Haldia vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Malegaon.
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, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 24-point (27%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Haldia the cleaner of the two. On 511 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 373 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).