Gwalior vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 8-point (6%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 1393 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 967 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).