Palwal vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Palwal and Raipur.
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 | Raipur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.70 | 44.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 129.50 | 51.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.70 | 43.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.30 | 59.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 51.00 | 38.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 502.00 | 499.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Palwal averaged an AQI of 95 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 21-point (28%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 660 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 385 of them; the average daily gap was 33 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; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Palwal 37 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Palwal reached AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Palwal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).
Verdict
🏆 Raipur has better air quality with an AQI of 74 compared to Palwal's 120.