Mumbai vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 41-point (44%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1529 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 864 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Sonipat peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).