Gwalior vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 77-point (131%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 882 of them; the average daily gap was 114 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).