Aurangabad vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Jabalpur.
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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1297 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 808 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Jabalpur peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).