Gwalior vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 51-point (60%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1221 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1111 of them; the average daily gap was 78 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; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).