Dehradun vs Gwalior
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Gwalior.
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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Gwalior averaged 136 — a 30-point (28%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 484 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 416 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Gwalior peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gwalior was 0.4% Severe and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Gwalior 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Gwalior hit AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Gwalior spans 4 stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165).