Dehradun vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 32-point (43%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 640 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 321 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Raipur peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).