The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) fell to 191 from 230 a day earlier.
The capital’s air quality improved to the “moderate” category on Saturday, ending a three-day run in the “poor” zone.
Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) showed the AQI at 191 at 4 pm on Saturday, compared with 230 at the same hour on Friday. The reading was slightly higher than the 185 recorded at 9:05 am but remained in the moderate category. The improvement comes as Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa pointed to a year-on-year fall in the city’s AQI for October 23. It stood at 230 in 2026, against 305 in 2025 and 364 in 2024.
Minimum temperatures in the city dipped slightly on Saturday, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast partly cloudy skies for the next few days. Other weather stations also logged a small drop in minimum temperatures. Safdarjung, which is considered representative of Delhi’s weather, recorded a low of 18.3 degrees Celsius. That was 1.1 degrees above normal but 0.7 degree lower than the previous day. The maximum temperature there was 32.9 degrees Celsius. Palam recorded a low of 17.6 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degree below the previous day, while Lodhi Road logged a minimum of 17.6 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar 17 degrees Celsius.
