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Ahmednagar vs Moradabad

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmednagar and Moradabad.

Cleaner right now: Ahmednagar (71-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Ahmednagar cleaner 192/294 daysYoY 20232024: Ahmednagar +16% · Moradabad -69.3%

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

Ahmednagar

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 15.0 µg/m³

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Moradabad

Uttar Pradesh, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 60.1 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAhmednagarMoradabad
PM2.5(µg/m³)15.0060.10
PM10(µg/m³)30.3075.00
NO₂(µg/m³)7.9026.10
SO₂(µg/m³)8.209.10
O₃(µg/m³)37.0069.00
CO(µg/m³)132.001058.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Ahmednagar averaged an AQI of 109 while Moradabad averaged 99 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Ahmednagar the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 294 days when both cities reported, Ahmednagar was cleaner on 192 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmednagar logged 0% Severe days and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmednagar 13 days, Moradabad 55 days.

Year-over-year progress

Ahmednagar has worsened by 15 AQI points (16%) from 2023 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmednagar reached AQI 259 at Tarakpur (MPCB) on 2024-12-18; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.

Station-level disparity

Ahmednagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).

Verdict

🏆 Ahmednagar has better air quality with an AQI of 30 compared to Moradabad's 101. That's a significant difference of 71 points.

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