Hapur Air Quality Index (AQI) & Air Pollution Today

Uttar Pradesh, India — Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) and PM2.5

Hapur AQI Right Now

324

Category: Very Poor

Dominant Pollutant: pm25

PM2.5: 149.7 µg/m³

PM10: 242.79 µg/m³

Last updated: 2026-03-24 — Data source: Google Air Quality API (NAQI). Live NAQI values load when you visit the page.

Hapur Pollutant Levels

PollutantConcentration
PM2.5149.7 µg/m³
PM10242.79 µg/m³
O₃ (Ozone)28.31 µg/m³
NO₂14.08 µg/m³
SO₂25.88 µg/m³
CO1212.84 µg/m³

Health Advisory — Hapur

Very Poor: Respiratory illness on prolonged exposure. Effect may be felt even in healthy people.

Recommendation: Sensitive groups (children, elderly, people with respiratory conditions) should limit outdoor exposure.

Warning: Everyone should avoid prolonged outdoor activities. Keep windows closed and use air purifiers if available.

Health Impact — Hapur

Cigarette Equivalent: Breathing this air is equivalent to smoking 6.8 cigarettes per day (based on current PM2.5 levels).

Life Expectancy Impact: Sustained exposure at this PM2.5 level could reduce life expectancy by 0.91 years (AQLI estimate, relative to WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³).

Health Recommendations for Hapur

  • General Population: Avoid all outdoor physical activities.
  • Elderly: Stay indoors. Use air purifier if available.
  • Children: Keep children indoors.
  • Lung Disease Patients: Stay indoors. Use air purifier. Keep medication handy.

Understanding Hapur Air Quality

Hapur, in Hapur district, is embedded in Uttar Pradesh's sugarcane belt - one of the most agriculturally intensive regions in India and a major driver of seasonal air quality cycles.

The air quality calendar in Hapur follows the sugarcane agricultural cycle precisely. The crushing season (October–April) brings sustained emissions from sugar mill stacks, while bagasse burning provides thermal energy but adds to ambient PM. Simultaneously, paddy field burning from the kharif harvest (October–November) and wheat stubble burning after the rabi crop (April–May) create two agricultural burning peaks annually. The Ganga Canal (Upper Ganga Canal) basin's flat terrain ensures minimal natural dispersion.

Winter months (November–February) combine all sources simultaneously: sugar mill operations, agricultural burning, widespread biomass cooking fuel, and brick kiln activity under temperature inversions that are among the most severe in the Indo-Gangetic Plain. PM2.5 readings of 150–250 µg/m³ are not uncommon during peak episodes. The monsoon (July–September) provides the year's cleanest air as rainfall suppresses all dust and temporarily interrupts agricultural burning cycles.

Primary Pollution Sources

  • Vehicle exhaust
  • Iron foundry dust
  • Sugarcane mill emissions
  • Road dust
  • Agricultural burning
  • Industrial estate

Geography: NCR-adjacent city on UP-Delhi fringe; Upper Ganga Canal; iron casting cluster; receives trans-boundary pollution from Delhi NCR

Peak pollution months: November, December, January, February

Frequently Asked Questions — Hapur

When is air quality worst in Hapur?

Air quality in Hapur is at its worst during November through February, when winter temperature inversions over the Gangetic Plain trap emissions from vehicle exhaust, iron foundry dust, and biomass burning near the surface. The combination of post-kharif agricultural burning (October–November), brick kiln activation, and cold inversion episodes creates PM2.5 readings that frequently exceed 150 µg/m³ and sometimes approach 300 µg/m³ during the most severe episodes.

What are the main air pollution sources in Hapur?

Hapur's main pollution sources are: vehicle exhaust, iron foundry dust, sugarcane mill emissions, road dust. Like most Uttar Pradesh cities, the seasonal pattern is defined by agricultural burning cycles (kharif in October–November, rabi in April–May), year-round brick kiln operations during the dry season (October–April), and persistent biomass burning for domestic energy. The sugar industry activities add a distinctive industrial or agricultural dimension specific to Hapur.

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