Chandrapur vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandrapur and Solapur.
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 | Chandrapur | Solapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 22.50 | 13.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 32.50 | 22.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 6.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 13.50 | 3.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 87.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 183.00 | 150.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2022, Chandrapur averaged an AQI of 123 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 27-point (28%) gap, with Chandrapur the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1032 days when both cities reported, Chandrapur was cleaner on 532 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in March on average. Chandrapur logged 0.3% Severe days and 58.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandrapur 37 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandrapur has improved by 1 AQI points (0.8%) from 2017 to 2022; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandrapur reached AQI 500 at MIDC Khutala (MPCB) on 2017-11-14; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Chandrapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).
Verdict
🏆 Solapur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Chandrapur's 38.