Anantapur vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur and Kollam.
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, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Kollam averaged 84 — a 15-point (22%) gap, with Kollam the more polluted and Anantapur the cleaner of the two. On 566 days when both cities reported, Anantapur was cleaner on 385 of them; the average daily gap was 29 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Kollam peaks in January. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).