Kalyān vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān 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, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 19-point (20%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 353 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 212 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalyān peaks in January, while Malegaon peaks in November. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) from 2019 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).