Bangalore vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Silchar.
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 Silchar averaged 52 — a 22-point (42%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 692 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 690 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Silchar peaks in February. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).