Shillong vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Shillong 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, Shillong averaged an AQI of 75 while Surat averaged 83 — a 8-point (11%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 132 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Shillong peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Shillong logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Shillong 113 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Shillong reached AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Shillong spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).