Mumbai vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 10-point (12%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 289 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Surat peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).