Gwalior vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 40-point (42%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Sagar the cleaner of the two. On 1279 days when both cities reported, Sagar was cleaner on 1130 of them; the average daily gap was 76 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; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).