Asansol vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kota the cleaner of the two. On 1917 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 1035 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Kota peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).