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Korba vs Ujjain

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba and Ujjain.

Cleaner right now: Ujjain (32-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Korba cleaner 520/620 daysYoY 20222024: Korba -22.1% · Ujjain -38%

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

Korba

Chhattisgarh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 48.1 µg/m³

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Ujjain

Madhya Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 29.3 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKorbaUjjain
PM2.5(µg/m³)48.1029.30
PM10(µg/m³)56.6046.00
NO₂(µg/m³)15.007.60
SO₂(µg/m³)20.4016.00
O₃(µg/m³)86.0053.00
CO(µg/m³)325.00208.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Ujjain averaged 116 — a 49-point (73%) gap, with Ujjain the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 620 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 520 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Korba peaks in January, while Ujjain peaks in November. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Ujjain 67 days.

Year-over-year progress

Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.

Station-level disparity

Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).

Verdict

🏆 Ujjain has better air quality with an AQI of 49 compared to Korba's 81.

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