Kishanganj vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj 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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 30-point (26%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 415 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Malegaon peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).