Nalbāri vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nalbāri 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 | Nalbāri | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 57.90 | 58.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 64.70 | 129.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.60 | 23.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.20 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 112.00 | 51.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 397.00 | 502.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Nalbāri averaged an AQI of 129 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 34-point (36%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 611 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 441 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Nalbāri peaks in January, while Palwal peaks in November. Nalbāri logged 0% Severe days and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nalbāri 18 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nalbāri reached AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Nalbāri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Nalbāri has better air quality with an AQI of 97 compared to Palwal's 120.