Ghaziabad vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 84-point (90%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 2236 days when both cities reported, Mumbai was cleaner on 1737 of them; the average daily gap was 109 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).