Delhi vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Imphal.
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 Imphal averaged 110 — a 100-point (91%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 551 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 534 of them; the average daily gap was 186 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Imphal peaks in October. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).