Dehradun vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 28-point (26%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 576 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 453 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Sonipat peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).