Delhi vs Dewās
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Dewās.
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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Dewās averaged 98 — a 112-point (114%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 2447 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 2432 of them; the average daily gap was 192 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Dewās peaks in December. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dewās was 0% Severe and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Dewās 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Dewās hit AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Dewās spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).