Kishanganj vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Korba.
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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Korba averaged 67 — a 77-point (115%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 589 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 488 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).