Bangalore vs Charkhi Dādri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Charkhi Dādri.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Charkhi Dādri averaged 145 — a 71-point (96%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1522 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 997 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Charkhi Dādri peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Charkhi Dādri was 0.7% Severe and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Charkhi Dādri 48 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Charkhi Dādri hit AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Charkhi Dādri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).