Kota vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kota and Sirsa.
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 | Sirsa |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 24.20 | 63.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 37.80 | 174.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.30 | 32.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.90 | 7.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 59.00 | 41.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 205.00 | 317.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kota averaged an AQI of 131 while Sirsa averaged 115 — a 16-point (14%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Sirsa the cleaner of the two. On 1645 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 920 of them; the average daily gap was 53 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; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kota 89 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) from 2017 to 2024; Sirsa has improved by 48 AQI points (29.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kota reached AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kota spans 3 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).
Verdict
🏆 Kota has better air quality with an AQI of 40 compared to Sirsa's 150. That's a significant difference of 110 points.