Ghaziabad vs Hapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Hapur.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Ghaziabad | Hapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 71.90 | 71.90 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 97.30 | 97.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 36.60 | 36.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 11.50 | 11.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 36.00 | 36.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 522.00 | 589.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Hapur averaged 142 — a 35-point (25%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Hapur the cleaner of the two. On 1689 days when both cities reported, Hapur was cleaner on 1592 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hapur was 1.9% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Hapur 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Hapur has improved by 197 AQI points (58.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Hapur hit AQI 477 at Anand Vihar (UPPCB) on 2019-10-31.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Hapur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159).
Verdict
Both Ghaziabad and Hapur have the same AQI of 140 right now.