Bikaner vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Kota averaged 131 — a 23-point (18%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Kota the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 179 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Kota peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).