Delhi vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 115-point (121%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 361 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 359 of them; the average daily gap was 196 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Thane peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).