Agra vs Bāgalkot
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Bāgalkot.
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 | Agra | Bāgalkot |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 62.20 | 8.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 166.70 | 15.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.80 | 6.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.70 | 1.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 47.00 | 39.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 641.00 | 177.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Bāgalkot averaged 47 — a 32-point (68%) gap, with Agra the more polluted and Bāgalkot the cleaner of the two. On 1266 days when both cities reported, Bāgalkot was cleaner on 1170 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bāgalkot was 0% Severe and 96.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Bāgalkot 109 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Bāgalkot has improved by 26 AQI points (35.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Bāgalkot hit AQI 242 at Vidayagiri (KSPCB) on 2020-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Bāgalkot spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).
Verdict
🏆 Bāgalkot has better air quality with an AQI of 15 compared to Agra's 145. That's a significant difference of 130 points.