Latur vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Latur 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 | Latur | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.60 | 62.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 22.40 | 136.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.00 | 19.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.90 | 10.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 49.00 | 66.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 174.00 | 503.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Latur averaged an AQI of 83 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 12-point (14%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Latur the cleaner of the two. On 484 days when both cities reported, Latur was cleaner on 303 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Latur logged 0% Severe days and 73.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Latur 120 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Latur has worsened by 7 AQI points (9.2%) from 2023 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Latur reached AQI 241 at Sawe Wadi (MPCB) on 2024-01-04; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Latur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 81, max 81); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Latur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Palwal's 125. That's a significant difference of 102 points.