Delhi vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 93-point (79%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 2560 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 2548 of them; the average daily gap was 185 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).