Kota vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota and Palwal.
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 | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| CO(ppb) | 177.22 | 323.56 |
| NO2(ppb) | 11.88 | 20.84 |
| O3(ppb) | 44.62 | 153.53 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 126.89 | 93.46 |
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 40.13 | 33.24 |
| SO2(ppb) | 3.28 | 3.72 |
| NH3(ppb) | 20.28 | 52.09 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 36-point (38%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1588 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 844 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kota logged 0% Severe days and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Palwal has better air quality with an AQI of 94 compared to Kota's 119.