Anantapur vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur and Malegaon.
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 | Anantapur | Malegaon |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 5.30 | 15.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 7.00 | 32.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 5.50 | 7.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 1.20 | 10.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 43.00 | 38.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 152.00 | 138.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 45-point (65%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Anantapur the cleaner of the two. On 398 days when both cities reported, Anantapur was cleaner on 318 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Malegaon peaks in November. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).
Verdict
🏆 Anantapur has better air quality with an AQI of 9 compared to Malegaon's 33.