Jaipur vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaipur and Kollam.
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, Jaipur averaged an AQI of 136 while Kollam averaged 84 — a 52-point (62%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 1119 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 922 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jaipur peaks in November, while Kollam peaks in January. Jaipur logged 0.1% Severe days and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaipur 57 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) from 2017 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaipur reached AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Jaipur spans 6 CPCB stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).