Kolār vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār 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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Pithampur averaged 117 — a 52-point (80%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 1175 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 978 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Pithampur peaks in December. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).