Delhi vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 80-point (62%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Munger the cleaner of the two. On 950 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 873 of them; the average daily gap was 141 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Munger peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).