Delhi vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 120-point (133%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 514 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 514 of them; the average daily gap was 206 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; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).