Mahād vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 9-point (10%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 253 of them; the average daily gap was 48 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; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).