Akola vs Bangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Bangalore.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Bangalore averaged 74 — a 13-point (18%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 561 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 418 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Bangalore peaks in March. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bangalore was 0.5% Severe and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Bangalore 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Bangalore hit AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Bangalore spans 14 stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99).