Imphal vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal and Prayagraj.
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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 30-point (38%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 549 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).