Kota vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota and Shillong.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Shillong averaged 75 — a 56-point (75%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 973 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 924 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kota peaks in November, while Shillong peaks in February. Kota logged 0% Severe days and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).