Ghaziabad vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 60-point (51%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 2198 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 2062 of them; the average daily gap was 136 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).