Agartala vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Kota.
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 | Kota |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 37.30 | 24.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.40 | 37.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 6.30 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.10 | 5.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 59.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 281.00 | 205.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Kota averaged 131 — a 9-point (7%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Kota the cleaner of the two. On 1041 days when both cities reported, Agartala was cleaner on 692 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agartala peaks in January, while Kota peaks in November. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).
Verdict
🏆 Kota has better air quality with an AQI of 40 compared to Agartala's 63.