Delhi vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 149-point (244%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1241 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 1241 of them; the average daily gap was 237 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Mangalore peaks in February. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).