Aurangabad vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 18-point (18%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1863 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1150 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).