Aurangabad vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 19-point (24%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 823 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 496 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).