Angul vs Kolkata
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Kolkata.
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 Kolkata averaged 101 — a 48-point (48%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Kolkata the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Kolkata was cleaner on 219 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolkata was 1% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Kolkata 75 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kolkata has improved by 76 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Kolkata hit AQI 453 at Rabindra Bharati University (WBPCB) on 2019-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Kolkata spans 7 stations with a 56-point spread (min 95, max 151).