Bangalore vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 11-point (15%) gap, with Nashik the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2015 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1482 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Nashik peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).