Kota vs Satna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota and Satna.
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 | Satna |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 23.30 | 31.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 36.10 | 47.80 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.10 | 18.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 7.50 | 7.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 62.00 | 55.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 191.00 | 240.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Satna averaged 66 — a 65-point (98%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Satna the cleaner of the two. On 1945 days when both cities reported, Satna was cleaner on 1473 of them; the average daily gap was 56 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; Satna was 0.2% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Satna 146 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Satna has improved by 58 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Satna hit AQI 500 at Bandhavgar Colony Satna (Cement) on 2018-05-27.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Satna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 85, max 85).
Verdict
🏆 Kota has better air quality with an AQI of 39 compared to Satna's 53.