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Hyderabad (Sindh)'s air today: where the smoke is coming from

Hyderabad (Sindh)'s smoke report

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Right now the wind over Hyderabad (Sindh) blows from the north-east at 9 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 07:45 PKT). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 03:48 PKT NASA's satellites saw 15 fires within 250 km upwind of Hyderabad (Sindh), in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 203 within 250 km in every direction. The largest numbers were in Sanghar and Nawabshah. About 60% were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

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

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: 99north-east: 77east: 1010south-east: 140140south: 1515south-west: 99west: 1313north-west: 00NESW

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

What satellites see around Hyderabad (Sindh)

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.

Fires around Hyderabad (Sindh) in the last 30 days

Fires around Hyderabad (Sindh) were at their highest on the latest day, 29 October, with 197 fire spots within 250 km, 23 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 36 · 52 October: 40 · 73 October: 29 · 34 October: 28 · 25 October: 32 · 26 October: 26 · 47 October: 33 · 38 October: 33 · 29 October: 30 · 610 October: 17 · 611 October: 25 · 512 October: 32 · 1213 October: 6 · 114 October: 27 · 915 October: 33 · 615 October16 October: 26 · 617 October: 38 · 918 October: 51 · 519 October: 41 · 920 October: 38 · 821 October: 71 · 1022 October: 46 · 1623 October: 46 · 1224 October: 41 · 925 October: 40 · 626 October: 70 · 2427 October: 59 · 1728 October: 69 · 2129 October: 197 · 2329 October197

within 250 km   within 50 km

1,260fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
248of them within 50 km
38%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 Hyderabad (Sindh): traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Hyderabad (Sindh) held 2.32 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #19 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 1.79×1 October: 1.8×2 October: 1.84×5 October: 2.02×8 October: 1.94×11 October: 2.02×13 October: 2.04×16 October: 2.05×19 October: 2.09×22 October: 2.39×25 October: 2.46×27 October: 2.37×28 October: 2.32×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 2.82 times the usual level, 8 km from the city centre in the built-up area of Hyderabad (Sindh), 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.

Brick kilns

224 brick kilns stand within 50 km of Hyderabad (Sindh). Their survey puts the smoke from the 182 it has figures for at about 45 tonnes of PM2.5 a day in the firing season.

15 brick kilns in one patch, 44 km north of the centre. Each oval is a kiln.
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
0%are the cleaner zigzag kind
#26 of 34 citiesby brick kilns within 50 km, among the cities the kiln surveys cover

Power plants and industry

3 fossil-fuel power plants and 66 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Hyderabad (Sindh). Carbon Mapper has measured CO₂ plumes from 1 plant here, about 75 tonnes an hour. The largest, Jamshoro Thermal Power Plant, can generate 880 MW.

Jamshoro Thermal Power Plant from above, 13 km north-west of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Jamshoro Thermal Power Plant gas, 13 km880 MW
Lakhra Coal Power Plant coal, 35 km150 MW
Kotri CCGT Power Station gas, 12 km144 MW

4 always-hot sites that NASA's satellites saw burning on 20 or more days in 2025: Kunnar LPG Plant & Oil Field (96), Kunnar LPG Plant & Oil Field (63), Muhammad Shah (46)

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 Hyderabad (Sindh)

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 Hyderabad (Sindh) this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Hyderabad (Sindh) 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: 29929920192020: 44044020202021: 38238220212022: 35735720222023: 42142120232024: 38438420242025: 40740720252026: 415415*2026 (so far)

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

Hyderabad (Sindh) 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 Hyderabad (Sindh). 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 (203)#16 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (1,260)#42 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (2.32×)#19 of 58
Brick kilns within 50 km (224)#26 of 34
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (3)#12 of 35
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km (75 t/h)#18 of 22
Industrial areas within 50 km (66)#39 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km (4)#5 of 23

All the rankings: city rankings

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Hyderabad (Sindh): the last 24 hours of fires within 250 km and the wind

Hyderabad (Sindh) air today: where the smoke is coming from
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Upwind districts, last 24 hours
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDirectionDistanceFires
SangharSindhPakistannorth-east98 km5
NawabshahSindhPakistannorth102 km2
KhairpurSindhPakistannorth197 km2
MatiariSindhPakistannorth50 km2
Tando AllahyarSindhPakistannorth-east40 km1
JamshoroSindhPakistannorth71 km1
Naushahro FirozSindhPakistannorth137 km1
LarkanaSindhPakistannorth239 km1
Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north9
north-east (the wind is coming from here)7
east10
south-east140
south15
south-west9
west13
north-west0
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
KutchGujaratIndia182 km1564%
Tando Mohammad KhanSindhPakistan40 km8284%
SangharSindhPakistan93 km4747%
HyderabadSindhPakistan22 km3511%
MalirSindhPakistan115 km293%
LasbelaBalochistanPakistan172 km2623%
ThattaSindhPakistan84 km2425%
JamshoroSindhPakistan81 km2326%
KhairpurSindhPakistan189 km2391%
MatiariSindhPakistan51 km2268%
Fires around Hyderabad (Sindh) this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
2019299
2020440
2021382
2022357
2023421
2024384
2025407
2026 (so far)415 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Every measure and rank

Where Hyderabad (Sindh) 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.

MeasureHyderabad (Sindh)Rank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days1,26042 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)2.32×19 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 kmnone measured–
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 km75 t/h18 of 22
Brick kilns within 50 km22426 of 34
Industrial areas within 50 km6639 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km45 of 23
Ranks on today's fires

Hyderabad (Sindh)'s place among the cities, on the numbers that change with each satellite pass.

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: 11 of 34
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 16 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 41 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Hyderabad (Sindh)'s air

Where is Hyderabad (Sindh)'s smoke coming from today?

Right now the wind over Hyderabad (Sindh) blows from the north-east at 9 km/h (weather model, 30 October, 07:45 PKT). In the 24 hours to 30 October, 03:48 PKT NASA's satellites saw 15 fires within 250 km upwind of Hyderabad (Sindh), in the direction the wind is coming from, out of 203 within 250 km in every direction. The largest numbers were in Sanghar and Nawabshah. About 60% were on farmland, the pattern of crop-residue burning.

Are crop fires burning near Hyderabad (Sindh)?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 203 fire spots within 250 km of Hyderabad (Sindh), and 1,260 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Hyderabad (Sindh)?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Hyderabad (Sindh) (within 15 km) was about 2.32 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 3.09 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 19.

How many brick kilns are there near Hyderabad (Sindh)?

The satellite surveys count 224 brick kilns within 50 km of Hyderabad (Sindh).

Which landfills near Hyderabad (Sindh) release methane?

Carbon Mapper hasn't measured a methane plume from a landfill within 50 km of Hyderabad (Sindh). Its overpasses are occasional, so that isn't proof there are none.

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

More about Hyderabad (Sindh)

Nearby cities: Karachi (149 km), Larkana (241 km), Sukkur (262 km), Jodhpur (476 km)

Fires up to 30 October, 03:48 PKT. 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.