Ghaziabad vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 33-point (23%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Kishanganj the cleaner of the two. On 623 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 500 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).