Delhi vs Khanna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Khanna.
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 Khanna averaged 102 — a 108-point (106%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Khanna the cleaner of the two. On 711 days when both cities reported, Khanna was cleaner on 711 of them; the average daily gap was 196 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; Khanna was 0% Severe and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Khanna 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Khanna hit AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Khanna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).