Mumbai vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Palwal.
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 | Mumbai | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 17.50 | 62.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.70 | 136.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.00 | 19.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 12.60 | 10.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 42.00 | 66.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 196.00 | 503.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1606 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1127 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Palwal peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Mumbai has better air quality with an AQI of 41 compared to Palwal's 125. That's a significant difference of 84 points.