Delhi vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 66-point (46%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 1568 days when both cities reported, Meerut was cleaner on 1500 of them; the average daily gap was 99 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; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).