Pāli vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pāli and Silchar.
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 | Pāli | Silchar |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 27.20 | 53.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 80.10 | 64.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 3.90 | 14.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 2.20 | 7.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 60.00 | 94.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 134.00 | 289.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Pāli averaged an AQI of 134 while Silchar averaged 52 — a 82-point (158%) gap, with Pāli the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 634 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 619 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pāli peaks in May, while Silchar peaks in February. Pāli logged 0% Severe days and 40.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pāli 38 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pāli has improved by 47 AQI points (26%) from 2017 to 2024; Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pāli reached AQI 453 at Indira Colony Vistar (RSPCB) on 2019-04-16; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Pāli spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).
Verdict
🏆 Pāli has better air quality with an AQI of 80 compared to Silchar's 90.