Ghaziabad vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 81-point (84%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1697 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 1558 of them; the average daily gap was 147 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).