Gadag vs Ratlam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag and Ratlam.
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 Ratlam averaged 113 — a 60-point (113%) gap, with Ratlam the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 996 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 861 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Ratlam peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ratlam was 0% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Ratlam 59 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Ratlam hit AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Ratlam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103).