Bangalore vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 15-point (25%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1530 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 1431 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Maihar peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).