Kolār vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 62-point (95%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 736 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 606 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Tālcher peaks in December. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).