Bhopal vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Imphal.
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 Imphal averaged 110 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 542 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 302 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Imphal peaks in October. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).