Jhansi vs Kolkata
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jhansi and Kolkata.
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, Jhansi averaged an AQI of 75 while Kolkata averaged 101 — a 26-point (35%) gap, with Kolkata the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 595 days when both cities reported, Jhansi was cleaner on 420 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jhansi peaks in November, while Kolkata peaks in January. Jhansi logged 0% Severe days and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolkata was 1% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jhansi 45 days, Kolkata 75 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) from 2022 to 2024; Kolkata has improved by 76 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jhansi reached AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05; Kolkata hit AQI 453 at Rabindra Bharati University (WBPCB) on 2019-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Jhansi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Kolkata spans 7 stations with a 56-point spread (min 95, max 151).