NEW DELHI: Delhi's AQI was 369, in the Very Poor category, in CPCB's 7 November 2026 bulletin issued for 4 pm IST. The official evening station page showed sharper local differences: Punjabi Bagh recorded 439 and Jahangirpuri 434 at 9 pm IST, both in the Severe band. Those station readings describe particular locations at a later timestamp, and should be read separately from the afternoon city bulletin.
| Measure | Reading and time, 7 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Delhi city AQI | 369, Very Poor, CPCB bulletin at 4 pm IST |
| City bulletin coverage | 59 of 59 stations participated |
| Prominent pollutants in city bulletin | PM10 and PM2.5 |
| Evening station source | IITM Delhi air quality portal, 9 pm IST |
Delhi AQI today: what CPCB's 369 means
The Central Pollution Control Board's dated bulletin labels its figures as averages of the past 24 hours, reported at 4 pm. Delhi's row gives 369 and identifies PM10 and PM2.5 as prominent pollutants. The time attached to the bulletin matters: a reading found on another dashboard at a different hour is not automatically a correction to that published figure.
CPCB's National Air Quality Index explanation places 301-400 in Very Poor and 401-500 in Severe. Poor covers 201-300. A station recording 439 has therefore crossed a category boundary that the city bulletin's 369 has not. That is a difference in the reported measurements and coverage, rather than a reason to describe every Delhi neighbourhood as having the same air.
AQI is an index, not a pollutant concentration expressed in micrograms per cubic metre. CPCB converts measured pollutant concentrations into separate sub-indices and uses the worst relevant sub-index for the overall AQI. The published framework includes eight pollutants. A value of 369 should consequently not be labelled as a PM2.5 concentration or compared directly with a concentration standard.
Delhi station AQI at 9 pm: Punjabi Bagh and Jahangirpuri
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology's official Delhi page, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, displayed the following station values timestamped 9 pm IST on 7 November. The selection shows named locations across different reported bands. It is not a complete ranking of Delhi's monitoring network, and the highest value in this selection is not presented as a verified city-wide maximum.
| Station | AQI at 9 pm IST | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Punjabi Bagh | 439 | Severe |
| Jahangirpuri | 434 | Severe |
| R K Puram | 428 | Severe |
| Rohini | 423 | Severe |
| DTU | 422 | Severe |
| Nehru Nagar | 365 | Very Poor |
| Shadipur | 312 | Very Poor |
| Anand Vihar | 275 | Poor |
The range in this table is useful for someone deciding which local reading to check before going out. Punjabi Bagh's 439 cannot stand in for Anand Vihar's 275, while a lower reading at one station does not establish relief everywhere else. Check the named monitoring location and its timestamp together, especially if a circulated screenshot omits the date.
Some entries on the evening page displayed a timestamp without a numerical value, including Burari Crossing and Lodhi Road. Those gaps have not been filled with estimates. A missing reading is not an AQI of zero. The table above includes only stations for which a numerical observation was displayed in the checked snapshot.
What official health advice says about outdoor activity
The Health Ministry's published pollution advisory, dated 8 November 2017, advises avoiding morning walks and other strenuous outdoor activity that increases breathing rate during severe pollution. It also advises avoiding smoke and heavy dust, keeping children indoors as much as possible and remaining indoors when experiencing breathing difficulty. This is previously published official guidance, not a newly announced order for 7 November 2026.
For people with asthma, chronic respiratory disease or heart ailments, that advisory says to continue medication as advised by their physician. It directs people to seek medical assistance for breathing difficulty, increased breathing rate, palpitations or severe coughing or sneezing. An AQI table cannot diagnose an individual's symptoms or determine a change in prescribed treatment.
For households arranging the next morning's activities, the practical task is to check the latest official observation and any local advisory again. This article's evening station snapshot remains tied to 9 pm on 7 November. It does not predict the following morning's AQI, and the measurements alone do not establish a school closure or a restriction on a particular activity.
How to compare another Delhi AQI update
Check three labels before comparing numbers: the date and time, the station or city coverage, and whether the source is an observation, a bulletin or a forecast. Here, the city figure comes from CPCB's 4 pm bulletin and the later local readings from the official IITM portal. No evening city average has been calculated by combining the selected stations.
For context, our Delhi bulletin report for 1 November is a separate dated record. Readers planning November observances can also consult our Chhath date guide and Dev Deepawali guide. Their calendar information does not replace a fresh local air-quality check before travel or outdoor plans.
