Hanumāngarh vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hanumāngarh and Salem.
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, Hanumāngarh averaged an AQI of 178 while Salem averaged 68 — a 110-point (162%) gap, with Hanumāngarh the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 282 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 271 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hanumāngarh peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Hanumāngarh logged 2.8% Severe days and 20% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hanumāngarh 22 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hanumāngarh has improved by 13 AQI points (6.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hanumāngarh reached AQI 447 at Housing Board (RSPCB) on 2023-11-25; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Hanumāngarh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 184, max 184); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).