Akola vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Kollam.
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 Kollam averaged 84 — a 3-point (4%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 440 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 249 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Kollam peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).