Kolār vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 41-point (63%) gap, with Rāichūr the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 555 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 419 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).