Akola vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 13-point (18%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 559 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 292 of them; the average daily gap was 33 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; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).