Ahmedabad vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Tālcher.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 10-point (9%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Ahmedabad the cleaner of the two. On 1595 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 1019 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).