Baripāda vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Kolār.
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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Kolār averaged 65 — a 56-point (86%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 417 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 330 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Kolār peaks in September. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).