Angul vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Maihar.
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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Maihar averaged 59 — a 90-point (153%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 273 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 261 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Maihar peaks in December. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).