Ghaziabad vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Imphal.
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, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Imphal averaged 110 — a 67-point (61%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 551 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 463 of them; the average daily gap was 122 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Imphal peaks in October. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).