Kaithal vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kaithal and Sirsa.
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 | Sirsa |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 75.70 | 54.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 424.70 | 295.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 8.10 | 5.60 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 184.00 | 157.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 295.00 | 247.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kaithal averaged an AQI of 126 while Sirsa averaged 115 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Kaithal the more polluted and Sirsa the cleaner of the two. On 1564 days when both cities reported, Sirsa was cleaner on 792 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kaithal logged 0.7% Severe days and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kaithal 39 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) from 2019 to 2024; Sirsa has improved by 48 AQI points (29.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kaithal reached AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kaithal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).
Verdict
🏆 Sirsa has better air quality with an AQI of 246 compared to Kaithal's 393. That's a significant difference of 147 points.