Mahād vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 44-point (49%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 400 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 296 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mahād peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).