Salem vs Satna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Salem and Satna.
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 Satna averaged 66 — a 2-point (3%) gap, with Salem the more polluted and Satna the cleaner of the two. On 368 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 208 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Salem peaks in April, while Satna peaks in November. Salem logged 0% Severe days and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Satna was 0.2% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Salem 17 days, Satna 146 days.
Year-over-year progress
Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Satna has improved by 58 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Salem reached AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15; Satna hit AQI 500 at Bandhavgar Colony Satna (Cement) on 2018-05-27.
Station-level disparity
Salem spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73); Satna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 85, max 85).