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Aurangabad vs Jhansi

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Jhansi.

Cleaner right now: Aurangabad (13-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Jhansi cleaner 443/572 daysYoY 20162024: Aurangabad -29.3% · Jhansi -40.9%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Aurangabad

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.3 µg/m³

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Jhansi

Uttar Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 27.3 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAurangabadJhansi
PM2.5(µg/m³)17.3027.30
PM10(µg/m³)33.1045.50
NO₂(µg/m³)9.005.90
SO₂(µg/m³)13.507.80
O₃(µg/m³)41.0073.00
CO(µg/m³)180.00214.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Jhansi averaged 75 — a 24-point (32%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 572 days when both cities reported, Jhansi was cleaner on 443 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Aurangabad peaks in January, while Jhansi peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jhansi was 0% Severe and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Jhansi 45 days.

Year-over-year progress

Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Jhansi hit AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05.

Station-level disparity

Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Jhansi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).

Verdict

🏆 Aurangabad has better air quality with an AQI of 33 compared to Jhansi's 46.

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