Aurangabad vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 35-point (35%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1273 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 949 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Sonipat peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).