Mangalore vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore and Surat.
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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Surat averaged 83 — a 22-point (36%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 567 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 392 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).