Aizawl vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Surat.
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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Surat averaged 83 — a 37-point (80%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 533 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 419 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Surat peaks in November. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).