Gwalior vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Sikar was cleaner on 263 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).