Kollam vs Nanded
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kollam and Nanded.
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, Kollam averaged an AQI of 84 while Nanded averaged 102 — a 18-point (21%) gap, with Nanded the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 374 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 216 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kollam peaks in January, while Nanded peaks in November. Kollam logged 0% Severe days and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nanded was 0% Severe and 52.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kollam 65 days, Nanded 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Nanded has worsened by 9 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kollam reached AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06; Nanded hit AQI 282 at Sneh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Kollam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Nanded spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).