Palwal vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Palwal and Pratapgarh.
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 | Palwal | Pratapgarh |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.70 | 68.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 129.50 | 89.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.70 | 61.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.30 | 12.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 51.00 | 4.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 502.00 | 386.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Palwal averaged an AQI of 95 while Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 568 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 328 of them; the average daily gap was 32 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Palwal logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Palwal 37 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Palwal reached AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Palwal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).
Verdict
🏆 Palwal has better air quality with an AQI of 120 compared to Pratapgarh's 130.