Malegaon vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Malegaon and Noida.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Malegaon | Noida |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.60 | 67.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 26.50 | 134.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.10 | 34.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.10 | 17.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 27.00 | 48.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 121.00 | 554.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Malegaon averaged an AQI of 114 while Noida averaged 182 — a 68-point (60%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 355 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Malegaon logged 0% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Malegaon 51 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Malegaon reached AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Malegaon spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).
Verdict
🏆 Malegaon has better air quality with an AQI of 27 compared to Noida's 126. That's a significant difference of 99 points.