Gwalior vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 37-point (37%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1160 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 622 of them; the average daily gap was 62 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; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).