Gwalior vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 19-point (16%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 1379 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 1066 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).