Mahād vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 5-point (6%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 226 of them; the average daily gap was 31 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; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).