Kāshīpur vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kāshīpur and Kota.
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 | Kāshīpur | Kota |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 51.20 | 23.30 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 59.10 | 36.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 31.80 | 6.10 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.80 | 7.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 59.00 | 62.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 400.00 | 191.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kāshīpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Kota averaged 131 — a 25-point (24%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Kāshīpur the cleaner of the two. On 344 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kāshīpur peaks in January, while Kota peaks in November. Kāshīpur logged 0% Severe days and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kāshīpur 47 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) from 2023 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kāshīpur reached AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Kāshīpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).
Verdict
🏆 Kota has better air quality with an AQI of 39 compared to Kāshīpur's 86.