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Jaisalmer vs Nayāgarh

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaisalmer and Nayāgarh.

Cleaner right now: Nayāgarh (448-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Nayāgarh cleaner 369/493 daysYoY 20232024: Jaisalmer -4.6% · Nayāgarh -32.9%

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

Jaisalmer

Rajasthan, India

Severe

PM2.5: 441.4 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Nayāgarh

Odisha, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 30.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantJaisalmerNayāgarh
PM2.5(µg/m³)441.4030.40
PM10(µg/m³)3099.4041.60
NO₂(µg/m³)0.201.10
SO₂(µg/m³)1.707.40
O₃(µg/m³)74.00158.00
CO(µg/m³)103.00219.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Jaisalmer averaged an AQI of 125 while Nayāgarh averaged 98 — a 27-point (28%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Nayāgarh the cleaner of the two. On 493 days when both cities reported, Nayāgarh was cleaner on 369 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Jaisalmer peaks in January, while Nayāgarh peaks in April. Jaisalmer logged 0% Severe days and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nayāgarh was 0% Severe and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaisalmer 18 days, Nayāgarh 52 days.

Year-over-year progress

Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaisalmer reached AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22; Nayāgarh hit AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13.

Station-level disparity

Jaisalmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Nayāgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).

Verdict

🏆 Nayāgarh has better air quality with an AQI of 52 compared to Jaisalmer's 500. That's a significant difference of 448 points.

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