Kathmandu vs Kirtipur AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Kathmandu and Kirtipur. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Kirtipur (29-pt gap)PM2.5: Kathmandu 66.7 ug/m3 · Kirtipur 43.1 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-01-01–2024-12-31 and 2024-05-16–2024-12-31.

Compare two cities

City A

City B

Kathmandu vs Kirtipur

Kathmandu

Bagmati, Nepal

141

PM2.5: 66.7 ug/m3
PM10: 64.0 ug/m3
Worst month: May
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Kirtipur

Nepal, Nepal

112

PM2.5: 43.1 ug/m3
PM10: 48.8 ug/m3
Worst month: December
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Lower average AQI in this selected period: Kirtipur. Values are historical OpenAQ-derived city summaries, not live readings.

Yearly EPA AQI trend

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Kathmandu

183

184

168

193

197

117

148

174

Kirtipur

126

113

119

148

176

What this comparison measures

Average EPA AQI — city-level daily AQI values averaged across the OpenAQ coverage window.
PM2.5 and PM10 — mapped monitor concentrations aggregated to daily city averages.
Seasonality — worst and cleanest months from the monthly city rollups.
Trend — difference between the earliest and latest yearly AQI average in this build.