Kollam vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kollam and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 33-point (39%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 1401 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 964 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kollam peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Kollam logged 0% Severe days and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kollam 65 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kollam reached AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Kollam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).