Gadag vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 61-point (115%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 455 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 430 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Malegaon peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).