Gadag vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag and Ghaziabad.
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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 124-point (234%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 778 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 771 of them; the average daily gap was 174 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).