Bangalore vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 10-point (14%) gap, with Indore the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1546 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 794 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Indore peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).