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Jālna vs Kolār

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jālna and Kolār.

Cleaner right now: Kolār (24-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Kolār cleaner 263/327 daysYoY 20232024: Jālna +18.6% · Kolār -46.3%

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

Jālna

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 20.2 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Kolār

Karnataka, India

Good

PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantJālnaKolār
PM2.5(µg/m³)20.205.90
PM10(µg/m³)32.607.20
NO₂(µg/m³)5.8010.90
SO₂(µg/m³)5.404.70
O₃(µg/m³)68.0035.00
CO(µg/m³)149.00189.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Jālna averaged an AQI of 115 while Kolār averaged 65 — a 50-point (77%) gap, with Jālna the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 327 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 263 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Jālna peaks in March, while Kolār peaks in September. Jālna logged 0% Severe days and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jālna 17 days, Kolār 17 days.

Year-over-year progress

Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jālna reached AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.

Station-level disparity

Jālna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).

Verdict

🏆 Kolār has better air quality with an AQI of 10 compared to Jālna's 34.

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