Delhi vs Nanded
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Nanded.
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 Nanded averaged 102 — a 108-point (106%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Nanded the cleaner of the two. On 479 days when both cities reported, Nanded was cleaner on 474 of them; the average daily gap was 195 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; Nanded was 0% Severe and 52.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Nanded 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Nanded has worsened by 9 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Nanded hit AQI 282 at Sneh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Nanded spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).