Ghaziabad vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Nashik.
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, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Nashik averaged 85 — a 92-point (108%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 2007 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1931 of them; the average daily gap was 161 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).