Mumbai AQI Level Today, 22 October: Check Latest Pollution Updates

Mumbai AQI Level Today, 22 October 2025: Check the latest air quality index, pollution level, and smog conditions across Mumbai and NCR with health safety advice and AQI category updates.

By: Express Web Desk

Mumbai | October 22, 2025 08:42 AM IST

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This comes a day after AQI dipped to 'very poor' category, showing the highest reading of 341 at IMD's Colaba station. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai Air Quality Index (AQI) Level Today, October 22, 2025: A day after recording ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’ air quality, the AQI in Mumbai improved on Wednesday, with the Air Quality Early Warning System showing a reading of 141, as of 5:30 am.

According to the official website of EWS, the air quality was recorded to be in the ‘poor’ category in Nandadeep Garden-Bandra Traffic Junction (266), Nerul Navi Mumbai (256), Bandra Kurla Complex (242), Chembur-TISS (232), Sanpada Navi Mumbai (228), IMD Colaba (226), Shivaji Nagar (216), Bapista Garden Mazagaon (206), Fire Station Malad West (205), BMC Shastri Garden Worli (203).

This comes a day after AQI dipped to ‘very poor’ category, showing the highest reading of 341 at India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Colaba station.

Other areas across Mumbai recorded ‘moderate’ air quality index early morning. Among the ‘moderately polluted’ zones were Byculla (171), Powai (161), CBD Belapur (158), Mulund West (158), Mindspace Malad West (157), Bhayandar West (150), Chembur (148), Kalamboli Navi Mumbai (119), Kherwadi Bandra East (118), Kandivali East and Kandivali West (105),

The AQI significantly improved in Worli (94), Sion (89), Vasai West (75), and Mahape Navi Mumbai (75), Tondare0Taloja (63), along with other few places in Mumbai two days after Diwali.

This improvement could possibly be due to rainfall activity in several parts of Mumbai Tuesday evening, including thunderstorms and gusty winds.

The AQI reading is categorised as Good (0-50), Satisfactory (51-100), Moderately Polluted (101-200), Poor (201-300), Very Poor (301-400), and Severe (401-500). Higher the AQI reading, the unhealthier it is to breathe.

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Mumbai weather today

Mumbai and its suburbs are likely to witness partly cloudy skies on Wednesday, according to the forecast released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to the IMD, rainfall will continue in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Thane with the weather bureau forecasting light to moderate rainfall alongside thunderstorm activity until at least October 25.

In the neighbouring districts of Raigad and Ratnagiri, the IMD has sounded a ‘yellow’ alert until Saturday.

The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 36 and 25 degrees Celsius.

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