Bangalore vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Ghaziabad.
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 Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 103-point (139%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2368 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 2001 of them; the average daily gap was 141 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).