Delhi vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 66-point (46%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Kishanganj the cleaner of the two. On 952 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 915 of them; the average daily gap was 159 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).