Ghaziabad vs Ujjain
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad and Ujjain.
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 Ujjain averaged 116 — a 61-point (53%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Ujjain the cleaner of the two. On 2124 days when both cities reported, Ujjain was cleaner on 1949 of them; the average daily gap was 121 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; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Ujjain 67 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).