Nashik vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nashik 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 | Nashik | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 15.80 | 58.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 29.90 | 129.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 13.90 | 23.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 14.70 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 26.00 | 51.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 171.00 | 502.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Nashik averaged an AQI of 85 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 10-point (12%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1391 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1070 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Nashik logged 0% Severe days and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nashik 53 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nashik reached AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Nashik spans 4 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Nashik has better air quality with an AQI of 30 compared to Palwal's 120. That's a significant difference of 90 points.