Kolhapur vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolhapur and Sirsa.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Kolhapur | Sirsa |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.60 | 70.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 24.30 | 238.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 7.90 | 27.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.30 | 8.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 37.00 | 54.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 130.00 | 316.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kolhapur averaged an AQI of 100 while Sirsa averaged 115 — a 15-point (15%) gap, with Sirsa the more polluted and Kolhapur the cleaner of the two. On 308 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 158 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kolhapur logged 0% Severe days and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolhapur 81 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kolhapur reached AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kolhapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).
Verdict
🏆 Kolhapur has better air quality with an AQI of 24 compared to Sirsa's 192. That's a significant difference of 168 points.