Malegaon vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Malegaon and Panipat.
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 | Panipat |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 23.50 | 95.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 52.20 | 549.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 0.90 | 1.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.60 | 21.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 126.00 | 221.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 141.00 | 327.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Malegaon averaged an AQI of 114 while Panipat averaged 121 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 443 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 41 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; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Malegaon 51 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Malegaon reached AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Malegaon spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).
Verdict
🏆 Malegaon has better air quality with an AQI of 53 compared to Panipat's 471. That's a significant difference of 418 points.