Agartala vs Kaithal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Kaithal.
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 | Agartala | Kaithal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 29.00 | 158.30 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 34.60 | 907.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.70 | 19.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.10 | 14.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 73.00 | 90.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 254.00 | 560.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Kaithal averaged 126 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Kaithal the cleaner of the two. On 969 days when both cities reported, Agartala was cleaner on 616 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agartala peaks in January, while Kaithal peaks in November. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kaithal was 0.7% Severe and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Kaithal 39 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Kaithal hit AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Kaithal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136).
Verdict
🏆 Agartala has better air quality with an AQI of 48 compared to Kaithal's 500. That's a significant difference of 452 points.