Mumbai vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Nashik.
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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Nashik averaged 85 — a 8-point (9%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1889 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1645 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Nashik peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).