Bihar Sharif vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Kota averaged 131 — a 16-point (14%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 587 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 296 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Kota peaks in November. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).