Delhi vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 28-point (15%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Noida the cleaner of the two. On 2374 days when both cities reported, Noida was cleaner on 2246 of them; the average daily gap was 71 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; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).