Mahād vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 27-point (30%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 475 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 372 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mahād peaks in November, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).