Salem vs Sangli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Salem and Sangli.
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, Salem averaged an AQI of 68 while Sangli averaged 85 — a 17-point (25%) gap, with Sangli the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 248 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 138 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Salem peaks in April, while Sangli peaks in February. Salem logged 0% Severe days and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sangli was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Salem 17 days, Sangli 116 days.
Year-over-year progress
Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Sangli has worsened by 17 AQI points (25%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Salem reached AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15; Sangli hit AQI 254 at Vijay Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-09-24.
Station-level disparity
Salem spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73); Sangli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 79, max 79).