Angul vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 69-point (86%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 265 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).