Delhi vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 76-point (57%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1757 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 1706 of them; the average daily gap was 137 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; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).