Kota vs Navi Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota 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 | Kota | Navi Mumbai |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 24.20 | 22.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 37.80 | 40.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.30 | 23.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.90 | 22.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 59.00 | 18.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 205.00 | 150.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Navi Mumbai averaged 107 — a 24-point (22%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Navi Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 2068 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 1158 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kota peaks in November, while Navi Mumbai peaks in January. Kota logged 0% Severe days and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Navi Mumbai was 0.2% Severe and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Navi Mumbai 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Navi Mumbai has worsened by 29 AQI points (37.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Navi Mumbai hit AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Navi Mumbai spans 8 stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130).
Verdict
🏆 Kota has better air quality with an AQI of 40 compared to Navi Mumbai's 41.