Jaisalmer vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaisalmer 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, Jaisalmer averaged an AQI of 125 while Kollam averaged 84 — a 41-point (49%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 467 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 368 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Jaisalmer logged 0% Severe days and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaisalmer 18 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaisalmer reached AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Jaisalmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).