Aurangabad vs Kalyān
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Kalyān.
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 Kalyān averaged 95 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1212 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 622 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalyān was 0.1% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Kalyān 78 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Kalyān hit AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Kalyān spans 2 stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116).