Bhopal vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Delhi.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Delhi averaged 210 — a 96-point (84%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 1528 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 1510 of them; the average daily gap was 173 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).