Delhi vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 151-point (256%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1530 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 1529 of them; the average daily gap was 240 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).