Kishanganj vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 89-point (162%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 907 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 803 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Puducherry peaks in December. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).