Akola vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Gadag.
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 Gadag averaged 53 — a 34-point (64%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 487 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 411 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Gadag peaks in March. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).