Akola vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 12-point (16%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 194 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 134 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Shillong peaks in February. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).