Punjab AQI Today, 15 November 2026: No City Above 200, Pakpattan Worst at 191, Lahore 175
No Punjab city was above 200 at 1 pm on 15 November 2026. Pakpattan was worst at 191, Bahawalpur 182, Kasur 181, Lahore 175. All 28 cities and Lahore's night.
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Short answer: No Punjab city was above 200 on Punjab EPA's ranking at 1 pm on Sunday 15 November 2026. Pakpattan was worst at 191, Bahawalpur read 182, Kasur 181 and Lahore 175. All four are in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups band.
Every figure below is from Punjab EPA's official dashboard, aqi.punjab.gov.pk, which showed "Last updated: 1:00 PM, Nov 15". It ranked 28 cities. Pakpattan, which read 362 at the same hour on Saturday, dropped by almost half.
That is a better midday than any day this week. But the night was still bad. Lahore's hourly record shows the city at 345 at 10 pm on Saturday and 311 at 7 am on Sunday, before it eased through the morning.
Pakpattan was worst in Punjab at 1 pm with an AQI of 191
Pakpattan topped Punjab EPA's city ranking at 1 pm on 15 November with 191. Bahawalpur followed at 182, Kasur at 181 and Lahore at 175. No city reached the Unhealthy band, which starts at 201 on Punjab's scale.
Pakpattan has led the list for two days running. On Saturday at 1 pm it read 362, in the Very Unhealthy band. Sunday's 191 is 171 points lower, our own arithmetic from the two readings.
Rajanpur read 170, DG Khan 167 and Okara 166. Faisalabad, Multan and Vehari were all between 161 and 165. The cleanest air was again in the north. Murree read 40, which is Good, and Khushab 78, which is Satisfactory.
Every ranked Punjab city at 1 pm on 15 November 2026
The table lists all 28 cities on the dashboard's 1 pm ranking. Twelve were in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups band, ten were Moderate, five were Satisfactory and one was Good. None was Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy or Hazardous.
| City | AQI at 1 pm | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Pakpattan | 191 | Sensitive groups |
| Bahawalpur | 182 | Sensitive groups |
| Kasur | 181 | Sensitive groups |
| Lahore | 175 | Sensitive groups |
| Rajanpur | 170 | Sensitive groups |
| DG Khan | 167 | Sensitive groups |
| Okara | 166 | Sensitive groups |
| Faisalabad | 165 | Sensitive groups |
| Multan | 162 | Sensitive groups |
| Vehari | 161 | Sensitive groups |
| Sahiwal | 159 | Sensitive groups |
| Nankana Sahib | 155 | Sensitive groups |
| Gujranwala | 140 | Moderate |
| Sheikhupura | 138 | Moderate |
| Bhakkar | 131 | Moderate |
| Sialkot | 125 | Moderate |
| Kot Addu | 125 | Moderate |
| Jhang | 123 | Moderate |
| Hafizabad | 121 | Moderate |
| Rawalpindi | 110 | Moderate |
| Mandi Bahauddin | 110 | Moderate |
| Sargodha | 107 | Moderate |
| Mianwali | 97 | Satisfactory |
| Chakwal | 91 | Satisfactory |
| Attock | 91 | Satisfactory |
| Talagang | 88 | Satisfactory |
| Khushab | 78 | Satisfactory |
| Murree | 40 | Good |
Eight districts with monitors were not on the 1 pm ranking. Their own stations showed earlier readings: Rahim Yar Khan 226 at noon, Narowal 182 at 10 am, Khanewal 179 at noon, Muzaffargarh 174 at noon, Wazirabad 163 at 9 am, Gujrat 152 at noon and Jhelum 121 at 11 am. The Chiniot monitor showed no AQI value.
Lahore read 175 at 1 pm after a Very Unhealthy night
Lahore's city reading at 1 pm was 175, against 178 at the same hour on Saturday. The hourly record tells a harsher story. Lahore was at 345 at 10 pm on Saturday, 313 at midnight and 311 at 7 am on Sunday.
From 8 am the number fell each hour: 293, then 266, 250 and 224, reaching 184 at noon and 175 at 1 pm. The dashboard's weather panel for Lahore showed 28°C, 58 per cent humidity and a light south westerly wind of 1.1 metres a second.
Safari Park was the only one of Lahore's 11 stations in the Unhealthy band, at 223. Multan Road read 190, Egerton Road 181 and Shahdara 179. Wagha Border was lowest at 157. Area readings for every station are in Lahore AQI area by area.
Gulberg III shows dust, not smoke, at 1 pm
Gulberg III read 165, but its fine particle reading, PM2.5, was only 24.9. Its coarse dust reading, PM10, was 279.3. So the number there was driven by dust, not by the fine smoke particles that dominate most smog days.
At Safari Park the picture was the reverse. Its PM2.5 was 171.9 and its PM10 234. Fine particles reach deeper into the lungs, which is why a high PM2.5 reading matters more for health. What each band means for your day is set out in what each Punjab AQI band means.
What to do this evening if you live in the worst cities
Air in Punjab has been worse at night than at midday all week. If you live in Pakpattan, Bahawalpur, Kasur, Lahore or south Punjab, plan for a higher reading after dark and limit outdoor time then.
- Check your city on the dashboard before going out. It updates every hour.
- Keep children, older people and anyone with asthma or heart disease indoors in the evening and early morning.
- Close windows after sunset, when readings in Lahore climbed back above 300 on Saturday.
- If you must go out, wear a well-fitted N95 or KN95 mask. Cloth masks do little against fine particles.
- Move morning walks to the early afternoon, when readings were lowest on Sunday.
Advice on masks for each group is in how to wear an N95 mask in smog. Smoke from burning crops, rubbish or a smoky factory can be reported to the Environment Protection Department on the Green Punjab app.
Common questions
Which Punjab city had the worst AQI on 15 November 2026?
Pakpattan, at 191 at 1 pm, in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups band. Bahawalpur was second at 182.
What was Lahore's AQI on 15 November 2026?
Lahore read 175 at 1 pm. It had been 313 at midnight and 311 at 7 am, both Very Unhealthy.
Was any Punjab city Unhealthy at 1 pm on Sunday?
No ranked city was above 200. The Rahim Yar Khan station read 226 at noon, but the city was not on the 1 pm ranking.
Which Punjab city had the cleanest air?
Murree read 40, which is Good. Khushab read 78 and Talagang 88, both Satisfactory.
Which Lahore area had the worst air?
Safari Park read 223, the only Lahore station in the Unhealthy band. Multan Road was next at 190.
Where can I check the AQI for my city?
On Punjab EPA's dashboard, aqi.punjab.gov.pk. It is free and shows each city and each Lahore station with the time of the last update.
How we verified this
What we checked and where we read it.
We read every figure on Punjab EPA's air quality dashboard on 15 November 2026, shortly after its 1:00 pm update. The city ranking, Lahore's same hour reading for 14 November, the 11 Lahore stations, the station readings for unranked districts and their times, and the weather panel are as the dashboard showed. Lahore's hourly figures for Saturday night and Sunday morning are from the dashboard's seven day record for Lahore. Pakpattan's 14 November figure is from our reading of the same dashboard on Saturday. Band names are from Punjab EPA's health advisory page. Band counts and the size of Pakpattan's drop are our own arithmetic.
About the author
Global Affairs & Political Economy Writer
Muhammad Hatim is a book lover who started writing because he enjoys it. At Pakistan Era he writes about international relations, geopolitics and the global economy, with a particular interest in South Asia and the forces behind current events.
