Gwalior vs Tonk
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior and Tonk.
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 Tonk averaged 142 — a 6-point (4%) gap, with Tonk the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 299 days when both cities reported, Tonk was cleaner on 216 of them; the average daily gap was 43 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; Tonk was 0% Severe and 28.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Tonk 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Tonk has improved by 14 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Tonk hit AQI 368 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Tonk spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).