Noida vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida and Raipur.
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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 108-point (146%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 372 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 331 of them; the average daily gap was 121 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).