Bhopal vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 68-point (60%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 1527 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 1418 of them; the average daily gap was 106 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; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).