Akola vs Bettiah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Bettiah.
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 | Akola | Bettiah |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 22.80 | 105.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 32.80 | 116.60 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.20 | 41.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 12.70 | 13.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 76.00 | 55.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 172.00 | 1389.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Bettiah averaged 127 — a 40-point (46%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 375 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 257 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bettiah was 3.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Bettiah 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Bettiah hit AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Bettiah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).
Verdict
🏆 Akola has better air quality with an AQI of 38 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 213 points.