Khanna vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Khanna 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Khanna averaged an AQI of 102 while Kota averaged 131 — a 29-point (28%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Khanna the cleaner of the two. On 357 days when both cities reported, Khanna was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Khanna logged 0% Severe days and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Khanna 60 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Khanna reached AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Khanna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).