Jhansi vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jhansi and Palwal.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Jhansi | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 26.40 | 62.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 42.70 | 136.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 8.10 | 19.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 6.20 | 10.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 61.00 | 66.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 196.00 | 503.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Jhansi averaged an AQI of 75 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 20-point (27%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 859 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 450 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jhansi logged 0% Severe days and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jhansi 45 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) from 2022 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jhansi reached AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Jhansi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Jhansi has better air quality with an AQI of 44 compared to Palwal's 125. That's a significant difference of 81 points.