-06-24: 26.0 µg/m³2026-06-25: 25.2 µg/m³2026-06-26: 28.5 µg/m³2026-06-27: 28.3 µg/m³2026-06-28: 25.3 µg/m³2026-06-29: 28.4 µg/m³2026-06-30: 27.2 µg/m³2026-07-01: 28.7 µg/m³2026-07-02: 28.1 µg/m³2026-07-03: 32.3 µg/m³2026-07-04: 48.8 µg/m³2026-07-05: no data2026-07-06: no data2026-07-07: no data2026-07-08: 32.0 µg/m³2026-07-09: 40.7 µg/m³2026-07-10: 36.7 µg/m³2026-07-11: no data2026-07-12: no data2026-07-13: no data2026-07-14: no data2026-07-15: no data2026-07-16: no data2026-07-17: no data2026-07-18: no data2026-07-19: no data2026-07-20: no data2026-07-21: no data2026-07-22: no data2026-07-23: no data2026-07-24: no data2026-07-25: no data2026-07-26: no data2026-07-27: no data2026-07-28: no data2026-07-29: no data2026-07-30: no data2026-07-31: no data2026-08-01: no data2026-08-02: no data2026-08-03: no data2026-08-04: no data2026-08-05: no data2026-08-06: no data2026-08-07: no data2026-08-08: no data2026-08-09: no data2026-08-10: no data2026-08-11: 38.5 µg/m³2026-08-12: 33.7 µg/m³2026-08-13: 32.1 µg/m³2026-08-14: 25.6 µg/m³2026-08-15: 25.9 µg/m³2026-08-16: 27.2 µg/m³2026-08-17: 26.3 µg/m³2026-08-18: 29.9 µg/m³2026-08-19: no data2026-08-20: no data2026-08-21: 26.1 µg/m³2026-08-22: 27.9 µg/m³2026-08-23: 26.6 µg/m³2026-08-24: 29.3 µg/m³2026-08-25: 39.4 µg/m³2026-08-26: 39.4 µg/m³2026-08-27: 35.0 µg/m³2026-08-28: 33.3 µg/m³2026-08-29: 31.2 µg/m³2026-08-30: 29.6 µg/m³2026-08-31: 26.1 µg/m³2026-09-01: 27.4 µg/m³2026-09-02: 27.9 µg/m³2026-09-03: 28.5 µg/m³2026-09-04: 27.1 µg/m³2026-09-05: 28.4 µg/m³2026-09-06: 28.6 µg/m³2026-09-07: 33.3 µg/m³2026-09-08: 30.6 µg/m³2026-09-09: 29.7 µg/m³2026-09-10: 41.0 µg/m³2026-09-11: 50.1 µg/m³2026-09-12: 59.5 µg/m³2026-09-13: 47.6 µg/m³2026-09-14: 41.4 µg/m³2026-09-15: 43.3 µg/m³2026-09-16: no data2026-09-17: 32.5 µg/m³2026-09-18: 32.1 µg/m³2026-09-19: 43.7 µg/m³2026-09-20: 44.5 µg/m³2026-09-21: 59.8 µg/m³2026-09-22: 57.5 µg/m³2026-09-23: 61.6 µg/m³2026-09-24: 77.1 µg/m³2026-09-25: 98.4 µg/m³2026-09-26: 65.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 55.9 µg/m³2026-09-28: 58.6 µg/m³2026-09-29: 55.6 µg/m³2026-09-30: 66.3 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

194 of 194 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#262DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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

2026 against 2025, month by month

15JanFeb 2026: 165.6 µg/m³FebMar 2026: 103.2 µg/m³MarApr 2026: 53.2 µg/m³AprMay 2026: 46.2 µg/m³MayJun 2026: 32.2 µg/m³JunJulAug 2026: 30.7 µg/m³AugSep 2026: 46.7 µg/m³SepOctNovDec 2025: 260.1 µg/m³Dec

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

Monitors

StationOperatorType
WWF-Pakistan Rahim Yar Khan OfficeCC BY 4.0Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی)Low-cost
Government Boys Colony School, Rahim Yar KhanCC BY 4.0The Urban UnitLow-cost
Rahim Yar Khan Canal Rd BCC BY 4.0OpenAQ adminLow-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 50.3Rawalpindi 41.1Bahawalpur 40.9Alipur 39.7Islamabad 37.0Murree 32.4Karachi 26.9

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

Updated 2026-10-01 04:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.