Maihar vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 68-point (115%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1034 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 956 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).