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Best areas to live in Shillong

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 22 areas · free public data

Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Shillong: 27 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 36 µg/m³ in Jan–Mar. Air varies little between areas — under 4 µg/m³ separates the cleanest from the most polluted.

Heat stress is rare: most areas see under 1 hot or muggy day a year. The monsoon brings about 2,886 mm of rain. None of the 22 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is nearly half of the land in a typical area (46%).

Annual PM2.5
27 µg/m³
Worst air (Jan–Mar)
36 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
0 / year
Monsoon rain
2,886 mm

Typical (median) area in Shillong.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Umkdait 79300624.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  2. 2
    Happy Valley 79300724.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  3. 3
    Lawsohtun 79300426.0 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  4. 4
    Assam Rifles 79301126.0 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  5. 5
    Shillong 79300126.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit.

  6. 6
    Laitumkhrah 79300326.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  7. 7
    Diengiei 79300526.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  8. 8
    Mawroh 79300826.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  9. 9
    Mawklot 79300926.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

  10. 10
    Laitkor 79301026.8 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 36 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Shillong

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Shillong in this climate data (under 1 hot or muggy day a year), so we don't rank areas on it.

Lowest river/coastal flood risk

Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.

  1. 1
    Shillong 793001100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.

  2. 2
    Iewduh 793002100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  3. 3
    Laitumkhrah 793003100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  4. 4
    Lawsohtun 793004100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  5. 5
    Diengiei 793005100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  6. 6
    Umkdait 793006100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  7. 7
    Happy Valley 793007100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  8. 8
    Mawroh 793008100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  9. 9
    Mawklot 793009100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

  10. 10
    Laitkor 793010100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Shillong

Greenest

  1. 1
    Mawlein Mawkhan 79310496% green

    96% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  2. 2
    Happy Valley 79300782% green

    82% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  3. 3
    Shillong 79300159% green

    59% of land within 500 m is green.

  4. 4
    Diengiei 79300546% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  5. 5
    Mawroh 79300846% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  6. 6
    Mawklot 79300946% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  7. 7
    Laitkor 79301046% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  8. 8
    Tynring 79301246% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  9. 9
    Nongthymmai 79301446% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

  10. 10
    Mawiong 79301646% green

    46% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Shillong

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Mawlein Mawkhan 793104758/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (10,685/km²). · Compare with Shillong

  2. 2
    Happy Valley 7930077,164/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  3. 3
    Umkdait 7930068,732/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  4. 4
    Lawsohtun 7930048,857/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  5. 5
    Assam Rifles 7930119,864/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  6. 6
    Iewduh 79300210,465/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  7. 7
    Diengiei 79300510,685/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  8. 8
    Mawroh 79300810,685/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  9. 9
    Mawklot 79300910,685/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

  10. 10
    Laitkor 79301010,685/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 10,685/km². · Compare with Shillong

Best overall (free data)

Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.

  1. 1
    Happy Valley 79300786/100

    Cleaner air than most of Shillong and more greenery than most of Shillong · Compare with Shillong

  2. 2
    Shillong 79300185/100

    More greenery than most of Shillong

  3. 3
    Assam Rifles 79301184/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  4. 4
    Diengiei 79300584/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  5. 5
    Mawroh 79300884/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  6. 6
    Mawklot 79300984/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  7. 7
    Laitkor 79301084/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  8. 8
    Tynring 79301284/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  9. 9
    Nongthymmai 79301484/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

  10. 10
    Mawiong 79301684/100

    Close to the city average on every free check. · Compare with Shillong

Worth checking

Areas with a low-lying spot, a modelled flood zone or a mapped industrial area within 1 km. Visit and ask before deciding.

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