Ratlam vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ratlam and Sonipat.
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, Ratlam averaged an AQI of 113 while Sonipat averaged 134 — a 21-point (19%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Ratlam the cleaner of the two. On 1544 days when both cities reported, Ratlam was cleaner on 1220 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ratlam logged 0% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ratlam 59 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ratlam reached AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Ratlam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).