Maihar vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar 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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Malegaon averaged 114 — a 55-point (93%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 375 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 352 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).