Aizawl vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl 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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 81-point (176%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 947 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 870 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Tālcher peaks in December. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).