Alwar vs Jalgaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Alwar and Jalgaon.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Alwar | Jalgaon |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.40 | 21.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 169.00 | 36.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 17.10 | 7.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 7.70 | 6.20 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 58.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 391.00 | 144.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Alwar averaged an AQI of 88 while Jalgaon averaged 109 — a 21-point (24%) gap, with Jalgaon the more polluted and Alwar the cleaner of the two. On 546 days when both cities reported, Alwar was cleaner on 333 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Alwar logged 0% Severe days and 70.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalgaon was 0% Severe and 49% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Alwar 97 days, Jalgaon 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Alwar has improved by 125 AQI points (58.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Jalgaon has improved by 2 AQI points (1.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Alwar reached AQI 356 at Moti Doongri (RSPCB) on 2017-11-11; Jalgaon hit AQI 321 at Prabhat Colony (MPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Alwar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 95, max 95); Jalgaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).
Verdict
🏆 Jalgaon has better air quality with an AQI of 37 compared to Alwar's 147. That's a significant difference of 110 points.