Akola vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 52-point (60%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 476 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 343 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).