Maihar vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 9-point (15%) gap, with Salem the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 215 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Salem peaks in April. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).