Kishanganj vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 27-point (23%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 930 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 562 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).