Bangalore vs Dehradun
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Dehradun.
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 Dehradun averaged 106 — a 32-point (43%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 800 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 517 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Dehradun peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dehradun was 0% Severe and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Dehradun 41 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Dehradun hit AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Dehradun spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).