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

Nashik's smoke report

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The air over Nashik is almost still right now (under 3 km/h, 30 October, 08:15 IST), so smoke from the city's own sources and from nearby fires can build up instead of blowing away. 98 fires were seen within 250 km in the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST.

#18 of 58industrial areas within 50 km#19 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. The wind is calm, so there is no upwind side: smoke from fires on every side can drift in and settle over the city. Red dots are likely crop burning, brown dots other fires. Tap a dot for the village and the time.

north: 44north-east: 66east: 88south-east: 1717south: 1717south-west: 1616west: 11north-west: 2929NESWcalm

Fires within 250 km in the last 24 hours, by direction. The wind is calm, so no side is upwind. Tap a direction to pick out its fires on the map.

What satellites see around Nashik

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.

Fires1,724fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days#35 of 58 citiesNO₂: traffic and industry1.73×times the region's usual NO₂, last 14 days#30 of 58 citiesLandfills747kg of methane an hour measured from Nashik Municipal Dumping Ground#22 of 58 measured landfillsPower plants and industry2fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km, and 208 industrial areas#18 of 35 cities

Fires around Nashik in the last 30 days

The busiest of the last 29 days was 27 October, with 129 fire spots within 250 km, 15 of them within 50 km.

30 September: no data30 September1 October: 42 · 02 October: 33 · 43 October: 50 · 34 October: 41 · 15 October: 44 · 26 October: 50 · 17 October: 42 · 38 October: 34 · 39 October: 41 · 210 October: 23 · 011 October: 48 · 212 October: 49 · 413 October: 11 · 014 October: 63 · 115 October: 54 · 115 October16 October: 53 · 417 October: 51 · 318 October: 67 · 119 October: 69 · 520 October: 54 · 321 October: 69 · 222 October: 122 · 223 October: 59 · 324 October: 68 · 325 October: 71 · 326 October: 95 · 027 October: 129 · 1528 October: 84 · 229 October: 108 · 129 October129

within 250 km   within 50 km

1,724fire spots within 250 km in the last 29 days
74of them within 50 km
52%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 Nashik: traffic, industry and power plants

Over the last 14 days the air over Nashik held 1.73 times the region's usual level of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), #30 of 58 cities.

1×30 September: 1.22×1 October: 1.23×2 October: 1.26×5 October: 1.38×8 October: 1.48×11 October: 1.67×13 October: 1.72×16 October: 1.62×19 October: 1.63×22 October: 1.72×25 October: 1.7×27 October: 1.69×28 October: 1.73×30 September28 October

The strongest NO₂ peak within 35 km was 2.15 times the usual level, 6 km from the city centre in the built-up area of Nashik, 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 Nashik Municipal Dumping Ground, 9 km from the centre, 1 times, about 747 kg an hour. That puts it #22 of the 58 measured landfills in Pakistan and India.

Nashik Municipal Dumping Ground from above, 9 km south-west of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
1methane plumes measured
11 January 2026last measured
3landfills 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 208 industrial areas lie within 50 km of Nashik. The largest, RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Project, can generate 1,350 MW.

RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Project from above, 35 km south-east of the centre
Satellite view: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
RattanIndia Nashik Thermal Power Project coal, 35 km1,350 MW
Nashik Thermal Power Station coal, 11 km630 MW

1 always-hot site that NASA's satellites saw burning on 20 or more days in 2025: Vilholi (48)

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 Nashik

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 Nashik this season compared with past years

Fire spots within 250 km of Nashik 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: 23123120192020: 34834820202021: 54854820212022: 34034020222023: 42242220232024: 33133120242025: 43443420252026: 634634*2026 (so far)

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

Nashik 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 Nashik. 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 (98)#19 of 57
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days (1,724)#35 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days) (1.73×)#30 of 58
Fossil-fuel power plants within 50 km (2)#18 of 35
Landfill methane within 50 km (747 kg/h)#23 of 34
Industrial areas within 50 km (208)#18 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km (1)#13 of 23

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Fires within 250 km by direction, last 24 hours
From theFires
north4
north-east6
east8
south-east17
south17
south-west16
west1
north-west29
Fires within 250 km in the last 7 days
DistrictProvince or stateCountryDistanceFiresOn farmland
SuratGujaratIndia171 km13616%
AhmadnagarMaharashtraIndia133 km10088%
Pune DivisionMaharashtraIndia174 km8681%
RaigarhMaharashtraIndia165 km701%
JalgaonMaharashtraIndia182 km3781%
JalnaMaharashtraIndia218 km3789%
Satara DivisionMaharashtraIndia237 km3441%
BidMaharashtraIndia214 km3097%
ThaneMaharashtraIndia120 km284%
AurangabadMaharashtraIndia167 km2584%
Fires around Nashik this season compared with past years
SeasonFire spots
2019231
2020348
2021548
2022340
2023422
2024331
2025434
2026 (so far)634 (1 day without Suomi NPP data: a floor)
Landfill methane records
SiteMethanePlumes seenLast seenRank
Nashik Municipal Dumping Ground (Nashik Division, India, 9 km)747 kg/h111 January 202622 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 Nashik 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.

MeasureNashikRank
Fire spots within 250 km, last 30 days1,72435 of 58
NO₂, times the usual level (14 days)1.73×30 of 58
Landfill methane within 50 km747 kg/h23 of 34
Measured plant CO₂ within 50 kmnone measured–
Brick kilns within 50 km––
Industrial areas within 50 km20818 of 58
Always-hot sites within 50 km113 of 23
Ranks on today's fires

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

  • Fire spots upwind, last 24 hours: calm wind, no upwind direction
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 24 hours: 19 of 57
  • Fire spots within 250 km, last 7 days: 35 of 58

All the rankings: city rankings

Questions about Nashik's air

Where is Nashik's smoke coming from today?

The air over Nashik is almost still right now (under 3 km/h, 30 October, 08:15 IST), so smoke from the city's own sources and from nearby fires can build up instead of blowing away. 98 fires were seen within 250 km in the 24 hours to 30 October, 04:18 IST.

Are crop fires burning near Nashik?

In the last 24 hours NASA's satellites saw 98 fire spots within 250 km of Nashik, and 1,724 in the last 30 days. Satellites only see what is burning as they pass, and not under cloud.

How bad is traffic pollution in Nashik?

Over the 14 days 15 October to 28 October 2026, nitrogen dioxide in the air over Nashik (within 15 km) was about 1.73 times the usual level of the surrounding region, roughly 3.22 ×10¹⁵ molecules/cm². Of the 58 cities with enough clear days, it ranks 30.

Which landfills near Nashik release methane?

Carbon Mapper has measured methane plumes from Nashik Municipal Dumping Ground (747 kg/h).

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

More about Nashik

Nearby cities: Mumbai (140 km), Surat (164 km), Pune (164 km), Vadodara (264 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.