Gwalior vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 43-point (46%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1397 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 873 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).