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Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, 9 December 2025: Air quality remains in ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ categories across Delhi; Bawana records highest AQI of 342

Delhi-NCR AQI Level Today, 9 December 2025: Check the latest air quality index, pollution level, and smog conditions across Delhi and NCR with health safety advice and AQI category updates.

2 min readNew DelhiDec 9, 2025 08:31 AM IST

Delhi-NCR AQI Today: Delhiites woke up to a layer of thick haze over the national capital. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) Level Today, 9 December 2025: Parts of Delhi were enveloped by a layer of thick haze early Tuesday, with the air quality remaining in the ‘poor’ category at 294, according to the Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) for Delhi.

The AQI hovered between “poor” and “very poor” categories across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), as of 5:30 am on Tuesday.

Bawana recorded the highest AQI of 342, followed by Jahangirpuri and Pusa at 331, and Nehru Nagar at 325, according to the EWS data.

Here’s a list of top areas where AQI remained in the “very poor” category:

S. No.	AQI monitoring stations	AQI
1	Bawana	342
2	Pusa, Jahangirpuri	331
3	Nehru Nagar	325
4	Vivek Vihar	324
5	Rohini	322
6	Wazirpur	321
7	Mundka, Anand Vihar	320
8	R K Puram, Dwarka Sector 8	316
9	Sirifort	309
10	Patparganj, DTU	307
11	Punjabi Bagh, Ashok Vihar	305
12	Sonia Vihar	301

The AQI in other parts of Delhi remained in the “poor” category, with Narela recording an AQI of 298, followed by Sri Aurobindo Marg (296), Dilshad Garden (295), Okhla Phase 2 (294), Burari Crossing (292), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (287), North Campus, DU (282), and Najafgarh (281).

According to CPCB, an Air Quality Index (AQI) between 0 and 50 is classified “good”, 51 to 100 “satisfactory”, 101 to 200 “moderate”, 201 to 300 “poor”, 301 to 400 “very poor” and 401 to 500 “severe”.

AQI in NCR

The air quality in Gurgaon was recorded in the ‘very poor’ category, with the reading at Sector 51 monitoring station showing an AQI of 313, as of 7 am, the CPCB data showed. Meanwhile, the Teri Gram monitoring station showed the AQI to be 318.

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Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 302, whereas in Noida, the reading touched 314, the CPCB data showed at 7 am.

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