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Ahmedabad's air today: where the smoke is coming from

Ahmedabad's smoke report

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Right now the wind over Ahmedabad blows from the east at 18 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 3 fires within 250 km upwind of Ahmedabad, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 61 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Udaipur and Pratapgarh.

#9 of 58NO₂ over the city (traffic, industry, power plants), last 14 days#11 of 58industrial areas within 50 km#9 of 34landfill methane measured within 50 km#23 of 57fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours

Ranks among the cities with pages here that have any of each: #1 has the most.

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Map of the fires around the city, last 24 hours

Each dot is one fire a NASA satellite saw. Red dots are upwind, in the direction the wind is coming from, so their smoke is the likeliest to be reaching the city now; grey dots are in other directions. The moving lines show the wind blowing towards the city. Tap a dot for the village and the time.

north: 33north-east: 22east: 11south-east: 33south: 2828south-west: 22west: 2020north-west: 22NESW

Fires within 250 km in the last 24 hours, by direction. Red: the side the wind is coming from (the east). Tap a direction to pick out its fires on the map.

What satellites see around Ahmedabad

What satellites and surveys see around the city. Each is a different measure, so they can't be added up into shares of the air.

Fires1,554fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days#37 of 58 citiesNO₂: traffic and industry3.08×times the region's usual NO₂, last 14 days#9 of 58 citiesLandfills3,185kg of methane an hour measured from 3 landfills#4 of 58 measured landfillsPower plants and industry2fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km, and 336 industrial areas#18 of 35 cities

Fires around Ahmedabad in the last 30 days

The busiest of the last 29 days was 28 October, with 239 fire spots within 250 km, 3 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 29 · 12 October: 26 · 23 October: 42 · 24 October: 20 · 05 October: 31 · 16 October: 34 · 17 October: 27 · 18 October: 43 · 49 October: 30 · 410 October: 23 · 011 October: 39 · 112 October: 44 · 213 October: 7 · 014 October: 36 · 215 October: 28 · 015 October16 October: 84 · 117 October: 37 · 418 October: 30 · 519 October: 41 · 120 October: 31 · 121 October: 52 · 422 October: 40 · 223 October: 80 · 124 October: 217 · 325 October: 34 · 426 October: 38 · 027 October: 110 · 328 October: 239 · 329 October: 62 · 429 October239

within 250 km   within 50 km

1,554fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
57of them within 50 km
28%of the last 7 days' fires within 250 km were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning

A fire spot is one fire seen on a day, however many satellites saw it (Pakistan-time days). The archive runs every day from 1 October 2026; before that it holds only the October-November seasons.

NO₂ pollution in Ahmedabad: traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Ahmedabad held 3.08 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #9 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 2.29×1 October: 2.36×2 October: 2.49×5 October: 2.38×8 October: 2.58×11 October: 2.85×13 October: 2.97×16 October: 2.9×19 October: 3.03×22 October: 3.07×25 October: 3.48×27 October: 3.12×28 October: 3.08×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 3.82 times the usual level, 7 km from the city centre in the built-up area of Ahmedabad, the pattern of traffic.

From Sentinel-5P's TROPOMI instrument via NASA's GIBS tiles, which publish NO₂ as colour bands: a level here is good to about one band. NO₂ in big cities comes mostly from vehicle engines; peaks are named after what is nearby, which suggests a source but doesn't measure one. NO₂ window 15 October to 28 October 2026.

Landfills

Satellites and aircraft have measured methane rising from Municipal Landfill, 4 km from the centre, 18 times, about 2,223 kg an hour. That puts it #4 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.

Municipal Landfill from above, 4 km south of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
18methane plumes measured
22 March 2026last measured
5landfills and dump sites mapped within 50 km

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Power plants and industry

2 fossil-fuel power plants and 336 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Ahmedabad. Carbon Mapper has measured CO₂ plumes from 1 plant here, about 37 tonnes an hour. The largest, Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station, can generate 630 MW.

Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station from above, 27 km north of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station coal, 27 km630 MW
AMGEN coal, 6 km362 MW

1 always-hot site that NASA's satellites saw burning on 20 or more days in 2025: Nandasan (35)

Within 50 km of the city centre, on either side of the border. These are lists of what is there, not measures of how much each adds to the air.

Every mapped source within 50 km of Ahmedabad

Tap a layer to hide it, or a site for its name.

Brick-kiln surveys, OpenStreetMap, Carbon Mapper and NASA FIRMS, on either side of the border. These map what is there, not how much each adds to the air. /sites/ · Site lists built 26 October 2026.

Fires around Ahmedabad this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Ahmedabad from 1 October to 29 October, each year. These count Suomi NPP alone, so every year is measured by the same instrument and the years compare fairly (the 30-day chart above counts all five satellites, three VIIRS and two MODIS, so its numbers are higher).

2019: 22722720192020: 35235220202021: 40740720212022: 39639620222023: 43743720232024: 40540520242025: 50150120252026: 678678*2026 (so far)

* 2026: 1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor

Ahmedabad against the other cities

Each strip holds the cities with pages here that have any of it, the most on the left; the red mark is Ahmedabad. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours (61)#23 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (1,554)#37 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (3.08×)#9 of 58
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (2)#18 of 35
Landfill methane within 50 km (3,185 kg/h)#9 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km (37 t/h)#22 of 22
Industrial areas within 50 km (336)#11 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km (1)#13 of 23

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All the numbers

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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDirectionDistanceFires
UdaipurRajasthanIndianorth-east225 km1
PratapgarhRajasthanIndianorth-east217 km1
AhmadabadGujaratIndiaeast14 km1
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north3
north-east2
east (the wind is coming from here)1
south-east3
south28
south-west2
west20
north-west2
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
SurendranagarGujaratIndia98 km1550%
Banas KanthaGujaratIndia196 km14944%
SuratGujaratIndia208 km13616%
ArvalliGujaratIndia100 km5173%
KutchGujaratIndia228 km480%
BhavnagarGujaratIndia193 km4416%
SirohiRajasthanIndia204 km3219%
PatanGujaratIndia148 km284%
VadodaraGujaratIndia106 km2685%
MahesanaGujaratIndia63 km2176%
Fires around Ahmedabad this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
2019227
2020352
2021407
2022396
2023437
2024405
2025501
2026 (so far)678 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Landfill methane records
SiteMethanePlumes seenLast seenRank
Municipal Landfill (Ahmadabad, India, 4 km)2,223 kg/h1822 March 20264 of 58
Sarkhej (Ahmadabad, India, 8 km)764 kg/h1022 March 202621 of 58
Nawagam (Kheda, India, 25 km)198 kg/h12 May 202545 of 58

Rank among the 58 landfill records with a measured rate in Carbon Mapper's data for Pakistan and India (this extract covers only these two countries). Rates are Carbon Mapper's automatic per-plume estimates; landfill methane also carries the smell and smoke of burning rubbish.

Every measure and rank

Where Ahmedabad stands among the 58 cities with pages here, on each measure. They are different measures, so a high rank on one isn't a larger share of the air than a high rank on another.

MeasureAhmedabadRank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days1,55437 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)3.08×9 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 km3,185 kg/h9 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km37 t/h22 of 22
Brick kilns within 50 km––
Industrial areas within 50 km33611 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km113 of 23
Ranks on today's fires

Ahmedabad's place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 30 of 34
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 23 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 33 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Ahmedabad's air

Where is Ahmedabad's smoke coming from today?

Right now the wind over Ahmedabad blows from the east at 18 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 08:15 IST). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST NASA's satellites saw 3 fires within 250 km upwind of Ahmedabad, in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 61 within 250 km in every direction. Most were in Udaipur and Pratapgarh.

Are crop fires burning near Ahmedabad?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 61 fire spots within 250 km of Ahmedabad, and 1,554 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Ahmedabad?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Ahmedabad (within 15 km) was about 3.08 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 5.72 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 9.

Which landfills near Ahmedabad release methane?

Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Municipal Landfill (2,223 kg/h), Sarkhej (764 kg/h), Nawagam (198 kg/h).

Every number on this page is also in machine-readable form (JSON).

More about Ahmedabad

Nearby cities: Vadodara (101 km), Surat (208 km), Indore (338 km), Nashik (359 km)

Fires up to 30 October, 04:18 IST. This page updates every 15 minutes. Upwind is a guide, not proof: smoke can travel further than 250 km, the wind turns during the day, and satellites can't see fires under cloud. A fire spot is one fire, about 375 m across, however many satellites saw it. Fires: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS and MODIS). Wind: Open-Meteo's weather model. Air: Copernicus CAMS model estimates, which read low in winter.