Nepal Monitor

Live · 22 Oct 2026 · Madhesh Province

Air quality in Dhanusa today

Live air quality index and pollutants at Dhanusadham, the main town of Dhanusa district, from the Copernicus (CAMS) air-quality forecast, refreshed every 30 minutes.

US AQI now
155
Unhealthy
PM2.5
88
µg/m³ (WHO 24-h guideline: 15)
PM10
92
µg/m³
Rank among 77 districts
5th
1st = most polluted right now
Health advice: Everyone should reduce long or heavy outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should avoid it. Consider an N95 mask outdoors.

Hourly air quality: last 3 days and the next 4

091182Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25nowUS AQI

US AQI; solid line measured-model history, dashed line forecast. Shaded bands: AQI categories.

Daily summary

DayHighest AQICategoryMean PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Mon, 19 Oct 2026165Unhealthy66
Tue, 20 Oct 2026159Unhealthy68
Wed, 21 Oct 2026159Unhealthy63
Thu, 22 Oct 2026158Unhealthy67
Fri, 23 Oct 2026161Unhealthy68
Sat, 24 Oct 2026160Unhealthy71
Sun, 25 Oct 2026164Unhealthy75

All pollutants now

Fine particles PM2.588.0 µg/m³
Coarse particles PM1092.4 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide NO₂25.3 µg/m³
Ozone O₃48.0 µg/m³
Sulphur dioxide SO₂10.7 µg/m³
Carbon monoxide CO878 µg/m³

Most and least polluted districts right now

  1. Gaur, Rautahat — AQI 179
  2. Biratnagar, Morang — AQI 166
  3. Malangawa, Sarlahi — AQI 161
  4. Rajbiraj, Saptari — AQI 158
  5. Dhanusa — AQI 155
  1. Darchula — AQI 24
  2. Sankhuwasabha — AQI 27
  3. Solukhumbu — AQI 29
  4. Myagdi — AQI 30
  5. Rukum East — AQI 33

Questions about air quality in Dhanusa

Is the air quality in Dhanusa good today?
The US AQI in Dhanusa is 155 (unhealthy) as of 02:45 Nepal time. Everyone should reduce long or heavy outdoor exertion; sensitive groups should avoid it. Consider an N95 mask outdoors.
What is the PM2.5 level in Dhanusa?
PM2.5 is 88 µg/m³ and PM10 92 µg/m³. The WHO guideline for the 24-hour mean of PM2.5 is 15 µg/m³.
When is air pollution worst in Dhanusa?
In Nepal, air quality is usually worst from November to April, when dry weather, stagnant winter air, crop-residue and forest fires and brick kilns add to traffic pollution; the monsoon (June–September) washes the air clean.

Weather in Dhanusa · Dhanusa District: land cover and map

Source: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) via Open-Meteo. Modelled values at the town, not a ground monitor.