Dehradun vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Indore averaged 84 — a 22-point (26%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 499 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 356 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Indore peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).