Asansol vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 45-point (45%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kolhapur the cleaner of the two. On 364 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 287 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).