Malegaon vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Malegaon and Sikar.
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, Malegaon averaged an AQI of 114 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 25-point (22%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 508 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 353 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Malegaon peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Malegaon logged 0% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Malegaon 51 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Malegaon reached AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Malegaon spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).