Prayagraj vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Prayagraj and Thane.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Prayagraj averaged an AQI of 80 while Thane averaged 95 — a 15-point (19%) gap, with Thane the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 360 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Prayagraj peaks in November, while Thane peaks in January. Prayagraj logged 0.2% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Prayagraj 69 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Prayagraj reached AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Prayagraj spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).