Delhi vs Firozabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Firozabad.
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 Firozabad averaged 73 — a 137-point (188%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Firozabad the cleaner of the two. On 862 days when both cities reported, Firozabad was cleaner on 853 of them; the average daily gap was 191 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Firozabad peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Firozabad was 0.6% Severe and 56.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Firozabad 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Firozabad has improved by 70 AQI points (49%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Firozabad hit AQI 489 at Nagla Bhau (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Firozabad spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 88, max 107).