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Chandrapur vs Mumbai

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandrapur and Mumbai.

Cleaner right now: Chandrapur (10-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Chandrapur cleaner 1176/1393 daysYoY 20172022: Chandrapur -0.8% · Mumbai -4.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Chandrapur

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 20.0 µg/m³

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Mumbai

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantChandrapurMumbai
PM2.5(µg/m³)20.0017.80
PM10(µg/m³)28.2042.60
NO₂(µg/m³)8.8010.10
SO₂(µg/m³)10.0010.60
O₃(µg/m³)84.0042.00
CO(µg/m³)171.00173.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2022, Chandrapur averaged an AQI of 123 while Mumbai averaged 93 — a 30-point (32%) gap, with Chandrapur the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1393 days when both cities reported, Chandrapur was cleaner on 1176 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Chandrapur peaks in March, while Mumbai peaks in December. Chandrapur logged 0.3% Severe days and 58.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandrapur 37 days, Mumbai 58 days.

Year-over-year progress

Chandrapur has improved by 1 AQI points (0.8%) from 2017 to 2022; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandrapur reached AQI 500 at MIDC Khutala (MPCB) on 2017-11-14; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.

Station-level disparity

Chandrapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).

Verdict

🏆 Chandrapur has better air quality with an AQI of 33 compared to Mumbai's 43.

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