Mahād vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād 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, Mahād averaged an AQI of 90 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 24-point (27%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 491 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 365 of them; the average daily gap was 32 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).