Damoh vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Damoh and Salem.
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, Damoh averaged an AQI of 87 while Salem averaged 68 — a 19-point (28%) gap, with Damoh the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 285 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 172 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Damoh peaks in December, while Salem peaks in April. Damoh logged 0% Severe days and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Damoh 56 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Damoh has improved by 118 AQI points (57.6%) from 2018 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Damoh reached AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Damoh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).