Delhi vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 126-point (150%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 1546 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 1536 of them; the average daily gap was 179 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).