Delhi vs Jaisalmer
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Jaisalmer.
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 Jaisalmer averaged 125 — a 85-point (68%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Jaisalmer the cleaner of the two. On 594 days when both cities reported, Jaisalmer was cleaner on 566 of them; the average daily gap was 168 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Jaisalmer peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaisalmer was 0% Severe and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Jaisalmer 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Jaisalmer hit AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Jaisalmer spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).