Imphal vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal and Korba.
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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Korba averaged 67 — a 43-point (64%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 290 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Korba peaks in January. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).