Bangalore vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 19-point (26%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2614 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 1584 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Mumbai peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).