Bhopal vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Indore averaged 84 — a 30-point (36%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 1509 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 824 of them; the average daily gap was 30 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; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).