India AQI · 299,972 city-days · 2023

Delhi is the headline.
Winter is the story.

Across North India, the air can get more than 200 AQI points worse in winter than in monsoon.

+219 largest winter jump: Purnia
#4 Delhi’s rank among worst 2023 city averages
6.7× AQI gap: Byrnihat vs Silchar

The workshop hook: don’t ask “which city is polluted?” Ask “which cities become unlivable, in which season, and why?”

Winter pollution shock, not just Delhi

Monsoon Winter
AQI 50100150200250300Purnia76296+219Delhi103319+216Katihar95310+215Bhagalpur85300+215Saharsa96305+209Patna86289+202Rajgir74274+200 Monsoon Winter