Botevgrad vs Velingrad AQI Comparison

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

Lower average AQI: Botevgrad (2-pt gap)PM2.5: Botevgrad 14.9 ug/m3 · Velingrad 15.4 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2023-12-31–2024-12-31 and 2023-12-31–2024-12-31.

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City B

Botevgrad vs Velingrad

Botevgrad

Sofia, Bulgaria

PM2.5: 14.9 ug/m3
PM10: 15.1 ug/m3
Worst month: December
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Velingrad

Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

PM2.5: 15.4 ug/m3
PM10: 15.6 ug/m3
Worst month: December
Trend: n/a

EPA category: Moderate

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

Yearly EPA AQI trend

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

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Botevgrad

Velingrad

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.