Bangalore vs Guwahati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Guwahati.
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 Guwahati averaged 123 — a 49-point (66%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2111 days when both cities reported, Guwahati was cleaner on 1061 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Guwahati peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Guwahati was 0.1% Severe and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Guwahati 105 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Guwahati hit AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Guwahati spans 4 stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144).