Jhansi vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jhansi 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, Jhansi averaged an AQI of 75 while Kollam averaged 84 — a 9-point (12%) gap, with Kollam the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 788 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 478 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jhansi peaks in November, while Kollam peaks in January. Jhansi logged 0% Severe days and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jhansi 45 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) from 2022 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jhansi reached AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Jhansi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).