Angul vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 66-point (80%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 316 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).