Delhi vs Jhansi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Jhansi.
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 Jhansi averaged 75 — a 135-point (180%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 944 days when both cities reported, Jhansi was cleaner on 940 of them; the average daily gap was 204 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; Jhansi was 0% Severe and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Jhansi 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Jhansi hit AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Jhansi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).