Korba vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba and Sagar.
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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Sagar averaged 96 — a 29-point (43%) gap, with Sagar the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 283 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Korba peaks in January, while Sagar peaks in November. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).