Bāghpat vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāghpat and Palwal.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bāghpat | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 78.20 | 58.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 154.10 | 129.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 47.90 | 23.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 33.40 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 43.00 | 51.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 611.00 | 502.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāghpat averaged an AQI of 141 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 46-point (48%) gap, with Bāghpat the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1342 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1029 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bāghpat logged 3.3% Severe days and 26.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāghpat 46 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāghpat has improved by 99 AQI points (41.2%) from 2018 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāghpat reached AQI 500 at New Collectorate (UPPCB) on 2018-07-28; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bāghpat spans 2 CPCB stations with a 66-point spread (min 148, max 214); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Palwal has better air quality with an AQI of 120 compared to Bāghpat's 161.