Gwalior vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 62-point (84%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 372 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 297 of them; the average daily gap was 74 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; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).