Bangalore vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Mahād.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Mahād averaged 90 — a 16-point (22%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 514 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 398 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Mahād peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).