Angul vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Kolār.
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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Kolār averaged 65 — a 84-point (129%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 286 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 262 of them; the average daily gap was 105 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Kolār peaks in September. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).