Gwalior vs Kalyān
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Kalyān.
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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Kalyān averaged 95 — a 41-point (43%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1190 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 865 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Kalyān peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalyān was 0.1% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Kalyān 78 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kalyān hit AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Kalyān spans 2 stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116).