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Akola vs Khanna

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Khanna.

Cleaner right now: Akola (99-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Akola cleaner 340/546 daysYoY 20232024: Akola -15.5% · Khanna +4.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Akola

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 19.8 µg/m³

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Khanna

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 69.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAkolaKhanna
PM2.5(µg/m³)19.8069.40
PM10(µg/m³)27.8098.50
NO₂(µg/m³)10.3037.80
SO₂(µg/m³)10.1014.60
O₃(µg/m³)65.0037.00
CO(µg/m³)174.00797.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Khanna averaged 102 — a 15-point (17%) gap, with Khanna the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 546 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 340 of them; the average daily gap was 38 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; Khanna was 0% Severe and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Khanna 60 days.

Year-over-year progress

Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Khanna hit AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09.

Station-level disparity

Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Khanna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).

Verdict

🏆 Akola has better air quality with an AQI of 33 compared to Khanna's 132. That's a significant difference of 99 points.

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