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Akola vs Parbhani

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

Tie right now: both at AQI 38Historical head-to-head: Akola cleaner 257/464 daysYoY 20232024: Akola -15.5% · Parbhani +22.4%

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

Akola

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 22.8 µg/m³

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Parbhani

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 22.7 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAkolaParbhani
PM2.5(µg/m³)22.8022.70
PM10(µg/m³)32.8032.20
NO₂(µg/m³)7.205.60
SO₂(µg/m³)12.7011.50
O₃(µg/m³)76.0091.00
CO(µg/m³)172.00178.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Parbhani averaged 120 — a 33-point (38%) gap, with Parbhani the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 464 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 257 of them; the average daily gap was 34 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; Parbhani was 0% Severe and 47.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Parbhani 30 days.

Year-over-year progress

Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Parbhani has worsened by 22 AQI points (22.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Parbhani hit AQI 307 at Masoom Colony (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.

Station-level disparity

Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Parbhani spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).

Verdict

Both Akola and Parbhani have the same AQI of 38 right now.

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