Asansol vs Kaithal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Kaithal.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Kaithal averaged 126 — a 19-point (15%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kaithal the cleaner of the two. On 1570 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 811 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Kaithal peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kaithal was 0.7% Severe and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kaithal 39 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kaithal hit AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kaithal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136).