Ahmedabad vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Delhi.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Delhi averaged 210 — a 93-point (79%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Ahmedabad the cleaner of the two. On 2573 days when both cities reported, Ahmedabad was cleaner on 2439 of them; the average daily gap was 148 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).