Korba vs Navi Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba and Navi Mumbai.
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 | Korba | Navi Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 48.10 | 23.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 56.60 | 40.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 15.00 | 20.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 20.40 | 23.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 86.00 | 23.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 325.00 | 153.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Navi Mumbai averaged 107 — a 40-point (60%) gap, with Navi Mumbai the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 324 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Navi Mumbai was 0.2% Severe and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Navi Mumbai 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Navi Mumbai has worsened by 29 AQI points (37.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Navi Mumbai hit AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Navi Mumbai spans 8 stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130).
Verdict
🏆 Navi Mumbai has better air quality with an AQI of 41 compared to Korba's 81.