Palwal vs Ratlam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Palwal and Ratlam.
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 | Ratlam |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 62.40 | 25.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 136.40 | 40.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 19.70 | 8.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 10.50 | 16.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 66.00 | 44.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 503.00 | 194.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Palwal averaged an AQI of 95 while Ratlam averaged 113 — a 18-point (19%) gap, with Ratlam the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1699 days when both cities reported, Ratlam was cleaner on 949 of them; the average daily gap was 46 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; Ratlam was 0% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Palwal 37 days, Ratlam 59 days.
Year-over-year progress
Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Palwal reached AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14; Ratlam hit AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Palwal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Ratlam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103).
Verdict
🏆 Ratlam has better air quality with an AQI of 42 compared to Palwal's 125. That's a significant difference of 83 points.