Kolār vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Palwal.
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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 30-point (46%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 978 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 745 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Palwal peaks in November. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).