Aurangabad vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Kolhapur the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 363 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 203 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).