Delhi vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 71-point (51%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Saharsa the cleaner of the two. On 914 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 806 of them; the average daily gap was 132 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).