Dewās vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās and Prayagraj.
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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 18-point (23%) gap, with Dewās the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 873 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 556 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).