Kolkata vs Parbhani
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolkata and Parbhani.
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, Kolkata averaged an AQI of 101 while Parbhani averaged 120 — a 19-point (19%) gap, with Parbhani the more polluted and Kolkata the cleaner of the two. On 287 days when both cities reported, Parbhani was cleaner on 166 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolkata peaks in January, while Parbhani peaks in November. Kolkata logged 1% Severe days and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Parbhani was 0% Severe and 47.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolkata 75 days, Parbhani 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolkata has improved by 76 AQI points (42.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Parbhani has worsened by 22 AQI points (22.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolkata reached AQI 453 at Rabindra Bharati University (WBPCB) on 2019-01-23; Parbhani hit AQI 307 at Masoom Colony (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Kolkata spans 7 CPCB stations with a 56-point spread (min 95, max 151); Parbhani spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).