Akola vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 9-point (10%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 365 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 306 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).