Gwalior vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 2-point (1%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Samastipur the cleaner of the two. On 463 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 250 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).