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Gwalior vs Nayāgarh

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Nayāgarh.

Cleaner right now: Nayāgarh (16-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Nayāgarh cleaner 278/322 daysYoY 20202024: Gwalior -8.1% · Nayāgarh -32.9%

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

Gwalior

Madhya Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 39.1 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Nayāgarh

Odisha, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 43.9 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantGwaliorNayāgarh
PM2.5(µg/m³)39.1043.90
PM10(µg/m³)89.4048.80
NO₂(µg/m³)12.3010.80
SO₂(µg/m³)6.208.30
O₃(µg/m³)61.0079.00
CO(µg/m³)248.00439.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Nayāgarh averaged 98 — a 38-point (39%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Nayāgarh the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Nayāgarh was cleaner on 278 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Gwalior peaks in November, while Nayāgarh peaks in April. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nayāgarh was 0% Severe and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Nayāgarh 52 days.

Year-over-year progress

Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Nayāgarh hit AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13.

Station-level disparity

Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Nayāgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).

Verdict

🏆 Nayāgarh has better air quality with an AQI of 74 compared to Gwalior's 90.

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