A layer of smog is seen over moving traffic in the Dhaula Kuan area in New Delhi on December 23, 2025, morning. Air quality remains in the ‘very poor’ category with an Air Quality Index of.
| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar
Delhi’s air quality saw some improvement on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) morning, with the AQI moving to ‘very poor’ from ‘severe’ the day before, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The national capital’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 336 in the morning, as against 415 on Tuesday (December 23, 2025), the CPCB data showed. Of Delhi’s 40 air quality monitoring stations, 36 recorded AQI in the ‘very poor’ category. Nehru Nagar recorded the highest reading of 392, the CPCB’s Sameer app showed.
An AQI between 0 and 50 is considered ‘good’, 51 to 100 ‘satisfactory’, 101 to 200 ‘moderate’, 201 to 300 ‘poor’, 301 to 400 ‘very poor’, and 401 to 500 ‘severe’.
Fog and smog reduced visibility in some parts of Delhi early in the morning. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius, 2.7 notches above normal. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 19°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The humidity level stood at 100%. The IMD has forecast moderate fog during the day.
Published – December 24, 2025 10:33 am IST
