Kaithal vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kaithal and Siliguri.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Kaithal | Siliguri |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 96.90 | 82.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 409.80 | 105.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.20 | 15.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 11.60 | 6.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 49.00 | 95.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 744.00 | 539.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kaithal averaged an AQI of 126 while Siliguri averaged 81 — a 45-point (56%) gap, with Kaithal the more polluted and Siliguri the cleaner of the two. On 1485 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 1054 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kaithal peaks in November, while Siliguri peaks in February. Kaithal logged 0.7% Severe days and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kaithal 39 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) from 2019 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kaithal reached AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Kaithal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).
Verdict
🏆 Siliguri has better air quality with an AQI of 174 compared to Kaithal's 375. That's a significant difference of 201 points.