Mumbai vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Noida.
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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Noida averaged 182 — a 89-point (96%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 2233 days when both cities reported, Mumbai was cleaner on 1653 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Noida peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).