Imphal vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 35-point (47%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 411 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 350 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Shillong peaks in February. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).