Delhi vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Silchar.
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 Silchar averaged 52 — a 158-point (304%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 692 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 692 of them; the average daily gap was 246 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Silchar peaks in February. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).