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Ahmednagar vs Tālcher

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

Cleaner right now: Ahmednagar (26-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Ahmednagar cleaner 59/111 daysYoY 20232024: Ahmednagar +16% · Tālcher -33.2%

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

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 19.6 µg/m³

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Tālcher

Odisha, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 46.2 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAhmednagarTālcher
PM2.5(µg/m³)19.6046.20
PM10(µg/m³)50.2059.80
NO₂(µg/m³)0.703.90
SO₂(µg/m³)2.4032.00
O₃(µg/m³)101.00237.00
CO(µg/m³)119.00205.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Ahmednagar averaged an AQI of 109 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 18-point (17%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Ahmednagar the cleaner of the two. On 111 days when both cities reported, Ahmednagar was cleaner on 59 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Ahmednagar peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Ahmednagar logged 0% Severe days and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmednagar 13 days, Tālcher 44 days.

Year-over-year progress

Ahmednagar has worsened by 15 AQI points (16%) from 2023 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmednagar reached AQI 259 at Tarakpur (MPCB) on 2024-12-18; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.

Station-level disparity

Ahmednagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).

Verdict

🏆 Ahmednagar has better air quality with an AQI of 51 compared to Tālcher's 77.

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