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Agra vs Jaisalmer

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Jaisalmer.

Cleaner right now: Agra (364-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Agra cleaner 205/353 daysYoY 20162024: Agra -62.9% · Jaisalmer -4.6%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Agra

Uttar Pradesh, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 59.4 µg/m³

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Jaisalmer

Rajasthan, India

Severe

PM2.5: 415.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAgraJaisalmer
PM2.5(µg/m³)59.40415.40
PM10(µg/m³)153.202451.20
NO₂(µg/m³)20.301.40
SO₂(µg/m³)10.402.00
O₃(µg/m³)73.0051.00
CO(µg/m³)546.00103.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Jaisalmer averaged 125 — a 46-point (58%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 353 days when both cities reported, Agra was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaisalmer was 0% Severe and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Jaisalmer 18 days.

Year-over-year progress

Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Jaisalmer hit AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22.

Station-level disparity

Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Jaisalmer spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).

Verdict

🏆 Agra has better air quality with an AQI of 136 compared to Jaisalmer's 500. That's a significant difference of 364 points.

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