Agra vs Asansol
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Asansol.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Asansol averaged 145 — a 66-point (84%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 1908 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1114 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Asansol peaks in December. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Asansol was 0% Severe and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Asansol 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Asansol hit AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Asansol spans 4 stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163).