Akola vs Baripāda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Baripāda.
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 Baripāda averaged 121 — a 34-point (39%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 507 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 327 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Baripāda peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Baripāda was 0% Severe and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Baripāda 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Baripāda hit AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Baripāda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).