Kota vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota and Ooty.
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 | Ooty |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 23.40 | 4.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 36.60 | 5.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.40 | 7.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 6.10 | 0.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 57.00 | 32.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 202.00 | 130.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 73-point (126%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 312 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 299 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kota peaks in November, while Ooty peaks in May. Kota logged 0% Severe days and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).
Verdict
🏆 Ooty has better air quality with an AQI of 7 compared to Kota's 39.